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Shipwreck

from Shine by Alex Spencer

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While she was alive I was never a big fan of Amy Winehouse, but when the documentry came out I went to see it and became a fan of her music posthumously. The film gave me the impression of her as a ship without an anchor, constantly at the mercy of the wind, the currents, the tide and of course very vulnerable to pirates!

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Shipwreck

She was a ship, cast upon the waves
Her decks well-scrubbed, wide open her sails.
No anchor on board, to steady her inside
At the mercy of the wind, the currents, the tide.

And the waves like mountain sides
Grew higher and higher
And the sirens wailed out their song
But her voice proud and strong
All night long.

The sea and the sky, two sides of a coin
The horizon, a vanishing point.

And the pirates came as they will
Boarded her vessel
Plundered with such great skill
Left her …

Sailing away, out of her depth
A shipwreck waiting to happen
At the mercy of the waves.

credits

from Shine, released December 4, 2019
Double Bass: Ben Lehmann
Drums: Martial Frenzel
Saxophone: Paul Engelmann
Piano: Tim Granbacka
Cello: Gábor Hartyáni

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Alex Spencer Berlin, Germany

Set afloat on a soft and shimmering stream, Alex Spencer's music is the kind of boat ride in which simple human rowing begins to resonate with deeper, inner currents. UK born Alex Spencer set down roots in Berlin in the year 2000. Today, she can be seen walking her black Labrador dog through Görlitzer Park, playing the singer-songwriter circuit and, on occasion, also raising her three children. ... more

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