History Repeats
by Holly Henderson
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this is amazing! flavours of all my favourite music making up a song which draws the listener into a calmer world. lyrically it's strong, and makes the point clearly. five stars, ten out of ten, two thumbs way up!
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**** All proceeds from the sale of this track will go to the AAPF #SayHerName campaign ****
"I’d been thinking about my role in the time of a revolution - how I could be productive in my own way as a pale skinned artist. As a songwriter, I know my place is best served in commentary, storytelling, and solidarity, hence History Repeats. Simplistically, it’s just about what I see, what I’m learning, what scares me, and why I still have hope. I can’t speak for anyone else, really, and I’m not trying to. But I’d like to think ‘we’re not coming very far in my lifetime after all’ is something a lot of us have thought about in the last few months and years.
Contributing to the conversation is something the whole band felt deeply about, even if we couldn’t physically protest, travel, even get in a studio together. The recording of the song very much mirrored that. I wrote the song, sent a rough demo out to everyone with some basic arrangements, and everyone wrote/recorded their own parts until it became something so much richer with our ideas combined together, and Luke’s production gave it a home and a feeling that is entirely ours.
On top of that, it was important that we paid this message and our intentions forward, so we decided on giving any money made to the AAPF #SayHerName campaign. The campaign raises awareness of the stories of Black women and girls who have endured racist police violence and supports their families. " - Holly Henderson
Direct Donation Link: app.moonclerk.com/pay/7e2urlthlslb
"I’d been thinking about my role in the time of a revolution - how I could be productive in my own way as a pale skinned artist. As a songwriter, I know my place is best served in commentary, storytelling, and solidarity, hence History Repeats. Simplistically, it’s just about what I see, what I’m learning, what scares me, and why I still have hope. I can’t speak for anyone else, really, and I’m not trying to. But I’d like to think ‘we’re not coming very far in my lifetime after all’ is something a lot of us have thought about in the last few months and years.
Contributing to the conversation is something the whole band felt deeply about, even if we couldn’t physically protest, travel, even get in a studio together. The recording of the song very much mirrored that. I wrote the song, sent a rough demo out to everyone with some basic arrangements, and everyone wrote/recorded their own parts until it became something so much richer with our ideas combined together, and Luke’s production gave it a home and a feeling that is entirely ours.
On top of that, it was important that we paid this message and our intentions forward, so we decided on giving any money made to the AAPF #SayHerName campaign. The campaign raises awareness of the stories of Black women and girls who have endured racist police violence and supports their families. " - Holly Henderson
Direct Donation Link: app.moonclerk.com/pay/7e2urlthlslb
lyrics
I hear ‘freeze', and mothers on the ground
As a white machine takes them down
I see fallen trees, with summers lost to blaze
And air that makes it hard to breathe until we suffocate
I can see history, it repeats with us
I see leaves and a murders in the snow
Only fools will walk alone
These people are worth less than you?
Your words with weight and glue
And mine that float like dust to me
And settle underfoot
I can see history,
It repeats with us
We’re not coming very far
In my lifetime after all
Thought you wanted peace and love?
We will be released
I can see history,
It repeats
'Land of free' - you walk on stolen ground
Take what's yours and burn it down
What’s left when all you’ve done for them,
Is met with smoke and guns?
You’ll rise and thus be home at last,
With us, your pale friends
I can see history
It repeats with us
We’re not coming very far
In my lifetime after all
Thought you wanted peace and love
We will be released
I can see history,
It repeats with us
As a white machine takes them down
I see fallen trees, with summers lost to blaze
And air that makes it hard to breathe until we suffocate
I can see history, it repeats with us
I see leaves and a murders in the snow
Only fools will walk alone
These people are worth less than you?
Your words with weight and glue
And mine that float like dust to me
And settle underfoot
I can see history,
It repeats with us
We’re not coming very far
In my lifetime after all
Thought you wanted peace and love?
We will be released
I can see history,
It repeats
'Land of free' - you walk on stolen ground
Take what's yours and burn it down
What’s left when all you’ve done for them,
Is met with smoke and guns?
You’ll rise and thus be home at last,
With us, your pale friends
I can see history
It repeats with us
We’re not coming very far
In my lifetime after all
Thought you wanted peace and love
We will be released
I can see history,
It repeats with us
credits
released September 4, 2020
Holly Henderson - Music & Lyrics
Holly Henderson - Guitars, Production, Vocals
Katy Chellar - Vocals
Jamie Chellar - Bass, Vocals
Harry Morley - Keys/synths
Luke Philips - Drums, Production, Mixing/Mastering
©2020 Holly Henderson
Holly Henderson - Music & Lyrics
Holly Henderson - Guitars, Production, Vocals
Katy Chellar - Vocals
Jamie Chellar - Bass, Vocals
Harry Morley - Keys/synths
Luke Philips - Drums, Production, Mixing/Mastering
©2020 Holly Henderson
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Holly Henderson England, UK
27 year old Composer/Musician/Producer from Kent, UK.
Holly plays a unique twist on 'Baroque
Pop' with an immersive & dynamic 5 piece band.
Bells, harpsichord, layers of intricate guitar work, Holly's classic, rich voice, melodic harmonies and whimsical arrangements of original compositions that throw you back in time, and into the future.
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