Name: Grace Notes
Duration: P00H04M22S
Description: [Rather than being about the musical terms 'grace notes', this is about a girl called Grace who observes and writes down what she sees around her in NYC]

Grace Notes

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[Rather than being about the musical terms 'grace notes', this is about a girl called Grace who observes and writes down what she sees around her in NYC]

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GRACE NOTES

Penn station subway belches her out
Into the filthy city’s flirting throng
The neon signs kiss her eyes
And whisper out their seductive song

On the street at last she stands in line
The city around her is looking down
But Grace looks up and cranes her neck
She takes in everything around

Grace looks and
Grace feels and
Grace thinks and
Grace sees and
Grace grips her pen and
Grace pauses and then
Grace notes…

The fridge is empty except for wine
A tiny island in a sea of tears
Her head swims with her sister’s goings on
And makes endless list of her fears

Grace looks and
Grace feels and
Grace thinks and
Grace sees and
Grace grips her pen and
Grace pauses and then
Grace notes…

Another week documenting other people’s days
Blue etched on white, scrawled like her life
As vicarious lover as you could ever wish for
Sitting silent softly in the sullen half light

Grace looks and
Grace feels and
Grace thinks and
Grace sees and
Grace grips her pen and
Grace pauses and then
Grace notes…

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from Jimi Cagney Experience, released June 1, 2014
Words & Music: Neal Davies

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All words, music and instruments written, sung and played by Neal. Apologies for the singing...

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