I wanted this demo to be a very low stress, no fuss, authentic demo of a song that I wrote while I was angry. And I think it turned out quite funny so I’m pleased.
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This is the colour of your blood, you witch
This is the sound of your soul, you bitch
[These are the only lyrics I wrote for this song, everything else is improvised]

One more time
(gibberish improvisation)

This is the colour of your blood, you witch
This is the sound of your soul, you bitch
(Gets the lyrics wrong)
or bitch, whatever

(More improvisation)
I’m not mad, I’m totally fine
I don’t care
I don’t care what you do 
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This is the colour of your blood, you witch
This is the sound of your soul, you bitch

Fuck, I lost my [guitar] pick 
Ah fuck, where is it?
Oh there it is
The universe is trying to stop me!

This is the colour of your blood, you witch
This is the sound of your soul, you bitch
(Gets the lyrics wrong)
I’m so mad, I can’t even sing right
Oh my God!!

Ok, I’m bored now. Bye

You Bitch (one take demo)

Yesterday I was reminded of how much I love silly songs and so this morning I wrote and recorded this song. It’s basically the plot of the movie “Barbie in a Mermaid Tale” but told in the way that sailors and pirates would talk about the ocean.
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Jimmy owes me 500 bucks
cause we went fishing out on the docks
He fell right in
I had to call the Coast Guard cause I’m too afraid of what’s lurking ‘neath the surface

My dad told me stories of underwater worlds
of mermaids, talking dolphins and magic glitter pearls

So understandably, I was afraid
The narrative was doomed right out of the gate
When he fell in the water he changed
The sirens sang, they called it fate

They called him their long lost prince, or some bullshit like that
I didn’t quite hear cause I ran like crap
Last I heard of him he was helping them defeat an evil sorceress with the power of friendship, and a medium sized army

But someone had to pay his rent
In case he got back to land
And that’s why Jimmy owes me money
I want my friend back


Painting: Fishermen on the Dock (1895) by Charles Courtney Curran (public domain)

Out on the docks

He's mine now and Nemesis are told from the perspective of a character named Emma. She has a nemesis she's been competing with since they were little girls and now they're competing over Some Guy.

I parade him around town
wear his sweater like a crown.
Post a picture so everyone can see
that boy belongs to me

He was crying when I found him
said that you had just dumped him
I gave him a compassionate smile
said “in all my years of knowing her she's never been nice.
She is a bitch, you deserve better.
Here's my number, I'll help you forget her!”

He's mine now and you're sad
I don't give a fuck
Finders Keepers and you’re fresh out of luck
and trust me
when he's kissing my boobs he's not thinking of you

I have to admit he's exceptionally nice
there's something about him I really quite like.
He looks at me with love in his eyes
his eyes, his lips, his arms, all mine 

I parade him around town
wear his sweater like a crown.                                   
Post a picture so everyone can see
someone loves me


He's mine now

(phone recording) A goddess comes down to earth and falls in love with a mortal who doesn’t seem very interested in her. Who will win, the mortal or the goddess?

The words you say are so carefully arranged 
to make me feel strange 
You say the things I want to hear,
but you make it sound so insincere 
You want to see me as your fool,
begging you "please love me too"
Better be careful now cause you don’t know 
who it is you’re dealing with
 
I’m your goddess 
I rule over the skies 
You might see softness, 
but it’s just my disguise 
Cause I’m your goddess 
I rule over the skies
I’m not a fraud baby 
I’m a prize 

Now you’ve gone and changed your ways
But threats only last so many days 
Then work got busy, and you forgot 
Or maybe you thought you were better off 
with a demigod 
There comes a time in every woman’s life 
where she has to decide 
And so I say, goodbye, 
Cause

I’m a goddess 
I rule over the skies 
You might see softness, but it’s just my disguise 
Cause I’m a goddess 
I rule over the skies
I’m not a fraud baby 
I’m a prize 

And so, when your fields flood 
and lightning strikes your house 
and you find moths in the flour that you bought 
You can beg all you want 
But you brought this on yourself 
Cause

I’m your goddess 
I rule over the skies 
You might see softness, but it’s just my disguise 
Cause I’m your goddess 
I rule over the skies
I’m not a fraud baby 
I’m a prize 


I'm your goddess (so worship me)

The second song told from Emma's perspective. Now her nemesis is trying to win The Guy back and instead of focusing on strengthening her relationship Emma starts to obsess (more than usually) over her nemesis.  
The brass line that leads into the guitar solo is a melody from the song Sverðbjarmi by Samosa (my favourite band!).

All my friends know you by name
I've got so many pictures of you saved
cut my hair so we would look the same
I sound actually insane
let's try this again

She's confident, cute and has good style
he likes her posts but he doesn't like mine
I think about her like all the time
Do I want her to be mine?
No, right? No, I
 
want to push her down the stairs
but also maybe touch her hair
Why am I staring at her lips?
I want to kiss my nemesis

*guitar solo*

Stop posting pictures in your underwear
‘cause I'm losing my shit over here
my therapist says I should unfollow her
but it's gotten so much better now I swear!           
It's the truth, I just

want to push her down the stairs
but also maybe touch her hair
Why am I staring at her lips?
I want to kiss my nemesis

He asks me where my head is at
‘cause it's not in the game.
He makes a funny face
when I say it's you I blame.
And maybe I've been insecure
a Jealous little bitch
'cause now he says I'm not the girl
he fell in love with.
And now he wants space,
how is that fair?
You've ruined my happiness
and you don't even care 


Nemesis

Straight girl summer is either the summer you pretend to be straight, or the summer that you like a straight girl. This song is both.
The chord progression in the second verse is from a song called Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham.

Drinks on the beach with your girls,
in a strappy dress 
Heels in your hand, take a pic in the sunset 
Bleach blonde hair and body glitter 
I’m only cool when I am with her 
I want to see behind her mask 
A fantasy not meant to last

Soak in the last days of summer 
Before breaking up with your lover 
Dye your hair a funky colour 
Meet a girl and love her 

You’ve had your straight girl summer 
Now it’s time for bi girl fall 
Let your liver recover 
Put those Doc Martens on 
You’ve had your straight girl summer 
Now it’s time for bi girl fall 
I know you want a lover
who’s not annoyingly tall

*solo*

Don’t repress the side of you 
Easy to dismiss, but that’s you too 
And just because you have a choice
Doesn’t mean your life should be only boys 

You’ve had your straight girl summer 
Now it’s time for bi girl fall 
Let your liver recover 
Put those Doc Martens on 
You’ve had your straight girl summer 
Now it’s time for bi girl fall 
I know you want a lover
who’s not annoyingly tall

I’m goblin whispering in your ear 
Kings advisor, tryna to make you look queer 
Cause maybe if you look the part 
You realise what’s in your heart 
Yeah, maybe if you look the part 
You realise what’s in your heart

You’ve had your straight girl summer 
Now it’s time for bi girl fall 
Let your liver recover 
Put those Doc Martens on
You’ve had your straight girl summer 
Now it’s time for bi girl fall 
I know you want a lover
who’s not annoyingly tall


Straight girl summer

A song about an incel god, which in this case means a god that can’t find anyone who is willing to worship him. Inspired by the first 2 episodes of the tv show You.

I’ve been to every corner of the universe 
To find someone who loves me,
it’s a pointless search 
I’ve given up 
There’s no one out here looking for me 

Have to admit I’ve got a broken heart 
I was so hopeful at the start 
Now I’m just tired 
Gotta rest these weary bones 

Heard of a place for those who’ve given up
A scrubby town not fit for a god 
But after centuries of keeping my head down 
I awoke to a strange sound 

They sing my praise as I walk down the street 
The women blush, and they fall to their knees 
These people seem to really like me 
Fucking finally 

This here is the love that I was looking for 
It erases all the pain from the ones before 
I did nothing wrong 
I was saving them from themselves 
you see

When you’ve shown me that you can’t make the simple choice
And choose your happiness over some boy toy
I’ve got a choose your happiness for you

And then you get upset over your stupid god
You refuse to love me, say you can’t move on
Why can’t you see that I’m the nice one?
Well, now I have found love

They sing my praise as I walk down the street 
The women blush, and they fall to their knees 
These people seem to really like me 
Fucking finally 


Nice Gods finish last

Singer-songwriter from Iceland. I make up little stories and write songs, sometimes I even tell the truth. Delusional & Bi out now!

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