IF WISHES WERE HORSES 

We crept out of the rain
Found a gateway into lover’s lane
We turned the page and found ourselves in love
No other living soul
Could ever make me feel whole
The way you did so effortlessly love

If wishes were horses
I would ride
And I would pull you, I would pull you up behind
You are my vital one
You are my flame
You keep me alive
You keep my burning
Through the black stars, the black stars

Our chapter started young
You with your coloured jacket on
You kept me warm through winter’s nights and snow
And I’ve never needed anyone since
Like I needed you when I was a kid
I owe you more than you could ever know

If wishes were horses
I would ride
And I would never, I would never leave your side
You are my sword and shield
You are my needle
You are my smoking gun
You are my angel
You make me vulnerable
You make me strong

Through all my dark days you were there
In my prison cell, on my chair
When I was thirsty, you were wine
You rode your chariot through my mind
My guiding star when I was blind
When I was hungry
When I was starving

If wishes were horses
I would ride
And I would pull you up behind
And I would never, ever, ever leave your side
You are my wild wild love
You are my heaven
You’re my amphetamine
You keep me blazing
Through the black stars, the black stars, the black stars

Written by Sarah Larkham about her love of books

If Wishes Were Horses

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I wrote this song after visiting Anne Frank's house and museum a few years ago, and realising that, as well as being the author of an extremely important war diary, she was also just a girl, discovering boys, having ambitions, wanting to learn to put on make-up and travel. So I wrote this song with that in mind.

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not beyond repair

Cold 2018

covered in dust

last song

Soulful Americana songwriters.
“Music with lyrics this good is the kind of daydream we need in England to reignite a spark for credible new songwriters” – NME

A spellbinding musical experience with two guitars, two voices, a cajon and a harmonica brace. Add to that the flamboyant and passionate violin and piano of Charlie Rose, who often accompanies, and you have yourself a huge sound. The songs Sarah Larkham and Elliot Hall create are equal parts faded romance and passion, with a little rock growl creeping in that hints at a life growing up listening to Janis Joplin. Both have an innate sense of what it takes to create melodic beauty, interlacing vocal harmonies with expertly crafted lyrics, pulling at the heart-strings. Their entertaining live shows seamlessly ‘genre-skip’, interweaving shimmering Americana with lyric-led uptempo latin rhythms, rock and blues, displaying their wide influences from Bob Dylan to Steve Van Zandt, Fleetwood Mac to Cuban salsa.

Thoughtful, deep and dark Americana with a lyrical intensity rarely seen in these times. Brooding singer songwriter Elliot Hall writes about 'laudably unsexy subjects such as drug addiction, homelessness and prostitution, all imbued with a rare honesty and passion' (Anna Britten Venue Magazine), winner 2012 Bristol songwriter of the year, 'Breath taking and awe inspiring' Alex Lee Thompson NME, and is joined by singer songwriter Sarah Larkham ('an astounding voice' Laura Rawlings BBC Radio Bristol 'achingly soulful' Bristol Folk Festival 'A vocal dynamo, a true songbird of Americana' Bluesdoodles Magazine) with a rare blend of confidence and vulnerability often compared with Stevie Nicks. 
'Fans of poetry, folk and rock should pay attention' NME.

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