Alva Leigh's lyrics & chords

“Can I tell you a story that made me who I am?” Alva Leigh sings on her debut album. From a 22-year old piano-playing singer-songwriter, this lyrical question might lead you to expect the expected – candlelit confessions and dear diary entries, all about love lost, found and unrequited. But Leigh’s answer is much more compelling. Over ten songs that take on subjects from travel to natural disaster to death, she offers glimpses into her heart and soul through puzzle pieces and striking poetic fragments. The crumpled map of an ex-lover...read more