Tunes & Tales: English Rain

I'm a relatively new Gabrielle Aplin fan, as I only really became obsessed with her music in late 2015. I find her voice incredibly distinctive and easy to listen to, and find that I often turn to her debut album English Rain when I want something tried and true. It's definitely a testament to her singing and songwriting skills!

VIBE: thoughtful + clever lyrics paired with simple melodies

WHY: It's easy listening, plus she has an amazing voice.

TRY: Panic Cord is the one I like best, though I think Please Don't Say You Love Me is great too!

Panic Cord / Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between

This meant more to you than it did to me

I was full of doubt and you believed

The more that you keep coming over

The more I know it's over, dear

We're just a box of souvenirs

And maybe I pulled the panic cord

Keep on Walking / Winning

Something’s happening you can’t see

(On your way, go on your way)

We are rolling on stormy seas

(On your way, go on your way)

You don’t like when I disagree

(On your way, go on your way)

The lies you’re spinning, you’re changing me

(On your way, go on your way)

But all that glitters is not gold

From the bruises flowers grow

I feel so much better now you’re not around

There’s no one to kick me while I’m down

No one to burn my bridges anymore

So keep on walking

‘Cause I’m not here to make you feel good

To dry up your tears and apologise for you

I feel so much better now you’re not around

So keep on walking out

Please Don't Say You Love Me / The Elite

Heavy words are hard to take

Under pressure precious things can break

And how we feel is hard to fake

So let's not give the game away

Just please don't say you love me

'Cause I might not say it back

Doesn't mean my heart stops skipping when you look at me like that

There's no need to worry when you see just where we're at

Just please don't say you love me

'Cause I might not say it back

How Do You Feel Today? / Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

The sound of your laugh has a ring of weariness

The night has a thousand eyes and your smile of heaviness

I've always asked for nothing but you've found it hard to see

So I gathered all I had and laid it down before your feet

I gathered all I had

So how do you feel today?

Home / Troubled Waters

Cause they say home is where your heart is set in stone

Is where you go when you're alone

Is where you go to rest your bones

It's not just where you lay your head

It's not just where you make your bed

As long as we're together, does it matter where we go?

Home home home home

Salvation / Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom

You are the avalanche

One world away

My make believing

While I'm wide awake

Just a trick of light

To bring me back around again

Those wild eyes

A psychedelic silhouette

I never meant to fall for you but I

Was buried underneath and

All that I could see was white

My salvation

Ready to Question / Child of the Prophecy

Is there something I'm not seeing?

Something you're not telling me?

‘Cause I've been hearing different stories

I don't know what to believe [...]

I'm ready to question

That life is a blessing

Give me a sign, am I'll following blind?

Is there any one listening?

Is there anyone listening?

I don't know

The Power of Love / Daughter of the Forest

The power of love

A force from above

Cleaning my soul

Flame on burn desire

Love with tongues of fire

Purge the soul

Make love your goal

Alive / Heir of Fire

Just one step

A different day

Would I know you at all?

Would I know you at all?

When your kingdom falls

And your family fade

But it wasn't your fault

It was never your fault

And I realise

You have to feel alive

And all your worries will escape through the door

And you'll wake up all alone on the floor

It's not too late

Just rely on me now

Human / Empire of Storms

Show me that you’re human, you won’t break

Like a thief in the light,

You can’t hide, you can’t hide

From your shadow

It’s the only thing you own

And you don’t need to pretend

That perfection is your friend

‘Cause we’re all broken.

November / The Winner's Crime

You made me high then you swooped so low

From a hummingbird to a silent crow

I was on your side but then I saw it change [...]

Oh how can I forgive?

Those words will stain forever

Start of Time / Winter

When you walked into the room just then

It's like the sun came out

It's like the sun came out

And the day is clear

My voice is just a whisper

Louder than the screams you hear

It's like the sun came out

Take Me Away / The Light Fantastic

I bear far more cracks

Than the human eye can see

Is it fair to be perplexed

And try explain what’s underneath

With my success?

'Cause there’s nothing’s left

I am tortured by myself

I am haunted by the fear of someone else

I am fading, I’m a ghost

Disconnected from the things I love the most

Evaporate / Blue-Eyed Devil

When it's too hard and too late

When I'm too tired to run away

When it can't stay the way it was

I need you ‘cause

You smash the trouble I can't take

And all the pieces of the break

Evaporate, evaporate, evaporate

Wake Up With Me / The Goal

And wake up with me

Open up your eyes

Breath easy

You and I can make our escape

And give the pain to yesterday

Feel a fresher light on your face