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Grit in the Shell

from Out of the Trees by Julian Gaskell

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I want to watch for the lightning through the open tent door
Over lakes glossed by old Nordic skies
Drunk but not stumbling, joined at the hip
We never see what's in front of our eyes
But oh, give me strength to drag it onboard
Give me time to accept it ‘cause it's news to me
That we're gonna have to take on a little grit in the shell
Before we kick out this pearl to the sea.

Now there's nothing on the table, the woodstore’s all burned
Where we shrunk all the t-shirts, forgot all we learned
You’ve got to lay out your screws in a logical way
If you take your love apart
But oh, give me strength to drag it onboard
Give me time to accept it ‘cause it's news to me
That we're gonna have to take on a little grit in the shell
Before we kick out this pearl to the sea.

But even after this, the world still goes on around us
The universe don't care for lovers stumbles and blunders
And the splashing on the seafronts,
The pebbles on the pavements,
The seagulls and the stars don't fear for us
But there’s a wave that never breaks that never falls upon your shore
While I'm still rolling in the same sleeping bag as before
But from the end to the start
It’ll crash round my heart
And if I close my eyes we won't fall apart



Did we leave any trace in the mud in the dark
That could lead a way out of this mess?
Was it all just a little too easy?
Can we forgive what we're scared to confess?
Oh, give me strength to drag it onboard
Give me time to accept it ‘cause it's news to me
That we're gonna have to take on a little grit in the shell
Before we kick out this pearl to the sea
Before we kick out this pearl to the sea
Before we kick out this pearl to the sea.

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from Out of the Trees, released October 1, 2020
JG - vocal, electric guitars, piano, organ, bass, drums

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Julian Gaskell UK

Described by angry locals as the bastard son of Waits, Strummer, Reinhardt and Rachmaninov, Julian Gaskell’s music over the last 20 years has followed a wayward path of withering agricultural-folk, klezmer accordion, overly-lyrical punk, gypsy-jazz guitar, tangos, waltzes, rhumbas and skiffled-up boogie-woogie piano. ... more

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