For What Joy

For What Joy

New track: Glory

Early release now on Bandcamp

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Graham Ormiston
Jun 02, 2026
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GLORY! Our first single is out and ready for your ears. I’m super pleased with how it’s come out and I hope you all enjoy it! Here’s a wee sample:

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Lyrics

Original lyrics by Graham Ormiston

New life, promises
Can we get back to the plan
Where you knit them
Fearful, and wonderful

Now blink, ten years gone
Since I left you at the hospital, alone
No one answered
The night alarm

Crying over broken eggs
Maybe we can try again someday
It is well, it is well
It is well with me

Is it written in the book?
No answers can I trust
You are with me
You are with me

Glory


You can read the story behind the lyrics here:

For What Joy
The ten-year journey behind "Glory"
This is the first post in a series about our upcoming single: Glory. In this post, I want to tell something of the story behind the song. Prepare for the overshare…
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2 months ago · 11 likes · 4 comments · Graham Ormiston

Liner notes

Thank you to everyone involved. I love you all!

  • Lyrics and music: Graham Ormiston

  • Vocals: Zoë Grace Wang

  • Rhodes piano: Naomi Wang

  • Piano: Pete Mills

  • Drums: Tobias Himawan

  • Guitar/Bass/Trumpet: Graham Ormiston

  • Production: Graham Ormiston

  • Mixing and Mastering: Stephen Roe

  • Recorded at: 9M Studios, UpperRoom Dunstable, Brixton Hill Studios

  • Artwork: Emily Downe


NOW Listen!

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If not… thanks for reading!

Gram x

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