Rosie’s first solo release.

Written & recorded in 2019 at the Outland Sessions Songwriter Retreat, human was first released as part of a compilation album called Storytellers. It is re-released now, as a single.

Lyrics

What will make it better?

If you cry in the night

If you dance under the moonlight

And drive your car faster

Have a cigarette

Another drink to forget

Drown your sorrow and regret

Until you're happy

I've been watching you

I feel your pain too

When you're most alone

In a crowd or on your own

Feeling sorry for yourself

And all you've done wrong

Cast a look around

All the people that you see

Everyone, including me

Is less than perfect

I've been watching you

I feel your pain too

I am human too

I am human too

I am human too

I am human too

Me & the Outland Session’s Team

Written by Rosie

human Lyrics & Music © Rose Easter

Lead vocals & acoustic guitar Rosie

Backing vocals Jess Beveridge, Joseph E Harrison & Tasmin Pritchard

Drums, bass, organ, violin, cello arrangement & tambourine Andy Woodd

Produced by Andy Woodd

Mixed and mastered by Andy Woodd

Some of what I was thinking as I wrote human.

I thought about a former work colleague who took his own life.

That was the first time I understood that there could be a selfless motive for suicide.

Up until then, I had thought that when someone committed suicide it was because of some extreme preoccupation with themselves – and a complete absence of regard or care for the pain they are inflicting on the loved ones left behind.

But with his passing, I realised that he had more likely done it because he thought he had nothing good to offer his family.

I think he really thought they’d be better off without him.

He had his demons. And he was an intensely private person who seldom talked about the pain he carried.

The irony that the church could not contain the mourners was just so upsetting.

In 2019, I thought a lot about the struggles that people are going through.

I met some beautiful people and was surprised to learn that I sometimes thought more of them than they did of themselves.

It was a year of reflection and introspection.

And ideas that I had held for years no longer stood up to scrutiny.

Once human was written, I looked at its simplicity and kicked myself.

Here I was, surrounded by 20 or so crazy clever musical artists – and all the gear necessary to make extraordinarily complex compositions and – though it did benefit from the talent and love of those around me, the song just didn’t need a lot of complication.