Lisa Richards says that Dominoes is, “A song about being young and out of control. This song was written on piano, which is different for me as I don’t really play piano. Growing up in Townsville North QLD was wild. I don’t make a secret of the fact that I began drinking at 7 and that I was dosed on anti psychotic medication from when I was 4 or 5 years old. The sexual abuse started somewhere in there and continued until I hit puberty. Alcohol and drugs were my close friends and it’s no wonder I was all over the place! I was super confused about men, women, sex and relationships. I remember having this desperate need to be loved and desired and the suicidal spiral that would come over me when I was rejected. Which happened a lot. I hung out with a gang of equally confused people and we were like dominoes!
“A huge part of my experience growing up was having no means of expressing what was going on for me and having no one to turn to for help or support. There was hopelessness, depression and lots of alcohol. I swear, I had no idea what a feeling was until I was 28 and I had no language for any of the mess that was swirling around inside me.
“Songwriting and singing has given me a way to process life. It’s given me a voice and a safe place to stand. I only quit drinking and doing drugs so I could do music. I know, usually it’s the other way around, but for me I didn’t have a life of any kind until I got clean at 26. Life is very precious to me, even when it’s hard, and it is hard. I don’t pretend not to have scars, but if I can use my own experience to give courage to another human being, then that’s what I’ll do.”
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Lisa Richards Plays “Dominoes” For You and For Me
