Serpentine

from A Kind Of Premonition by OXLIP

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"I woke up one morning with a distinct feeling that someone close to me was passing over. I could feel their energy was moving into the next realm. It was like a kind of premonition- and so the song came to life.

"..I felt you slip away, gentle as a breeze in May, gentle as a breeze in May.."

The song's are quite stripped back and have an 'other-world' quality. I wanted the vocals to feel like I was whispering in your ear, like your inner voice or a faint prayer. They are about death, addiction and the metaphysical, except the song I've Cried All The Tears (I'm Cryin' For You), which feels like a ballad Patsy Cline would have sang..."
Jayne Trimble (OXLIP)

A Kind Of Premonition is a 4 song EP written and produced by OXLIP, and was released 07/09/2021 on Champagne Breakfast.

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Serpentine

By OXLIP



You’re in my bed, a stain on my sheets

Caked on the face lookin at me

Deep sunken eyes and hollowed out cheeks

I hang my head and admit my defeat



You’re soft to touch and sweet is your song

Your scent lingers on after you’ve gone

But the rules are clear your message is strong

You are the queen and I am your pawn



Fruit on the trees and fruit on the vine

But there ain’t no fruit and there sure ain’t no wine

I’m sleepin on sofas for you, Serpentine



I’ve tried to get out of this time after time

I’ve gotta get out of this terrible bind

I know if I don’t you’re gonna find

Your clandestine way back into my mind



Fruit on the trees and fruit on the vine

But there ain’t no fruit and there sure ain’t no wine

I beg for mercy from you, Serpentine

credits

from A Kind Of Premonition, released July 9, 2021
Written and performed by: OXLIP
Bass: Wynston Minckler
Drums: Marty Galbraith
Acoustic Guitar: OXLIP
Electric Guitar & Pedal Steel: Paul Rigby
Piano: OXLIP
Viola: Thomas Beckman
Trumpet: Malcolm Aiken
Engineered by OXLIP @ World Peach Records
Mixed by: OXLIP @ World Peach Records
Mastered by: Andrew Downton @ Railtown Mastering
Artwork: Pearl Rachinsky
Released by: Champagne Breakfast

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Oxlip Vancouver, British Columbia

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR nominee by the 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards for her recent work, 'Your Mother Was A Peacock',

"Sometimes a completely beautiful song is the most powerful way to say Fuck You.” says OXLIP who hails from Northern Ireland but currently lives in Vancouver, BC. ... more

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