We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Frayed

from Like Magdalene by Jane Allison

/

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a lovely gatefold card case with artwork by Jo Nye of Tin City and photos by Chris Nicholls - complete with 8 page lyric booklet and pics.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Like Magdalene via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £10 GBP or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £1 GBP  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Full Digital Discography

    6
    releases

    Get all 6 Jane Allison releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Frayed, Like Magdalene, Magdalene, Methylene Blue, Just Another Girl, and Hymn To Hope. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      £22.50 GBP or more (25% OFF)

     

lyrics

The ribbons are frayed on the mask that you made
it was bidden and paid for by love
And thereʼs something unkind in the way that you tried
to steal the moon from the stars up above
Iʼm not afraid of this masquerade
though itʼs something Iʼve become sick of
This heaven you trade will be measured and weighed
in lament of the frail mourning dove
And Iʼm not allowed to reap the regard the reward the wish
And Iʼm not allowed to not play the game
But I never vowed to forever take my aim and miss
And Iʼm not your shame
Iʼm not your blame
Integrity strayed on that aching crusade
it was hidden in a labor of love
no one was paid and the prison we made
was nothing we could be proud of
The dragon was slayed but the fire remained
and it burnt all the sad songs of love
We felt the shame for crumbs that we laid
as an offer to all the unsung
And weʼre not allowed to reap the regard the reward the wish
And weʼre not allowed to not play the game
But I never vowed to forever take my aim and miss
And Iʼm not your shame
Iʼm not your pain
The arrows were aimed at a lifetime charade
and shattered the last trace of love.
Poisoned by rage the alliance decayed
til nothing was left to speak of
Feeling unswayed I knelt and prayed and the sweet holy hand of God
in a tender cascade made light out of shade,
burned straight to the heart of the rod
Iʼm not afraid to reap the regard the reward the wish And Iʼm not afraid to not play the game
And I never vowed to forever take my aim and miss Iʼve flown the frame
Iʼm not your blame Iʼm not the same

credits

from Like Magdalene, track released June 21, 2021
Written by Jane Allison
Jane Allison - Vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Alonza Bevan - All other instruments
Produced & engineered by Alonza Bevan at The Tea Rooms Studio Belgium
Mastered by Pierre Bartholomé at Green Field Studio Belgium

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Jane Allison image

Jane Allison Bristol, UK

"Gorgeous sonic blends of 70’s English folk revival, lush Laurel Canyon haze, rustic, acoustic charm and Celtic cool." Dave Franklin.
"A voice of scrubstone-denim and mulberry wine". Mercurial, brooding, haunting & pretty, country tinged electric folk laced with darkness. Biting, eloquent lyrics that reveal withering accounts of doomed romance, faded dreams and dark obsessions. ... more

contact / help

Contact Jane Allison

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Jane Allison recommends:

If you like Jane Allison, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Seafood Sam joins the show to discuss his newest album, " Standing On Giant Shoulders".
listen now