Verity White

Behind the Lyrics 3 - Turn This Up!

1/2/2019

TURN THIS UP! - Verity White

OUT OF CONTROL OUT OF CONTROL
Let it all go, Let it all go
You're not on your own, not on your own
So OUT OF CONTROL, OUT OF CONTROL

When you think you got it all laid out
And there's nothing left to talk about
Swipe left and it is all undone
Who's telling who's the lucky one?

I've gotta feeling, you're gonna be reeling
when you start seeing what you're missing,
some kissing and some marital blissing.
Oh I ain't lying, I'm not sympathising,
but you're trying to hard and I ain't buying,
No I ain't buying

CHORUS

So tell me where this leaves us now?
What's left that you will still allow?
I can't see things form your point of view
It's time for me to start anew

Coz now I'm seeing that you're gonna be leaving, I can't believe it but I feel it,
Even if I really don't need it.
But I'll stay standing, alone in abandon, coz I don't need a companion.
And I'm tired of our misunderstandings.

I've had enough
I'm gonna rise above
It's time to turn this up
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
yeah (yeah!)

CHORUS
Guitar solo

I've had enough
I'm gonna rise above
It's time to turn this up
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
yeah (yeah!)

CHORUS

Hola again my loves, how goes it?

For #3 in the Behind the Lyrics series I'm gonna take you into TURN THIS UP! Now, there are a LOT of words in this lyrically complex break up song! But I think the story is kinda clear. It's about a person, who's fucked up and pissed off their other half way too many times - and they've had enough. They know their better then how they've been treated and want to start again with someone new.

As for inspirations - well it's a true story of so many of our failed relationships am I right? But it's also about how we can stand up for ourselves and be stronger than we think we could when face with situations like this - we have the power and strength to get out of bad situations. I want to help inspire that strength in others through this song. GO KICK ARSE!
( As a side note - I would like to point out this is NOT about lovely husband producer type Alex who is an absolute darling and indeed a totally wonderful human being :) )

This is also one of the three that has a little guitar solo in there... we were going to use synths originally in all these mixes but when we came to adding the incidentals they just didn't need them, so strategic tambourine is really the only additional piece of instrumentation from writing to releasing!

Big love xxx

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Behind the lyrics 2 - Heartstorm

1/2/2019

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HEARTSTORM - Verity White

I felt lost
I couldn't see a way out
Storm gathers overhead
Its too soon for it to rain down

A tempest raging in the dark
Can I control it, I control it, I control it?

I FOLLOW MY HEART RIGHT THROUGH THIS STORM
But it's hard to love when your heart's stillborn
Your broken pieces all around my bed
I pick them up, still cherry red

I see you
You think you're better than me
You're harbouring dark thoughts too
It's too soon for you to break through

CHORUS

All these things I've seen
Watched myself from a dream
Lying in bones and dust
Consumed by my lust

What you gonna do when I come for you?
What you gonna do when I come for you?

I feel you
Underneath my skin
You think you're stronger then me
I won't give in

CHORUS
My broken pieces all around this bed
I pick them up, still cherry red.

Welcome to Blog #2 in the Reclaim; Set Fire lyrics series! Today I wanted to cover Heartstorm, the first song I wrote for the album.
Firstly - I'd like to inform you that Heartstorm is written in 15/8 (WTF Alex?!) ...with a rocking 4/4 chorus (which is a relief after all that counting for the backline) ... it also means when it kicks in it REALLY kicks in!

So what's it about?
Well, there's always been an internal struggle within myself between darkness and light. It's something I've battled with for a long time - balancing between my mental health issues and attempted recovery. A lot of you will recognise this as a major theme from Breaking Out as well. All in all, Reclaim; Set Fire is an album that takes this further into acceptance and reclaiming myself then ever before. There's a focus on self-empowerment enabling me to become the artist I always wanted to be.
I really hope that there's a lot within these songs will help others to do the same too.

As always, shoot away in the comments with any questions!
Vxx

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Behind the lyrics 1 - Push It Down

1/2/2019

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PUSH IT DOWN - Verity White

Head held high, like you own the place
That won't fly, look at the mess that you create.
I gotta work on my opinion, before you change my mind for me
This is feeling like a prison

PUSH IT DOWN, PUSH IT DOWN
IT CAN'T CONTROL YOU
PUSH IT DOWN, PUSH IT DOWN
IT CAN'T CONTROL YOU
This feeling in your chest is rising
Closer to the edge you're riding
Destinies are coinciding
SO PUSH IT DOWN

You're on fire, they're falling at your feet
Dish it out, all lies that will eat
And I can't help but wonder about the person underneath
Now do you do this coz you need it?

CHORUS
Guitar solo
SO PUSH IT DOWN
You've got a nerve, coming in here with a face like that
What you deserve, you know it's coming for ya, I can promise you that
I'm gonna show you!

I watch you from a distance, like a stranger in disguise
Following your actions, coz it's those that I despise...

MEGA CHORUS TO END!

Hey guys!!
So, in the first of my series of blogs about the lyrics of the songs on Reclaim Set Fire, I wanted to cover track 6 - PUSH IT DOWN.

Push It Down deals with my feelings about those wonderful (?!) people with inflated egos who go about doing whatever they want without any care for others, and getting away with it!
It's a mixture of frustration at their actions, understanding that it might come from a place of low self-esteem, but also jealousy that they can go about getting away with their shit and are so often praised for being amazing... UGH!

There's also an awesome guitar solo in this song (and in two others on the album) so you can really hear a bit more of Alex! Quite a few people asked for that after they heard the last album! (you're welcome ;) )

If you have any questions on the lyrics I would LOVE to chat about them, please leave a comment and I'll come right back to ya!
Vxx

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Album Delay - a bit more info...

31/1/2019

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Some of you will have seen on social media yesterday that I posted an ANNOUNCEMENT about the album delay... I just wanted to give you all a bit more information...
This prolonged bout of laryngitis has knocked me for six and has now left me without even a speaking voice for 5 days (and counting.) The original deadline has already flown past and there's no way with my voice how it is that we can finish the buggering acoustic tracks which we'd left to last as they were 'easier to mix'... I'm sure a lot of you who are also musicians know, the worst thing you can do for your voice is to sing when you're sick. It can cause irreparable damage to your vocal chords. So, I was sensible (for once I hear my father say!) and pushed the recording back, and hence the release date of the album will now probably be in March. It's not a decision that I took lightly.
But it WILL be worth the wait!

HOWEVER - the good news is that the LAUNCH GIG WILL STILL GO AHEAD - and we will be playing 6 new tracks from the 10 on the album - which I cannot wait to share! So please make sure you get your tickets! I'm also still hopeful that we will have a few CDs for people to collect at the gig, this is my number one priority, but meeting the deadlines to get the album in to the online retailers and a single launch (which I wanted to do) is just not going to happen.

...Will update you with official release dates when I have them!
xxx love you all xxx

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