SERPENTS by Alaska Sargent
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Cover alt text:
A portrait of Alaska Sargent holding her face with both her hands in a fit of emotion and desperation, screaming out into nothing. The text underneath reads "Our subject was inconsolable."

Lyrics:
Isolate the rattling of the chains
Cough up my lungs on the mattress I've stained
Too good to die, yet forget to be saved
Take off the gloves, run my fist through the frame

Take my folklore, push me to the edge
And round me up like cattle
Draw my blood and tie me down
And watch me as the serpents rattle

I've bitten my tongue to the point where it bleeds
Folklore has covered the depths of the screams
We are accusers, the label has faded
We say to believe, yet the image stops tainting
Why is it so hard to beg to be freed?

Rip my heart out, beat me to a pulp
And hang me by the chapel
Draw my blood and tie me down
And watch me as the serpents rattle

Wherever you are
I hope you're aware
This ambition's a farce
Melodrama en garde
Vasculize the soil
Tragicomedy's a part of me
I want to feel the serpents rattle

© 2025 Cosmic Dysphoria, under exclusive license from Alaska Sargent

Recorded in the United Disgrace of America
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SERPENTS

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? by Alaska Sargent
A track released as part of the SOUNDCOLLAGE compilation, benefitting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF).

Stream the compilation: https://too.fm/4mka7x3

The bitterness, as well as the defeatist angle you may hear in this composition, I promise you no longer exists in my heart. I have searched for betterment for years before realizing that I must find it within myself before I seek it from others. I have taken myself far too seriously for a long time as an individual and as a musician, because I didn't feel that I was allowed to make mistakes. I'm learning that we are human, and we all have a purpose. We never know when we'll truly find it, but in this song, I feel that I can hear myself reaching this conclusion in real time, as I wash myself of my sins. In this body of work, I exemplify that I have begun to turn a new leaf.

I need you to know that there were a few times where I thought this song would never come out. It has been around during my best and my worst, through wrongdoing, responsibility, accountability and healing. I thought one too many times that surely, I would perish before it ever saw the light of day. As bittersweet of a record as it is, I knew it needed a home, and I'm happy that it found one half a year ago, one that is going towards a noble, ethical cause. I vow to use my platform to continue to fight for what I believe in.

This is not only part of a compilation to benefit charity, this is a statement that I'm still standing, and it's a thank you for sticking around. It's also the conclusion to an unofficial series of songs. Let's see if you can string them together.

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Cover alt text:
A monochrome drafted sketch of the character featured on the SOUNDCOLLAGE compilation cover. The character has thick eyebrows, long hair, is smiling, and is wearing a traditional keffiyeh scarf. This sketch is overlaid upon a picture I took in front of a bus window, where it's just an infinite loop of me and my phone. It's dithered in a way where it's hard to tell. There is a Palestinian flag overlaid atop this full design.

Lyrics:
The scars upon my arms
Are not from my design
Yet everybody asks
If I need a place to cry
Take it back a notch
I know now what I've done
The fountain keeps me young
When there's nowhere to run
Uncover the veil
I feel it in my gut
I force myself to vomit
As I rest upon the rust
And you heard every word
What say you today?
Despite the songs I write
I'm weaker than I've ever been

Hey
Can you feel it?
There's nothing left to say
I took the scars to heart
And I don't feel the same
The writing on the wall
There's nothing left to say
I took the scars to heart
And I don't feel the same
No more
Is it too late to save me now?

I wish I felt ashamed
To have to take your place
To cut you out of frame
To hold the ticker tape
But soon we turn the page
And look to hide away
The fruit upon the tree
Is fragile from decay
So rip my soul apart
I'll sit beside the park
And watch tomorrow burn
As I fall for an empty promise
There's a requisition
A catch that I was missing
A fever pitch rejected
I say goodbye to kismet

Hey
Can you feel it?
There's nothing left to say
I took the scars to heart
And I don't feel the same
The writing on the wall
There's nothing left to say
I took the scars to heart
And I don't feel the same
No more
Is it too late to save me now?

If I am to go
I'll handle myself
With utmost grace (with utmost grace)
Nowhere to run
My candle lights hell
Yet I don't shake
He knows my name

© 2025 SOUNDCOLLAGE

Recorded in the United Disgrace of America

I do not receive royalties from this release

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (for SOUNDCOLLAGE)

Happy Pride month.

I was named after my grandfather at birth. This month, it will have been six years since I decided to explore my gender identity. I decided on the name Alaska in December of 2019, where I came to learn that it was my grandfather's favorite spot during his time serving in the Korean War. It's a beautiful coincidence that I'm still convinced to this day was only fate.

Normally, it wouldn't make sense to write something this sentimental on a song such as this, but for this Pride month in particular, I feel that I should have a little fun. I hope you enjoy.

"LUNCH" by Alaska Sargent
A cover of the song of the same name, originally performed by Billie Eilish.
Created from start to finish in 8 hours.

May distribute to streaming services if requested.

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Cover alt text: Pixelated selfie of Alaska Sargent amongst a white background. Original photo is naturally distorted by multiple glass slabs.

Lyrics:
I could eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she dances on my tongue
Tastes like she might be the one
And I could never get enough
I could buy her so much stuff
It's a craving, not a crush, huh

"Call me when you're there"
Said, "I bought you somethin' rare
And I left it under 'Claire'"
So now, she's comin' up the stairs
So I'm pullin' up a chair
And I'm puttin' up my hair

Baby, I think you were made for me
Somebody write down the recipe
Been tryin' hard not to overeat
You're just so sweet

I'll run a shower for you like you want
Clothes on the counter for you, try 'em on
If I'm allowed, I'll help you take 'em off
Huh

I could eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she dances on my tongue
Tastes like she might be the one
And I could never get enough
I could buy her so much stuff
It's a craving, not a crush, huh

(I just wanna make her mine, make her mine
If she let me, I would love her all the time
I wanna get her off, I wanna make her mine, make her mine
If she let me, I would love her all the time)

She's takin' pictures in the mirror
Oh, my God, her skin's so clear
Tell her, "Bring that over here"
You need a seat? I'll volunteer
Now she's smilin' ear to ear
She's the headlights, I'm the deer

I've said it all before, but I'll say it again
I'm interested in more than just bein' your friend
I don't wanna break it, just want it to bend
Do you know how to bend?

I could eat that girl for lunch
She dances on my tongue
I know it's just a hunch
But she might be the one

I could
I-I could
Eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she
Y-y-yeah, she
Tastes like she might be the one

I could eat that girl for lunch
Yeah, she dances on my tongue
Tastes like she might be the one
And I could never get enough
I could buy her so much stuff
It's a craving, not a crush, huh

(I just wanna make her mine, make her mine
If she let me, I would love her all the time
I wanna get her off, I wanna make her mine, make her mine
If she let me, I would love her all the time)

LUNCH

hit it off by Alaska Sargent & Glenn Acy
A standalone single, separate from any larger body of work.

Stream the single: https://ffm.to/hititoff

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Cover alt text:
A side-profile of Alaska Sargent with her left arm stretched out, and her right arm aimed toward her face, caught in the middle of striking a pose as a blue light blinds the shot. The color blue is distorted amongst the cover, showing as an outline.

Lyrics:
I don't think we hit it off
Like we should've
I could have said something
But I think I had a change of heart
Through the current
You really had me going
But I weaned off of your drug real hard

I thought that I was doing fine
'Till I crossed the line 'cause I tried so hard
I guess we're really not alike
But I can't leave you behind

Ooh, can I let you go?
Nullified figure, was it all for show?
Ooh, was it all for show?
Paint a pretty picture, but it lacks your soul
Ooh, can I let you go?
Nullified figure, was it all for show?
Ooh, was it all for show?
Paint a pretty picture, but it lacks your soul

I guess we hit it off
Like I expect it
With some miscommunication and assumptions
I don't think I get it
Why did you call off?
I wanted to amend the things I said, I'm human after all

How am I supposed to mean something to you
When you couldn't even tell me half the truth?
What was the agenda in your pursuit?
I'm one of a kind, but no match for you

Ooh, can I let you go?
Nullified figure, was it all for show?
Ooh, was it all for show?
Paint a pretty picture, but it lacks your soul
Ooh, can I let you go?
Nullified figure, was it all for show?
Ooh, was it all for show?
Paint a pretty picture, but it lacks your soul

I wanted to love you
I'm telling the truth, I promise

©2025 Alaska Sargent

Recorded in the United Disgrace of America and the United Mexican States
All rights reserved

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You can contact Alaska Sargent using her e-mail contact@alaskasargent.com.

hit it off

Alaska Sargent is a transgender Maine musician. The profile photo was taken by curro's cube during Third Thursday at Prototype 237.

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