Julienne Taylor’s enchanting and captivating voice raised comparisons with both Norah Jones and Eva Cassidy, but Julienne has her own unique and distinctive style influenced from her Scottish ancestry.
Julienne’s latest album, A Time For Love, a collection of original songs and new interpretations of love songs with a Celtic influence, has been accumulating impressive sales throughout S.E.Asia in 2009.
The musical journey of Julienne Taylor has been a long and winding road. Having played in various bands in her High School years and studied dance and expressive mime in Edinburgh with Kinny Gardner (Lindsay Kemp Company), Julienne was convinced by musician friends who had previously made the transition, that a move to London was the only way to seriously pursue a career in music. So at 17 years old she did just that..
'Home', somewhat strangely, for the first few months of her arrival in the capital was living out of a suitcase in student nurse accommodation in Guys Hospital, being signed in as a guest by nursing staff friends and 'changing' her name every other day to avoid detection.
A flat in an unsalubrious part of S.E.London, which she shared with former bandmembers from Scotland was to become a more permanent base with Julienne working by day and writing songs by night - soon discovering that success does not come suddenly. A spell of homelessness on London's streets was only to compound this further.
Subsequent years saw Julienne working at Shepperton Film Studios learning the craft of sound engineering whilst regularly singing six nights a week with blues and soul bands and lending her voice as a backing vocalist for established acts. Later, a serious car crash would lead Julienne to pursue a studio engineering career whilst still persevering with her own musical ambitions
In 2001, whilst working with an Edinburgh based independent label, and following a series of successful live performances at the Edinburgh Festival, Julienne was signed to Virgin Records. A delay in the release of her first album however, meant the momentum was lost and in a world of priorities, the album and Julienne slowly became misplaced in the shuffle.
Now happily signed to Evosound there will, no doubt be many more twists and turns on the long and winding road, but Julienne will take them all in her stride as her perseverance and talent are finally being rewarded with the growing success of her latest album and her live performances.
I Don't Wanna Talk About It
Julienne Taylor Lyrics
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That you've probably been cryin' forever
And the stars in the sky don′t mean nothin' to you
They′re a mirror
I don′t want to talk about it, how you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won′t you listen to my heart?
Oh, oh, my heart
If I stand all alone, will the shadow
Hide the color of my heart?
Blue for the tears, black for the night′s fears
The stars in the sky don′t mean nothin′ to you
They′re a mirror
I don′t want to talk about it, how you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won′t you listen to my heart
Oh, oh, my heart
I don′t want to talk about it, how you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won′t you listen to my heart?
Oh, oh, my heart
My heart
Oh, oh, my heart
My foolish heart
Oh, oh, my heart
The lyrics of Julienne Taylor's song I Don't Wanna Talk About It depict a heartbroken person who is trying to hold back their emotions. The song starts with the singer talking to the person who made them so miserable, telling them that they could see the hurt lingering in their eyes. They reference the stars in the sky reflecting the pain the person is feeling, as they see their own hurt in them. The singer then moves to their own emotions and shares that they do not want to talk about how their heart was broken. They plead with the person that if they stay a bit longer, they will listen to their heart. The shadow in the background suggests that the color of their heart is hidden with pain and sadness. The stars do not hold any significance for the singer as they only remind them of their own misery.
The chorus of the song is repetitive, emphasizing the singer's inability to speak about their heartbreak. They hold onto hope that the person will understand their pain by listening to their heart. In the end, the singer repeats the phrase "oh, oh, my heart," indicating the magnitude of the trauma and the toll it has taken on their emotional and mental well-being.
Line by Line Meaning
I can tell by your eyes
Your red, puffy eyes are a telltale sign that you’ve been crying for a long time.
That you've probably been cryin' forever
Your sorrow seems unceasing and you’ve probably been crying for so long without respite.
And the stars in the sky don't mean nothin' to you
The sight of stars in the sky, that’s usually breathtaking and awe-inspiring mean nothing to you.
They're a mirror
The glistening stars only serve to reflect the endless tears you’ve been shedding.
If I stand all alone, will the shadow
If I stand all alone, would the shadow of my heart be hidden?
Hide the color of my heart?
Would it obscure the true colors of my heart from showing: blue indicating sadness, black representing fear of the night, and the likes?
Blue for the tears, black for the night's fears
These colors are used to represent the state of mind— sadness, fear, and depression— that you’re struggling with.
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart
I refuse to talk about how you broke my heart and caused me all of these emotional pains.
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I remain here for a short while longer in your sight, maybe you’ll acknowledge the wounds you’ve inflicted on me on your own.
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
If I stay, could you hear the voice of my heart and understand the pain I’m in?
Oh, oh, my heart
This is a repeated expression of agony and frustration.
My foolish heart
This shows regret for loving recklessly or letting emotions cloud better judgement in making a decision.
Oh, oh, my heart
Another expression of pain and heartache.
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