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Last Breath

by Sally Balfour

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A deeply personal song that took 10 years to sit down and write. A song steeped in grief and longing, which ultimately leads to acceptance.
I wanted this song to sound as raw and unpolished to really emphasise my despair and vulnerability.

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With her last breath
I took mine too
I felt myself
Split in two

Paper flowers and kids in the sand
Grounded we sung you
That wind swept her life through

And we breathed you in

With her last breath
I took mine too
Felt myself
Split in two

I went chasing the unreachable
To new lands to be reborn
But my image still showed you

So I turned away

With her last breath
I took mine too
Felt myself
Split in two

Ran away from anything you
Till I moved to this cyclone town
And I couldn’t keep hiding it away

You still hold me

With her last breath
I took mine too
Felt myself
Split in two

That memory it haunts me now
In those last heartbreaking hours
Could you feel us near your side

When you let go


With her last breath
She took us in
She made me me
She makes me me

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released May 16, 2020
Written by Sally Balfour
Vocals, guitar Sally Balfour

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Sally Balfour NT, Australia

As the daughter of Central Australian folk music royalty, it is little wonder Sally Balfour has found her way to the stage as a singer-songwriter. While the isolation and extremes of the NT loom large in her songwriting, Sally's music connects on an individual level. Through Sally’s deeply personal, acoustic guitar driven songs you're taken on the journey of one woman's life in Australia's outback ... more

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