“Understand”
(c) 2007 GLS
“I’ve been sung this song before
By a different heart
I know the lyrics all too well
And I hated every one of them from the start
Hymn
Written August 2006 (c) 2007 GLS
When the night falls and I’ve lost my way
And my bones ache with this slow decay
Then you stir my soul with your sweet address
I will tell the world of your faithfulness
The Indelible Belly Button
Is there anything about us that we cannot change? I found myself this past week thinking about growth and change in my own life. It seems to me that there are some things in myself that, try as I might, I have not been able to remotely change.
“Unfamiliar”
(c)2007 GLS
”Unfamiliar” deals with an unhealthy relationship that I kept seeking after because it was familiar. I knew that no good could come of it, that it had no future, that I was being unwise. Unfortunately, it was the only remedy for its own poison.
“Paper Box”
I built myself a paper box to live inside of
And underneath the paper moon I hug my paper dolls
I draw smiles on their faces
And I write all of their happy thoughts and put them on my wall
I’m so happy with my paper family
I’m so happy, and everybody loves me
Turn Up the Radio
“The empty streets we used to roam have been whispering since you’ve gone…but I close my ears, pretending I don’t hear them call your name.”
–“Turn Up the Radio”
Gayle Skidmore ©2007
After experiencing the death of several of her friends and relatives over a period of two years, Gayle Skidmore’s songwriting took center stage in her life. In 2003, a friend she was beginning to date was killed, spawning the lyrics to “Turn Up the Radio.” Having previously kept her songs to herself (even when performing) Gayle began subconsciously to sing louder, to want to connect to her fans, to turn herself inside out.
Gayle began writing and composing when she was only eight years old, recording songs in her private diary instead of traditional journal entries. At fourteen, Gayle played her first show at a local coffee shop. Painfully shy, she struggled to sing loudly enough to be heard, and avoided looking up or speaking between songs. In 2002, she released her first album, a five-song E.P. titled “Gayle.”