We’re very pleased to announce that Amanda Lehmann’s son One Last Spin is released today.
Just click here to listen. It’s a beautiful and poignant song to listen to rather than hear in the background, to enter into for four minutes. So if you can, get the headphones on or play through a music system. You’ll be glad you did. Laptop, tablet and phone speakers have their uses – but for music? Nah!
While the song complements our documentary film wonderfully it’s also very much a stand alone record. You’ll discover more details about the song here and here, including how it came to be written.
We won’t be producing many cd’s and covers. Those we do get manufactured will be used with media releases mainly to radio stations along with background materials about gambling harm. The song will be available to listen to online from now onwards, and a dowloadable file of the single will also be available.
The Lyrics
One Last Spin
It’s a thrill, chasing the rainbow
Will a fortune fall from the sky?
A tsunami of anticipation
Is gone in the blink of an eye
I can still rescue the day
Make these problems fly away
One last spin
Another throw of the die
I’ll make this right, today is the day, tonight is the night
Just one last spin – around and around
Every road is paved with gold
The TV beckons me on
A winner right here in my hand
The wheel is spinning my song
The clouds are closing in
I’m losing everything
Demons at my door
How do I ignore them
One last spin
Another throw of the die
I’ll make this right, today is the day, tonight is the night
Just one last spin – around and around
One last spin – around and around
Hide in the shadows
Push love away
Numbing the pain, I’m back here again
Drowning in shame
One last spin – around and around
One last spin – around and around
One last spin…
Amanda’s words about a song she wrote to express her feelings witnessing her mothers’ decline into and journey through dementia fit well with One Last Spin. Whatever contribution it makes to raising awareness, its value is for a person suffering. “ Music can be cathartic, and it is my hope that sharing my experiences and emotions in this tune may briefly hold the hands of others in similar situations and give some comfort.”
Thank you again, Amanda. You have not only given your time to creating and producing a beautiful song, you’ve also done so much more behind the scenes.
We hope that many who listen to the song will spread the word to family, friends and colleagues so that it becomes widely known and loved.
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