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Bird in Flight, Done in Soap

by noera

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Liver 02:57
Twelve days drunk, and all I'm [writing/riding] is tylenol PM to sleep If I can hold this all together Would you come back and hold me? And I've heard you upstairs with my roommate And it's hard to say I'm proud and not in pain I just want the feelin of bein normal, the feelin of feelin fine How long can I rely... (on fakin it, fakin it) How long can I rely... (on fakin it, fakin it) How long can I rely on someone else to provide the inspiration? Twelve days sober I've got shrapnel in my mouth That says I'm never coming out to see or play a show in town And I've seen youj in my girlfriend's documentary And it's hard to think I could do somethin so sweet I just want the feelin of bein important enough to speak my mind How long can I rely... (on fakin it, fakin it) How long can I rely... (on fakin it, fakin it) How long can I rely on someone else to provide the inspiration? I'd like to thank my liver She's been there for me since 1991 She could tell you stories about All the fun I've ever had and Every illness I've been far too gone to witness I owe her at least this How long can I rely... (on fakin it, fakin it) How long can I rely... (on fakin it, fakin it) How long can I rely on somethin else besides what's Inside of me?
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Pinky 01:24
[instrumental]
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I was so sure of myself on the run That I would just step on the shoulders of anyone Walking the same way, the same direction But I’m too afraid of getting there to ask for directions [Sat/Sad] in the kitchen, mold on the bread Wandering endlessly, bored on the Internet Starved out of ignorance grown from neglect I can’t seem to give myself any respect And where, where, where, where does it get me Now that I’m nowhere there’s nowhere to go To hide from the feelings that I left at home I feel fickle and nervous too much to get stoned And I’m tired of running, running alone And where, where, where, Where does it get me? (Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere) where, where, where, Where does it get me? (Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere) I came out of hiding, looking half-dead You were the sun shining, keeping my shadow fed Full of the darkness that keeps me on edge Your love in my life is the knife and the tourniquet Your love in my life is the knife and the tourniquet Your love in my life is the knife and the tourniquet Your love in my life makes me feel something infinite
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Love Me Dearly Love me So Say my name when You walk in the door I picked a good name, a good name, Love to sleep in separate beds Always share the same sh*t Goin back to basics Live in some oasis Seventeen hundred square Paid if you make it Oh but just try to help yourself out You'll get bored bein bored Growing bored being bored, Growing bored being bored, Growing bored being bored, of it all Love me dearly Love me sweet Take my picture I am complete And you milk that how? and you milk that how does it feel to rot yourself out And you milk that how? and you milk that how does it feel to know you own a war Try to help yourself out You'll get bored bein bored Growing bored being bored, Growing bored being bored, Growing bored being bored of it all
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Chew my lip until it's cracked and bleeding Choke on water can't afford to clean it Make a decision but it's not my problem I'll do whatever got my head in the oven Head in the oven Garlic rottin' in the corner pantry Potatoes forgotten sproutin new roots in the dark We're cutting coupons they say "House looks fancy! How close is it to sleepin in Clark Park?" I saw my friend, he looked a lot like jesus Holdin a steel reserve, in need of a kleenex He said "The problem is so deep inside me. I wanted to hide but now I just feel sorry" just feel sorry I just feel sorry I've seen more overdoses in that house now Than anywhere I've had the pleasure hangin out One night I asked my friend to slap me stupid They held me tight til I was safely passed out They always know what I'm about [1,2,3,4!]
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She'll be ripping apart at the seams She'll be younger and taller than me She'll be opening objects of infinite horror right into the sight of your dreams She'll be helping you all pay the rent (better living outside in a tent) She'll be full of surprises and helping you digest with bubbles in jars and green plants She's all for encore She's strong and unsure "She's probably a killer!", you'd probably ignore that hole in her side She'll be sweating it at the protest She'll be fighting the cops in a dress She'll be nervous in public and nervous at home but she couldn't do anything less She'll be holding your bottle all night When you wake up she's right in your sight She's a bird in a forest and loves a good chorus and Hearin "that rules" I feel right She's all for encore She's strong and unsure "She's probably a killer!", you'd probably ignore that hole in her side ~She'll be gone a whole year at a time She'll be only inside of your mind She'll be living in Boston and Holding a grudge She can do what she wants with her time ~She'll be gone a whole month at a time ( They probly She'll be only inside of your mind ( go by different She'll be lost in Chicago and ( names and Tuned into Bravo ( pronouns She'll do what she wants with her time ( by this time ~She'll be gone a whole day at a time ( I'm sure And I never get to say goodbye ( but that's fine She's all for encore She's strong and unsure "She's probably a killer!", you'd probably love that hole in your side
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Girl Jeans 04:19
I should change my shirt I should cut my bangs I should get a set of earrings that Hang, hang, hang, To the bottom of my shoulders Round the lacing of my bra So I get free drinks at the Bar, Bar, Bar, I should tell you that I'm sorry 'Cause I didn't understand I should plan for the future 'Cause it's comin up again I should be a better Leo I should be a better four I don't ever use my twitter 'Cause I don't know what its for I feel so perfect I feel so perfect [chorus riff] When I wash my face i've got very special stuff 'Cause I wear a lot of makeup And I need a lot of love I could keep a stern record and Report it for my job But no matter what I do I don't really know the cost of Keepin up appearances, A sinner in a church, Empty pockets for the tithe 'Cause I don't know what I'm worth I feel so worthless I feel so worthless [chorus riff]
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You focus on your future The dice have been cast You rip up your sutures Signing your cast The globe you lift is heavy Plaster-cast But you don't mind it You love to find you're Atlas, at Last And you give up You give up All of your time (x3) You don't pick up your phone now You're swimming in debt Want it to be a[lone/loan] now Baby you bet You're way down in the deep end Afraid to get wet You say it's not so bad You make the most of Bein depressed And you give up You give up All of your time(x3)
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Obelisk 04:33
Can you be a ghost while you're still alive? Lean and touch your toes like you're frankenstein Standin there in public with your shoes untied I don't wanna be the apple of your eye I don't wanna be the apple of your eye I don't wanna be the apple of your eye I don't wanna be the apple of your eye Love to take a trip to a southern state Warmth and hospitality I can't complain Maybe they won't notice that I'm different I don't wanna have to fight the war today I don't wanna have to fight the war today I don't wanna have to fight the war today I don't wanna have to fight the war today I'm not a catalyst for the generation I am an obelisk of man's temptation I'm tired of dealing with this frustration I Just need you to take it, take it slow Bored of bein obvious to those like me And still fightin to be truly seen Deforested but I can't take leave I don't wanna be seen as the enemy I don't wanna be seen as the enemy I don't wanna be seen as the enemy I don't wanna be seen as the enemy I'm not a catalyst for the generation I am an obelisk of man's temptation I'm tired of dealing with this frustration I Just need you to take it, take it slow You were all In the fold I was old I was old Before I got to be young Before I got to be young Before I got to be young Before I got to be young
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When you wake up in the morning Nothing's going on There's nothing to figure out Everybody looks at you with Smiling faces Never a trace of doubt Could you wake up every morning just like that? You could hang your hat up, sit back, and relax Curl up tight under the covers Simply slide into a dream You don't need to take a shower You don't need to do a thing Did we get an extra hour? I don't worry; nothing is as it seems. Could you wake up every morning just like that? You could hang your hat up, sit back, and relax
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Feel the blood in the soil and your instrument in hand Bidding war with the firelight inside your empty head It begs the question: Do you love it, or are you letting go? Your open palm says neither yes or no It only wants something to hold It only wants something to hold It only wants something to hold When it feels low Like a baby bright and glistening Crying in its bed It's pressed to learn what is missing In its mouth, or in its fist It begs the question: Do you love it, or will it help you grow? Your open eyes watchin train wrecks just to know That we're all goin somewhere We're all goin somewhere We're all goin somewhere that we know (aaahs) Salt is playin with your lover as you're Drivin up the coast Salt is working in the garden, Growing God between your toes It begs the question: Do you love it or is it just like home? Your open heart with no pistol at its throat... It only wants to keep you guessing Only wants to keep you guessing I am tired of just undressing for the clothes Feel your evidence inside me like a hundred dollar bill... Feel the long day subsiding as I'm climbin up that hill It begs the question: Should I keep you, or should I let you go?

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Bird in Flight, Done in Soap is the second LP under the name Noera from philadelphia recording artist Prudence Delilah. It will be released on bandcamp 8/7/2020, with other streaming services to follow later.

All proceeds from this record will go to support black trans folks in Philadelphia.

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released August 7, 2020

All songs written, performed, and recorded by Prudence Delilah, with additional vocals on Track 13 (Salt) by Madel Rafter

Produced and Engineered by Prudence Delilah
Mastered by Elaine Rasnake at Daughterboard Audio in Philadelphia, PA


While this album was mostly recorded in the solitude of quarantine, it would not have been possible without the presence of so many dear friends, chosen family, over the last few years. I would like to thank Aoife, Allie, Heather, Robert, Felix, Jamie, AL, Vee, Sam, Wes, Christo, 정하림 (Harim), Connor B, Madel Rafter, Allegra, Zena, Doug D, Doug Ross, Doug & Pat, Matt & Cam, Willow & Jimmy & Cappy, Jer, Harrison, Bill, Tiny, Rosie Tucker, and Sammy Heck.

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