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Rope
03:47
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Rope
I’m forging quite a career in suppression
Whether passive aggression or a spineless silence
And I can’t remember if this ever helped anyone
But at least it worked for me
I’ve got my stairs
You’ve got your rope
Let’s meet in 10
On the 12th floor
Oh don’t look at me like that
We all have birthrights, don’t we?
It’s not my fault, and anyway
The stairs are so steep
It’s not my fault, and anyway
You’re so lucky
I have nothing
And you’ve still got your rope
I’m forging quite a career in suppression
Whether passive aggression or a spineless silence
And I can’t remember if this ever helped anyone
But at least it worked for me
I used to think it worked for me
You’ve got your load
And I’ve got mine
If no one’s helping
Why should I?
Oh don’t look at me like that
It makes me itch to see you
It’s not my fault
But, anyway, it still pains me
It’s not my fault
So couldn’t you make it easy?
I’m no mountaineer
What’s wrong with your rope?
Little more than nothing
And you still have your, you still have your
I’m forging quite a career in suppression
Whether passive aggression or a spineless silence
And I can’t remember if this ever helped anyone
But at least it worked for me
I used to think it worked for me
This never really worked for me
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2. |
We Night
04:28
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We Night
Mama, we sail
Mama, we fright
Mama, we stone
Mama, we night
Mama, I see
Mama, you hide
Mama, we sail
Mama, we night
Like weeds at roots of trees
Pillows in the sheet
Mama bear
Mama bear and me
Mama, you hurt
Mama, you smile
Mama, you hope
Mama, you hide
Mama, we run
Mama, we fight
Mama, I sail
Mama, I night
Like rungs into the dark
The paws that lose the bar
The cub can only swim so far
Like weeds at roots of trees
Pillows in the sheet
Mama bear
Mama bear and me
Dear cub of mine
Forgive me for disturbing your hibernation
And dragging you through the curtained street tonight
And thank you, mine
For following the rules of your mama bear’s game
You remember how you sailed from me
In your cotton ocean
How you’d hold on tight while stormy waves engulfed you
Well, baby bear, let’s play one last time
Hold my hand, you be good you be
Baby bear, let’s play one last time
Hold my hand, you be good you be still
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Outside
06:08
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Outside
Maybe I should go outside
And scream into the night
Go out for a walk
That turns into a fight
With my body
Maybe I should aim
Where I don’t want to land
My intentions never matter anyway
You’d bleed even if the crosshair was on me
Maybe I should go outside
Scuff the welcome mat and leave
I’m so hungry for the air
But I can’t breathe in there
I never could
And now I know I never will
You’re always fighting
And pushing thoughts into each other
Using anger as a way to bridge the gap that it creates
So while you’re battling reason with reason and chaos with chaos
Hiding bruises with makeup and setting up for round two
I’ll step outside
Slip away from the light.
Maybe I’ll leave tonight
Oh I’ll go outside
You’re always fighting
And pushing thoughts into each other
Using anger as a way to bridge the gap that it creates
So while you’re battling reason with reason and chaos with chaos
Hiding bruises with makeup and setting up for round two
I’ll step outside
Slip away from the light.
Maybe I’ll leave tonight
Oh I’ll go outside
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4. |
Careful Unplanned
04:15
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I think this is one that you’ll be able to see
I know it’s locked up tight
But I’ve whispered the key
And you listen
For little frequencies few people hear
And I think that it’s time I took a pace forward
Make your strides to me
A little less awkward
Fall into us
An act of intention
In the careful unplanned
I threw my watch at the wall
When my lungs felt your breath
Looked in the mirror and shouted,
“Off with her head!”
Unfurled my thoughts
And my clothes
Stitched little yesses over bleeding no’s
I’ve got to manage my expectations
It’s so hard to love and so easy to run
But I’m being broken and built, melted and moulded
Into something that can
Something that wants this
I fell from my certainty
As bare as it might have been
One day I stopped thinking
And now I’m lost but I’m trusting
In the careful
In the careful unplanned
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Get To Know Me
05:03
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Hello mister, is your daughter home?
I thought I’d come and visit
When I call I feel like I’m waiting
I feel I’m always waiting, sir
I didn’t realise this time wasn’t good for you
I just want to speak to her for a moment or two
You see, we’re very much in love
And I am splendid, sir
When you get to know me
I did the honourable thing
I knocked on the door
I didn’t realise her father was a man of your stature
You intimidate me, sir
But I am standing here alone
I am small but I am strong
I am stronger than you know
But my heart is feeling low
I am stronger than you know
But my heart is hurting so
My heart is hurting
Darling, you tease me with your promises
You lose me
If you’d just get to know me
You’d see how wonderful I am
You’d get past the nonchalance
I wish someone would for once
And if I cry, well I don’t care
I know it seems wrong, I know it seems wrong
I know that I seem wrong
But it feels like I should
Darling, you tease me with your promises
You lose me
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6. |
Most Righteous People
03:33
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I'm born in the fire and I'm striking out
I've got myth on my side
It's so hard to fight lies
And I'm stalking the streets
Cloven toes on my feet
I've got myth on my side
It's so hard to fight lies
You're expecting so much
But I expect expectations
I've got myth on my side
It's so hard to fight lies
I'm not going to hurt you but I do have to laugh
You've got myth on your mind
You're just fighting a lie
So don't feel hurt
When I turn out to be good girl
When all those foundations
Crumble like sand and you see
You can still be righteous
And wrong
Like most righteous people are
You won't gamble with me
Are you wary it's true?
I've got myth on my side
You've got bad odds on yours
And you're awfully defensive
For somebody who's right
It's so hard to be pious
But so easy to lie
So don't feel hurt
When I turn out to be good girl
When all those foundations
Crumble like sand and you see
You can still be righteous
And wrong
Like most righteous people are
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Louise Connell Glasgow, UK
“A diverse, deep-vein double album which vaults her into contention as one of the most insightful and pertinent songsmiths, anywhere, to have emerged in recent years.”
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