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Sailor

by Laura.

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Written during the pandemic shut downs as a way of expressing both a sense of entrapment and strength, Laura weaves lyrics deep as the ocean. Pun intended.

This track was originally released as part of a compilation album called "Artists in Isolation" put out by Rosewood Studios, produced by Sonny Rozsa. It was a project to support artists in BC, Canada's Fraser Valley as they were shut down and unable to perform in 2020. See album here: rosewoodstudioproduction.bandcamp.com/album/artists-in-isolation

lyrics

I am a sailor on a ship
I sail the ocean blue
My ship reflecting all its colours and hues
I swear it's true
I am afloat on wooden hull
I feel the ocean move
My vessel groans and lumbers
Humming a tune
And I sing it too

And when the water rises
I'll rise to meet it
Da dum da dum da dum woah
She shouts her battle cry
But I shout to match it
Da dum da dum da dum woah

'Cause this ship
It's my fighting chance
It's my fire dance
When the shadows
Are closing in
Take me to the deepest place
Where the storms embrace
And I'll shout
Into the wind
Woah

I feel a million different things
These sails are full and wide
I feel a salty shifting
Changing the sky
Just like the tide
This ancient ship that carries me
She heaves the deepest sigh
She feels the shifting
With a curious eye
Oh this sea is wide

And when the water rises
I'll rise to meet it
Da dum da dum da dum woah
She shouts her battle cry
But I shout to match it
Da dum da dum da dum woah

'Cause this ship
It's my fighting chance
It's my fire dance
When the shadows
Are closing in
Take me to the deepest place
Where the storms embrace
And I'll shout
Into the wind
Woah

I am a sailor on a ship

credits

released May 12, 2020
Words and music by Laura Koch
Acoustic guitar and vocals by Laura Koch
Background vocals by Linden Koch

Produced by Sonny Rozsa at Rosewood Studios, Maple Ridge, BC.
@2020 Laura Koch Music. All rights reserved.

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Laura. Vancouver, British Columbia

Laura is an award-winning musician and performer seeping honesty through every pore as she teases and toys with melodies like she was born doing it. Drawing from folk roots and leaning lazily into soul-pop, her smoky voice and authentic lyrics will weave their way into your head. ... more

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