Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: This song is a lament to a love that in truthful reflection never was. It’s about releasing the past and moving forward. How a tree releases its withered summer leaves, to see out the winter and wait for new life to begin. The person and situation that inspired this song provided plenty of song writing material. Thank you…
Autumn leaves fall from trees, like these tears that fall from me
Oh Can’t you feel my heart break
The sun will rise, the sun will set, the time between I just wanna forget
Oh It was my mistake
The blackness it calls to me, to shed my skin, set me free.
From That Adelaide Autumn
The scars I feel, I cannot bare, this coat of memories that I wear
Of you and that Adelaide Autumn
Drunken times sleepless nights, a body bruised out of sight
Oh I realised you were a fake
The blackness it called to me, to shed my skin, to be free.
Of you and that Adelaide Autumn
The scars I felt, I no longer bear, the coat of memories I no longer wear
For you and for that Adelaide Autumn
Autumn leaves fell from the trees, like the tears that once fell from me
Oh, that was yesterday
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: Bluebird was written at a time in my life when I thought my dreams had passed, but then I realised that deep inside me was a burning ember. It was hope and to keep going. The song was also written with the intention of being the title track for my first album, which was a long-held dream, much longer than a lot of people realise. I decided on the name Bluebird and then I wrote the song…
She cries when she’s alone and she doesn’t understand she’s trying to find her way home
She thinks that it has come, the call for her last dance but she’s not scared of dancing on her own
Not everybody knows, the secret that she holds
She dreams she’s a bluebird
And that she can fly
I’m a bluebird
Flying way up high
Soaring on its wings, way up in the sky, she thinks she can fly
No matter how hard it seems, her heart will always sing, she’s free inside
Now everybody knows, the secret that she holds
She dreams she’s a bluebird
And that she can fly
I’m a bluebird
Soaring in the sky
Calling me home
Calling me home
Her heart is on her sleeve, there’s nothing left to give, she aims at the sun
She soars without a care, over rainbows in the air
She dreams she’s a bluebird
And that she can fly
Beautiful bluebird
Soaring in the sky
She dreams she’s a bluebird
Soaring in the sky
She soars without a care, over rainbows in the air
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: This song is about two of my loved ones who passed a while ago. I wanted to write a song about how I felt back when I lost them and how I still feel today…
I hear a song on the radio and it reminds me of you.You left not that long ago, there was naught I could do
I walk down the street and I smell the rose, it’s the scent you used to wear the scent on your clothes
Now I realise the thing I know. You’re Gone and there is nothing I can do or say to change that.
You’re Gone, if I could only find a way to make you come back .
If I could only find a way to make you come back but you’re gone.
I see your picture on the shelf, you smile and laugh me with. But then the pain it overwhelms, things that used to be.
Sometimes I feel you standing by the side of me. You lift me up, you hold me tight, you console me.
Is it wrong that I want to believe you’re not gone. But you’re Gone, and there is nothing I can do or say to change that.
You’re Gone, if I could only find a way to make you come back. If I could only find a way to make you come back but you’re gone.
But you’re, Gone. You live inside my heart please know that. You’re Gone. I miss you every day don’t doubt that.
If I could only find a way to make you come back. If I could only find a way to make you come back. If I could only find a way to make you come back. But you’re gone
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: This song is an embellishment on the blossoming of a friendship. Two souls, who became connected through an unusual situation; with each helping to rekindle the fire of life within the other…
I’m not sure why you’re in my life. Stranger, now friend of mine
And I don’t know why, but it feels so right. Stranger, now friend of mine
Speak to me of who you are. Stranger, now friend of mine
You can see right through my heart. Stranger, now friend of mine.
And I won’t deny, when I speak to you
My delight, just to hear you, be near you, see you
I’m not sure how this came to be, but I am sure that you get me, oh
And if it ends there’s no regrets, but thankfully it hasn’t ended yet
And I won’t deny, when I speak to you
My delight, just to hear you, be near you, see you
I’m not sure why you’re in my life. Once were strangers, now friend of mine
And I don’t know why, but it feels so right. Once were strangers, now friend of mine
Stranger, now friend of mine
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: After being inspired by a request to write a song with a military/marching drum beat in mind, I wrote Running Man. It is reflecting upon the many times in my life where I wanted to keep moving forward but others didn’t want me to…
People talkin’ about me, this is true
People talk talk talk, that’s what they do
What they say, he said, I don’t care
The words they speak are just vibrations in the air
All I know is how fast I can go
Coz I’m the running man, I’m the running man, I’m running as fast as I can
I gotta hit the road, be on the go, catch me if you can
I’m the running man, I’m the running man
Throw my heart over the bar, I’m no fool
I’m giving life all of me, there’s no rules
Why I run, they ask me, he says every step I run is a step closer to me
Lean and clean and living my dream
So, see if you can catch me, catch me if you can, see if you can catch, catch the running man
See if you can catch me, catch me if you can, see if you can catch, catch the running man
Firework show, are you ready set go
I’m the running man, I’m the running man, I’m running as fast as I can
I gotta hit the road, be on the go, catch me if you can
I’m the running man, I’m the running man, I’m running as fast as I can
I’m the running man
I’m the running man
I’m the running man, yeah, I’m going going going as fast as I can
Hey, yeah, I’m the running man
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: Serendipity started as a challenge to myself to write a sweet, light and poppy song and is about those moments in life when a happenstance of positive discovery occurs. Its about learning to go with the flow. The album has a more rock version…
I’m the wrong stroke on the painting, that makes it a masterpiece
I’m the wrong note in the music that brings sweet harmony
I’m the wrong turn too late did you learn was always the right way to go
I’m the mistake that you wouldn’t make you were too afraid I know
Why don’t people just let go and flow free
Sure they know life’s not complete without serendipity
I’m the chinese whisper that gets lost along the line
I’m the day you take your umbrella but the weather ends up fine
I’m the wrong turn too late did you learn was always the right way to go
I’m the mistake that you finally made, thank god, bravo
And you feel my heart beating I feel yours beating too
Don’t they know heaven was celebrating before I even met you
Come with me and we’ll bathe in the sea, you and me we’ll swim in the sea
You and me for eternity, sweet serendipity
Sweet serendipity
Sweet serendipity
Sweet serendipity
Oh, Oh
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: This song is purely from the desire and romantic yearning of my imagination. It’s a beautiful scene in my head when two lovers “destined to be” meet…
You walked in, I saw you, there was something about you
I stood there, all frozen, waiting for you to notice me me
Come over here, I want you, come over here to talk to
Come over here, a few more steps, just make your way
Come over here and let us talk, Come over here, or we could walk
Come over here another step just be brave
I could not believe it, I caught you looking at me
My heart raced, I felt grace, floating down on me (there was something about you)
me (there was something about you)
Come over here, I want you, come over here to talk to
Come over here, a few more steps, just make your way
Come over here and let us talk, come over here, or we could walk
Come over here another step just be brave
You walked in, I saw you, I felt like I knew you
I stood there, all frozen, and then you noticed me (there was something about you)
me (there was something about you)
me
Come over here, I want you, come over here to talk to
Come over here, a few more steps, just make your way
Come over here, and let us talk, come over here, or we could walk
Come over here another step just be brave
You walked in, I saw you, there was something about you
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: The song came about from a t-shirt given to me by my friend’s mum. When I began writing I wanted to deconstruct the negativity around the words ‘superhero’ and especially ‘perfect’ because they are often used within a limited external context. I wanted to describe a superhero from the inside…
I said I only date superheroes, the kind that stand straight at ground zero
You’ll find they don’t talk the talk, you’ll find they walk the walk, that’s why they’re called superheroes
Fly so high, you wanna touch the sky, it makes you feel inside
Like a superhero, like a superhero, like a superhero, like a superhero
You could wear your undies on the outside, or rescue kitties from a tree up high
Short, fat or bald; blonde, handsome and tall; there’s a superhero for us all
Fly so high, you wanna touch the sky, it makes you feel inside
Like a superhero, a superhero, like a superhero, a superhero
I said I only date superheroes, the kind that stand tall at ground zero
They call me mad and say I’m bad because I want a superhero
Goes to show, just how much they know, for within us all could be
a superhero, a superhero, a superhero, a superhero
Fly so high, you wanna touch the sky, it makes you feel inside
Like a superhero, like a superhero, like a superhero
Oh, like a superhero…
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song: Wild Woman was born of a text from a friend. I was sitting alone on a New Year’s Eve feeling a little dejected about my life. My friend in the UK sent saying how several years ago we had been at the 24hr Le Mans in Adelaide on New Years celebrating. I remembered that night and then I started thinking about all the wonderful, weird and amazing things I had done in my life with my friends and on my own. I realized my life had been and still was, pretty awesome…
I’ve been a wild woman in my day, I’ve tried to mend broken ways
Been shown the baddest side of town, these clothes I wear have been around
Don’t judge a book by its cover, and don’t take the L out of Lover
Oh, don’t be afraid to discover
Your wild, your wild, woman ways
Your wild, your wild, woman ways
I’ve danced on bars in Milan, got down in the tropical sand
I’m yet to meet a good man who is cool with this wild woman
Don’t judge a book by its cover, my wild woman days are certainly over
I’m so glad I discovered
My wild, my wild, woman ways
My wild, my wild, woman ways
I’ve driven a train and I’ve flown a plane
Howled at the moon, naked in the rain
Danced at the Notting Hill parade
and partied in Istanbul on my birthday
Don’t judge a book by its cover, don’t take the L out of lover
Oh, don’t be afraid to discover your wild, your wild, woman ways
No, don’t judge a book by its cover and don’t die inside before your life’s over
Don’t be afraid to discover
Your wild, your wild, woman ways
Your wild, your wild, woman ways
Written by: Julie-Anne Marshall
Behind the song:This song was inspired by my parents and how they are still young at heart. How they live a full and joyful life even when there has been tremendous pain…
As we grow old, we don’t grow old, it’s just another candle on our birthday cake
We’re still wild, with that inner child, I say with a smile it’s just the way we make
And every day it takes my breath away, takes my breath away
Ho, got to catch my breath now, so I can take it all in
Hmm, like a roller coaster or a merry go round
Hmm, such a wonderful way to go now, hey, such a wonderful way to go
Hey, a wonderful way to go
Hey
I take a chance, I’ve learnt to take a chance, on romance, I sing and dance
I grabbed it by the horns, feels like coming home, feels like coming home, I’m home at last
And I’m amazed, it takes my breath away to this very day
Every day it takes my breath away, what can I say?
Ho, got to catch my breath now, so I can take it all in
Hmm, like a roller coaster or a merry go round
Hmm, such a wonderful way to go now
Hey, such a wonderful way to go
Hey, such a wonderful way
Hey, such a wonderful way
Hmm
Such a wonderful way
Such a wonderful way