a quiet house is a quiet mind

by @sailingmagpie

a quiet house is a quiet mind
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Liner Notes

I originally wrote this to a drum machine loop, meaning to replace it with a proper drumbeat but I couldn't find anything that would work with the syncopated riffs, so drum machine it is.

Some generic placeholder lyrics in the second half that I'll come back and replace at a later date.

#noir #postpunk

Lyrics

a quiet house is a quiet mind
you're taciturn
a tilted glass may never spill
your faux concern

we've danced this dance
a thousand times before
oh light, so bright
your flicker we abhor

a silent step, a shift in weight
my furtive frame
a sunken heart and wounded pride
i will retain

we've danced this dance
a thousand times before
tried to watch
but the images distort

if only the both of us were free
(incoherent mumbling)
if only the both of us were free

Comments

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@vomvorton
I like the drum machine / fuzz-rock combo very much! The guitar being a wash of noise and the bass driving the song works well and you've nailed the smoky noir atmosphere again, really suits your voice.
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@audreyrussell
Even with the drum machine, this is a vibe! I love the resignation in your voice, and the lyrics paint a beautiful picture of existential angst! (I dig the incoherent mumbling -- you should leave it in!)
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