Adrienne
from Eyre Corvidae by Joanna Chapman-Smith
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lyrics
Adrienne
Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith
Chorus: Adrienne, stuck in her home in the corner of
the big, big city
Why do we always have to break what’s
pretty?
Adrienne, I used to be your friend
Now I look back on you with pity
Verse 1: You led us around with your confidence
A tiny leader with your balled up fists
You were so loud – But never spoke of what’s
filled your head
You pushed ahead – Ends loose in your stead
Filling the emptiness by filling your bed
I heard your call I heard your lies
Saw you scream from inside your canyon
I was your silent companion
I saw your fall – I saw your eyes
Chorus: Adrienne, wanted to go at sixteen
You were tellin’ us that you were ready
Why are children told to just hold steady?
Adrienne, your parents kept you in
You were tellin’ us that they were just being
petty.
Verse 2: Stuck home alone in your own apartment –
Parents a useless gate below
By a light in the middle of the night – You
readied to go
Polished your boots – Made your costume glow
Ready to leave, nail caught on a sleeve, and
the jagged edge
It made you bleed
Bridge: At day you broke away from school
To run, run as far today as you can
‘Til class is over and you’re trapped again, again
Beside you I ran
I watched you staring down the end
Someday you’ll catch your horizon, too
Watch it lose its red and end cool blue
Adrienne, I still worry about you
Chorus: Adrienne, stuck in her home in the corner of
the big, big city
Why do we always have to break what’s
pretty?
Adrienne, I used to be your friend
Now I look back on you with pity
Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith
Chorus: Adrienne, stuck in her home in the corner of
the big, big city
Why do we always have to break what’s
pretty?
Adrienne, I used to be your friend
Now I look back on you with pity
Verse 1: You led us around with your confidence
A tiny leader with your balled up fists
You were so loud – But never spoke of what’s
filled your head
You pushed ahead – Ends loose in your stead
Filling the emptiness by filling your bed
I heard your call I heard your lies
Saw you scream from inside your canyon
I was your silent companion
I saw your fall – I saw your eyes
Chorus: Adrienne, wanted to go at sixteen
You were tellin’ us that you were ready
Why are children told to just hold steady?
Adrienne, your parents kept you in
You were tellin’ us that they were just being
petty.
Verse 2: Stuck home alone in your own apartment –
Parents a useless gate below
By a light in the middle of the night – You
readied to go
Polished your boots – Made your costume glow
Ready to leave, nail caught on a sleeve, and
the jagged edge
It made you bleed
Bridge: At day you broke away from school
To run, run as far today as you can
‘Til class is over and you’re trapped again, again
Beside you I ran
I watched you staring down the end
Someday you’ll catch your horizon, too
Watch it lose its red and end cool blue
Adrienne, I still worry about you
Chorus: Adrienne, stuck in her home in the corner of
the big, big city
Why do we always have to break what’s
pretty?
Adrienne, I used to be your friend
Now I look back on you with pity
credits
from Eyre Corvidae,
released August 7, 2007
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Joanna Chapman-Smith Toronto, Ontario
"Uniquely talented... She’s got the whole package" - The Toronto Star [CAN]
“Chapman-Smith...
rises above the herd of folkie singer-songwriters, her musical self-portrait painted with an unusually large palette of moods and colours.” - The Georgia Straight [CAN]
“Exceptional… a creative and skilled vocalist.” - NPR [USA]
“The slinky-voiced Canadian" - Q Magazine [UK]
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