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about
No matter who you are, life brings its struggles, worries, and conflict. Yet sun and leaves make dappled light, rivers flow, people heal, and forgive, and beauty has a way of nudging through the noise in a persistent whisper. "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming," inspired by our time spent living by the St. Lawrence River in Montreal's borough of Verdun, is about holding onto beauty in the small things, finding rest in it, wondering where it comes from, and hoping it's not all a dream.
In “Tell My I’m Not Dreaming,” Luke and I collaborate with Halifax harp-player Ellen Gibling, and Ethan Jodziewicz out of Nashville, on bass. This arrangement finds a sweet spot between Ellen's harp and Luke's guitar, allowing the hopeful lyrics to rest on river-like waves of sound, sensitively captured and mixed by our co-producer Graeme Campbell.
-Sarah
lyrics
There’s a song I love that I want you to hear
It’s one I wish I wrote, been stuck in my ear
They say, “kids today, they don’t understand”
But you and me, we got a different plan
Meet you at the park by the Queen Anne’s lace
Where the sun in the trees paint you a dappled face
Close our eyes and let the music in
Open our hearts, feel the breeze on our skin
Ohh.. do you feel the way I’m feeling?
Ohh... what’s it all revealing?
Life’s got you reeling
I wanna rest in this beauty
Tell me I’m not dreaming
‘Wish I could pull off an old-time hat
Nowadays they don’t make ‘em like that
You can have anything in the world for cheap
I want something to last, and something to keep
Ohh.. do you feel the way I’m feeling?
Ohh... what’s it all revealing?
Life’s got you reeling
I wanna rest in this beauty
Tell me I’m not dreaming
Rent is due, the bills unpaid
But the sun’s got everybody out today
Sitting on the edge, dipping our toes
The river doesn’t worry bout getting old
Ohh.. do you feel the way I’m feeling?
Ohh... what’s it all revealing?
Life’s got you reeling
I wanna rest in this beauty
Tell me I’m not dreaming
credits
from Dear Friend,
track released September 23, 2022
Special thanks to Jayme Stone for workshopping this song with us.
Song written by Luke Fraser and Sarah Frank
vocals, guitar - Luke Fraser
vocals, fiddle - Sarah Frank
harp - Ellen Gibling
bass - Ethan Jodziewicz
recording, mixing - Graeme Campbell
mastering - J. LaPointe
artwork Veronica Chih Ming Frank
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