It's Getting Late

by Yoshika Colwell

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‘It’s Getting Late’ is the debut single from Yoshika Colwell. Released to coincide with Spring Equinox it was written in her parents’ garden late in the summer. Although immediately pastoral, 'It's Getting Late' is also a comment on stagnation, the passage of time, fear of failure & ultimately, death and an attempt towards an acceptance of the cycle of time that all things exist within.
Yoshika explains “I wrote ‘It’s Getting Late’ in a rare relaxed, almost meditative state whilst sitting and playing the guitar, observing everything that was going on there that afternoon. Noticing the complex microcosm of a garden & how rich with life & detail it is if you start to look properly"

Yoshika Colwell - Guitars, Vocals
Oli Bayston - Piano, Production
Joe Harris - Guitars
Ben Reed - Bass
Liam Hutton - Drums

Live:
20th March - St. Matthias Church, London (w/ Mutual Benefit)
18th May - The Great Escape, Brighton

lyrics

Buttercups in my garden
Standing tall
In the breeze that moves them
Bust of a woman made of stone
I won’t touch her, she is too cold

I was so afraid
Of what lay ahead
I lost my nerve
And I stayed in bed
To watch the late year sun in the sky
I lay and I watched the days roll by

Long grasses sway
In this garden
Birds and beetles
Dart between them
Fig on the branch hangs heavy
Dandelion tells the time
I’ll do it all when I’m good and ready
Who knows if that day will ever arrive

It’s getting late
It’s getting late
It’s getting late
It’s getting late

And I’m older than I’ve ever been
It’s getting late
And I’m younger than I’ll ever be
It’s getting late

These are the days of our lives
Passing by into night
So take my hand if you’re able
In this garden, we’ll be fine
We’ll beat the time

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released March 20, 2024
Written by Yoshika Colwell
Produced and mixed by Oli Bayston

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Yoshika Colwell England, UK

Yoshika Colwell is a musician from Kent. She currently lives in a caravan in the countryside, spending most of her time writing music & finding inspiration in her surroundings.

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