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Sweet Manhattan

from The Hinterhaus by Gillian Grassie

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I know a place down in Chelsea
where my friend works as the hotel barkeep
and he'll fix me a drink
if I sit down to think
and the thoughts that I think get too heavy

Take two parts of your favorite bourbon
and one part of tremontis mirto
those brandy soaked cherries
bring out the myrtle berry
and a dash of those old orange bitters

Oh silk and satin
oh sweet manhattan
and summer so far away
you're looking blue, bird
go find a new bird
to keep the winter at bay

Je prefere les romans
je veux habiter dedans
parcequ'ils ont plus de sense
que toute mes vrais romances

J'ai cherché entre tous les mots
ceux muets and ceux très forts
mais si tu demandes une reponse
je peux seulement dire,
"Euh, bon, ça depends..."

Alors quelle genre cette histoire?
Je ne comprends jamais les fins
Si je commencais à rire
oh est-il vraiment une comedie ou quoi?
Je sais pas
et donc je boire

Oh silk and satin
oh sweet manhattan
and summer so far away
so clink your glasses
toss down the hatches
a warmth that is here to stay

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[French Translation]

I prefer novels
I’d like to live inside of them
because they make more sense
than my real-life romances

I searched between all the words
those that were silent
and those that were very loud
but if you ask me for a response
I can only say, “um, well, that depends…”

So what genre is this story?
I never understand the endings
If I start to laugh
is it really a comedy or what?
I don’t know, and so I drink

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from The Hinterhaus, released January 29, 2013

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Gillian Grassie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gillian Grassie is an American singer-songwriter and harpist who splits her time between Philadelphia and Berlin.

"It’s rare to hear a young singer with such control and understated soulfulness, and even more rare to hear a harp provide such a deep percussive groove. I was immediately captivated by her sound.” - Grammy-winner Marc Cohn
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