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living room
03:11
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[Verse 1]
Hot and heavy eyes
Can’t get to sleep tonight
I apologized for my signals
Getting mixed with the springtime snow
You shimmer, you shine
I practiced my lines
But you stole both my lungs
As I scrawled my name in ink on your inner arm
[Chorus]
I was sober at your party
You don’t remember dancing all over me
All alone with you in your crowded living room
Now there’s nothing we can do
[Verse 2]
Your passenger seat
It terrified me
I misplaced my self-control
Somewhere along that stretch of Gregory Street
[Chours]
I was sober at your party
You don’t remember dancing all over me
All alone with you in your crowded living room
Now there’s nothing we can do
[Bridge]
I should have let the sun kiss my skin
And found a better use for all those bricks
[Chorus]
I was sober at your party
You don’t remember dancing all over me
All alone with you in your crowded living room
Now there’s nothing we can do
[Outro]
I was sober at your party
I was sober at your party
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2. |
pretend
03:33
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[Verse 1]
Oh isn’t it, isn’t is lonely here
Right between the shoulds and shouldn’ts
Just past the woulds and wouldn’ts
Oh do you get, do you get sore like me
Reaching both ways every moment
Afraid you’ll snap if you keep holding on
[Chorus]
Isn’t it nice?
Isn’t it grand?
Playing pretend
When the lights are off oh
And when they’re back on
We’re back in our corners
With weight on our shoulders
[Verse 2]
Oh isn’t it, isn’t it lovely here
Now I’m written on your arm
Now I’m tied around your wrist
I misread the map
We’re on different paths
Babe, how sad is that?
[Chorus]
Isn’t it nice?
Isn’t it grand?
Playing pretend
When the lights are off oh
And when they’re back on
We’re back in our corners
With weight on our shoulders
[Bridge]
In between
Wants and needs
Stay or leave
Should I do the latter?
Middle of
Former loves
Paper doves
Should I let them crumble?
[Verse 3/Outro]
Oh isn’t it, isn’t is lonely here
Right between the shoulds and shouldn’ts
Just past the woulds and wouldn’ts
Oh do you get, do you get sore like me
Reaching both ways every moment
Afraid you’ll snap if you keep holding on
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3. |
i kissed her cheek
04:33
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[Verse 1]
Mind of mine
Please remember this night
Simple but beautiful
The way the light bounced off her smile
And curse my stomach
And my nose and throat
For aching, running, aching, distracting me
From all she is and was
[Chorus]
I kissed her cheek
Don’t want her feeling like me
Sick and terrified as I’ll ever be
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Ohhh
[Verse 2]
Mind of mine
Why can’t I speak you clearly?
I’m lucky that she saw right through me
I planned on staying in hiding
And curse my fears
And my thoughts of failing
For robbing me of hours of sleep
Making it a chore to breathe
[Chorus]
I kissed her cheek
Don’t want her feeling like me
Sick and terrified as I’ll ever be
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Ohhh
[Bridge]
I understand
Oh I agree
I grabbed her hand
As I pulled her into me
Better like this
Distance to grow
But this is the worst feeling
I have ever known
No, no, no
No, no
No
[Chorus/Outro]
I kissed her cheek
Don’t want her feeling like me
Sick and terrified as I’ll ever be
I kissed her cheek
Don’t want her feeling like me
Sick and Terrified as I’ll ever be
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Ohhh
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[Verse 1]
Please
Enlighten me
What does it mean
To be “someone like me?”
And why
Can’t you believe
“Someone like me”
Could want something to do with “someone like you?
[Chorus]
Someone like you
Made someone like me believe that
Something could grow
Out of the dust
Swore with your pinky finger
Lights low, I can’t linger
Till you figure out a way to love
Someone like you
You
You
You
[Verse 2]
All
That’s on my mind
Are pools swelling in your eyes
As you swore that you felt fine
And my
My throat contracts
As I sort this pile of memories
Into dead dreams and facts
[Chorus]
Someone like you
Made someone like me believe that
Something could grow
Out of the dust
Swore with your pinky finger
Lights low, I can’t linger
Till you figure out a way to love
Someone like you
You
You
You
[Bridge]
You’ve never been damaged goods
Selfish but I wish you could
Find a place for me
Among your insecurities
But I can’t wait around
For you to find your solid ground
And praying to whatever
That my arms could make it better
[The Accidentals string solo]
[Chorus]
Someone like you
Made someone like me believe that
Something could grow
Out of the dust
Swore with your pinky finger
Lights low, I can’t linger
Till you figure out a way to love
Someone like you
You
You
You
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5. |
poison
03:45
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*Robot voice* P O I S O N … Poison
[Verse 1]
They were a wildcard
Blue eyes and hair gel
Red flags were waving
But your mind was racing
Baby, they only call you when
They’re drunk
You were blinded by the city lights
Shining in their city eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
Next time you see them
Those blue eyes will look like stones
Last time you saw them
Oh you should have known
[Chorus]
The taste of poison, cyanide on their lips
Intoxicate you with their charm and kill you with their kiss
Toxic, makes your heart forget to beat
Venom has never tasted so sweet
So sweet
[Verse 2]
When they said next time
You should have said goodbye
I highly doubt
The third time will be the charm
[Pre-Chorus]
Your heart is prone to
Falling fast, falling soon
You wanted the night sky
But they barely gave you the moon
[Chorus]
The taste of poison, cyanide on their lips
Intoxicate you with their charm and kill you with their kiss
Toxic, makes your heart forget to beat
Venom has never tasted so sweet
So sweet
[Bridge]
Cyanide on their lips
Arsenic fingertips
Venom in their veins
But they speak so sweet and look the same
Cyanide on their lips
Arsenic fingertips
Venom in their veins
But they speak so sweet and look the same
[Chorus/Outro]
The taste of poison, cyanide on their lips
Intoxicate you with their charm and kill you with their kiss
Toxic, makes your heart forget to beat
Venom has never tasted so
Poison, cyanide on their lips
Intoxicate you with their charm and kill you with their kiss
Toxic, makes your heart forget to beat
Venom has never tasted so sweet
So sweet
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6. |
melt
03:54
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[Verse 1]
April felt like forever
And somehow I carried you into May
I thought we’d swim through June
And come July, I’d see you again
[Pre-Chorus]
You and I lived and died
But you left a coffee stain on my nightstand
You never touched my sheets
But all day you wished you were in them
[Chorus]
Ooh ooh, did I make you melt?
Ooh ooh, not calling you out, but babe you move on quickly
Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch?
Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so much?
[Verse 2]
I was addicted to your impulse
Nicotine or spontaneity?
Your heart: inked on your sleeve
You wished your hands were all over me
[Pre-Chorus]
You and I lived and died
And honeybee, now I’m thriving. (oooh)
Found my new cup of tea and it steeps
Where cold coffee used to be
*Crowd yells "She was a barista!"*
[Chorus]
Ooh ooh, did I make you melt?
Ooh ooh, not calling you out, but babe you move on quickly
Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch?
Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so much?
[Bridge]
You were right
My taste is music is delicious
And I miss saying good morning/goodnight
And you were right
If it wasn’t for the distance
On my train back home I wouldn't have cried
[Chorus/Outro]
Ooh ooh, did I make you melt?
Ooh ooh, not calling you out, but babe you move on quickly
Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch?
Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so
Ooh ooh, did I make you melt?
Ooh ooh, not calling you out, but babe you move on quickly
Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch?
Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so
*Crowd singing*
Ooh ooh, did I make you melt?
Ooh ooh, not calling you out, but babe you move on quickly
Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch?
Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so much
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emily the band Peoria, Illinois
emily the band is a three-piece queer girl group based in Peoria, Illinois, composed of Emily Antonacci (vocals, ukulele,
songwriting), Cami Proctor (guitar, vocals, melodica, arrangements, composition), and Abbey Haste (drums, percussion). They have played sad-girl ukulele pop at venues around Illinois since April 2021.
Photos by Caspian Voss
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