Producer - Lisa Murphy
Drums - Wil Hammond
Bass - Katy Trigger
Label - Both Sides Records
Artwork - Cristina Frei

-Lyrics-
On the edge most of the time
You were like your mother and I'm like mine

Quietly golden but you didn't know
Wish I'd told you more often
I wish you didn't have to go

Under grey skies I found myself at your door
We spoke of what had just happened
And all that came their before
The North West had changed this time
A new shade of doom
But your walls stayed the same
Those were walls that I knew

Quietly golden but you didn't know
Wish I'd told you more often
I wish you didn't have to go

(You're away, you're away)
Empty oyster shells and flint grey eyes
Empty oyster shells and you're away
And you're away I knew it soon would rain
And you're away

(you're away, you're away)

And you called out in sounds not words
And as you slipped away the tide turned
And you called out in sounds not words
And as you slipped away the tide turned
The tide turned

Maius Mollis - The Tide Turned

-Lyrics-

Stopped at the speed bump, burst into to tears
And I could tell what you were thinking
The middle of the road and it’s feeling too close
And I just wanna get out and start breathing

It wasn’t the same as it was for you
‘cause I was starting something new
I felt guilty for not feeling sad
And I felt bad for what I thought I had

My mother’s daughter
My mother’s daughter and I feel it hard

Moved further north, further dark, further damp
I don’t know what I was thinking
Found you shaking in morning
Out cold at night
Uppers and downers and cans piled up to the bed

It wasn’t the same as it was for you
‘cause I was starting something new
I felt guilty for not feeling sad
And I felt bad for what I thought I had

My mother’s daughter
My mother’s daughter and I feel it hard

Round face, dishes left
Round face, smashed glass, dishes left
Round face, smashed glass, dishes left recovery position, shoulders on my head
Round face, smashed glass, dishes left recovery position, shoulders on my head

You’re ok
You’re ok now
I’m ok
I’m ok now

Relative meaning of words
And I'm feeling absurd
Lost all sensation
Checked on you once every hour tryna keep you alive
Who gave me that power?

It wasn’t the same as it was for you
‘cause I was starting something new
I felt guilty for feeling sad
And I felt bad for what I thought I had

My mother’s daughter
My mother’s daughter and I feel it hard
I’m my mother’s daughter
My mother’s daughter and I feel it hard

Feel it Hard

The Tide Turned

I was brave 
At least twenty- three year old me would say
It’d been a while
It felt like time so I asked you out 
Always admitted
That love gives you permission
Do your worst
Make it hurt

I saw you at the the place we met
You didn’t seem quite level headed 
Dropped a drink and looked straight through me
Lager foam all over my jeans
But that was how it always was
I couldn’t see it
Make believed 
Taught to be the big one, handle it all
Dress your wounds while you’re screaming at me 
Fuck your drama, fuck your striving 
Spiritual awakened, more like hiding 
You were meant to be a better one
This was meant to be the time for us 
(us, us, us, us)

I was not brave
I’d not say
‘Cause I was afraid
But still wanted to stay

(I Was Not) Brave

I was brave 
At least twenty-three-year old me would say
It’d been a while
It felt like time so I asked you out 
Always admitted
That love gives you permission
Do your worst
Make it hurt

I saw you at the the place we met
You didn’t seem quite level headed 
Dropped a drink and looked straight through me
Lager foam all over my jeans
But that was how it always was
I couldn’t see it
Make believed 
Taught to be the big one, handle it all
Dress your wounds while you’re screaming at me 
Take your drama, take your striving 
Spiritual awakened, more like hiding 
You were meant to be a better one
This was meant to be the time for us 
(us, us, us, us)

I was not brave
I’d not say
‘Cause I was afraid
But still wanted to stay

(I Was Not) Brave  [Radio Edit]

Quick intake of breath
Say it quickly
This isn’t working for me
I’ve had far too much therapy 
To put up with this level of messy 
Say it nicely 
But draw a line
Its not an ultimatum, it’s a boundary
I hate I have to say this shit not ironically 

The thing about you 
The thing about this situation 
Is I’ll be saying goodbye for the rest of my life 
The thing about you 
The thing about this situation 
Is I’ll be saying goodbye for the rest of my life 

You were taking your time 
Taking up my peace of mind
And now you’re angry at me for ending it
Neither of us asked for any of this 
And I’m down in the dumps
You know its bad when you’re on the floor 
and you’re calling your mum
I’ve had far too much therapy 
To keep up with this level of messy 

The thing about you 
The thing about this situation 
Is I’ll be saying goodbye for the rest of my life 
The thing about you 
The thing about this situation 
Is I’ll be saying goodbye for the rest of my life 

Boomer vs Millenial Gen Z cusp
What a cliche
You don’t wanna listen to me
You don’t wanna listen to me
Boomer vs Millenial Gen Z cusp
What a cliche
You don’t wanna listen to me
You don’t wanna listen to me

About you and this situation
I’ll be saying goodbye for the rest of my life
The thing about you 
The thing about this situation 
Is I’ll be saying goodbye for the rest of my life 

Quick intake of breath
Say it quickly
This isn’t working for me
I’ve had far too much therapy 
To put up with this level of messy
(Boy bye)

Rest Of My Life

Been walking a line
Trying my best
Doing all the right things
Stopping for rest
But stopping for rest
Brings unheard feelings
Been trying my best
Feeling my feelings

But these are not like the ones we talked about 
The waves that knock you to the ground
But small relentless gentle knocking
That shook out parts of us without me knowing 

The straw house I built
Keeps blowing away 
It’s been four years since I saw your face
It’s not how I’d have it
But it’s all the same
‘Cause not wanting something
Doesn’t make it that way

Not like the waves we talked about 
The ones that knock you to the ground
But small relentless gentle knocking
That shook out parts of us without me knowing 
Knowing

Getting that phone call
The one they talk about 
You’d circled the car around to come find me
You said oh what’s happened
But I couldn’t quite say it
You were friend to me right when I needed 

(Not like the waves) x2

We could never plan for this
The five stages are bullshit
‘Cause we all grow our own callouses
Still trying to figure out what mine is
Still clawing my way back
Through this slow motion panic attack
I’m still going through this
I might need a little patience
‘Cause it’s coming in waves now
It’s three days since I left my house
I should have figured this out by now
It’s not what they told us about 

Not like the waves we talked about 
The ones that knock you to the ground
But small relentless gentle knocking
That shook out parts of us without me knowing 
Not like the waves we talked about
The ones that knock you to the ground
But small relentless gentle knocking
That shook out parts of us without me knowing

Waves

Maius Mollis is a singer-songwriter based in North Shields known to her friends as Maisie. Lyrically, she does not shy away from exploring emotional complexities. Brutal self-reflection, complex dynamics, and relationships that end with no concrete answers drift through her songs. Since her debut release in 2022, 

Maisie has been steadily gaining momentum in her local scene, releasing her debut EP ‘Waves’ produced by Sam Grant (Pigs x 7), and with significant support from BBC Intro NE, Generator, and funding from Arts Council England, Youth Music, and Help Musicians. And coming off the back of her highly successful hometown headliner at The Cluny, support slots with Nati and Tiny Umbrellas, and whispers of plans to work with two time Brit Award winning producer Thom Lewis in 2024, Maisie is just getting started.

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