Alina Hardin has been touring with Alela for a while, she also sang harmony vocals on Alela’s To Be Still album. Alina grew up in Nevada City, singing along with her mother and sister to Alan Lomax’s book of American Folk Songs. She bought her first guitar at 18 and her songs are full of stories and poetry and memories. She sings a new song, Crying Wolf, as well as sharing a version of Townes Van Zandt’s Rake – taken from his classic 1971 album, Delta Momma Blues – with Alela.
TATTED LACE
Alela Diane featuring Alina Hardin Lyrics
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Bound for to carry home
Fond of the flattest field
But you know there are bones buried deep down below
Tatted lace frail figure graced
That has since been torn and stained
Tatted lace frail figure graced
And put, and put so far away, oh, so far away
Novels we don't write
Hearts been lost in flight
Skin in the black of night
Love is a sinking kite
Tatted lace frail figure graced
That has since been torn and stained, oh
Tatted lace frail figure graced
That has since been torn and stained
And put, and put so far away, oh, so far away
Gold around those fingers shown
Bound for to carry home
Suitcase filled with stones
Snow keeps me alone
Suitcase filled with stones
Snow keeps me alone, all alone
All alone, all alone
All alone, all alone, all alone
The first verse of Alela Diane's "Tatted Lace" paints a picture of someone who is adorned in gold, possibly wealthy, but also aware of the dark history that lies beneath their current pleasant surroundings. The second verse seems to lament the tarnishing of something once beautiful (the tatted lace) and how it has been cast aside and put away, perhaps suggesting a lost love or forgotten memory. The following lines could be interpreted as the inability to express oneself fully, possibly due to fear of failure or being misunderstood. The last verse brings us back to the suitcase filled with stones and the loneliness that comes with winter. The repetition of "all alone" emphasizes this feeling.
Overall, the song could be seen as a reflection on the fleeting nature of happiness and beauty, the pain of lost love or memories, and the struggle to communicate our true selves.
Line by Line Meaning
Gold around those fingers shown
Glimmering rings on a hand displayed
Bound for to carry home
Intended to be taken home
Fond of the flattest field
Enjoying the simple and mundane
But you know there are bones buried deep down below
Despite appearances, there are secrets concealed
Tatted lace frail figure graced
Delicate embroidery on a fragile form adorned
That has since been torn and stained
Now marred and marked
And put, and put so far away, oh, so far away
Removed and isolated from view, distant and disconnected
Novels we don't write
Missed opportunities for expression
Hearts been lost in flight
Passionate hearts fall and fail
Skin in the black of night
Vulnerable skin exposed in the darkness
Love is a sinking kite
Love is fleeting and fragile
Suitcase filled with stones
Baggage laden with weight and burden
Snow keeps me alone
Isolated by the frosty cold
All alone, all alone
Completely and utterly isolated
All alone, all alone, all alone
Emphasizing complete and utter isolation
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