Gills and Tails

As much as I plan to write about Amel’s new album I know some of ya’ll are gonna go out and buy it to see what all my fuss is about. As of late, I have been playing Gills and Tails on heavy rotation. I love this song. Amel has the ability to capture how I feel at any one point in my life since she has been putting out albums.

i looked at my reflection in the water
thought what an unlikely pair
closed my eyes, held my breath, plummeted, down,down,down
and anchored myself there

can’t tell how long i’ve been
in the company of gills and tails
i think i feel my skin
growing scales

chorus
can i come up for air
can i come up, can i come up
(repeat 3x)

i’m gettin’ eaten up down here
i’m just not built like them
the big fish have a monopoly
the little fish get buried in the sand

this here world i’m in
sucks your life out, leaves you comatose
take back your salt and fins
send me a lifeboat

chorus

i look up at longing at the surface
hypnotized by the way the sunlight seems to ride each ripple
and they do a dance
every ray becomes a beckoning hand
i miss the sweet taste of oxygen
i mistook this for the promised land

This song is so beautiful and well I can just imagine in my mind what would be a tight video concept for the song if she ever releases it as a single…anyway, cop that Amel!