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‘Give Me A Sign’ isn’t your typical grief track; ultimately, it focuses on finding hope even in the darkest of times. Corinna narrates the stage of numbness and shock - when she lost her mother, she felt she wasn’t experiencing grief properly. Bereft of pain and tears and instead experiencing feelings of disconnection, Corinna was willing herself to feel something, whether it be a spiritual confirmation of life after death or the pain of loss. She cathartically wrote ‘Give Me A Sign’ as a continuous stream of thoughts rather than a poetically crafted narrative.
Corinna Jane worked with producer Francesco Arpino in Rome to create the track. They wrote it together on piano and guitar and began layering it on the studio, using both digital and analogue elements to fuse retro and modern production techniques.
‘Recording the track was like letting two kids run through a sweet shop,’ says Corinna. ‘We were picking and choosing whatever came to our minds and the track grew in a way that neither of us had conceived before writing together.’
Corinna hopes the track can be a relief for those dealing with complex emotions that they cannot grasp, so they know that numbness and confusion are a normal part of the process. She hopes the track channels the female- fronted empowered rock sounds of the 90s such as The Cardigans, Alanis Morrissette & Garbage.
'Give Me A Sign' is an introspective pop-rock anthem with both live & electronic elements. Corinna’s versatile vocal is capable of both light, airy flutters for the verse, reminiscent of Kate Bush, and pure rock belting for a dynamic and commanding chorus. “Give Me A Sign’ will be released on the 30th October.
lyrics
GIVE ME A SIGN
Life, oh it’s this funny thing called life,
And we’re making sense of it,
Lost, sometimes I think that’s all I feel, oh
Why don’t you give me a sign?
Like the sea that leaves a trail along the shore,
It’s not your problem it’s mine,
So pour the light that leads me to your door,
Life, sometimes I want to feel the pain,
Cause it makes me feel alive,
Love, well it’s the only thing we know will carry on,
When we’re long gone…
Why don’t you give me a sign?
Like the sea that leaves a trail along the shore,
It’s not your problem it’s mine,
So pour the light that leads me to your door,
While the world still spins,
New life begins,
But that is just the way it’s gotta be,
Give me a sign about the things that we don’t know...
I’ve been trying to numb the loneliness inside,
Always searching for the cure,
I guess that’s something we all do...
Why don’t you give me a sign?
Like the sea that leaves a trail along the shore,
It’s not your problem it’s mine,
So pour the light that leads me to your door,
On and on and on and on and
Life goes on and on and on and
Life will go on…
While the world still spins,
New life begins,
But that is just the way it’s gotta be,
Give me a sign about the things that we don’t know...
Life...
credits
released October 30, 2020
Written by Corinna Jane Crabtree and Francesco Arpino
Corinna Jane is Franco-English, but was born in Germany and grew up in England. Growing up trilingual was a huge advantage,
but a steady diet of MTV meant her primary passion was always music.
She has received airplay on BBC Radio 6, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio alongside prime-time coverage on London Live TV, and has toured with her band around the Midlands, London and the North....more
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