I’ve got a picture of you in my head
Eleven reminders of why we left
Seventeen reasons we couldn’t afford
They think you’re running away
When you’re running
Towards, all the doors
Each opening bud in the garden vies
To be sweetly reflected in tired eyes
Twenty-one lorikeets colour the sky
They think you’re winging away
When you’re hoping to
Fly for, all the doors
Open them all
Draw back every curtain
Grow, darling, tall
And I’m hoping like the wind
You might blow on in, with the dust
And settle on my ground
I plant a tree just to hold you down
I don’t mind waiting through every new start
Ninety-eight beats of a rapid heart
Twenty-six years it took just to learn
It’s less of an escape and more like a
Return, to the dawn
Open the doors
Open, from now on
My arms are yours
And I’m hoping like the wind
You might blow on in, with the dust
And settle on my ground
I plant a tree just to hold you down
All we want is what we already have
All we want is what we already have
I know, it blows away
But you can make it stay
“Portraits” is a collection of expertly drawn narrative songs with sharply observed lyrics and rustic instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 25, 2022
Johanna Samuels writes introspective and empathetic songs that explore authenticity with lovely, low-key pop melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable May 20, 2021