Lyrically and musically powerful Steph. Sad that it has to be written, but it's written so well.

wow....this is powerful.....gorgeous song, Steph!!!

feels kind of wierd to say liked this one due to the subject matter and realness of it for you...as a piece of art and as an outlet or cathartic exercise it is truly outstanding work.

I am deeply impressed by the way you handle the topic with those strong lyrics and the haunting musical atmosphere. What a song!

I could feel the fright and relentless resistance. Goes right to my brain stem.

Rape
Holding, waiting, hoping, praying.
Those who do not hear, a mire, a morass.
A crack, a slit, a hairless abyss,
A crevice, a bloodied ravine,
Iron-claw man.
Eager forceps.
Blocking the hands,
Pushing away the mounting mass.
Methodical pincers,
Sterilised fingers,
Bending, breaking. Insatiable hands.
Fighting and shoving and clawing,
Keep breathing, keep moving.
I’m fighting and shoving, not screaming,
Breathing.
Keep moving.
I’m blocking and stopping and halting
And running. And running.
Keep running.
Skitter in silver light, barefoot and bleeding.
Hurry up the hill, keep breathing, keep breathing.
Footfall.
A van door goes slamming behind me.
Stop, freeze, go silent.
Footfall.
Van door.
Fighting and shoving and clawing,
Keep breathing, keep moving.
Breathing, I’m fighting and shoving, not screaming.
Breathing.
Keep moving.
I’m blocking and stopping and halting
And running. And running.
Keep running.
In silver light, barefoot and bleeding.
Hurry up the hill, keep breathing, keep breathing.
“ What d’you think you’re gonna do? Where d’you think you’re gonna go?
What d‘you think you‘re gonna do? Where d‘you think you’re gonna go? ”
 Fighting and shoving and clawing,
Keep breathing, keep moving.
I’m fighting and shoving, not screaming,
Breathing. 
Keep moving.
I’m blocking and stopping and halting
And running. And running.
Keep running.
Skitter in silver light, barefoot and bleeding.
Hurry up the hill.
Keep breathing.
Keep breathing.
Written, performed, recorded and mastered by Steph Sweet in July 2015 in England

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Edie Review " Thankfully Steph is still ploughing her particular esoteric furrow and has just released her new single Edie which is as good as anything she's released to date. It sounds like a darkly psychedelic theme from a long forgotten  left field spaghetti western and it's absorbing and utterly enchanting. If the Velvet Underground had been commissioned to do the title track for the Good, The Bad and the Ugly, this is how it would sound." The Devil Has The Best Tuna 13th May 2022

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Gigradar "British singer-songwriter Steph Sweet freely admits she’s a “refined taste” but it’s difficult to not be intrigued by her feisty, often contentious approach to pyschy acoustic indie-rock meets punk brand of music."

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"Steph Sweet has brought an interesting and new sound to this area.
With powerful vocals, and swirlly and crunchy guitar riffs that wouldn’t sound out of place in a late 90’s britpop, yet grounded somewhere more in the early 80’s. “All The Things” is dark, broody, a little strange, but also interestingly an ear worm that will grab you and not let go." 

" If the Bronte sisters formed a freak folk band then it'd probably sound something like this." 
Paul Kerr - The Devil Has The Best Tuna

" Placed somewhere between Devandra Banhart and Joanna Newsome, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist  -  vocals, guitars, drums, keyboards  -   combines a talent for bewitching songwriting, with a dreamy, lo-fi alt-gaze delivery."
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