Michelle O Faith Premieres 'Lemonade' Video
Of second single Lemonade Michelle says:
I love words, and wordplay – it’s the reason I started writing – and, in particular, have a thing about quotes. I think I was having a rough day, and started thinking about that age-old saying: “When life gives you lemons, make Lemonade.” It occurred to me that, the saying – though, in dark times, a positive source of consolation; and, a beneficial mind-set with which to navigate life, just generally - is actually quite fanciful. Every bad situation doesn’t have a saving grace. Things can’t always be turned around.
I wanted to write a song about the dark cloud with no silver lining. About being wronged on such a scale that there is no wriggle room for remedy or consolation. “I can’t make Lemonade out of this... You’ve left me only pips.. I choke.” I started thinking about the times in my life I’d been the victim of such wrongdoing. The desolation and hopelessness... followed by a mountainous sense of injustice and anger that smashes through such initial emotions, overwhelming even you.
I wanted Lemonade to sound like this feeling - visceral and bitter. A cacophony of big, almost tribal drums; and humming. I created the instrumental in my laptop – then took it to Si Hulbert to work his magic. We left my vocals raw and unpolished, with just some reverb to create space. It’s one of my favourite songs on the EP.