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She Can Defy Gravity (Radio Edit)

by Riley Jordan

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“There was a time in my turbulent twenties when I felt like I was living in a Carnival Hall of Mirrors. That’s where the seeds of this song were planted. It became a part of a personal mythology that emerged from dealing with that whole experience.” Riley Jordan.

Riley moved to the city at eighteen years of age to pursue a life in music. She looked to adventurous women who had gone before her, for a roadmap to an interesting life. She explains “I’ve had to look outside of my family for role models. You see my mother had a beautiful heart but she suffered a life that was distressingly contained. I swore my life would be more.” She goes on. “There are two qualities that I admire about the woman in this She Can Defy Gravity. Firstly; she defines herself – in every way. And secondly; the only house she’s cleaning is in her damn suitcase.”

There are many role models who have inspired Riley to break free but not many in music. “I started writing, arranging and recording pretty early on and if there were women who did this, I didn’t know about them.” She explains. “Nancy Bird Walton wasn’t a musician but she was fearless and I needed to see and know that in order to follow in my own way.”

‘She Can Defy Gravity’ was recorded in the Blue Room at Riley’s cottage in the Dandenong ranges. Riley has written and recorded the song. Guitarist Gary Young provides soaring feature guitar highlighted with an atmospheric solo.

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Cheap motel, Barkly Street
she fell asleep, to the sound of pin ball machines
laughing voices, wafted up
gratified halls and into her soaring dreams

She's comin’ in, she's flying low
she's come about, all systems go
she can defy gravity

O-five hundred, she's wide awake, listening
as lovers declare their undying embrace
through plaster and sky blue paint

She earned wings, dead reckoning, in Alice Springs
now she travels the skies
hits landfall at night
till she starts her engines again

She's comin’ in, she's diving deep
she understands, she checks her speed
she reads the land, without within
she's touching down, knowing that
she can defy gravity

She's lifting off, wash out wash in
horizons gone, she’s climbing steep
she reads the sky, without within
she's looping back and spiralling
she can defy gravity

© Riley Jordan 2010 all rights reserved

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released October 17, 2021
Written and Arranged by Riley Jordan.
Lead guitar: Gary Young

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Riley Jordan Melbourne, Australia

A contemporary artist in an earthy lush style,
Riley is a life long performer known for her textural singing voice and engaging stage presence. Riley has performed at gigs including Port Fairy Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival (QL)The Melbourne Fringe Festival, Frankston Guitar Festival, P.A.V.E. and The National Folk Festival.
Riley lives in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia
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