By Morning from The Lighthouse by Tessa Rose Jackson
Have you ever found yourself in a heated argument with a loved one, when suddenly you realise... you might be in the wrong? But you’re simply too invested to just gracefully admit defeat and back down? Well. Last year, my partner Darius and I were having a row about something - most likely trivial - and I had a lightbulb moment such as this. Uh-oh.
Pretending to need some space to ‘blow off steam’ I retreated upstairs to my studio to puzzle together what to do or say next. Almost mindlessly, I grabbed a guitar off the rack and started noodling while I put my thoughts together. And within twenty minutes, ‘By Morning’ had tumbled out. It took me by surprise. Gingerly, I called for Darius to come here, please. He did. I played him the song. He forgave me. Phew.
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Tracklist
| 9. | By Morning | 3:06 |
Lyrics
Oh don’t lean closer now
The hands of ire around my throat have found
A way to make me singe the berried vine
Oh I me mine the curse
Provoked by vanity, no honest word
Can come from it I know
So let me lie
From the corners of the bedroom to the kitchen floor
We could stain the carmine carpet
Like the couples before us
But I don’t think we’ll feel the way we feel at all
By morning
Oh, black wave overhead
I let it break above my heart again
The water has a way of pushing through
Ooh, forgive this part of me
I haven’t felt this way since 23
And I’m struggling to wing the way you do
Cos it took a while to see it but the orchard’s in bloom
And the apple doesn’t fall too far out from the root
Don’t believe a word I say, I’ll make it all untrue
By morning
I’m a solar powered thinker with the sun in my veins
Guess I carry fuel around with me until the light wanes
Just promise to be patient I’ll turn whole again
By morning
Credits
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Written by Tessa Rose Jackson
Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson
Recorded at Shorebreaker Studios by Johannes Buff
Mixed by Darius Timmer
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
