We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

These walls

by Anna Cordell

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $9 AUD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Grab "These walls" in hard copy, beautifully designed by Ukrainian artist Daria Hlasatova and Graphic artist William Devereux. It looks and feels beautiful, printed on high quality wax card. The ep also comes with a lovely little booklet of lyrics.

    Includes unlimited streaming of These walls via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $12 AUD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    you can also get yourself a hard copy of "I'll wait here" produced by Marty Brown with bonus track produced by Roger Bergodaz.

    Includes unlimited streaming of These walls via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    edition of 50 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 AUD

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Very limited, there are still some copies of the hand drawn CD sleeves for the "These walls" EP drawn by Anna Cordell and her daughter Lucia.

    Includes unlimited streaming of These walls via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    edition of 5  3 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 AUD or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 4 Anna Cordell releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Children, Nobody Knows Us, These walls, and I'll wait here. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $22.16 AUD or more (20% OFF)

     

1.
Michael 04:16
MICHAEL I used to hear my angel come, When I was just a little one, and I was told to ask his name. Michael came with me to school and minded me through the day, but as I grew, I never knew, if he went away. Michael, are you with me? as I grow old, will you promise to stay? Now I have my own babies, so do I tell them it is so? when I really don't know, Anything at all. Michael are you with me? as I grow old, will you promise to stay?
2.
Now I know 04:45
NOW I KNOW Cold was the water, dark was the night, that I left you, left you behind. I turned my back, on all you gave, wish I could turn back time, and the way I behaved. Now I know I was wrong. I should have stayed, All along. Will you take, Take me back, And can you forgive all of that? Pain it was written, on your face, on that morning, in that beautiful place. The waves were breaking, as if they didn't know, that you were staying, and I was about to go. Now I know, it was a mistake, a sad twist of fate, will you take, take me back, and can you forget, all of that? Now I know, I was wrong, I should have stayed, all along. will you take, take me back, and can you forgive, all of that?
3.
Run around 04:24
Run around I run around with my head stuck in the clouds, as the world walks straight on by I'm lost in the crowd, I keep tripping up on all that is set before me. so I keep running around, I try to stand my ground, as I grow up through, these thorns that twist me in and out, and every time I think I'm heading for you, they come and pull me back down. So I keep running around We fill the skies, fill the skies with dirty lies, I fill my head up with information, and I don't know what to get rid of anymore, and I don’t know what to keep in. I can't believe this is really how it goes, I can't believe this is all I have to show. I feel so small, I feel so unreal, I am so torn I am just placing one foot in front of the other.
4.
Blue Rose 04:32
Blue Rose There's a rose in my garden and it reminds me of you, it struggles too. and all the other roses are pink and gold and red, but it is blue. And how it stands out from its pretty little crowd, with its head bent down so low. while all the other roses stare straight into the sun, that little blue rose is meditating on the earth below. but it doesn’t know how beautiful it is, it doesn't know how we love it so, and just as with you I only wish there was some way, that I could let it know. That little blue rose thinks that its just failed to be red, it has no idea how perfect it is. And that poor little rose thinks that it might as well be dead, and nourishing the others soil below. It thinks that it doesn't belong in this place, it's not sure it belongs anywhere, but that's exactly where the gardener had it placed, just so he could admire it there. But it doesn't know how beautiful it is, it doesn't understand why it lives. And Just as with you I only wish there was some way, that I could tell it just how much it gives.
5.
These walls 04:51
MICHAEL I used to hear my angel come, When I was just a little one, and I was told to ask his name. Michael came with me to school and minded me through the day, but as I grew, I never knew, if he went away. Michael, are you with me? as I grow old, will you promise to stay? Now I have my own babies, so do I tell them it is so? when I really don't know, Anything at all. Michael are you with me? as I grow old, will you promise to stay?
6.
I'LL WAIT AROUND FOR YOU, JUST AS LONG AS YOU WANT ME TO, AND ALL THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD, LIKE THE WAKING DEAD, I KNOW THEY SCARE THE HELL OUT OF YOU. SO JUST KNOW, WHEREVER YOU GO, I'M HAPPY TO WAIT HERE, I'LL WAIT HERE I'LL WAIT HERE I'LL WAIT HERE IT'S NOT FOR LACK OF LOVE YOU RUN, YOU NEVER STOP FOR ANYONE, AND IT'S NOT, THAT YOU WANT TO LEAVE ME HERE, IT'S JUST YOUR GOD FORSAKEN FEARS, I CAN SEE THE ACHING OF YOUR HEART, I SAW IT FROM THE START, IT'S WHAT CAPTIVATED ME, THE WAY YOU WORE IT ON YOUR SLEEVE, YOU'RE STILL RUNNING FROM YOUR PAST, IT CATCHES UP WITH YOU FAST, WHEN YOU STOP AND STAND STILL, DOESN'T IT? SO YOU KEEP RUNNING AROUND, YOU'RE NEITHER LOST NOR FOUND, THIS THING IS DRIVING YOU, YOU'VE GOTTA MOVE WITH IT, OR YOU'RE CONSUMED BY IT, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? I'LL WAIT HERE I'LL WAIT HERE I'LL WAIT HERE

about

"This breathy, dreamy folk-pop makes us wonder why we haven't heard much of Anna Cordell before. It's got a distinctly Australian feel, thanks to her unaffected voice, and the lavish arrangement courtesy of producer Marty Brown makes it sound classy as hell. Cordell is the kind of artist who has the potential to be a firm favourite with Aussie audiences, we can't wait to see what happens." Double J

“Anna Cordell’s rich folk music straddles that place between light and dark where true human emotion exists,” Beat magazine

"Delicate and haunting, this song comes from a patient and knowing heart and will stir a yearning in yours." Caz Tran, JJJ

A selection of songs written after the years she thought she'd given up music for good... only to have a flood of songwriting after the arrival of her 4th Daughter, Anna blew the dust off her nylon guitar and has been gigging profusely around Melbourne ever since. She has had great success releasing her first single, having it played on radio across Australia. It had special support from local station RRR and was placed on double J's top 10 new songs of the week.

credits

released August 4, 2015

Written by Anna Cordell
Produced and engineered by Dave Manton
Vocals, Guitar: Anna Cordell
Violin, viola: Sarina Walter
Cello: Jesse Martin
Cello composition:
Bianca Eden, Jesse Martin, Anna Cordell, Sarina Walter
Bass & Dobro: James Ryan
Flute: Daniel Richardson

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Anna Cordell Melbourne, Australia

Anna Cordell has always been a ‘maker’. From her youngest years spent singing and writing folk songs, to the first stitches of her design work, and all the way into motherhood, Cordell has a natural flair for creation.
‘Nobody Knows Us’ is an album that wears its heart on its sleeve.
Anna has created a collection of songs that stay true to her belief in the value and power of art.
... more

contact / help

Contact Anna Cordell

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Anna Cordell, you may also like: