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Garden Wish

from Bloom and Grow by Kyla Tilley

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This is another song that I wrote that summer in Montreal. It was another harbinger of my flight from the big city which I had loved. As much as I thrive in the hustle and bustle, as comfortable as I am on stage or in a huge crowd, another part of me is totally mystified by humanity and I frequently just want to run away and lie in a flower garden and never speak to anyone.

When I listened back to my original recording, I knew I had to ask my dear friend Sahara Jane to sing on this track. Then I saw her partner Ken Shorely playing flower pots on Instagram and I knew I had to have those too. Fortunately they were open to my whims.

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Garden Wish

Modern life moves much too fast
Slick and overwhelming
Excesses of Everything
Flashing lights
Screaming phones

Surely there's a place to hide
Sanctuary from the noise
Shelter from the turbulence
Serenity
Repose

Flowers have nothing to say
Flowers have no where to go
Cast their spell upon a room
Colourful
Calming

Would that she could turn into a bee
then she could fly between the petals of each flower in the garden
Would that she need never leave the garden
Where the flowers bloom eternal

People can be perplexing
Their motives inscrutable
They can be irrational
Baffling
Hard to gauge

Surely there's a place to flee
Shelter from the confusion
Sanctuary from it all
Serenity
Repose

Flowers have nothing to hide
Flowers tell no truths no lies
Cast their roots into the earth
Drink it in
Growing tall

Would that she could turn into a bee
then she could fly between the petals of each flower in the garden
Would that she need never leave the garden
Where the flowers bloom eternal

Turn away from
The maelstrom
Tempers flaring
Cruel laughter of urban life

In the garden
Cool and shaded
Roses beckon
Through ribbons of sunlight

Human life can be complex
Joyous and disquieting
What's the meaning of it all
Questioning, pondering

Surely there's a simple truth
Sanctuary from the doubt
Shelter from misgiving
Serenity
Repose

Flowers have time to bide
Flowers have one thing on their mind
Cast their seed upon the wind
Propagate
Flower kind

Would that she could turn into a bee
then she could fly between the petals of each flower in the garden
Would that she need never leave the garden
Where the flowers bloom eternal

credits

from Bloom and Grow, released August 2, 2022
Kyla Tilley: Classical guitar, Bass, Vocals
Sahara Jane: Vocals
Ken Shorely: Flower Pot Percussion
Julian Squires: Drums

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Kyla Tilley Newfoundland and Labrador

Kyla Tilley plays guitar, wears high heels, and writes sometimes sad, often funny, occasionally disconcerting, story-telling songs which rarely rhyme.

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