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say a prayer for me 

prod michael harrison 
master: @onlyfriendyeah

i wanna feel you as you climb underneath 
i can't move 
it's like i'm stuck to the sheets
i've been so bad
you say at last
i just wanna see you mad

oh i'm immature?
you are the reason i'm so fucked
you really speak the worst 
things to me 
shit that i didn't deserve

(if you want)
i'll take it off for you 
just tell me what to do

just wanna love you 'till it hurts
(is that bad?)
my baby put me through the worst
(is that so sad?)
so darling swing around the hearse 
oh, you know i'll let you kill me first 

black dress waiting for me
if i'm asleep
would you adore me?
if i was home 
would you hold me?
i could've swore 
that you once told me
oh,
i fucking swear i'm moving backwards now 
figure out 
what's left of me
i'm shaking 
can you hold me down 
i'm holding out
prayers up 
was the water over my head enough?
will i be saved
if i'm brave enough?
i would do it for us

(say a prayer for me)
say a prayer for me
stop and stare you see 
i'm right here on my knees
take it off for me 
hope that god don't see 
baby make me say please

prayer

Don (Zorro of Sorrow) McCarthy– lap steel, electric guitar, background vocals
Nathan McCarthy– bass
David Partridge– vocals, keys, percussion
Words and music by David Partridge

DEAD LANGUAGE
I don’t know how I let this slip by me just as our loving went south    
Everyone lies but with you it seems like it’s every word out of your mouth
Your first instinct is to spin out a tale when maybe the truth would be fine 
It’s too late for a story that’s straight – here’s where I’m drawing the line.
 
Double CHORUS 1: 
(Heaven knows)
How many times you have said that you’ll let him go
When those words slide over your tongue, that’s the only dead language I know.  
(Don't you deny) 
I’ve heard you say that you’ll set your other man free
When that promise passes your lips, Honey, that’s a dead language to me.

When we first met it was a similar story; restless and bored– that was you   
You took my hand and led me to the river; I was the one that was new
You baptized me, you idolized me, you gazed deep in my eyes 
Easing me into warm rushing waters but it was a torrent of lies.

CHORUS 2: 
(Time & again)
I’ve heard you say that you’ll set your other man free
When that promise passes your lips, Honey, that’s a dead language to me.
 
BRIDGE:
You don’t work at it, lying comes natural to you 
Soon I’ll be the once-was , tricked and tossed-over and blue. 

CHORUS 3: 
(Add ‘em up)
How many times you have said that you’ll let him go
When those words slide over your tongue, that’s the only dead language I know.  
When you swear that you’ve set him free, Honey, that’s a dead language to me.

DEAD LANGUAGE

Crows was inspired by a nightmare I had where I was enslaved by a giant Crow. The song is also an allegory for the parts of yourself that you feel compelled to give away in order to survive within the capitalist system. I took additional inspiration from Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” and Park Chan-Wook’s “Decision to Leave” for their portrayals of the perils of upwards mobility and the allure of prosperity.  

Lyrics:

I found myself in tidal dreams
that breathed out loss and drank in peace 

A small black crow taunted me
Tore at my hands without it’s spiteful beak

Till I’d sing to it
Till I’d sing to it
Till I’d sing to it
Till I’d sing…

I swear upon your ground
I will remain devout
My hands are yours for now
So use me to reap hell

I awoke from sleep 
With claws and wings 
I cawed and screeched
Decried that beast

Linear Notes:

Produced by Mike Bannard
Mixed by Mike Bannard
Music and lyrics written by James Gallagher
Acoustic guitar and vocals recorded at James's Flat (Pet Twin HQ)
Additional drums recorded at Shaken Oak Studios
Additional synths, bass, guitar and vocals recorded at Safehouse Studios
Mastered by Tim Turan at Turan Audio

Released 24th August 2023 on Random Panda Records

24/08/23

Crows

✧𝓡𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷✧ (ℂ𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣- 𝓑𝓜𝓞) ( 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐁 )

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𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭

@𝐓𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝-𝐅𝐨𝐫-𝐎𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭-(𝐓𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞)

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞-(𝐓𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞)

Link

https://youtube.com/@Toasted-For-Once?si=FZ3VG8UbaXpVp61G

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Rises the Moon (Cover - BMO) ( SLOWED AND REVERB)
𝕃𝕪𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕤-

-Days seem sometimes as if they'll never end
Sun digs its heels to taunt you
But after sunlit days, one thing stays the same
Rises the moon
Days fade into a watercolour blur
Memories swim and haunt you
But look into the lake, shimmering like smoke
Rises the moon
Oh-oh, close your weary eyes
I promise you that soon the autumn comes
To darken fading summer skies
Breathe, breathe, breathe
Days pull you down just like a sinking ship
Floating is getting harder
But tread the water, child, and know that meanwhile
Rises the moon
Days pull you up just like a daffodil
Uprooted from its garden
They'll tell you what you owe, but know even so
Rises the moon
You'll be visited by sleep
I promise you that soon the autumn comes
To steal away each dream you keep
Breathe, breathe, breathe

✧𝓡𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷✧ (ℂ𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣- 𝓑𝓜𝓞) ( 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐃 & 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐁 )

i didn't think it would end up like this but. here we are
(this is extremely rough unmixed SRY its just an idea. but uh. WGASIDKGC 😈)

lyrics:
well i heard that your brother got married
in the church in the center of town
and i heard that your father got buried
in the graveyard where we used to mess around

he always thought that jesus could save us
do you think there’s still hope for us now?
cause i haven’t been sleeping
since the day that you skipped out

well it’s raining in michigan
so hard that i can’t see
if the road that i’m driving
is the same one you used to leave

fell asleep while my sister was driving
and woke up under halogen lights
i thought i was back in our kitchen
asking if you were alright

i’m still drinking and smoking and lying 
about where everything went wrong
you always said that if i let go of the past
i wouldn’t have to act so strong

well it’s snowing in michigan
and they’re saying the lake might freeze
and this road that i’m driving
won’t bring you back to me

elliott [original - rough unmixed idea] aug23

Under the moniker POSTCARD COMETS, singer songwriter David Partridge makes thoughtful, lyric-driven, acoustic-based music supported by a collective of like minded musicians. The  intent is to serve the song.

DEAD LANGUAGE

POSTCARD COMETS (David Partridge, Songwriter)