Copeland (band) – Queen City Sounds and Art

JennyDee_AllTheseWords2_crop — Jenny Dee, photo courtesy the artist

Musical brushstrokes of strings drift in the backdrop of Jenny Dee’s single “All These Words” like the haze of a cherished memory even if that memory is one of regret and opportunities lost. Accompanied by electronic and acoustic drums hitting a soft beat, a spare organ line and a touch of guitar, Dee lays out a kind of confessional about her feelings for someone for whom she has harbored feelings even though she never really expressed those feelings, just silently assuming the feelings were shared. Then she finds out the object of her affection was in love with someone else and the sense of deep disappointment in self and in circumstance is expressed in the lines, “I was foolish, I felt you were mine. We were nothing, so far from loving.” Years pass and Dee, or at least the narrator in the song, meets up with her crush again and talks like they had so often and so freely before to the point where she feels “like a kid again” and gets up the nerve to express how she felt even if it doesn’t result in some kind of fairy tale reconciliation into an ideal relationship. Sometimes being able to express your truth with no expectation is the best and most realistic way to accept that your feelings were valid. Less overt in the song is the implied bravery and self-honesty that conversation had to take. “All These Words” is from Dee’s most recent album Dancing From a Distance, produced by Copeland’s Aaron Marsh, released March 6, 2020. Listen to the song on Soundcloud and connect with Jenny Dee at the links provided.