Annabel
Goldfrapp * Track #2 On Tales of Us
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Annabel by Goldfrapp
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“Annabel” is the second track on Goldfrapp’s sixth studio album, Tales of Us.
Based on Kathleen Winter’s 2010 novel of the same name, the song is about a child who was born intersex, whose parents decided to raise as a boy, but he struggles with his feminine identity (named Annabel) . While the lyr...
Annabel Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When you dream, you only dream, you're Annabel
All the secrets there inside you, Annabel
[Verse 2]
Born beneath an emerald sky, sing, Annabel
Nothing that they did will stop you, Annabel
[Chorus]
Land of the lights, tangled hair and porcelain
Under the stars you begin
[Verse 3]
When you dream, you only dream, you're Annabel
Sleep reminds you, takes you there, oh Annabel
[Verse 4]
Gentle whispers, endless winters, Annabel
Why they couldn't let you be both, Annabel
[Chorus]
Land of the lights, of the ice, but love still lies
You are the truth they denied
Red like the sea, tangled hair and porcelain
Under the stars you begin
[Outro]
Only a boy
Only a boy under that
Annabel Q&A
Who wrote Annabel's ?
Annabel was written by Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory.
Who produced Annabel's ?
Annabel was produced by Goldfrapp.
What did Goldfrapp say about "Annabel"?
Alison Goldfrapp on “Annabel”:
I read [the novel] Annabel and was totally drawn into that world, and immediately wrote the song. It’s very much about my interpretation of the book. If anyone hears that song they’ll just think it’s about a girl, they won’t know what it is about, so I was very intent...