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Jerusalem Artichoke

from 2 (2018, EP) by Xani

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Written while walking home from the fruit and veggie shop. I remember thinking about metaphors for songwriting and how absurd one could really get?

I settled on Jerusalem Artichokes as my metaphor - a hardy, heart, underestimated and undervalued vegetable from the sunflower family.

lyrics

What do you do
When you're living alone
Try to save money
So you're spending more time at home
You go to work, go to the gym
And you're living off tins of spaghetti.

Oh maybe it's time I did things differently
Got a little adventurous
It's good for me
So I try something different like
Jerusalem Artichoke.

Coz I could be simple or safe
Make the same things that I always make
Or I could try something new
Someone more like you
Although I've never tried this before
It could be fun and I want to explore
Baby you could be the best thing I've ever had.

I'm trying you out, breathing you in
You got a different flavour
To all the rest that have been
And when I'm heating you up
I want to heat you up some more.

Oh who would've thought
I'd find a delicacy
Something a little sweet that is good for me
Yeah I've found something new in my
Jerusalem Artichoke.

Baby you could be
The one thing that I need
To sweeten up my life
And finally make me see
That maybe I could change
Get out of my old ways
Now I've had a taste
I'll never be the same.

Simple, safe, make the things I always make.
Try it new, someone more like you.

credits

from 2 (2018, EP), track released September 18, 2017
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Myles Mumford at Rolling Stock Recording Rooms, Collingwood, Melbourne.
Music written and performed by Xani Kolac.

Backing Vocals - Olivia Nathan and Jacinta Caruana
Guitar - Cristian Barbieri
Drums - Mark Leahy
Bass - Josh Jones
Piano/Organ - Simon Burke
Trombone - Ellie Lamb
Violin - Xani Kolac

Artwork by Meg Kolac

All songs copyright Xani Kolac 2018

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