Name: Yellow House
Duration: P00H03M00S
Description: Yellow House offers a child's perspective, from early youth to adulthood. It unfolds like a movie, establishing location then sifting through images colored by the unspoken emotional tone permeating memory.

Yellow House

from Dream Girl by Tisa Batchelder

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Yellow House offers a child's perspective, from early youth to adulthood. It unfolds like a movie, establishing location then sifting through images colored by the unspoken emotional tone permeating memory.

lyrics

Yellow house hides secret stairway
From the bedroom to the pantry
Blue room with the daisy paper
Old record player, brown bean bag chair
Gladiolas in the garden
Mulberries in the backyard
2500 Hartzell Street, that's where I learned
Life is hard

She tried to live here, she tried to live well
Let's say she did the best she could
She planted radishes and lettuce
She worked with flowers, she read books
She was small her voice was large and
She could be cruel with her words and
Sometimes slept more than she ought to
Tip toe 'round, best not be heard

Hiding, hidden, broken, bed-ridden
Threadbare, only half-way finished
Tired of fighting, moving toward forgiveness

I think I said we all make plans
Before we choose to take these lives
There was no way to take it back when I
Heard the fear in her reply. She said,
You don't know and I don't know and these are
Things that can't be known and
If you choose, if you decide, that means
I've spent my whole life in denial

Hiding, hidden, broken, bed-ridden
Threadbare, only half way finished
Tired of fighting moving toward forgiveness

credits

from Dream Girl, track released August 4, 2023
Tisa Batchelder-piano & vocals
Gregg Ostrom-bass
Gerald Dowd-drums & percussion
John Abbey-keys

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Tisa Batchelder Chicago, Illinois

Called “absolutely original” and “truly unique", Tisa Batchelder's songs are haunting, cool, and lush; layered with winks and nods. Her vocal delivery meanders then soars: light and airy sing-song; gutsy, witchy mystery; searing, soul-baring emotional expression.Tisa's songwriting is informed by study of literature and filmmaking as well as a life-long fascination with healing. ... more

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