Gillian

by Naomi Keyte

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Drivin' down south, headed for new years
Salt in my mouth, music in my ears

I’ve got a ring on my ring finger,
I bought it for myself to remind me I’m a singer

Listening to that record by Gillian
Coming into Delamare, windows down, as she sings
‘Elvis Presley Blues’

Her words come to life in my mind
A boy in a homemade shirt shake, shake, shake
Shaking in his dancing shoes

The water shines like silver, the tall grass shines it's gold
I have finally found what I’ve been searching for
Since I was nine years old
The water shines like silver, the tall grass it is gold
I will sing and sing until I cannot sing
I’ll sing when I am old

Sitting in the dark cooling down from a hot show
I ask you all the things I’m dying to know

You face me and say “why are you so scared?”
And I have to tell you, after all the things you shared

My whole body starts to tremble at the thought of it
The things I want most right there at my tongue tip
I keep pulling away

Smiling you suggest I should set myself a limit
If if two years I don’t love it I can quite it
Until then, just play and play

Your words they sound like silver, your hands they sound like gold
I have finally found what I’ve been searching for
Since I was twenty years old
Your words they sound like silver, your hands they're made of gold
I will sing and sing until I cannot sing
I’ll sing when I am old

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released February 4, 2022
Written by Naomi Keyte
Arranged, performed and produced by Nick Huggins, Ben Talbot-Dunn, and Naomi Keyte
Mixed and mastered by Nick Huggins

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Songwriter and performing artist based in Adelaide, South Australia.

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