Allison Russell - Persephone (Lyric Video)

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  • Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
  • "Persephone" is from Allison Russell's first ever solo project, Outside Child (produced by Dan Knobler). Stream/buy here: found.ee/AROut...
    "Persephone" is written by Allison Russell and Jeremy Lindsay aka JT Nero.
    "An homage to my first love. We were just kids, 15 years old. Her loving kindness saved my sanity and my life on bitter winter nights when I was homeless and hanging on by a whisper. Her dark basement was a refuge and an oasis." - AR
    Lyrics:
    Blood on my shirt, two ripped buttons
    Might’ve killed me that time oh if I’d let him
    He’s slow when he’s drunk, and he lost his grip on me
    Now I’m running down la rue St. Paul
    Trying to get out from the weight of it all
    Can’t flag a cop ’cause I know he won’t stop…
    I’ll go see Persephone
    Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen
    Gotta let me in Persephone
    Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him
    My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower
    Come runnin’ to you in the violet hour
    Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin
    Mouth to mouth, mouth to flower
    Salty sweet you give me power
    I feel you shake under my lips
    Your fingers tender find my secrets
    Don’t make a sound, don’t cry out love
    Your parents are sleeping just above
    I kiss you once, I kiss you twice
    Fall asleep looking in each other’s eyes
    Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen
    Gotta let me in Persephone
    Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him
    My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower
    Come runnin to you in the violet hour
    Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin
    Light on your shoulder, light on your cheek
    Light telling me it’s time to leave
    The birds are calling to the morning
    Your parents’ feet above us stirring
    Kiss your belly before I go
    Climb back outta your basement window
    Back to the cold’s bite, back to the hard life
    Back to the harsh bright street
    Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen
    Gotta let me in Persephone
    Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him
    My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower
    Come runnin to you in the violet hour
    Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin
    #AllisonRussell​ #Persephone #OutsideChild​
    --
    Lyric Video artwork by Niki Smith Frazier and Frankie Cepero; edited by Andy Hawkes
    --
    The Community of Artists in alphabetical order:
    Jason Burger- drums, percussion, apple cider vinegar bottle
    Steve Dawson- pedal steel
    Jamie Dick- drums, percussion
    Dan Knobler- guitars, slide guitar, banjo, synths, mellotron
    Drew Lindsay- Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, pump organ, organ, piano
    Alfreda McCrary- harmony vocals
    Ann McCrary- harmony vocals
    Deborah McCrary- harmony vocals
    Regina McCrary- harmony vocals
    Chris Merrill- bass
    Ruth Moody- harmony vocals
    JT Nero- acoustic guitar, vocals, co-writing
    Joe Pisapia- acoustic and electric guitars
    Erin Rae- harmony vocals
    Allison Russell- songwriting, writing, lead vocals, harmony vocals on Montreal and Nightflyer, clarinet, banjo
    Jake Sherman- organ on 4th Day Prayer
    Yola (appears courtesy of Easy Eye Sound)- harmony vocals on The Runner
    Produced by Dan Knobler
    Engineered by Kevin Sokolnicki & Dan Knobler
    Recorded at Sound Emporium, Studio A, in Nashville - September 18-21, 2019
    Assistant engineer: Zaq Reynolds
    Additional recording at Goosehead Palace
    Organ on ""4th Day Prayer"" recorded by Jon Seale at Mason Jar Music
    Mixed by Dan Knobler
    Mastered by Kim Rosen, Knack Mastering
    Outside Child, an album by Allison Russell
    1. Montreal
    2. Nightflyer
    3. Persephone
    4. 4th Day Prayer
    5. The Runner
    6. Hy-Brasil
    7. The Hunters
    8. All of the Women
    9. Poison Arrow
    10. Little Rebirth
    11. Joyful Motherfuckers

КОМЕНТАРІ • 101

  • @JessPah
    @JessPah 29 днів тому +2

    It's so beautiful that now 3 years later she's going to be playing Persephone on Broadway... Congratulations Allison !!

  • @MountainTopLearning
    @MountainTopLearning 2 роки тому +73

    What a beautiful and heartbreaking song. In a better and more open and diverse world this would be a country music classic.

    • @AllisonRussell
      @AllisonRussell  2 роки тому +55

      I got to sing this on the Opry stage -which I never dreamed could be possible... baby steps 🙏🏾🖤🌈✊🏾

    • @crunch9362
      @crunch9362 Рік тому +6

      To be a "Country music classic" it has to be a mainstream hit and I don't know if you know this or not but today's mainstream country is garbage. Nashville is looking for country snap tracks and not good stories like this. It's not just Allison but there's a lot of "Americana Country" artists that make great music like this but are not as big.

    • @sapiophile545
      @sapiophile545 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@AllisonRussell You are beyond fantastic

  • @randyreese2333
    @randyreese2333 7 місяців тому +7

    I fell in love with this song when I first heard it on an alternative progressive college radio station near me. It got a lot of air time and I loved it. Now I'm so addicted to the song! Every time i hear it, it sounds better and better. Misunderstood relationship outside society's norms? That's ok. It paints a beautiful picture in our hearts.

  • @Tallulah424
    @Tallulah424 Місяць тому

    And now you get to be Persephone congratulations Allison 🥹💜

  • @AlisonWonderland96
    @AlisonWonderland96 8 місяців тому +4

    Hearing you sing this live in St Patrick’s cathedral was so beautiful it made me cry 💖

  • @j-lani
    @j-lani 9 місяців тому +2

    Dearest Queen the authenticity, the raw wholesomeness of ur music you the the soul. God bless you, ur beautiful music and family. One of many fans. God bless 🇲🇼

  • @Sunlightrosecoco
    @Sunlightrosecoco 3 роки тому +68

    This song neeeeeds a video it’s so beautiful and lovely, dancing around my room with my afro out and pretty dress on, your voice makes me feel ethereal 💖

    • @justincbrown4569
      @justincbrown4569 2 роки тому +2

      Here's a link to a late night show she performed on a couple days ago. ua-cam.com/video/VU6Z3xhEo_g/v-deo.html

    • @kenc2257
      @kenc2257 2 роки тому

      @@justincbrown4569 That was a great performance.

    • @kathyranson2081
      @kathyranson2081 2 роки тому

      Ccqq

    • @aaronbryan8083
      @aaronbryan8083 2 роки тому

      This is exciting. This song is beautiful and so is Allison Russell’s music. If you’re listening to this you’re beautiful too!

  • @mgamack
    @mgamack 10 місяців тому +2

    A precious song pushes all the right tender buttons body and soul beautiful

  • @awnateixeira8919
    @awnateixeira8919 2 місяці тому

    Adore this song so deeply Alli. Love you. 🖤⚡️

  • @damagecontrol7
    @damagecontrol7 2 роки тому +12

    I keep coming back to this song ever since I first heard it. Simply love it!!

  • @gerwynevans2729
    @gerwynevans2729 3 роки тому +11

    She continues to impress with strong and subtle songs delivered beautifully.

  • @richarddlewis5422
    @richarddlewis5422 3 роки тому +22

    A thing of beauty and a truly hypnotic experience. I predict this song will be sung at the next Grammy awards - it might even win!

  • @eekowarrior4409
    @eekowarrior4409 3 роки тому +18

    Tremendous song. Another triumph from Allison and JT

    • @AllisonRussell
      @AllisonRussell  3 роки тому +9

      My favourite writing partner of all time 🙏🏾🌈

  • @Sweetiesmom09
    @Sweetiesmom09 Рік тому +1

    So beautiful - pure poetry. I just listen to it over and over. I love your music Allison.

  • @elsvaughn7959
    @elsvaughn7959 Рік тому +3

    So I found this song like a year ago. I had my daughter 4 months ago- Persephone 🩷 and I didn't name her after hades wife!

  • @julesjohansson
    @julesjohansson 2 роки тому +12

    This song is so incredible. I've been listening to it for almost a year now and it's still on all my playlists.

  • @jonathanmoore828
    @jonathanmoore828 2 роки тому +8

    i downloaded the chords to play on my guitar; and when I got to the chorus I began unexpectedly to weep. That hasn't exactly happened to me b4, not that way . thank you, allison.

  • @ZomBearfoot
    @ZomBearfoot 4 місяці тому +1

    This is beautiful, I'm really glad I memorized her name the first time I heard Nightflyer. I just didn't know how much more there was to experience, so much talent.

  • @tessacook-n5f
    @tessacook-n5f Рік тому +1

    Thanks Alison- your voice is lighting up my life ❤

  • @hurleym65
    @hurleym65 Рік тому

    Should have been Song of the Year last year. Beautifully written.

  • @WaltonBurns
    @WaltonBurns 3 роки тому +4

    Love the wordplay on I'm still a flower/come running to you in the violet hour.

  • @cwmiller2006
    @cwmiller2006 3 роки тому +11

    I have no words to express how this song moves my soul....You are amazing, Allison thank you so much!

  • @DFA1250
    @DFA1250 3 роки тому +19

    My new favorite artist! I can’t stop listening. Incredible voice. Incredible lyrics. Just beautiful. Thank you 🙏🏼💕

  • @amarcordnew
    @amarcordnew 3 роки тому +4

    J'habite Montreal... ton histoire et tes chansons me touchent! Merci!

  • @ΜπάμπηςΨυχλουδης
    @ΜπάμπηςΨυχλουδης 2 роки тому +1

    Greetings from Greece!!

  • @rmatson
    @rmatson 2 роки тому +1

    OMG, stop everything. What a touching song. What a compelling performance. What a singer, what a writer, what a band, what a recording. A beautiful moment.

  • @JanetJamison1957
    @JanetJamison1957 Рік тому

    What a voice.

  • @GraceRay-b9m
    @GraceRay-b9m 6 місяців тому +1

    This is heartwrenchingly beautiful. Thank you, Allison. 💙

  • @alexisorec1466
    @alexisorec1466 Рік тому +4

    Watching you preform this at Edmonton folk fest gave me such chills, and remembering you every time I hear it brings them back. You really have been through so much to get here

  • @emmacross326
    @emmacross326 3 роки тому +2

    My son introduced me to this song. I love it SO much.

  • @tanyamercred8299
    @tanyamercred8299 2 місяці тому

    Heard you sing this at Tyler Childers concert in Calgary. It was beautiful and heartbreaking. Your music reaches people.

  • @queerlybeloved257
    @queerlybeloved257 5 місяців тому +1

    can't stop listening to this. thank you for sharing it -- and all your other wonderful music -- with us ❤️🫂

    • @AllisonRussell
      @AllisonRussell  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much for listening 🙏🏾🥹🌈🫶🏾

  • @edenicserpent
    @edenicserpent 2 місяці тому

    i need you to have a show in norway so bad, discovered you earlier this year and you're all i listen to now.

  • @vickieviresrichie7622
    @vickieviresrichie7622 Рік тому +1

    Gorgeous song , Thank you Ms Allison 🌻🐝💕

  • @franciscogabrielrego2494
    @franciscogabrielrego2494 7 місяців тому +1

    Eu estou duas semanas ouvindo essa música repetidamente. Grande cantora. Belo arranjo. Grande música.

  • @bilboinabag223
    @bilboinabag223 5 місяців тому +1

    Went to the most recent concert at Rogers and I just have to say, I may have come to listen to Hozier, but I found one of the best musicians I've ever heard as a byproduct!

  • @SeeU369
    @SeeU369 3 роки тому +2

    🐎🤠🎸🎼🗣️🎙️🎶 Awesome...

  • @christophershephe100
    @christophershephe100 Рік тому +1

    Just seen you at the blackdeer festival and you stood out so much with all of your vocals together was brilliant. Such a powerful voice and harmonies and really good sound.
    It'll definitely be something I remember for years to come. 😊😊

  • @rasmusforchhammer9557
    @rasmusforchhammer9557 2 роки тому +1

    This was the song through which I discovered Allison. I still love it

  • @dbradx
    @dbradx 2 роки тому +3

    Every time I hear this song, it manages to grow more beautiful and hopeful. Truly remarkable - merci!

  • @zagor200957
    @zagor200957 Рік тому

    Una carezza in musica, un adorabile inno alla bellezza

  • @jandybassett
    @jandybassett 3 роки тому +10

    I love this so much! I am listening to it on repeat and crying with happiness in hearing it! I am so proud of you and happy for you! Dancing with you from here.

  • @dGr8Unknown
    @dGr8Unknown 3 роки тому +12

    Love this new gem. Hey you got a new fan from the other side of the world! Hello from Malaysia. ❤️ Be right back, I’ll be replaying this tune all weekend long. 😄

  • @clairemetham7613
    @clairemetham7613 3 роки тому +4

    best compliment is to buy your cd (ordered!)love this song so much

  • @kaionnietulee
    @kaionnietulee 4 місяці тому

    I love this song ! My cat is named purrrsephone, and i was trying to find a good song for a picture i took of her, and i found this beautiful song!
    ❤❤❤❤

  • @jimparfitt2330
    @jimparfitt2330 Рік тому

    This has been stuck in my head for a few days now! 😂 since I heard it while driving . I had to look it up and learn it on my guitar. But it seems like it's pretty seriously a girl's song.
    But I'm going to learn it anyhow!
    Gorgeous tune! ❤

  • @carolveilleux315
    @carolveilleux315 2 роки тому

    Allison Russell, stop dragging my heart around

  • @lisaskye296
    @lisaskye296 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you 💕

  • @scottgrenerth1079
    @scottgrenerth1079 3 роки тому +4

    Yet another incredible song, and moving story.

  • @kama20
    @kama20 3 роки тому +5

    wooowww...Today I heard this song and your voice .... Perfect ... wooowwwww I d loved it :)))) super ...you use your voice very well ...

  • @peterstickland5166
    @peterstickland5166 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful and moving

  • @goodjess13
    @goodjess13 2 роки тому +5

    This song is a masterpiece!!!💓

  • @elsvaughn7959
    @elsvaughn7959 2 роки тому +4

    oh MY GOODNESSS! your voice is absolutely beautiful, as is the sentiment of this entire song. When I first heard it a few months ago I tried to find just the song but it didn't come up- thank GOD colbert had you on or i might never have found you! such a transporting song, thank you

  • @eekowarrior4409
    @eekowarrior4409 3 роки тому +2

    A beautiful, beautiful song

  • @beatricetarantino5099
    @beatricetarantino5099 Рік тому

    LOVE THIS ...!

  • @oliviapeart7797
    @oliviapeart7797 2 роки тому

    UK tour please !!!!!

  • @peerplaut
    @peerplaut 2 роки тому

    Just wow! WMVY Radio spun this up on a platter.. Dang- I can't stop listening to this song..

  • @ChristerEkman
    @ChristerEkman 3 роки тому +3

    Beautiful! Heart and soul...

  • @jimmym4401
    @jimmym4401 3 роки тому +5

    Wow, awesome!

  • @CARAArch
    @CARAArch 2 роки тому +1

    Heard Persephone yesterday for the 1st time (sorry) at the Colbert show. Such beautiful poetry and music have eased my entire day listening to it over and over. Glad to have ran into your music!

  • @jimparfitt2330
    @jimparfitt2330 Рік тому

    Gorgeous and very sexy lyrics! It's lovely to hear such a great song about a woman who can love both men and women. Why not?! ❤

  • @GuitarGeorge55
    @GuitarGeorge55 3 роки тому +6

    So powerful, thank you Allison and band. CD ordered, much love from White Rock BC

  • @yashiAR
    @yashiAR 2 роки тому +1

    Quickly became one of my favorite songs. Absolutely beautiful!

  • @wadeb47540
    @wadeb47540 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome. More clarinet!

  • @juniormaltais9267
    @juniormaltais9267 2 роки тому +2

    Just discovered this tune and j'aime beaucoup je vais suivre cette chanteuse avec beaucoup d'intérêt

  • @alrescostc
    @alrescostc 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful song, Alli, can't wait for the release of the solo album ❤️

  • @nickolaymiltenov
    @nickolaymiltenov Рік тому

    The song is beautiful but the real Allison's strength is in live performances. My opinion.

  • @barnacles62
    @barnacles62 8 місяців тому

    I can't relate to the lyrics to this song since I am a straight 62-year-old white man, but I have to hear it while painting because the song as a whole is so spiritual it moves me as an artist. "My petals are bruised, but I'm still a flower"? Thats poetry at its best, I am going to try to paint that!!!!

    • @AllisonRussell
      @AllisonRussell  6 місяців тому +1

      That means you are relating despite our demographic differences- empathy is a super power! Long may you paint 🙌🏾🙌🏾🌈🌈🌈

    • @lauriezittel1527
      @lauriezittel1527 4 місяці тому

      I get many interpretations of the lyrics. Many different meanings ❤❤❤

  • @sistaf2974
    @sistaf2974 3 роки тому +3

    So amazing!

  • @sylvionoel
    @sylvionoel 2 роки тому

    Excellent, complete song in every ways ! / Merveilleuse chansons ! Je suis très fier d'elle. Merde pour les Grammy.

  • @brendamagallanes7621
    @brendamagallanes7621 2 роки тому +2

    Spectacular! I just love it!

  • @davideaston6944
    @davideaston6944 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing ... thank you!

  • @ljmounteney4131
    @ljmounteney4131 3 роки тому +2

    I love this. Heard it on CBC today. great writing and singing!

  • @NobodysGirl
    @NobodysGirl 3 роки тому +2

    So gorgeous!!! Bravo!!!

  • @Sweetie_abundant_heart
    @Sweetie_abundant_heart Рік тому

    I saw you perform this on a late night show and I've been a fan since. Your music touches my soul 💕

  • @foursheetswind1
    @foursheetswind1 2 роки тому

    lovely voice, look forward to seeing you at the winnipeg folk festival

  • @isadora1727
    @isadora1727 3 роки тому +2

    So good!!

  • @scmommy4539
    @scmommy4539 2 роки тому

    Such a beautiful song, voice, & artist! I just discovered you today & I am in love w/your music! Thank you for sharing your beautiful songs & voice w/the world! Everyone working w/you is so talented! ♥️To all!

  • @benoitgalinago2421
    @benoitgalinago2421 3 роки тому +2

    Très belle voix, je viens juste d’acheter votre CD, de bon moment en perspective !

  • @justmenpm144
    @justmenpm144 3 роки тому +4

    Wow ❤️👌🏼 where can I order CD... Shipping to Austria?

    • @AllisonRussell
      @AllisonRussell  3 роки тому +2

      I believe this link will work - thanks so much for supporting the music 🙏🏾✨store.fantasyrecordings.com/collections/allison-russell

  • @nicolarollinson4381
    @nicolarollinson4381 11 місяців тому +1

    A song about abuse or am I mistaken?

    • @AllisonRussell
      @AllisonRussell  6 місяців тому +2

      About the journey out of abuse. About my first love who saved me 🫶🏾🌈🌈🌈

    • @nicolarollinson4381
      @nicolarollinson4381 6 місяців тому +1

      @@AllisonRussell Bless you guys 🕊💜. I too experienced abuse for 30 years. It was quite a journey breaking free but I count myself among the survivors. I refused to let that define me for the remainder of my life. 😊💪