The Only Thing to Do
Bella Hardy Lyrics
I've been travelling,
I've been thinking I've been flying, driving,
Training I've been reading, I've been gazing
I can't see what I've been faking I'm too
Tired and I'm fading projecting and forsaking
I've been drinking wine I've been singing all the time Scared myself
Half blind with the shadows in my mind I've been running running
Running I've been trying to make you rhyme But you won't stand still
So should I hide a broken heart?
Or let the world tear me apart again?
Surely if that's true, the only thing to do is love
I've asked the tall trees,
And the coldest seas I've asked the hot dust
Dragged from short grass by the summer breeze
All the new sounds felt like old sounds Felt like
Kisses in a whisper in a rain of silver birch leaves
I've been drinking wine I've been playing all the time Danced with
Strangers on the run Danced with the shadows in my mind I've been
Writing writing writing different men
In every line But they won't stand still
So should I hide a broken heart?
Or let the world tear me apart again?
They say the gods will have their way Well
Surely if that's true, the only thing to do is
Hide a broken heart And let the world tear me apart again They say
Each dog will have it's day Well surely
If that's true, the only thing to do is love
So I'm sending my love back where your days are ending and mine are
Just beginning I'm sending my love back to the city
Sending my love back to the hills Sending my love home
There's nothing keeping me on track except the tree upon my back
Except the skyline in my heart With every word so neatly placed
With every demon found and faced should ever lesson be unlearnt?
Or should I hide a broken heart?
And let the world tear me apart again?
They say the gods will have their way Well
Surely if that's true, the only thing to do is
Hide a broken heart And let the world tear me apart again They say
Each dog will have it's day Well surely
If that's true, the only thing to do is love
Writer(s): BELLA HARDY
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Arwen Arabella Hardy, known professionally as Bella Hardy, is an English contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale in Derbyshire. She performed in various line-ups as a teenager, including The Pack and Ola, and reached the final of the BBC Young Folk Awards in 2004, but it was the release of her debut solo album Night Visiting in 2007 which garnered her recognition at the forefront of modern folk music.
As a child she was always singing. Read Full BioArwen Arabella Hardy, known professionally as Bella Hardy, is an English contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale in Derbyshire. She performed in various line-ups as a teenager, including The Pack and Ola, and reached the final of the BBC Young Folk Awards in 2004, but it was the release of her debut solo album Night Visiting in 2007 which garnered her recognition at the forefront of modern folk music.
As a child she was always singing. Edale, in Derbyshire, was the ideal place to nurture this natural ability, with an abundance of communal song. Having played the fiddle a small amount at school, Bella attended a Folkworks Youth Summer School in Durham age 13. Motivated by the number of young people playing folk music, she was inspired to begin working on folk fiddle. She also met many of her great friends and musical companions.
Some of these new friends arranged to meet up again, and on New Year's Day a year later The Pack was formed. Initially The Pack was a way for this group of people to get free tickets to festivals. The spirited performances and complex arrangements of the 12 piece band proved a resounding success, and they went on to play many of the scene's greatest stages, including Cambridge Folk Festival main stage in 2003. In 2002, the only Pack album 12 Little Devils was released, with fRoots calling it "... a genuine feel good album. Get yours now!".
Hardy released her debut solo album Night Visiting in 2007, to critical acclaim. Mojo gave her a 4* 'Brilliant' rating, fRoots wrote "Bella Hardy is more than a new generation folk revivalist... Her potential is massive", and Taplas Magazine noted "...her debut CD solo album is a piece of wondrous beauty and inventive incisiveness". In 2008 she was nominated for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. She was also nominated for Best Original Song the same year with Three Black Feathers, which Jim Moray went on to record on his 2008 album Low Culture.
Hardy released her second solo album In The Shadow of Mountains in 2009 at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Again it gained critical acclaim. English Dance and Song Magazine wrote "It's astounding and somewhat daunting to realise this is only Bella's second album... Surely no-one has any right to be writing songs with the sophistication of 'Sylvie Sovay', so early in their career..."
As a child she was always singing. Read Full BioArwen Arabella Hardy, known professionally as Bella Hardy, is an English contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale in Derbyshire. She performed in various line-ups as a teenager, including The Pack and Ola, and reached the final of the BBC Young Folk Awards in 2004, but it was the release of her debut solo album Night Visiting in 2007 which garnered her recognition at the forefront of modern folk music.
As a child she was always singing. Edale, in Derbyshire, was the ideal place to nurture this natural ability, with an abundance of communal song. Having played the fiddle a small amount at school, Bella attended a Folkworks Youth Summer School in Durham age 13. Motivated by the number of young people playing folk music, she was inspired to begin working on folk fiddle. She also met many of her great friends and musical companions.
Some of these new friends arranged to meet up again, and on New Year's Day a year later The Pack was formed. Initially The Pack was a way for this group of people to get free tickets to festivals. The spirited performances and complex arrangements of the 12 piece band proved a resounding success, and they went on to play many of the scene's greatest stages, including Cambridge Folk Festival main stage in 2003. In 2002, the only Pack album 12 Little Devils was released, with fRoots calling it "... a genuine feel good album. Get yours now!".
Hardy released her debut solo album Night Visiting in 2007, to critical acclaim. Mojo gave her a 4* 'Brilliant' rating, fRoots wrote "Bella Hardy is more than a new generation folk revivalist... Her potential is massive", and Taplas Magazine noted "...her debut CD solo album is a piece of wondrous beauty and inventive incisiveness". In 2008 she was nominated for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. She was also nominated for Best Original Song the same year with Three Black Feathers, which Jim Moray went on to record on his 2008 album Low Culture.
Hardy released her second solo album In The Shadow of Mountains in 2009 at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Again it gained critical acclaim. English Dance and Song Magazine wrote "It's astounding and somewhat daunting to realise this is only Bella's second album... Surely no-one has any right to be writing songs with the sophistication of 'Sylvie Sovay', so early in their career..."
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April'sChild
Beautiful song! I love the lyrics! x
Isla
Really like this, Bella. I've been frustrated, and looking for new music that will actually interest me for days but now I can calm down and listen to the rest of your work feeling happy.
If anyone has other music suggestions for me, throw them my way ;)
Marcos Ribeiro
@isla in my opinion maz O'connor is great as well and sounds a bit like bella hardy.
Planet Mikusha
+Isla Check out Kristina Train's song "Dark Black".
Like you, I also find listening to Bella puts me in a good frame of mind.
obrasno
Wow 7th of January and I have the best song I will hear all year ...fragile beauty. Thank you
Rosey Adams
Beautiful Bella. A friend only introduced me to you a few days ago and I'm taken in by your voice. X
Gelert
Just found you. Fabulous.
Claire Harding
does anyone know the piano chords?
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Jemile Al-Darraji
rude rude rude ..... rude voice ...rude tune ..... rude rude .rude...... hahaha