Anna Calvi - Ain't No Grave lyrics

Here’s what Calvi has to say about the Tommy EP and “Ain’t No Grave”:

I’ve been living in the character of Tommy Shelby for years now, after scoring series 5 and this final series of Peaky Blinders. The only way to write for this show is to get inside his head — I’ve dreamed about him every night for months, and when I pick up my guitar I try to play to his inner thoughts. My guitar is his violence and my voice is his hope. I always felt he should have “a song” that sums him up — he’s the ultimate antihero — murderous, cold, terrifying, and yet has a deep love for his family and a naive childlike hope that he will one day rise above it all. I wanted to believe that “Ain’t No Grave” was the song going round in his head as he slow motion walks through his life. I think Tommy will be a part of me forever!