Find solace in similar stories to your own,
in songs you hear.
Find solace in similar stories to your own,
in songs you know.
Cry, when singer cries, when singer cries, when singer cries
Smile, when singer smiles, when singer smiles, when singer smiles.
Wake, wake me up from the numb.
Take my hand.
I don’t want to be tearless.
Don’t give me soma and tell me,
“Nobody wants another sad girl.”
I’d rather be, rather see, honestly.
Please sing to me. Sing with me. Lull me to sleep.
Friends are posters on wall.
They know it all.
They know where it’s at.
Alone, having a ball,
dancing with all the backups and acrobats.
Backups and acrobats.
Talk, who wants talk?
I want to be forced into emotions I have ignored:
can’t say out loud anymore.
So, pour it on me.
Pull my heart strings.
Wake, wake me up from the numb.
Take my hand.
I don’t want to be tearless.
Don’t give me soma and tell me,
“Nobody wants another sad girl.”
Find solace in similar stories to your own,
in songs you hear.
Find solace in similar stories to your own,
in songs you know.
credits
from Power,
track released September 18, 2015
All words and music by Erika Lloyd, ASCAP
String Arrangements by Brad Whiteley
Erika Lloyd - Vocals, Piano, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet
Brad Whiteley - Synthesizer, Hammond Organ, Accordion
Cameron Mizell - Guitar
Max Tholenaar-Maples - Drums, Electronic Percussion
Yoed Nir - Cello, With Additional String Performances by Yoed Nir String Productions
Rob Hecht - Violin
Adam Minkoff - Bass
Bryce Goggin - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Adam Sachs - Engineer
Fred Kevorkian - Mastering
Ventiko - Photography
Recorded at Trout Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY
Classically trained with a strong pop sensibility, Erika Lloyd creates dreamy original indie pop: ranging from haunting moments full of strong imagery, to quirky, innocent, and danceable feels.
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