Marika describes this song as a lullaby she wrote for herself while struggling to get to sleep. The track is inspired by a piece by Claude Debussy, entitled “The Girl With Flaxen Hair”, and indeed makes a lyrical reference to this at the end of the song.
Marika performed the track live for DIY Maga...
Turn off my mind, I beg you
It's buzzing like the Devil's bow
Pulling a soft virgin string
A terrible shriek from below
A pure heart been bound by nickel
But not bent beneath the coil
If you play her right, she'll sing through the night
With the whispering wheat in the fields
The flies on my walls, they're silent
But the swarm in my head is a hell
So I'll try to play you correctly
For a toll of your deep slumber bell
My fingers are wretched and calloused
Soon daybreak will creep up my stair
Now I've not got long to summon the song
Of the girl with the flaxen hair
Claude’s Girl was written by Marika Hackman.
Claude’s Girl was produced by Charlie Andrew.
Marika Hackman released Claude’s Girl on Mon Feb 16 2015.