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Hold Up Your Head Child

from Characters by Flo Perlin

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Flo wrote ‘Hold Up Your Head Child’ after a few years spent in and out of hospital where she was being treated with a flare up of an autoimmune disease. There were times when she thought she would never recover and would have chronic pain forever, but she did recover and this song was written. With a taste of jazzy/folk, Flo describes her experience of despair - going on to repeat the line - “hold up your head child, this will pass” with a sense of hope. During this time, writing music was a way of helping her to accept her illness and say goodbye to certain parts of herself.

lyrics

Well I'm young, then I'm old again
Well I've suffered the waves, that I just can't explain
Why I'm here
Why I long to be near
Cos I'm sensitive, oh my skins feeling dry
Oh I'm sensitive, it was the longest goodbye

Oh I'm feeling like this
I'm feeling like this
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
If I could
Would I try to love every day
If I could
Would I give up holding on anyways
If I could
Would I try to love every day
I'd give it all
Would I give up holding on anyways

Well I'm young
Then I'm old again
Well I've suffered the waves
That I just can't explain
Why I'm here
Why I long to be near
Cos I'm sensitive, oh my skins feeling dry
Oh I'm sensitive, it was the longest goodbye

Oh I'm feeling like this, I'm feeling like this
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
If I could
Would I try to love every day
If I could
Would I give up holding on anyways
If I could
Would I try to love every day
I'd give it all
Would I give up holding on anyways

Oh I'm feeling like this, I'm feeling like this
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will

credits

from Characters, released July 16, 2021
Written, composed and played by Flo Perlin
Co produced by Flo Perlin and Duncan Thornton @maprecordingstudio
String arrangements - Flo Perlin and Henry Burnett
Mixed - Duncan Thornton
Mastering - Cicely Balston
Violin - Corey Wickens
Cello - Natalie Hancock
Viola - Emily domingue
Double bass - Twm Dylan

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Flo Perlin UK

Flo Perlin is a contemporary singer-songwriter from London, UK with Iraqi and Belarusian heritage. She has been hailed as a ‘true storyteller’ by BBC Radio 6 with a style that blends contemporary folk, jazz and soul. The songs explore themes such as family history, human nature and being good to yourself. ... more

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