Story Behind The Song
The song is a description of my young life ... city born and bred but ever moving ... in and out of some 'scenes' and a little trouble ... homeless for a spell ... single mother at 19 years ... but a positive and insightful philosophy developed at a young age
Song Description
A brief Country picked feel on electric guitar and bass opens the song
4/4 feel and a sustained rhythm section
Country violin feel features throughout the song
A perky double verse then into chorus
Third verse and chorus leads into a vibrant violin solo
Chorus and final verse with repeat refrain on outro
The lyric is 'in your face'; it's an assertion and validation of youthful survival tactics and challenges social morés ...
| Song Length |
3:11 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Blues - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Still |
Subject |
I, Me, Mine, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Gillian Welch |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
CRYSTAL GIRL
I'm a city girl
An' I ain't afraid of you
Just look twice
An' you'll catch me watchin' you
I'm a silver spirit In the moonbeams
Waitin' for the mornin' in my dreams
I'm a crystal girl in the starlight
Angel above my shadow
Caught up in the headlights
Walkin' home on a dust road
In a urban wasteland
No fixed abode
Chorus:
You'd like to know
How a young life goes so wrong
Wired in and hooked up
Nowhere to belong
'N I'm hidin' my heart
Inside my winter coat
Keepin' a low song in my throat
I'm a duck and diver
Swimmin' gainst the tide
I see everythin' that's comin'
There aint no use to hide
If you don't understand me
I'll leave you behind
You can criticise me
I don't mind
Chorus
Old owl cry ooohs
Callin' in my sleep
I feel his night time gaze
Sittin' on me deep
Yellow mornin'
Sunlight sighin'
Old men and children
The whole world in their eyes
Chorus
I'm a love seeker
Eyes always open wide
Even in my darkest times
I'm ready for the ride
I'm a dream reader
Watching all the time
Truth speaker
Speakin' in my rhymes
Repeat ...
...... rhymes
© R Bennett '21