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Rosa Rosa

from On A Whim by A Different Thread

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First written when Alicia was 16 years old this song is a plea to the parents of teens with depression. Often times the reaction to self-harming and other signs of depression is to tighten up "security"; to ground the child, take away their computer, their cell phone, cut them off from the outside world. The song was written for a friend to remind her that life goes on, and there is a whole network of support out there, but also to the parents to urge them to find these support systems as well.

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Rosa, Rosa don’t get the gun, he said
Rosa, Rosa life’s too long to stay young, he said
Rosa, Rosa, don’t get the gun

Then in the dead of night, tip-toe down the hall
Why were they sleeping? Why didn’t they hear her fall?
Now she’s in a bright room, who was the one to make the call?
Who was the one to make the call?
Rosa, Rosa don’t get the gun

Scissors in the drawer too, She knows life’s unfair
Locked up by her mother, who taught her how to care
Now she’s in a white room, who was the one to lock her there?
Who was the one to lock her there?
Rosa, Rosa don’t get the gun

Why’d they sit her by the window and
Give her a vacant stare
Walk her up and down the corridor, but her mind’s not there

Twenty feet of rope down and below the water’s deep
Have you seen her mother, she’s walking half asleep
What good is dreaming? The papers are signed but the bill’s not cheap
The papers are signed but the bill’s not cheap


Rosa, Rosa don’t get the gun, he said
Rosa, Rosa life’s too long to stay young, he said
Rosa, Rosa, don’t get the gun
Don’t get the gun
Don’t get the gun

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from On A Whim, released September 13, 2018
Lyrics and composition by Alicia Best and Robert Jackson
Vocals: Alicia Best
Backing Vocals: Robert Jackson, Birdie Baird
Guitar: Robert Jackson
Bass, Keys: Jeff Crawford
Drums; Rob Banks

Produced by Jeff Crawford and A Different Thread
Recorded and engineered by Jeff Crawford at Arbor Ridge Studios, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mastered by Pete Maher

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“Warm, deep singer-songwriters who have drank from the well of 20th century tradition” - Folk Radio UK

A Different Thread, is the collaboration between Robert Jackson from Lichfield, England, and Alicia Best from Durham, North Carolina, USA. Both traveling songwriters in their own right, they first met while busking in Galway, Ireland, back in 2016 and have been touring together ever since. ... more

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