“St Petersburg” Live at Spark Arena

Brooke Fraser and the Auckland Philharmonia perform “St Petersburg” live at Spark Arena on June 22, 2024.

Written by Brooke Fraser and Peter Kvint
Published by Kobalt/Sony
Arranged by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Recorded by Richard McMenamin & Andre Upston at Spark Arena on 22 June 2024
Mixed by Andre Upston for RNZ
Mastered by Don Bartley
Live video directed by Richard Cause
Produced, edited and graded by Nathaniel Redekop
Lighting design by Jarrad Donovan
Production design and creative direction by Scott Ligertwood and Nathaniel Redekop
© Brooke Fraser Limited

Lyrics:
I want to live in the elements
I've spurned my comfort and common sense
I’ve no imagined lost innocence
I'll bleed you dry no I won't pretend
I'll be coming home but I don't know when

I felt your fire, I breathed your air
We turned and twisted our bruises bared
I curse the ground still I feel you everywhere

In a fickle world there's no stubborn love
I can feel your ghost, when will you give up?
It's a funny thing I heard of once
The return of the prodigal son

Oh baby thrill me, make me feel good
Flashes of neon in frames of wood
I don't feel guilty, maybe I should

In a fickle world there's no stubborn love
I can feel your ghost, when will you give up?
It's a funny thing I heard of once
The return of the prodigal son

I saw the painting, St. Petersburg
Rembrandt's depiction of a return
I am the oil and pigment mixed
And I know nothing but I know this
I've been lost a long time in my head
I've followed all the signs but I was misled
I'll be coming home but I don't know when