To be honest Lucy's music is so calming and upbringing and I wish she was more popular in the music industry and would rub off on some celebrities that just sing about drugs and sex. It's so nice to hear something different once in a while.
Tea & Toast" Tom was born in 1942 With eyes of blue And the doctors said That his birth was far too fast His heart stopped twice But yet he survived As he took his first breath His mother took her last And his father knew that he wasn't to blame But he never quite looked at Tom the same After that And he rarely spoke about her But when he did He said, "Your mother used to say this "When the skies are looking bad my dear And your heart's lost all its hope After dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go The skies will clear my darling I'll wake up with the one I love the most And in the morning, I'll make you up Some tea and toast." Well, they met through a friend Who introduced them And the first thing Tom said was, "Would you like to dance?" They moved with each other And when the music got slower He said, "Don't let go of my hand." He said, "It's only polite if I ask you tonight Would it be alright, if I could walk you home?" That night he told her of his birth And he said when it hurt He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast Well, two quick years went by They were side by side And without a plan they conceived a little child He said, "Woman, I love you and this you know But I only earn enough for our food and clothes But I love you and this baby until the day that I die." She said, "We'll take care of this little life And we'll fall in love with her baby blue eyes And we'll be alright from some advice that I know." She said, "I never got to meet her But if I did, I'm sure your mother would have said this "When the skies are looking bad my dear And your heart's lost all its hope After dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go The skies will clear my darling We'll show this baby all the love we know And in the morning, I'll make you up Some tea and toast." Well, he took those words And he made them proud He worked day after day And hour after hour So that they could buy a little house just on the outside of town Their little girl grew up and so did they They said that they loved each other everyday And forty years later, that brings us to now And as they're walking down the street Her grip loosens on his hand He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground He hears her breathing and that's the only sound Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd Tears rolls off his face as he says, "Don't let go, now." And he's sitting by her bed in the hospital ward Then their daughter walks in with a family of her own She says, "Dad, I don't know if she can hear you now But there's one thing mum would want you to know." "When the skies are looking bad my dear And your heart's lost all its hope After dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go Skies will clear my darling Now it's time for you to let go Our girl will wake you up in the mornin' with some tea and toast
The first time I heard this, was the first time I cried since I saw Marley And Me. I am not a crying man, I didn't even cry when my own dog passed on, but I cried at this...
she never revealed who it was about. she just said it was a true story. id imagine its about her grandparents as you said, presumably her mothers side...
I don't think you'll ever read this but thank you for this song. My dad passed away a couple weeks ago and listening to this on repeat is helping me feel better.
What you say is so very true and probably the reason it is not recognised more, maybe a good thing? The only thing to add, it brings a lump to my throat and makes me cry.
"when the skies are looking bad my dear and your hearts lost all it's hope, after dawn there will be sunshine and all the dust will go, the skies will clear my darling and I'll wake up with the one I love the most, and in the morning I'll make you up some Tea & Toast" I live by that! 'Cause it's true! After every bad thing there has to be a good thing around the corner. Lucy's music is amazing!
After hearing the original performance on the X-Factor I had to see the full version of this heartbreakingly amazing piece of song writing. Just as it was in the performance, the lyrics are powerful and beautiful, but the magic of the simplicity was unfortunately lost. In my opinion, the magic of the track was the intimacy of Lucy and her guitar without any fluff or over-complication. The backing track, backup vocals and extra added sound in this recording detract from her voice and the message of the song, making it sound over produced in contrast with the live version. Wish the song I was so enchanted with would have been kept untarnished. Even so, her songwriting skill is undeniable; a true talent.
Can I just say that Lucy has some real talent, I can't imagine how many people she has moved to tears with this song. A beautiful girl with a beautiful voice and a wonderful talent for songwriting ❤
As a grown 26 year old man this makes me think of what me and my first love and what we could of been, this song never fails to reduce me to tears. This is my personification of biter sweet.
I'm your age - 26 year old woman. I heard this when i was like 17, I was dating my first love then. we broke up when I was 21. funny how time flies, eh?
I saw her perform this live a few months back and it genuinely sent chills down my neck and spine. To clear up the true story behind this song it was that she was busking out in her local town centre and an old lady collapsed in front of her, she carried on performing to lessen the crowd around the old lady, the lady's husband held her until the ambulance came but unfortunately the lady passed away. The other details from this song are purely imagined Lucy was just so inspired by the love between the couple she saw.
When I heard this song on the X Factor my eyes watered up. This song is quite beautiful. During her audition, she showed real vulnerability which made this song that much more special. I think her music shines most in front of a live audience because that 'nervousness' and 'vulnerability' some how mashes with her song so god damn well.
Listened to this by chance from a suggested playlist on Spotify a month or so ago on the way home from work on a Friday (exited to get down pub in a good mood) and Jesus Christ, I had literal tears! I love music for how it can change your mood but no song had switched me from being exited to go pub with the lads to a complete emotional wreck!😂 thing is everytime I’ve heard it since I STILL get tears in my eyes! This song is powerful!
This song hits the HEART full on. Despite what everybody says about the rhythm and the onomatopoeia's in the song, the bottom line is the message is received. The lyrics is what's important...
I just found a video of this song from x-factor I shared on my FB 10 years ago....and I cried like a baby again. Amazing song, incredible story telling via music, lovely voice... 10/10
I actually love the bootcamp version more, but it's such a beautiful song, it gives me shivers every single time I listen to it. Beautiful song, Lucy. Blessings xx
all her songs that have been redone do. What everyone loves about Lucy is her uniqueness. all of this extra stuff is making it sound less like her, and much more generic and unpleasant.
I really want to meet Lucy because her songs are just fantastic and I really want her to write more songs. So far "Tea and Toast" and "Mountains" are my favourites, I just can't decide which one is the best
Lucy, I dont know if you will contact me back, but this song got me through some tuff times it made me see the light instead of the darkness. Thank you, your an angel sent by the heavens, hope you make it big. Yours truly Sergeant Pain
Omgosh I cannot tell u how many times I’ve listened to this song and I just understood it was ab her, her dad, her grandmother, and her mother!! I have never felt so ignorant in my entire life!!
Put this on while working. My co workers were quite worried when I suddenly had tears in my eyes, untill I let them hear this amazing song. Simply brilliant.
I am not easily brought to tears but this song does it every time. You have created a piece too which most people can relate, a simple story that evokes the complex and painful emotions that most of us will experience at some point in our lives, and no doubt we will experience it from several perspectives. Quite frankly I have never been able to put into words the pain I felt after my father passed and the subsequent effects it had upon my mother, and some day my partner or I may experience this when we die and our children will feel what we have felt before. I think this is why this song means so much to me, it gets closer to the pain involved than any poem or song I have heard before and yet seems to acknowledge the idea that it's impossible to quantify that pain. Thank you Lucy for such a wonderful piece of work.
What people don't realize is the audition version is better than the recorded version because the producer of her tracks now has made decisions to add elements that don't necessarily make her songs better. Also the mixing is okay, its not great. I think this song is better done professionally than Last Night was. I cant believe they changed the words and vibe of Last Night like they did... The original heart felt simplicity of her voice and the guitar is exactly what makes her music what it is. Lets hope people can convince her of that. At least until the right producer comes along.
Who fo you think you are her song is great and it's personal just cause this has been made in to song you can criticize her song. You have no right or grounds to do so maybe when you live through that you can say something but until the pipe down.
Lucyyyy my favorite :) is he the man who told u the story? What a story teller you are!! Im inlove with how you sing and play guitar! Ur awesome keep it up
dear lucy, some times the simple things are the best things.. "Tea&Toast" and "last night" are WAY (WAY WAY WAY WAY) better with ONLY the simple acoustic
This song makes me emotional every time because my grandpa's name was Tom, he was born in the 1940's and he had blue eyes. He passed away a few years ago. And, as you can see, my name is Lucy. So this is a very fitting song. I feel like it was something I was 100% meant to find and I love it so much.
This song makes me think of my grandma and grandpa, he passes way before I was born when my mom was 18 on her birthday. When I hear my mom talk about him I wish so much I could have known him. Thank you for a song that actually has true heart and feeling.
This video is PERECT literally, better than I imagined please please bring out another tour for us sprags, or do a couple twitcams to celebrate tea and toast release I can't wait to here your Christmas song;)
I have to say, i've been struggling with both severe mental and physical health issues over the last 5 yrs, i struggle most with a binge eating disorder which has led to phyical problems and while it is an addiction these songs plus another channel i watch on people with severe/rare physical disorders create strengthe and resilitance within my mind. Every day is horrible but i'm learning to become stronger. Thank you.
