The singer-songwriter from York, Holly Lapsley Fletcher, returns with a beautiful, candid, autobiographical, acoustic finger-picking number about still waiting to find life’s directions, and with a Joni Mitchell namecheck. Her last album was Cautionary Tales of Youth in 2023. To explore and enjoy more by Låpsley, see also the other embedded links below.
Always tried speak up for myself
Loudest in the classroom
But youth felt like an essay paper, an echo chamber
Other people choose
Over time an avalanche
Snowed on every olive branch I grew
Learned to play their selfish ways
Hoped to find new solace in their rules
Anger grew like lichen
Trust me girl I’ve tried to fight and break it
Tried to take their building down
But structurally there ain’t no way to change it
I’m a church no steeple
I’m a compass with no point
Too much for you to handle
I’m too loud with my voice
They said when you’re older the power will shift
But I’m 20 something in my prime years
I still don’t see it
I’ve learned pride is just a thing that holds you back
It’s just easier to shrink
Fit the box before you have to pack
Don’t forget what they think
No-one's gonna salt the roads
I’m skating in-between the cars to safety
Tried to do what Joni said
My future daughters’ in my head
I’m breaking I’m a church with no steeple
I’m a compass with no point
Too much for you to handle
I’m too loud with my voice
They said when you’re older the power will shift
But I’m 20 something in my prime years
I still don’t see it
20 something in my prime years
I still don’t feel it
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