Starred - part 4

Written by Tessa Rose Jackson & Milo Groenhuijzen
Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson

LYRICS - 

You had a plan
Used to boast to your friends,
Wouldn’t shut up about it
‘Wait for it, man
I’ve got time on my hands and I’m working on it.
‘Cos me and the band play each night for free beers
Like the Beatles did when they started.’

If I sing my heart out
And I push that boulder up that hill
I’m a superhero
I... Aren’t I?

It’s a sign of the times
Or it might be vitamin D deficiency
Just a little decline
One that comes with the job, not a personal thing

So I sing my heart out
And I push that boulder up that hill
I’m a superhero, I thought
I... Aren’t I?

Lately you dread hanging out with old friends
And their good intentions
‘Any news on the tour? Was it all you hoped for, were there good reactions?’
You say: ‘Man, it’s been great!’
But you’re just saving face as your confidence fades.
Ooh...
Ooh...
Ooh...
Ooh...

A Mirror Sometimes

Tessa Rose Jackson & The Shells - The Boulder

This to me is a track that marries classic Hollywood romance with indie grit. The song has an almost tongue-in-cheek melodrama to it, so we thought: let’s push it all the way. It's a sultry, no-bullshit love song for a friend in the throes of heartbreak.

Written by Tessa Rose Jackson & Milo Groenhuijzen
Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson

LYRICS - 
Say that again with intent
and I’ll pretend that was your first try
I take offence when you close,
Like I’m supposed to just let you lie
Maybe then fake it just to please me, oh
trust doesn’t come easy 
but it can be done
I know you’ve taken to ghosting 
when you’re hosting a trial for one

Forget me not
your stick-in-the-mud
Might be old news
but I know you.
If your ship goes under,
you know I’ll be the one takes the dive

Shoulder to shoulder like we
slipped under covers when we were kids
I wish I could be your man,
just split in half and be everything
‘Cos lately all your loving falls through
and I just wanna fix you
right where it hurts
Spiralling out in the deep 
now I’m an echo to you at worst

Forget me not
your stick-in-the-mud
Might be old news
but I know you.
If your ship goes under,
you know I’ll be the one takes the dive

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Many amazing people lent their craft to this song and I feel so grateful for each and every one of you.

Written by Tessa Rose Jackson & Milo Groenhuijzen
Strings arranged by Sam Rowe
Mixed by Darius Timmer
Keys by Darius Timmer
Drums by Dan Huijser
Mastered by Mike Hillier at Metropolis Studios, London
Strings Recorded at Baltic Studios, London
String Players: Coco Inman, Phoebe Snelling, James Cullen, Fraser Bowles, Katt Newlon, Sam Rowe, Hele Sanders-Hewett, Valentin Pinero, Evie Hilyer-Ziegler, Romana Szczepaniak

Stick In The Mud

Tessa Rose Jackson & The Shells - Stick In The Mud

Written and Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson & Benjamin Longman

LYRICS - 

Change like a promise
Promise me you might
When the curtain falls
Like a soft blanket
Change like the weather
Whether you still care
Careful, conscious

Change when your heart says
Said it from the start
Stay unsteady
Remain unready
Change is a premise
A premonition bell
Pealing, revealing

Cut my ties
No more hell or high water
We’ve all broken on these shores
Do you know what you came here for?

Change is a compass
Encompassing a whole
Overthrowing
Rites unknowing
Chance is a symptom
Sympathetic change
Tender... remember...

Cut my ties
No more hell or high water
We’ve all broken on these shores
Do you know what you came here for?

And let the current carve
Score out the fringe of your silhouette
Is the dawn not an open door?
How could you know what you came here for?
How could you know?
How could you know?
How could you know?

Tessa Rose Jackson & Benjamin Longman - Hell Or High Water

Written and Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson & Nana Adjoa

LYRICS -

Tell me what you’re thinking
I’ve been low for days
Tripped up by the same thing
And who’s to say who’s to blame?
Drinking by the double
I’ve played hard to read
Work back from the ending
And dim the lights, set the scene, oh...

Take it easy on me, just
help to douse this wildfire
Trace it back to believin’
I’m burning up through this wildfire

Gentle suffocation
I’ve been so immersed
Tearing out the chapters
Who followed, who was first?

Take it easy on me, just
help to douse this wildfire
Trace it back to believin’
I’m burning up through this wildfire

But if it takes a little time
I’m gonna be here still
Poised on the edge, I know how it feels
Little poison for the break, it
seems I can read your mind
Keeping warm by the wildfire

Tessa Rose Jackson & Nana Adjoa - Shadow Song

Written by Tessa Rose Jackson, Caoilian Sherlock & Darius Timmer
Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson & Darius Timmer

LYRICS -

Small talk
Everything we’ve ever said
Save your breath
Asking me if I’ve moving on
The evidence says I haven’t yet

Singing along with the dial tone
Call it a sad duet
Can’t think of a thing to say to you that I won’t regret
So many hurts unanswered
So many endings left to unpack

Who’s to say
What to do?
How am I to know?
Where’s your love
When’d it die?
Why’d you let it go?
You let it go

Four lines
I’ve been tracing through the memories of the great abyss
And I’ve heard you call
But I’m moving on to bargaining
No need to reminisce

So I’m singing along with the dial tone
Sound of a sad duet
Can’t think of a thing to say to you that I won’t regret
So many numbers counted
Counting down the days

Who’s to say
What to do?
How am I to know?
Where’s your love
When’d it die?
Why’d you let it go?
You let it go

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