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RECOVER
RECOVER where a character is hungover in their house and they
are just slowly bringing themselves back from the
I open my eyes, everything is black dead the next morning, with the song being played
Ceiling is spinning, there’s no way back quietly in the background. So when I started writing
it, the lyrics were loosely based on describing exactly
I like to think when its not going well that, which I guess is where the song title and the
Theres a light that will help you escape chorus came from.
Sometimes in life, there’s ups and downs Over time the lyrics began to shy away from that
Waves of depression, keep looming around vision and then it ended up developing towards more
I like to think when its not going well mental health themes, whether it was intentional or
unintentional I genuinely can’t remember! I know
Theres a light that will help you escape there can be still a bit of a stigma behind that sort of
thing but the track isn’t necessarily from a gloomy
I need to recover now, perspective, if anything it’s trying to find an upward
I need to recover now inflexion throughout. The recurring theme in the
I need to start the process, verses is essentially highlighting the bad times that
my heart stops slipping away everybody goes through in life whether it being
breakups, grief or just general low moods. The idea
when writing this sort of thing down was to
Sometimes your heart, beats out the blues reiterate in such scenarios that time is a healer, there
Paranoia, haunts your views is a light at the end of the tunnel, a lot of things can
I like to think when its not going well iron themselves out and for people to look forward.
Theres a light that will help you escape
Bio
Sometimes your mind, is doom and gloom
Dealing with death, break ups and moods Former frontman of Hartlepool band Aces & Sinners,
I like to think when its not going well Jamie starts his new musical venture with a
departure from heavy rock music and has shifted
Theres a light that will help you escape towards a somewhat folk acoustic core with a
collection of songs influenced by artists such as Oasis
I need to recover now, and Frank Turner. Prior to “Recover”, Jamie’s
I need to recover now releases have been through Aces & Sinners EP’s Feel
I need to start the process, the Fire (2015) and Aces & Sinners (2016)
my heart stops slipping away respectively. The power trio’s achievements include
finishing runners-up at the Soundwave Music
Competition in 2015 and performing for JAR Music
To listen follow this link.... Live’s “Ones to Watch” showcases, both of which took
place at Newcastle’s 02 Academy.
Inspiration: FB: www.facebook.com/jamieainsliemusic
INSTA: @jamie.ainslie_
TWIT: @ainsliejamie
Well, I began working on the track a couple of years
ago in my old flat, I had a bit of a goal to try and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6d5Gib-
make an acoustic track I had never considered trying py3pM5Lu9SAt00kB?si=Xv0-K-j4Sx-5Y5owlIEC6g
before. The original concept I had for the track was
envisioning it being a soundtrack for a film scene,
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