You have something to say
But you don’t know what, and you don’t know why
But you have to say something
Because it’s the rules
And so that people will like you.
You’ve got to win them
Every day
You’ve got to give them
Exactly what they want to hear
Not one note off,
Not one word off.
I have something to say
But I don’t know what, and I don’t know why
But I have to say something
Because it’s the rules
And so that people will like me
I’ve got to win them
Every day
I’ve got to give them
Exactly what they want to hear
Not one note off,
Not one note off.
Cocktail situation, bar rail elimination, know what I mean?
Fortnight fornication, beach house liquidation, know what I mean?
Oligarchical anarchy, toaster oven policies, if you know what I mean...
Twist your ankle periwinkle it’s an inside joke you just don’t know what I mean
Dialectical dichotomy, the discourse of society
Oh to know all that you know.
I just read a turnip are you ready for the reference, oh you don’t know what I mean?
I took a class in everything that you don’t know, oh you don’t know what I mean?
The notion of ambition is whatever just don’t mention that you don’t know what they mean...
Laptop alibi, ubiquitous apple pie, know what I mean?
Dialectical dichotomy, the discourse of society
Oh to know all that you know.
Did you even hear what I just said?
Did you even – sorry, go on.
Did you even hear what I just said?
Did I even mean what I just said?
Try to make myself mean something
Maybe if I did it differently
I don’t think you care,
I said I don’t think you care,
I said – that’s nice.
Maybe I was programmed to be bad.
You were supposed to laugh at that
Maybe my whole life’s a sham,
Guess I’ll drive this car as far as I can.
I dreamt last night
All my teeth fell out
I caught them in my shirt
And was quite sad about it
And then on a whim
I threw them to the wind
Oh what whim
I didn’t even look to see where they fell.
It turns out they were quite the burden.
credits
from Anyways,
released February 29, 2020
Written, arranged and produced by Amelia Hankins
Recorded and mixed by Louie Short at Dining Room Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Jesse Manou
Photograph and album design by Amelia Hankins
Amelia Hankins: voice, piano, synth, violin
Eliza Niemi: cello
Two new pieces from Mica Levi, composer for “Under the Skin,” “Jackie,” and more, explore her trademark minimalism and tension. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 20, 2017
