“Wake Up” by Jessie Reid – A Song Feature

 

      “Wake Up” runs parallel to today’s early post of “Where The Monsters Live” by Freight Train Foxes. Both are vocals-driven singles that feature acoustic guitar. Both save the most beautiful and invigorating segment for a conclusion that features an emotion-invoking string instrument. And in both songs, a crescendo carries the listener into the beauty of the conclusion. A difference is that the crescendo of Jessie Reid’s “Wake Up” is driven by a piano.
 
     Jessie Reid is a Folk vocalist/songwriter in the UK. Quoting her Bandcamp bio:
 “Jessie Reid’s folk-influenced, percussive fingerstyle guitar playing has drawn comparisons with the likes of Ben Howard, Lucy Rose and Nick Mulvey. Jessie was shortlisted for the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition and has travelled as far as New York and Brazil in the promotion of singles."
 
     “Wake Up” by Jessie Reid

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessiereidmusic
Bandcamp: https://jessiereid1.bandcamp.com/ 

Lyrics of “Wake Up” by Jessie Reid
I know now, the fire in your heart’s burnt out again
No room for doubts
We’ve come to far from home.
 
Empty hearts weren’t meant to grow for me
Take my hand, help me understand
How it’s meant to be
 
Wake up with a face of thunder
Wake up with you never tellin’ me why
The harder we try the closer we get to goodbye
[Repeat]
 
Wake up now
Time to take down some of those guards for me
Speak out loud
Tell me what you need from me
 
Empty hearts weren’t meant to grow for me
Take my hand, help me understand
How it’s meant to be
 
Wake up with a face of thunder
Wake up with you never tellin’ me why
The harder we try the closer we get to goodbye
[Repeat]
[Crescendo]
 
Wake up with a face of thunder
Wake up with you never tellin’ me why
The harder we try the closer we get to goodbye
[Repeat]