Friendship Bench [SINGLE] (National Victim's Fund Fundraiser)
by Annika Jayne
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about
This is a song about the aftermath of the Columbine shooting in 1999. Hugh Webber wrote the lyrics from the perspective of a person who lost a friend in the shooting. The lyrics capture the struggle of the surviving friend in a way that gives me goosebumps. The emotions in the lyrics are almost palpable. When lyrics touch me that way, I immediately hear a melody and I tried to convey all those emotions from the lyrics in the music.
Thanks to Kelly Kintner for giving me these lyrics, Keri Kintner for singing these beautiful harmonies, and Phil Graham for arranging and mixing the song.
All Bandcamp sales of this single will be donated to the National Victim's Fund (www.victimsfirst.org/nationalfund).
Thanks to Kelly Kintner for giving me these lyrics, Keri Kintner for singing these beautiful harmonies, and Phil Graham for arranging and mixing the song.
All Bandcamp sales of this single will be donated to the National Victim's Fund (www.victimsfirst.org/nationalfund).
lyrics
Friendship Bench
Hopscotch marked on flagstone tiles
Sunburnt grass, playground chalk lines
And the ghost of Mary sits forsaken
No one plays catch, her side of heaven
Broken promise, love me-not flowers
Countin’ petals, playin’ for hours
Shot rings out, ricochets like a bell
Police phone call, send me to hell
On the friendship bench
I contemplate my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
Freezing sweat, the dead of night
Hot and angry, wake up petrified
Wrestling my faith, trying to be real
Is it wrong, do need I pain to feel?
On the friendship bench
I contemplate my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
On the friendship bench
I contemplate my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
Now I’m dancing with the devil in a suicide clench
And the two of us sit here holding hands
On the friendship bench
Now I know my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
Hopscotch marked on flagstone tiles
Sunburnt grass, playground chalk lines
And the ghost of Mary sits forsaken
No one plays catch, her side of heaven
Broken promise, love me-not flowers
Countin’ petals, playin’ for hours
Shot rings out, ricochets like a bell
Police phone call, send me to hell
On the friendship bench
I contemplate my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
Freezing sweat, the dead of night
Hot and angry, wake up petrified
Wrestling my faith, trying to be real
Is it wrong, do need I pain to feel?
On the friendship bench
I contemplate my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
On the friendship bench
I contemplate my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
Now I’m dancing with the devil in a suicide clench
And the two of us sit here holding hands
On the friendship bench
Now I know my fate
Lines on the ground became the lines on my face
On the friendship bench
Losing track of the years
And the rain mingles down with my tears
credits
released October 22, 2023
Lyrics: Hugh Webber
Music: Annika Elting
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Annika Jayne
Harmonies: Keri Kintner
E-Guitar, Bass, Drums & Strings: Phil Graham
Mixing & Mastering: Phil Graham
Cover description: The cover displays a person slumped in the corner of a room, their arms on their knees and their head buried in their arms.
Photo by Elyas Pasban taken from Unsplash.
Lyrics: Hugh Webber
Music: Annika Elting
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Annika Jayne
Harmonies: Keri Kintner
E-Guitar, Bass, Drums & Strings: Phil Graham
Mixing & Mastering: Phil Graham
Cover description: The cover displays a person slumped in the corner of a room, their arms on their knees and their head buried in their arms.
Photo by Elyas Pasban taken from Unsplash.
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Annika Jayne Heidelberg, Germany
Heartfelt, authentic songs in three languages.
Stories taken from real life with a touch of romance. Quiet sounds that make waves. Melodies that touch your heart. These are the keys to Annika Jayne's music.
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