Biography:
Julia Jacklin (born 30 August 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Sydney. Her seamless meld of dreamy indie pop and confessional alt-country invokes names like Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, and Caitlin Rose, Julia Jacklin was raised in a family of educators in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Upon discovering Britney Spears at the age of ten, and eventually Avril Lavigne and Evanescence in high school, Jacklin decided to shift her focus from a future social work to a career in music.
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[Verse]
A E D
Will I be a a mother or will I always be a child?
A E D
Does someone come and say, "hey girl, it's your time"?
A E D
What if I'm dancing and I don't hear the door knock?
A E D
And some cold caller decides I'm not
[Chorus]
A E
Ready to change
A E D
Oh what if my body is but my mind remains the same?
[Verse]
A E D
Will I be a mother or will I always be a child?
A E D
Does someone come and say your time has arrived?
A E D
What if I'm sleeping and I don't wake with the call?
A E D
And I sleep right through it and some kind of god decides im not
[Chorus]
A E
Ready to change
A E D
Oh what if my mind is but my body won't take to the stage
[Solo]
A E
A E
A F#m E
A E
[Bridge]
A (let it ring)
I heard her screaming last night in my dreams
A (come in quietly) E
I tried to reach out and hold her
A E D
Can someone please tell me what that screaming means?
A E
And not say wait till you get older
D E
Are you alright?
D A
I have to see
D E
Oh my sweet sister
E A E
You've always been braver than me
A E
Oh what if my love is but I'm not ready to be?
A E
I'm willing to change
A E Dm
Oh it's not just me he's also afraid.
[Outro]
A E (x3)
A E Dm (x7)
fade out
A E D
Will I be a a mother or will I always be a child?
A E D
Does someone come and say, "hey girl, it's your time"?
A E D
What if I'm dancing and I don't hear the door knock?
A E D
And some cold caller decides I'm not
[Chorus]
A E
Ready to change
A E D
Oh what if my body is but my mind remains the same?
[Verse]
A E D
Will I be a mother or will I always be a child?
A E D
Does someone come and say your time has arrived?
A E D
What if I'm sleeping and I don't wake with the call?
A E D
And I sleep right through it and some kind of god decides im not
[Chorus]
A E
Ready to change
A E D
Oh what if my mind is but my body won't take to the stage
[Solo]
A E
A E
A F#m E
A E
[Bridge]
A (let it ring)
I heard her screaming last night in my dreams
A (come in quietly) E
I tried to reach out and hold her
A E D
Can someone please tell me what that screaming means?
A E
And not say wait till you get older
D E
Are you alright?
D A
I have to see
D E
Oh my sweet sister
E A E
You've always been braver than me
A E
Oh what if my love is but I'm not ready to be?
A E
I'm willing to change
A E Dm
Oh it's not just me he's also afraid.
[Outro]
A E (x3)
A E Dm (x7)
fade out
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