As a band, we used whatever we needed—keyboard samples, background vocal effects, string parts, whatever. The line we drew was that they were all samples ofus, and every note, or every “event,” had to be triggered manually (or pedally, as the case might be) by one of us.

Many trees have alternate leaf arrangement (e.g. birch, oak and mulberry).

Destiny, it might be said, simply opened its mouth to speak and, for reasons no one really knew, fambled to a halt.

He on his side / Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love / Hung over her enamoured.