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Another Way

by Kate Ellis

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Another Way is the song of a daughter finding forgiveness for her father and understanding the connection between them. It is about realising that someone can only live by what they see as real, and we cannot always see another way to be. Love allows you to accept that person with all their frailties.

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ANOTHER WAY

A little boy he was loved but not quite good enough
Her kisses sweet but his father’s touch was a little rough
Love always made him want to pull away
And that’s what he did
‘Cos he couldn’t see another way

Father’s angry words playing on repeat
Never looked too deep inside for fear of what he’d see
As soon as he’d get home he’d want to run away
So he left them
‘Cos he couldn’t see another way

I don't want to see everything you see
Even though your darkness stays a little piece of me
But now I know why you’d always turn away
Despite trying every day
You couldn’t see another way

Keeping tabs on who’s naughty and who’s nice
Keeps his southern whiskey and his bitterness on ice
He railed at the injustice every day
And he never stopped
‘Cos he couldn’t see another way

I don't want to see everything you see
Even though your darkness stays a little piece of me
But now I know why you’d always turn away
Despite trying every day
You couldn’t see another way

He met a woman who loved him just as he was
Nothing she could do to prove that he would be enough
So he told her that he was poorly made
And he left her
‘Cos he couldn’t see another way

I don't want to see everything you see
Even though your darkness stays a little piece of me
But now I know why you’d always turn away
Despite trying every day
You couldn’t see another way

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released July 2, 2021
The track was produced, engineered and mastered by John Reynolds and mixed by John Reynolds and Tim Oliver.

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Kate Ellis London, UK

Kate Ellis is a Louisiana-born singer-songwriter who uses melancholy Americana and
Folk to conduct fearless soul- searching.

An Observer newspaper journalist described ”hauntingly beautiful songs", while Americana UK gave her second album ‘Spirals’ 9/10 calling it “An irrefutable, unquestionable joy” and Folk Radio UK called it, “Beguilingly sung, melodic, warm, tender, open and insightful.” ... more

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