Name: Reason by Anna Pancaldi
Duration: 4 min 33 s
Description: Reason, written on my friend's piano tucked away in London Fields. In that moment, I so wanted to convey the feeling of being vulnerable for the first time in so very long. Slowly freeing and releasing the strands that I’d kept hold of so tightly; but also the song being a gentle internal request to those I've been able to open up to, to please tread softly, to go easy, with my heart.

Reason, written on my friend's piano tucked away in London Fields. In that moment, I so wanted to convey the feeling of being vulnerable for the first time in so very long. Slowly freeing and releasing the strands that I’d kept hold of so tightly; but also the song being a gentle internal request to those I've been able to open up to, to please tread softly, to go easy, with my heart.

Reason

Lianne La Havas' cover of Aretha Franklin's 'Say A Little Prayer' performed and recorded on the US Blood Solo tour in Oakland at The New Parish on Feb 9th, 2016.

Say A Little Prayer

Say A Little Prayer (Live)

Indiscriminate Act of Kindness

Written by Bryde.
Produced by Bill Ryder-Jones.
Mixed by Bill Ryder-Jones and Chris Taylor.
Mastered by Donal Whelan.

http://www.brydemusic.com

Honey

Lay down and swing in the wind of ages
It smiles as it welcomes you home
Stories blow through of a life worth living
It sings with an honest tone

Time has a need
to go at some speed
i think of a time it closed in on me
summer will go
and you ought to flow
Go get your boots wet
Go watch the sun set
the wind will set you free

Step out of line with a face of wonder 
and feel how the world still turns
look for the things that have come before you
they live by the things they learn

Time has a need
to go at some speed
now i think of a time it closed in on me
summer will go
and you ought to flow
Go get your boots wet
Go watch the sun set
the wind will set you free

slow down 
look around
the sky holds the key
hear it’s sound
lift up your frown
i’m sure you will see

Time has a need
to go at some speed
now i think of a time it closed in on me
summer will go
and you ought to flow
Go get your boots wet
Go watch the sun set
the wind will set you free

Wind of Ages

Three moons down and five to go
Don’t want to go back to my flat below
Could say no
Could say no
There’s a little bit of blue missing from me I know
Now I wanna float back, keep my head down low
Take it slow
Take it slow

Turning in my sleep on a fevered night, wish I could swim on over
drinking in the sun, it’s a better life
Letting it all wash over

System comes and freedom goes
I cant find a place where it abundantly grows, 
Take me home
Take me home
My mind feels tired, but my body is wired
Trying to find the sand where it first was acquired
Take me home 
Take me home

Turning in my sleep on a fevered night, wish I could swim on over
drinking in the sun, it’s a better life
Letting it wash on over

Now I wanna know
How to be the one to float over
The summer flows

Three moons down and five to go,
Don’t want to go back to my flat below,
Could say no…

Three Moons (production by Tim Scrase)

Running faster than I've run before,
faster than my body will allow for.
I will feel this in the morning,
couldn't say that I have had no warning.

Wherever you walk I'll follow,
you are my home,
Whenever you need I'll stand tall,
you are my home.

Flowing with your thoughts you free me.
Holding to your words like leaves upon a tree.
Hours lie between us but they fly on by,
Come on now let's scream our silent battlecry.

Wherever you walk I'll follow,
you are my home,
Whenever you need I'll stand tall,
you are my home

When I'm away I think, I think of home.
When I'm away it's all so monochrome.
When I'm away I think, I think of home.
When I'm away it's all so monochrome.

Wherever you walk I'll follow,
you are my home,
Whenever you need I'll stand tall,
you are my home.

You are my home.

Home

We’ve seen our youth run on past
Year by year it’s gone way fast
There’ve been sunsets, storms and rainy days
I’ve seen you come, I’ve seen you fade

I know that I’m not the only one
To say that I’ll miss you when you’re gone 
But I’m thinking of that feel damn near everyday
That moment in my mind keeping me sane      

The endless field, the heavy air
the rain now falls, your messy hair
The thunder sings and we don’t care
I hold you close, I kiss you there

I know that I’m not the only one
To say that I’ll miss you when you’re gone 
But I’m thinking of that feel damn near everyday
That moment in my mind keeping me sane

You’ll start to wake when I’m asleep
I’ll feel the cold, you’ll feel the heat
There’s a little hope that I can keep
That when it rains you’ll remember me

rain

Rain

I’m figurin’ it out in an empty space, I'm
stressing about if I should replace you, I
call you names,
as I hide the pain.

I heard your truths and I called them lies, I'm
tellin’ myself that I’m in the right, I
shift the blame,
as I hide the pain.


I’ll find someone new
To steal my gaze
To deserve my praise
But I’m missing you

I pray to God for a quiet peace, I’m
begging him for some sort of release, I’m
Pushing through
Forgetting you

The days I sleep, I’m out at night, 
my teachers say that I'm pre-occupied, but in my
point of view, I’m
Forgetting you

I’ll find someone new
To steal my gaze
To deserve my praise
But I’m missing you
Someone true
To waste the days
In beautiful ways
In beautiful ways

To steal my gaze,
to deserve my praise,
Someone new.
To waste the days
In beautiful ways,
Someone new.
In beautiful ways.

I’ll find someone new
To steal my gaze
To deserve my praise
But I’m missing you
Someone true
To waste the days
In beautiful ways
In beautiful ways

I pray to God for a quiet peace, I’m
begging him for some sort of release, I’m
Pushing through
Forgetting you

Quiet Peace 

First sun I cried on bended knee
I heard myself and came to be
separate from heart 

Adoration came for me
My love arrived abundantly
My love stood up so fervently 
And hallowed was her name

She opened joy, she found my hope,
drew me away by fraying rope
paired in formless art

Is that all she said and wrote?
A short remark? A pencilled note?
Yet here I walk with tightening throat
at dusk among the trees

First Sun

Anna Pancaldi, an enchanting and noteworthy London-based singer-songwriter influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and proves a rare talent and an artist to remember through her wondrous rich vocals and thought-provoking songbook. Anna’s exquisite latest musical offerings are effortlessly honest, touchingly relatable and is a performer known for her deeply affecting live performances. 

After two sold-out London headline shows at Folklore and The Waiting Room in 2023 alongside the release of her rousing new singles, Where Do I Lay All the Love I Have Left and Stay This Way, Anna embarked on a full headline UK tour. 2024 sees the release of Anna’s stunning version of Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen, a tour of Germany and a UK Autumn tour to follow.

A poignant new epoch for Anna having musically remerged from her chrysalis with her most inspired music yet and a pivotal turning point in her career. 

With an impressive catalogue of music placements in film and TV including the globally acclaimed Grey's Anatomy trailer, Focus Feature film, Every Body, Pretty Little Liars, Love Is Blind, Famous in Love, Paramount film, The In Between and has featured in and soundtracked an adrenaline filled Levi's campaign. 

With three Top Ten's in the singer-songwriter iTunes charts, Anna has gone on to captivate audiences headlining across the UK, Europe and the US. Headlining shows in NYC, LA, Chicago, and Nashville. Anna has captured audiences with TV appearances on CBS LA and London Live and toured the world opening for heavyweight artists such as David Ryan Harris (John Mayer's guitarist), Jake Isaac and Fatai. 

Gaining momentum and traction with nod of approval from print and online press, radio and editorial playlists. Anna’s music has been featured in Spotify playlists giants such as New Music Friday, Easy, Most Beautiful Songs in the World as well as receiving support from the legendary BBC on shows such as BBC Radio 1, 2, 6 and BBC Introducing in London and Essex. 

"Anna Pancaldi has long been in possession of a voice that reaches for emotional highs and swoops into emotional lows with equal intensity. the raw beauty of that voice shines through like never before." - The Line of Best Fit

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