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lyrics

I felt the breeze
Your robe of God
You left me broken
On my knees
My glass-blown dreams
Ground into sand
Tossed in my eyes
But now I see

My flower
It had to lean toward the sunlight
To pollinate
Love don’t bloom in the shade
My flower Fire Lily, Juliet Rose, Blood Camellia
Stems arc towards the light
My petals close in the shade
No you need to shine, shine, shine here
Focus your photons of light
Shine on me
On one love

How can the one
Etched in the stars
Be thrown aside
For spare parts?
Your shadow glowed
Along the road
You pulled the blackout curtains
On our shoots

My flower
It had to lean towards the sunlight
Cross-pollinate
Love can’t bloom in the shade
My flower, Fire Lily, My Juliet Rose, Blood Carnellia
Stems arc towards the light
And my petals closed in her shade
No you need to
Shine, shine, shine here
Focus your photons of light
Shine on me
On one love

Through the prism of song
Words unconscious, like petals fall
Sepals close upon our day
In the shade I will fade away
No you need to shine
Focus your photons of light
On one love

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from Heart​-​Shaped Scars, released July 30, 2021
Words and Music - Dot Allison
Published by Air Edel Associates Ltd

Vocals, Ukulele, Piano, Mellotron, 12 - String Guitar - Dot Allison
Vocal Arrangements - Dot Allison
String Arranged and conducted by Hannah Peel
Violin - Seonaid Aitkin
Violin - Patsy Reid
Viola - Jane Atkins
Cello - Su-A Lee
Double Bass - May Halyburton

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Dot Allison Edinburgh, UK

Since her debut solo album Afterglow in 1999, Dot Allison has strived to keep the listener on a journey – and herself too.

She revolts against what she has done before, to evolve and not just occupy the same space.

Her forthcoming, and most illuminating album to date 'Heart-Shaped Scars is out now via SA Recordings.
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