Gently Now from The Lighthouse by Tessa Rose Jackson
Ghost stories are a big favourite of mine. Anything supernatural has always intrigued me, to the point of freaking myself out beyond consolation. But after having lost one of my mums, I found myself even more deeply fascinated with the idea of ‘haunting’. Specifically, why this should always be a negative thing. Whenever I’d think of the idea of her coming back to haunt me... I could only imagine it being lovely. I would love to speak to her again. To hear her voice. To tell her about my life. To hear her advice. This song is my imaginary version of such a haunting. It puts her back in the room for me, just for four short minutes.
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Tracklist
| 6. | Gently Now | 4:24 |
Lyrics
And you hear the neighbours move In the next room
And you tick the time out
Fingernails on spruce
Could you let it be
Could you let it free
Gently now
And you count the thin new lines
And the sky tears
I know you always said
You hate this time of year, but
It’s all part of it
You’ll make sense of it
Gently now
Mark off your calendar
And let the doctors calm you down
Soft coat of lavender,
The early morning heron sounds
Gently now
And you give your body hell
You were taught to
Work it with a pen knife
Let the knot undo this
Big bad memory
So much more to see
Gently now
What would you say to her
Let it linger in your mind
Hurt grips the banister
You’ll overcome it
Give it time
Gently now
In the air, an unstruck cord
Near see-through
Play it on your six string
Let it work you loose
I’ll be here and there
Find me anywhere
Gently now
Credits
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Written by Tessa Rose Jackson
Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson & Darius Timmer
Recorded at Shorebreaker Studios by Johannes Buff
Mixed by Darius Timmer
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
