Name: Dirt Coloured Glasses
Duration: P00H04M16S
Description: A co-write from February Album Writing Month with a beautiful man I've never met who sent me an improvised piano track. I added the lyrics and melody inspired by the quiet desperation that emanated from the piece. A song about the struggle to love yourself.

Dirt Coloured Glasses

from Love and Other Crimes by Liz Frencham

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A co-write from February Album Writing Month with a beautiful man I've never met who sent me an improvised piano track. I added the lyrics and melody inspired by the quiet desperation that emanated from the piece. A song about the struggle to love yourself.

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Dirt Coloured Glasses

Put on my dirt coloured glasses
With my dirt covered hands
Oh everything I do
is dirtied, all through,
by what I know that I am

Just a little bit of self love
They tell me
It’s not so hard
Just a little bit of self love
Let a little sun through

But I just don’t feel it
it’s gotta be real if
I’m gonna change my view
How can I feel it
When my very spirit
Is a dirty, dark hue?

Just a little bit of self love
A little bit of respect
A little bit of self love,
Show yourself some grace and affection

But how can I feel
something not real?

With my dirt coloured glasses
and my dirt covered hands
Everything I do
will be dirtied all through
by what I know that I am

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from Love and Other Crimes, released April 9, 2020
Liz Frencham - double bass, lead vocals
Jacob McGuffie - guitar
Pete Fidler - dobro
Mary Doumany - backing vocals
Kat Mear - backing vocals
Carl Pannuzzo - backing vocals

Written by Liz Frencham and Tim Fatchen
Produced and recorded by Liz Frencham
Mixed by Erick Jaskowiak
Mastered by Isaac Barter

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Liz Frencham Trentham, Australia

Liz studied Jazz performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music & has been working full time as a musician for over ten years. She is an experienced multi-genre session double-bassist & vocalist who has become an audience favourite on the music festival circuit in Australia with acts like Frencham Smith, Jigzag, Devlish Mary, Red Juliet & Jimmy the Fish. ... more

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