Secret Garden from Caterwaul by Ilia Nicoll
Tracklist
| 7. | Secret Garden | 3:16 |
Lyrics
Were so high only robins could fly them
And the doors were closed to
The path from which the walkers crossed
Holding their umbrellas to the rain
There was no roof to weather
So a family of trees grew together
And small lonely girls can
See the leaves unfurling
On the branches reaching to the sky
Calling from the gloomy place
Echoes of an answer are left on her face
Only when she’s on her knees
Do her muddy fingers uncover the keys
Her first attempts were wary
When she pulled back the curtain of ivy
Only the hair around her shoulders
To hold her
Trembling from the wilderness inside
And someone said, ‘Ooh
Where have you been all this time?’
And she said, ‘Ooh
I finally found it again.’
Credits
Vocals, acoustic guitar, strings: Ilia Nicoll
Drums,, keys, back up vocals: Jake Nicoll
Electric guitar, back up vocals: Noah Bender
Bass: Darren Browne
Trombone: John Duff
License
All rights reserved.
Ilia has been a longstanding fixture of the East Coast Canadian music scene. Her songwriting is lyrically astute, melodically adventurous and cinematic. In her classic vocal stylings you can find evidence of her childhood obsession with 60s American/British folk and Judy Garland. Since her last European tour just prior to the pandemic, she’s been mothering a child and a collection of new songs.