Lonnie Gordon Collaboration

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(c) Nick Rumbelow / Lonnie Gordon
Vocals by Lonnie Gordon
Music arranged, performed, and produced
by Nick Rumbelow
Lyrics by Nick Rumbelow / Lonnie Gordon
Photo by Ruby Quinn (ft. Grace Sanderson)

This song began with me becoming unemployed and finding time to sit in the Rookery, some beautiful flower gardens on Streatham Common. I found a bench which I came to call "The Listening Bench", because I suddenly found myself with time to listen.

It was the sound of the gentle breeze through the silver birches that done it, such a distinctive sound, which I tried to represent in the opening sounds of this track. I kind of found myself again on the listening bench and remembered how to just take pleasure from being in the moment.

A couple of weeks later Lonnie moved in to our house, and we just clicked straight away. We had such deep, beautiful and inspired conversations in the kitchen, and one sunny day I took her to the Listening Bench, and we had a very special conversation.

This song is that conversation.

Lyrics

No one can see me
As I slowly disappear
Who will remember
If I was even here?
I reach for the sky and
The feeling comes back to me
When will I know my destiny?

I'll let it rain on me
A flower nearly open
And this is where I'll be
My spirit is unbroken
I can have it all
If I can see more clearly
If I can just remember
To open, open to my life

I'm patiently painting
A life of providence
How did I get to this place
Is it all coincidence?
Everybody has a story
I only know mine
Is this insanity?