Girl From A Movie
by Marketa Irglova
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Many continue to perceive me as GIRL from Once even today, with much affection, granted, but nevertheless confusing a part of me with the whole of me. It has often made me pause to wonder if we ever really see anyone wholly. We fall in love with fantasies, we befriend illusions, we are fascinated by what we can not name and most importantly, we continue to form an idea of who we are based on the reflections of ourselves we catch in the world around us which constantly mirrors our every thought, and our every intention. To truly see and be seen is a thing to aspire to, in my opinion, for our imagination is limited and often blind to the marvels hiding in plain sight. We shall know one another by our heart, not our senses. The real you, and the real me. The heart is where love is. And love does not discriminate. Open your heart and see.
- Marketa Irglova, August 2022
- Marketa Irglova, August 2022
lyrics
GIRL FROM A MOVIE
Here I am, finally after all this waiting,
I can’t believe it’s really you,
You’re just like I’d always imagined,
Better than I had imagined…
Oh, what a waste of time it’s been,
Chasing this dream, making my thoughts all about you,
I never had a fight in this to win,
I just thought I found love and followed you blindly, but
You’re not the man I had hoped,
You’re not the same as I imagined,
You’re not at all who I thought you to be,
When you look at me, what do you see?
Am I not more to you than a girl from that movie?
One of these days you'll see me on TV
Maybe by then you'll realize
what you had in me
and you'll be sorry you let me go
My bad, I made you out to be a god,
Not without fault, but still light years apart from everybody else,
Damn, I just can’t make it make any sense,
And it hurts to embrace this falling from grace with my eyes open, seeing
I’m not the girl you had hoped,
I’m not the same as you imagined,
I’m not at all who you thought me to be,
When you look at me, what do you see?
Am I not more to you than a girl from a movie?
One of these days you'll see me on TV
Maybe by then you'll realize
what you had in me
and you'll be sorry you let me go
I think you know...
Here I am, just me with all my imperfections,
Showing myself bare to you,
Not meeting all your expectations,
But better than your expectations,
Not that you will ever know…
Never have I ever seen a better movie,
I just fell in love with all the actors,
And I really missed them when the movie was over,
So I ended up just watching it over and over,
Wishing them to be real people,
Imagining myself disappearing,
Into their world for a second.
Here I am, finally after all this waiting,
I can’t believe it’s really you,
You’re just like I’d always imagined,
Better than I had imagined…
Oh, what a waste of time it’s been,
Chasing this dream, making my thoughts all about you,
I never had a fight in this to win,
I just thought I found love and followed you blindly, but
You’re not the man I had hoped,
You’re not the same as I imagined,
You’re not at all who I thought you to be,
When you look at me, what do you see?
Am I not more to you than a girl from that movie?
One of these days you'll see me on TV
Maybe by then you'll realize
what you had in me
and you'll be sorry you let me go
My bad, I made you out to be a god,
Not without fault, but still light years apart from everybody else,
Damn, I just can’t make it make any sense,
And it hurts to embrace this falling from grace with my eyes open, seeing
I’m not the girl you had hoped,
I’m not the same as you imagined,
I’m not at all who you thought me to be,
When you look at me, what do you see?
Am I not more to you than a girl from a movie?
One of these days you'll see me on TV
Maybe by then you'll realize
what you had in me
and you'll be sorry you let me go
I think you know...
Here I am, just me with all my imperfections,
Showing myself bare to you,
Not meeting all your expectations,
But better than your expectations,
Not that you will ever know…
Never have I ever seen a better movie,
I just fell in love with all the actors,
And I really missed them when the movie was over,
So I ended up just watching it over and over,
Wishing them to be real people,
Imagining myself disappearing,
Into their world for a second.
credits
released August 2, 2022
Written by MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ
Produced by STURLA MIO THORISSON
String arrangement by Marja Gaynor
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by
Sturla Mio Thorisson at Masterkey Studios, Iceland 2022
MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ: Vocals, piano & bass,
MARJA GAYNOR: Violin and viola
MANUEL BARRETO: Drums
PETER MOC: Acoustic & electric guitar
STURLA MIO THORISSON: Programming
Written by MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ
Produced by STURLA MIO THORISSON
String arrangement by Marja Gaynor
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by
Sturla Mio Thorisson at Masterkey Studios, Iceland 2022
MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ: Vocals, piano & bass,
MARJA GAYNOR: Violin and viola
MANUEL BARRETO: Drums
PETER MOC: Acoustic & electric guitar
STURLA MIO THORISSON: Programming
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Marketa Irglova Reykjavik, Iceland
Markéta received The Academy Award for best song, Falling Slowly, Irglová released her solo debut, Anar, in 2011, followed
by Muna in 2014. Today she creates her music at Masterkey Studios, built by her husband, producer Sturla Mio Thorisson. Recent releases include a trilogy of singles titled Quintessence, Among the Living, and Mother. Full length album “Lila” will be out on August 19, 2022.
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