clairo played this during a show on 3/10 2020 

lyrics (not 100% sure this is correct)

She sees the world for what it is
Unlike most [?] separated
One of these days I'll know I'll become cold
I'm 21, my eyes are open
The clocks do their worst to me
Promised to wait, September again
Just like I've promised these last few years
I'd like to believe that there's better, something better
If I'm so strong, why am I afraid to disappear?


I'm too far gone
I could be better just [?]
Teach me to be more like you
[?]
Chained to, chained to
Chained to

She sees the world - Clairo (unreleased) 3/10

Just For Today - TW: mental health
not sure about you, but my mental health has taken a major dip since quarantine started- at times I feel like i’ve never felt worse. new medication, hotlines, and one scheduled appointment with a psychiatrist and i’m feeling more like myself again. I wrote this last night and i feel there’s no real reason I should hold on to it. Hope you enjoy the song and Joanie’s squeaks 
thank you 💙💙💙💙

national suicide prevention lifeline:
800-273-8255
(24 hours, with an online chat too)

Lyrics: 

honestly, i didn’t think i’d end up here this time
or anywhere at all, i’m distant just enough never fall behind 
picturing the saddest scene of wearing bedsheets
and two pats on the back “it just takes time”
its getting late, since when did taking time take all my life?

mommy, i’m afraid i’ve been talking to the hotline again,
It’s stirring, but the ripples always seek out the ones who carry me

i blocked out the month of February for support 
at least i have this year i wont be worrying anyone on tour
as we speak i’m here to meet devils for tea,
peering ‘round the corner of my life 
i throw my drink in the face of my demise 

at 30 your honey’s gonna ask you”what the hell is wrong with me?”
and finally, and answer from your throat comes crawling & you can proceed

- Clairo

Just For Today (original)

Preformed for Appleville’s 200912 online fundraiser.

Clairo - Locked Away

Song finished on July 14, 2020 (unconfirmed).

Tango

Song finished on September 26, 2020 (unconfirmed).

Rest Assured

clairo igtv 08/02/22

“Wondering” drifts through a gentle, melancholic soundscape, where soft melodies and tender vocals unravel questions left behind by a goodbye. With vivid imagery of crying birds and a shining blue moon, the lyrics capture the ache of longing and the restless search for answers. The repeated plea—“Are you comin’ home?”—echoes like a quiet hope in the silence. Poignant and heartfelt, this track is a soulful reflection on love, loss, and the mysteries that linger.

Tags: indie, folk, acoustic, melancholic, emotional, longing, heartbreak, singer-songwriter, gentle, reflective, atmospheric, storytelling

Wondering

LYRICS: 
Faces pass and not a single word
Spills out your mouth and is ever heard by me
Before our problems realigned into something that I could not define,
A realization that you'd never be trusted

And I feel estranged at the thought of you
And I am somebody you never knew
And I only shiver at your touch
And I wonder why I had to lose so much

Emptied out by all your murmurings
My tears slowly slide down, glistening on ashen cheeks
If you don't wanna see the bitter end
Why did you go and break my heart again
Underlining why I can't give in

Discovering you picking up stones to throw at me and break my bones
Then asking me if I ever loved you
The one who shaped everything I knew
Learning that I could never trust
Anyone who could hurt me that much
Moving on won't ever be as good as karma

And I feel estranged at the thought of you
And I am somebody you never knew
And I only shiver at your touch
And I wonder why I had to lose so much

And you could say that
No matter what happens, I'll always be right in the end
You could say that
No accusation could ever make a difference
The pain that courses through my bones
I couldn't break those sticks and stones
So I filled my guts with
Hate at the very thought of you

Faces pass and not a single word
Spills out your mouth and is ever heard by me...

Clairo - Locked Away

<3