Arm in Arm

This song is based around the idea that ‘love will see us through’. The reassurance that when we’re facing a tough battle, we’ve got someone with us to help us get us to the other side.

I got the inspiration for this at the start of January 2021. We’d just gone into another national lockdown and unlike the ones before, this one was in the depths of winter; no warm sunny days to spend outside. It was a dark time for most of us.

After the initial feeling of shock and uneasiness I was met with a realisation of how lucky I am to be surrounded by a loving wife, son and family. And to me, that is really all that matters. No money in the world, no place I could be, no one else, nothing could get me through better than who I was with right then.

If you’ve ever faced an uphill climb, if you’ve ever felt like the sands are shifting quickly under your feet, this one’s for you...

ARM IN ARM - LYRICS

V1
I’m clinging on, clinging on, clinging on hanging
I’m in pieces, lost again
How do I, how do I, how do I stay strong?
When I’ve lost heart to carry on

Pre
I’m shaken, I’m breaking
But I’m not giving up

Ch
‘Cause you’re my shelter, my armour
Hands to lift me taller
I feel safe, I feel whole
When I’m arm in arm with you

V2
You carry me, carry me, carry me along
You hold me up, you keep me strong
Everyday, everyday, everyday we grow
You’ve got my back, you let me know

Pre
When I’m shaken, breaking
You don’t give me up

Ch
You’re my shelter, my armour
Hands to lift me taller
When I’m stuck, when I’m lost
You’re the light to see me through
When I’m stumbling, stalling
You catch me when I’m falling
I feel safe, I feel whole
When I’m arm in arm with you

Br
I can’t stand alone
Do you realise, I’d be nothing
And I don’t have enough
On my own

Ch
You’re my shelter, my armour
Hands to lift me taller
When I’m stuck, when I’m lost
You’re the light to see me through
When I’m stumbling, stalling
You catch me when I’m falling
I feel safe, I feel whole
When I’m arm in arm with you
I feel safe, I feel whole
When I’m arm in arm with you

BONUS - The people Behind the Album

One of the most exciting parts of creating this album for me was having other play on my songs. I’m really proud of my songs in their pure-strapped back form and I always make sure that they ‘work’ well like that first, but to hear them embellished by some incredibly talented musicians was a real, real joy. Without that, it just wouldn’t feel like a record.

Below there are links to webpages / social profiles / articles for each person involved so you can see their credits and other projects there are involved with. Please do check them out. They are super-talented:

Chris Wilkinson 
Producer, engineer and mixing

Philippe Clegg
Bass guitar

Ben Gordellier
Drums & percussion

Tom Dibb
Electric guitars on Head Above the Water, Walk Into Silence & Time for Life

Joe Wilkins
Electric guitars on No Matter What, Everyday & Nowhere Heart

James Graham
Piano, organ & keys on No Matter What, Everyday, Nowhere Heart, Time for Life & Arm in Arm

Shez Sheridan
Tenor Guitar, Mandolin on Long Way Round

Sam Taylor
Backing vocals on One by One, & press photos

Dean Honer
Mastering 

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