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Ellington Said

from Life On Land by Joy Ellis

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Ellington said;
“Music was his mistress.”

And her demands are not slight,
She’ll pull you from your bed at night
A whispered melody to write.
Harmonies that intertwine your dreams
Like ivy threatening to choke the tree,
She’ll make your body ache in pain
But you still want to get up and play again.
In your triumphs she’ll let you bask in an ethereal glow
Then crush you down with a stifling blow.
She’ll take all your money and your space for thought,
Make you put off all tasks that you ought to do
Until you’ve wrought what’s in your mind and in your hands.

You shout at the phone to stop ringing;
It’s obscuring the melodies you’re singing.
You’re trying so hard you feel like crying
From your very soul these notes you’re prying.
At worst she’ll make you selfish and alone,
At best she can heal a nation’s hurt
So you see beauty through the scars
And all else falls
Still.

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from Life On Land, released November 10, 2017

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Joy Ellis London, UK

Joy Ellis is a pianist, singer and composer based in London. She has toured all over the world playing jazz. Past gig highlights include Ronnie Scott’s, the London Jazz Festival, and No Black Tie Jazz Club in Kuala Lumpur. She was recently selected as one of fourteen emerging artists to work with Mercury-nominated singer ESKA on a composition residency in Manchester. ... more

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