A little waltz about mindfulness and frosty mornings...
Sunny days in autumn 
Fluorescent leaves ablaze in the trees
And my heart catches fire
Porcelain sky above us
Grass embossed with a filigree of frost
Every shard 
Crystal bright
flinging light 

Singing
You don't have to be 
anywhere right now 
Anywhere is everywhere 
Let’s bathe in the glittering
You don't have to be 
anything right now
Anything is everything 
Everything you need

Fleeting frail and perfect
Feathered calm 
Alights on my palm
Look around with your heart
Life is art

Singing 
You don't have to do 
Anything right now
Anything is everything
Amazing infinity
You don't have to please 
Anyone right now
Anyone is everyone
And everyone is here

Tiny little moments
Beckon each dawn 
since the day we were born 
Look around with your heart
Life is art

Life Is Art

Walk on
Walk on walk on
Even when you think your done
Lift each knee and your feet will follow through
Then let ‘em drop
But don’t give up
Don’t give up on you

Walk on walk on
I know it’s hard to start again
And the whiplash from your 
car crash day to day
Is hard to bear
Trust your brave busted heart to heal
And cradle it with care

Walk on walk on
Leave the burden of those cruel words behind
Take only what you need to feed your mind
You are enough
You’re more than tough
But I know it’s rough on you

Walk on walk on
And maybe when this crazy race is run
You’ll be amazed by who you have become
Despite the storms
You’ll be whole, pure and perfect 
like the day that you were born

Walk on walk on
Even when you think your done
Lift each knee and your feet will follow through
Then let ‘em drop
But don’t give up 
Don’t give up on you
Don’t give up on all the amazing things 
you’re trying to do
I won’t give up on you

Walk On _v1

Acapella iPhone demo for the Positive Songs Project

Prodigal Heart

It was a dark age, cruel stage, sad phase
The building was tumbling down 
I didn’t realise the size of my neglect
‘Til I saw that I had wrecked 
any chance we’d survive

It was sharp blow, tears flowed,
I was brought so low
I’ve questioned every detail ever since
‘Til I finally realised my big mistake
Was to think that you could take me far away from myself

So I’ve taken back the weight of all my 
fears and failures after months of being tough
How my heart has grown (oh oh)

Oh lover! Such jubilation!
I’ve discovered the sweet fruit of patience
Oh lover I’ve been dancing every day since
Your prodigal heart has come home

Now with my head high, cheeks dry, I can see why
You’ve opened up again to let me in
I found the love and strength to stand alone
To make my world my home
I’m shining once again

Happy we’ve pulled through (PAUSE)
but the best news (PAUSE)
is I don’t need you
Though I want you even more than I did then
I long to be your strongest, bravest friend
With you to the end
You’re the sweetest song I sing

So I’ll try to be a mirror for your best intentions
Cementing your respect with all I say and do (ooh ooh)

Oh lover! Such jubilation!
I’ve discovered the sweet fruit of patience
Oh lover I’ve been dancing every day since
Your prodigal heart has come home

Prodigal Heart

Secret Passage

There's a way in 
to everyone
A path to reach the smiling child within
Under the skin 
Of the toughest armour
A journey to the heart

A secret passage
A hidden message, in invisible ink
A special language
Only we can hear, my dear

You found your way in
Through the traps and puzzles
Fought the dragon, found me in the dark
Had walls like Berlin
But you tunnelled under
Pulled me up and out of myself

A secret passage
A hidden message, in invisible ink
A special language
Only we can hear, my dear

Br
Always hard to feel so vulnerable
To trust you with my busted parts
But bless us, when we mess up 
we just ‘fess up 
Then we can make a brand new start

To find that secret passage
Send me that hidden message, in invisible ink 
Whisper that special language
Only we can hear, my dear

I’m listening my dear
You’re comin’ in loud and clear
I’m right here

Secret Passage V2

Choose Love

Let’s choose love, choose the tender fruit
Lose the bitter taste of poison-laced, lazy ignorance
Give Grace a space to appear, she’ll wipe away all tears
When the world is drowning in fear,  let’s choose love

Let’s choose forgiveness, End the vengeance disease
Choose deliverance, Watch Lazarus rising
High above the ashes to wipe the slate clean
Make a place to heal
Revenge won’t set us free,  Let’s choose forgiveness

And choose abundance 
Won’t let scarcity scare us
Together we’ll be brave
Choose resilience
Let’s break the chains 
Be the change the world craves

We’ll choose hope,  Choose the unknown route
Lose the gloom and doom,  the cynic's tune
Sing a sweeter song for all to hear
Soothe those tired ears 
Eden could reappear  if we choose hope

Let’s choose understanding
Ask questions and listen 
before we demand to be heard
Choose equality
Fight these atrocities, you and me
Watch the tide turn

Choose love, let the seed take root
Feed it with kindness, mercy and mindfulness 
And soon we'll see a beautiful frontier
Reach for the stratosphere
Drag heaven down to here, Choose love
When the world is drowning in fear
Let’s choose love

Choose Love

Larger Than Life

Saints and sinners
Losers, winners
Welcome to the show
Fate will call 
Your curtain fall
But now you’re good to go

You’re the only sucker
Who can suck 
the way you do
So take your schtick 
to centre stage
and to yourself be true 
You be you
Do what you do 

Ecstatically erratic
Emphatically enthusiastic
Hearts ain’t made of plastic
They’re muscle bound and quite elastic 
Love can be traumatic
But joy is free and feels fantastic
Listen through the static
We’re all born to be larger than life

Lovers fighters
Wrong or right
It’s all the same to me
The only gift 
you get to keep 
is to know your soul is free

Don’t take time
to learn the script
it changes with the wind
Find the rhyme 
that fits your time 
And be your own best friend
Feel it swing
Sing it again

Ecstatically erratic
Emphatically enthusiastic
Hearts ain’t made of plastic
They’re muscle bound and quite elastic 
Love can be traumatic
But joy is free and feels fantastic
Listen through the static
We’re all born to be larger than life

Ecstatically erratic
Emphatically enthusiastic
Hearts ain’t made of plastic
They’re muscle bound and quite elastic 
These days are drastic
But  joy is free and feels fantastic
Listen through the static
We’re all born to be larger than life
Don’t just survive when you can thrive
Ecstatically erratically alive
Fantastic!
Larger than life

Larger Than Life

This was constructed around some percussion and bass parts Mike Hatton sent me. I wasn't sure how to finish it but it was time to moooove on...

Dancing Under Our Umbrella
(Liz Frencham/Mike Hatton)

The world is heading through some heavier weather now
But nothing we can't weather together
This girl is spreading her lunatic charms
Here in your arms
The world is better when we dance

They might think that we’re crazy
They might think it’s a lazy way to spend these rainy days 
But it’s enough to be close to you 
the skies don’t have to blue

Come outside
Our feet can feel the rhythm
Laugh out loud and sing up a storm
Feel the beat of raindrops on the pavement 
cuddle up close and move with me 

This world needs music and colour and poetry
For these things make so much more than they take
Wisdom favours the curious 
Yeah we don’t have be so serious
The world is better when we dance 

They might think that we’re crazy
They might think it’s a lazy way to spend these rainy days 
But it’s enough to be close to you 
The skies don’t have to be blue

Come outside
Our feet can feel the rhythm
Laugh out loud and sing up a storm
Feel the beat of raindrops the pavement 
cuddle up close and move with me

Dancing Under Our Umbrella

Hush
 
Hush Now
Close those lips and I’ll close mine
Oooh
I've been a fool too long
 
Hush Now
Words will only leave more scars
I've heard enough this time
To run and hide

I’ve been pouring rope into the dark
But scorn unravels every bond
Won't you catch a thread before it's gone?
 
Hush Now
Fold those arms across your heart
Oooh
Your love is way too hard

Hush Now
Each sentence is a poisoned dart
I’ve heard enough this time
I'll stand aside

Taunting hopes still rise and fall
Frayed and failing at the core
I can’t do this anymore
 
Hush Now
Close those stormy eyes
Or I'll drown.

Hush

i'm a girl & a musician who gets her kicks by playing the king of instruments- the double bass, & crooning along at the same time. i play with a lot of different folks. 

I love good coffee, eat too much & I'm not afraid to sing anywhere!

I'm often told that when I play I have a really shiny smile & that I look like I'm dancing a particularly sexy tango with my bass. His name is Sebastian. He was made for me by Neville Whitehead who is very clever. If you want to meet Neville go to www.nevillewhitehead.com If you want to meet Sebastian & me come to one of our gigs. If you live too far away you can visit us on the net at www.lizfrencham.com . This is also a really good place to buy an album & help me to pay all the bits of paper that come to my letter box with red outlines around the amount owing section. But if you are also having trouble with the red outline guys- you can listen to these tracks & have my friendship for nothing.

Lotsa love,
~liz

lizfrencham

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