Candifloss - Lyric

Still putting to finishing touches to this track. The draft lyric is below..,

Verse 1 -

She faces the sun,

Warm wind on her skin,

Home for the last time,

Illness within

And she smiles, always smiles

Back garden fairy lights lead her away from dark hidden corners

where anguish plays in her mind

And she smiles.

Bridge 1

In her heart

In her soul

She’s not fighting

In her mind

In her dreams

She remembers dancing

and laughter

but for now

It is time

to go home

Home to the one who will always be around

Verse 2

She remembers sitting on a deckchair on a beach

then Trampolines, bouncing, sand in her pockets

Playing with a child who would grow to become taller than she ever was.

Grey skies and slate sea, salty feet slow to dry

Her socks in her handbag, stick of rock for the ride home

Then she sleeps.

Can you hear me?

Chorus 1

Lollipop hair and candy floss kisses x 2

Enjoy the ride, there’s only one more station

We’re all here with lolly pop hair and Candy floss.

Verse 3

Every day seems a bit shorter

Every night seems a bit colder

In every way

We’re all a bit older than yesterday

Now she’s gone, Far away

You can choose what you like

back garden fairy lights

or spend all your time in the shade

We’re not what we wish

We’re all that we made

This song is dedicated to the memory of my mother in law (Theresa) who recently passed away after a very long battle with cancer. Much of the imagery came from photographs of her as a younger woman and from my memories of her since i first met her when I was about 15 years old. She will be missed.

The lyric will change as it is woven into the song. Lyrics do. It is this part of the song process I always find the hardest. Trying to capture a message, an emotion within the confines of rhythm and harmony is never easy for me. 

With this track the main message I was trying to convey was to focus on the good times. 

Theresa had a long, full and challenging life. It started in the post war era in the Glasgow Tenements but improved with time. she was the matriarch of our family and one over-riding trait was she loved a party and a glass of red.

She died in our family home surrounded by her nearest and dearest. Towards the end and at her request we put her bed in the garden so she could feel the sun on her face and the breeze in her hair. Her last night was spent under a clear star filled sky.