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Achieve Lift!
03:46
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touching lips to lips
or is it called achieving lift
it's getting late
i'm supposed to get you home at 8
rocket launch at noon
i sent my landlord to the moon
and now i'm toast
thinkin of the ones i love the most
a midnight conversation with
your friend at the party now
these things take their time
i trust you will speak kindly of me
i hope you sell me well
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2. |
Blushing
02:26
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clenching fists and chocolate fish
and firing questions from the hip
and cheeks are bright like happiness
so scratched into the outer plastic
it says "girl you are fantastic"
kisses don't even need chapstick
i can love til my heart aches but
why can't i share in what's sacred
you found god in my self hatred
we just look so laughable and tiny
like we’re spiders climbing
underneath the cupboards
in between your clothes
the oven’s on
kids are calling out
to ask about your day at work
your husband says
“today i sold my car for a space hopper!”
sliced in half by automatic doors
my guts are spilling on the floor
my darling
meet in parentheses
can’t you tell that i am nothing more than
commas hanging off your words
buttons hanging off your shirt
i’m flying in reverse
i’m shimmering
i’m kites
i’m hummingbirds
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3. |
Moses
01:51
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straight grained apricot cut to make the beams
good god, i can't quite break the seam
breakfast, i dust and bake the beans
if you wanna let me cross the sea
cause they gonna catch right up to me
i'm breaking rocks, you're breaking me
if you wanna get married to me
partners in deep anxiety
i just wanna meet your family
soon darling, i won't need your love
and my short shirts won't need a tuck
next time you call i won't pick up
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4. |
Shrinkwrapped
02:05
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5. |
Boundless My Heart
02:54
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fear takes over me
when love takes my feet
and pulls me beneath
something big is coming my way
been standing in the
supermarket line all day
the children cry and
slammed fingers amass
in doors but alas
the hand stays attached
boundless my heart breaks into bone
tuna sandwiches
stacked up on the bench and the stove
needs some cleaning and
i think we need a
new vacuum cleaner
boundless my heart beats uncontrolled
opawa roads and the
notes saved on my phone turn to stone
it’s not as if any song
can make the lounge window close
it’s getting cold
but the crack in my head lets out my soul
in time to tell you that
i am the deeper
fall-into-sleeper
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6. |
Gently Crashes
05:12
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if i love me better
and you love you better
maybe we'll do better
we can be better
we can be better than this
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7. |
Rosary
00:48
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and if you think it feels like work
i'm willing to put the work in
and if you need a reminder
i'm willing to remind you
that i'm willing to put the work in
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8. |
A Deep Breath
02:59
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baby i've been breaking breaths
my heart is a step
to the door of regret
comfort is not defeat
i'm working all week
my hands and my feet
my tongue in my cheek
watching season 3
of recess alone
in a house made of stone
power cut to my TV
but in 1080p
my reflection is sitting there
just staring at me
last year i was 23
when you spoke to me
and my broken body
in my broken sleep
planet declares defeat
the missile ascends
we take a deep breath
and we hold it to the end
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9. |
Everything Is Flammable
05:54
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i’m awake now but i can’t quite get up
i had a pack of stale soft chips for lunch today
took one between my finger and my thumb to see how much it could bend before it breaks
i haven’t seen my mum since about last monday
i’ve been isolating myself, then i saw Mousey play, she’s gonna be famous one day
i’m awake now but i can’t quite get up
you and i are children
and we just need a place to call a home
and people to call a family
you and i are children
and we just need a slightly warmer house
and blankets that can reach our feet
you and i are children
and we just need the strength to make a meal
something healthier to eat
you and i are children
and we just want a job pays us well
and friendships that we wanna keep
i’m awake now but i can’t quite get up
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Pickle Darling Christchurch, New Zealand
photo by nick robinson
Father/Daughter Records
NZ press: lisa@thelabel.co.nz
US press: andi@terrorbird.com
UK press: liv@onebeatpr.com
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