Over-the-phone interview for the Koast Lounge show on Koast Radio, aired on 6th April 2021. Hosted by Jake Brook and Matthew Slack.

Anna Renae Interview for Koast Radio 6/4/21

I recently collaborated with The People Versus on a cover of a song by one of my absolute favourite artists (who they also happen to love), AURORA!

It was an absolute pleasure to work with these incredibly talented people. Enjoy our cover of 'Running With The Wolves'!

Running With The Wolves (AURORA cover) by The People Versus and Anna Renae

'Turned The Tide', an original collaboration written for Make Music Abingdon’s ‘Mix & Match Collaboration Challenge’ along with Tim Isherwood and Dave Wyncoll.

Turned The Tide

Ollie Artley feat. Anna Renae - It Could Be You

(Lyrics & melody written by Anna Renae)

Ollie Artley feat. Anna Renae - It Could Be You

I wrote this song around age 14 when I was first getting to grips with songwriting and pop-song structures. My age at the time of this song’s composition is reflected in its slightly less sophisticated lyrics, however it means a lot to me as it was one of the first full-length songs I had ever written - I hope you enjoy reliving my 14-year-old thoughts with me! 

(This was self-recorded at home with little knowledge from myself about actually using recording equipment and software! It is therefore not of the best audio quality, and I had to add quite a lot of reverb to mask some background noise etc. These are skills that I am wanting to develop when I have time but for now I just wanted to have a half-decent record of these songs!)

Old Songs

More Than Me

Lyrics:

I move upon this earth
Lightly, no footprints to
Make a mark, no, no-one knows
Where I go, no, I’m alone
Floating oh so gently, the
World below no longer home

He hears a sigh carried
Through winter air, and a
Whisper of his name from some
Corner or some shadow
I am here still, love, and ’tis
You I wish to follow

Consciousness echoing
Light as a feather, I
Will not desert you my love

Though my restless soul
Shall forever roam
I merely hope you remember me
As your life moves on
I was never gone
I’ll be here loving you silently
Silently

Long days aplenty, I’ve
Drifted here, longing for
You to see that our love was
Meant to be here endlessly
Such a love lasts far beyond
Anything, eternally

But your mind is chained to this
Belief that life can cease
Suddenly, but nought remains
Physically, just memory
How I wish you could see, I’m
Closer than you would believe

Wishing and waiting, I
Reach out to touch you, my
Spirit is sailing away

Though my restless soul
Shall forever roam
I merely hope you remember me
As your life moves on
I was never gone
I’ll be here loving you silently
Silently

Aah, aah, aah
Though my restless soul
Shall forever roam
I merely hope you remember me
As your life moves on
I was never gone
I’ll be here loving you silently
Silently

I’ll be here, silently

Loving You Silently

Lyrics:

I’m staring at blank paper
There’s so much in my head
If only it could find its way into words
But they would only make a verse
That I would never say anyway

There’s nothing that makes sense to me any more
Now that you’re gone

But in the fields of roses where you now are free
I know you won’t walk alone
Maybe you’ll find the answers you were always looking for
That you couldn’t find down here

So I sit with my pen just dripping ink
In no particular pattern
Just an unrecognisable picture made up of untidy shapes
Just a black and white mess with an unknown message

There’s nothing that makes sense to me any more
Now that you’re gone 

But in the fields of roses where you now are free
I know you won’t walk alone
Maybe you’ll find the answers you were always looking for
That you couldn’t find down here, oh

There’s one thing that I know for sure
I will never forget that day
When they carried you and your fellow soldiers away

So now you’re gone
And there’s no need
To reply to your letter
So I sit looking at an empty page
In no need of any words
And I cry

But in the fields of roses where you now are free
I know you won’t walk alone
Maybe you’ve found the truth that you were always fighting for
That you couldn’t find down here, in this world

And my words would only make a verse
That you will never hear anyway

The Soldier

Lyrics:

Raindrops cascade through the twilight
Like faeries, they dance on the ground
Showering the world in their stories
Of all that they’ve seen from the sky

Raindrops Cascade

Lyrics:

Fairground rides and inner city lights and I’m already homesick
Passers-by, a numbness in their eyes, slowly losing touch with magic
This same routine, from day to day
Concrete walls blocking the sun from their face
The city is no friend of freedom

Rainproof coats and mud track roads and I’m already lonely
Towns that go as far as you could throw with no-one there to know me
This same routine, just getting by
Deprived of the motion of life
The country is no place to build a kingdom

Between every place that ever I’ve called home, I’m torn
The world’s too big to know where to belong

Work-filled days, surviving separate ways, all spending life together
From fields of maize to little cafes, people of the world prosper
Same old routine, for everyone
Learning what we should become
Enduring life and finding out it goes on

Every place on earth the wind may choose to blow, people grow
We find ourselves a little lost in the search for some home
And between every place that I have called my own, I’m torn
The world’s too big to know where to belong
The world’s too big to know where I belong

Where To Belong

Lyrics:

A love that’s never been questioned or tried
Can never have truly been felt from the heart
For love is something which steals all sane thought
Yes it steals you, my dear

Fear so often resides in the mind
Of those who have something they don’t want to lose
Becoming accustomed to harbouring doubt
Can indeed be familiar

Love’s a journey towards an incurable insanity
And there’s no better feeling

Give yourself over to
The seasons your life will move
Wondrously from and to
To be in love is to be
Far from sanity
Let the madness thrive in you

A bird who follows the plan and flies south
May never discover what lies to the east
May our wings beat, and carry us far from the crowd
Such is love – taking chances

Though it captures and captivates hopelessly
Love can be your release

Give yourself over to
The seasons your life will move
Wondrously from and to
To be in love is to be
Far from sanity
Let the madness thrive in you

Love is a very many things, not just happiness
It’s jealousy, anger, and passion, and everything else that comes with it
Loving is selfish and selfless and will drive you mad
It’s the best thing you’ve ever had

Give yourself over to
The seasons your life will move
Wondrously from and to
To be in love is to be
Far from sanity
Let the madness thrive in you

Far From Sanity

'Speaking Her Mind' EP, released on 1st October 2021.

The Blame

Celebrity

My Heaven

They Say

Speaking Her Mind

Pop/folk singer-songwriter, weaving musical stories inspired by life's complexities.
Debut album 'Skin' and 'Speaking Her Mind' EP out now!
www.annarenaemusic.com

Anna Renae

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