Salem Sisters is the fourth track on Forever Howlong. A bright, piano-led track initially performed by Lewis Evans on lead vocals as “24/7 365 British Summer Time”, the song was taken over by Tyler Hyde, who reworked the song alongside her partner Rachid Fakhre—who makes music under the moniker Skyd...
[Verse 1: Tyler Hyde]
Salad days aren't balanced
Laughter from below
As the conversations flow
And the bark that I traced
For to reach my final place
Estranges me
[Chorus: Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery & May Kershaw]
Happily (There's no use fearing what you said)
In a tree (It's all just the fuel on fire)
The fire beneath (And time will waste you anyway)
Bites at me
[Verse 2: Tyler Hyde]
Quail thighs grilled on both sides
There's a young man holding tongs
As the party sings along
To the song that I wrote
Of a pharaoh on a boat
[Bridge: Tyler Hyde]
But between the howls lie whispers
They hum like faint transistors
And conspire to light the cinders
Burn the tree for all to witness
Curtains for a Salem Sister
[Chorus: Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery & May Kershaw]
Happily (We heard you on the radio)
Up a tree (You're trapped right above the pyre)
As the fire beneath (Just pray the rain will come to pass)
Creeps up to me
Oh, as the leaves (There's no use fearing what you said)
Bend and breathe (It's all just the fuel on fire)
Ain't it plain to see (And time will waste you anyway)
Oh yeah, that’s what summer’s for
Salem Sisters was written by May Kershaw & Tyler Hyde & Charlie Wayne & Lewis Evans & Luke Mark & Georgia Ellery.
Salem Sisters was produced by James Ford.
Black-country-new-road released Salem Sisters on Fri Apr 04 2025.
I originally wrote this song and sang on it live for a while when I was singing in the band for a short spell. I decided against singing anymore because I just didn’t enjoy it whatsoever. I thought that Tyler would be best suited for singing it. She wrote new lyrics, and it benefits a lot more from...