Seventeen

by Ailsa and the Seahorses

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Recorded in a wardrobe, mixed in a living room...

'Seventeen' comes from my upcoming debut EP 'The Centre of Everything', out July 26th.

Thank you to everyone who has supported my music.

lyrics

I was playing seventeen
tryna catch a memory
and keep it deep inside of me

I came in from the very top
to you to watch the years fall off
and make my bed

And the world it never changed again
but I did and I was spinning when I saw them
I know they won't leave me now

I've been down for four years
in the coldest heart
in the ground
Put the earth over me
In the morning we'll be

I wake up and go back down
but you were always there
and it's all around
And now it's all in my head
Remember me in the end

Never took the remnants out
'cause bad dreams are all I care about
and I know too much to wake up now

And one day I'll be racing in
to wake and tell them everything
about the fear

But sometimes I forget about
the days of sitting in the parks with you
I know I can't go there now

I've been down for five years now
In the coldest heart
in the ground
Put the earth over me
In the morning we'll be

I wake up and go back down
but you were always there
and it's all around
And now it's all in my head
Remember me in the end

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released June 21, 2019
Written and recorded by Ailsa McEwan
Additional guitar by Sam McEwan
Mixed and mastered by Chris Glen
Photography by Paul Montague

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Ailsa and the Seahorses Edinburgh, UK

Ailsa and the Seahorses is the musical project of Scottish singer-songwriter, Ailsa McEwan.

With her own distinct brand of ethereal indie, she is known for her independent approach and songs characterised by dreamy guitar chords and hypnotic melodies. ... more

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