Girls at Parties

Dear Aria

20 Questions

+ June 12, 2022

Crawl under the fence
Of a private tennis court
There's a gap along the edge
I know 'cause I've been here before
And I recognize the faces
Of the paintings on the walls
But I don't have any friends here
I just like to watch them all
They're falling for each other
And I've been them all before
But I'm slipping in between them
Like a shadow on the floor
There's a shy kid in the corner
Get your brother off the aux
There's a girl who's a mere mortal
Wants a secret like the gods

All my past lives
The girls will be just fine
We're holding on 'til morning time

Angels from the garden
And demons from the pool
Make their way into the yard
Where they beg to break the rules
Crack a window for the smoke
And they creep their way inside
Then they break into our hearts
And start messing with our minds
I pass a girl who's crying
In the bathroom with a friend
And another who looks bitter
'Cause she's stuck inside her head
A couple left together
But I heard he crashed the car
Guess the girl thinks it was karma
It's still gonna leave a scar

All my past lives
The girls will be just fine
We're holding on 'til morning time

The girls will be just fine
We're holding on 'til morning time

I just took a hit of my worst desires
Now my eyes they kinda burn and the room's on fire
But I'm playing it cool in the corner like I'm used to

My mind is playing tricks on me, but she's a liar
And they must think I'm a bitch 'cause I'm awfully quiet
And I know that's not true but I can't disprove it

I find a mirror for some conversation
She's looking back and she starts to say
I'm stuck with, I'm stuck with, I'm stuck with

You and your friends but I'm kinda over them
I like to pretend I'm out on my own again
I spin in my dresses, count up my blessings

Violet's on the phone with her older brother
And that makes me feel alone 'cause I'm left to wonder
What it's like to get a call from your very own blood

I see a girl in the wallpaper
I hate the yellow that seems to take her under
Me under, I'm stuck with

You and your friends but I'm kinda over them
I like to pretend I'm out on my own again
I spin in my dresses, count up my blessings

You and your friends but I might be one of them
I like to pretend I'm, I'm who I was again
I sit in detention, learning my lesson

She's a Liar

High up on the totem pole of
Something conversational
That I'm not
In the loop on

Show off with your self control
You keep quiet until you don't
Then say what
What they all want

Look how you roll your eyes
Shy smile at the perfect time
You've got a secret and I want it

Just to walk around with
I've got that look in my eye that sets the room on fire
Feeling like I'm wanted
But I don't need your attention no I'm doing fine

You're out putting on a show right
Down the supermarket row
Like a catwalk
Let 'em all talk

Bright light shining on your phone you
Don't even need to check to know
It's an old love
Got bored so you're just done

Look how they sink their teeth
To get a flash of your energy
I wanna keep it in my pocket

Just to walk around with
I've got that look in my eye that sets the room on fire
Feeling like I'm wanted
But I don't need your attention no I'm doing fine

I want a secret
Just to keep it
To myself

I wanna wear it
Wanna swear it
To no one else

I want a secret
Just to keep it
To myself

I wanna wear it
Wanna swear it
To no one else

I Want a Secret

Oh disgraced Goddess
You used to be Venus
Lying on the bed
Oil on canvas

Made a pretty impression
But the male gaze it crept in
Crawling up behind you
And the blissful days of Florence

Falling out of good graces with irreverence
Been a lot of cool places, the Medici palace was your favorite

But a careless alteration left a tarnished reputation
Who even cares if you had lain in the god-forsaken bed where
They painted you

In blue and silver and violet and gold
It's a new look for you

Someone's losing his balance on the moral steps
Got you wrapped in his hands, how quickly they forget

You used to live in pleasure
Yeah the landscape there was better
But now you're stuck inside a room
Where they can watch and they assume
Because they painted you

In blue and silver and violet and gold
It's a new look for you

In the zoo there's kids letting go of their ivory balloons
And a new cage for you

In blue and silver and violet and gold
It's a new look for you

In the zoo there's kids letting go of their ivory balloons
And a new cage for you

A Modern Olympia

I'm not too comfortable in this space here
Guess I'd rather talk over paper

Old style refined, tasteful decor in the room
Dwindling smiles fade away so soon

We went up several floors, elevator doors
Closing shut just before we could make the buttons
Glow

A toast to us all having one more year
Dropping the ball, I'm falling behind here

We went up several floors, elevator doors
Closing shut just before we could make the buttons
Glow

Nine pairs of shoes at the side of the pool
That we all jumped into
(But I think it's all in my head)
Self-ordained critics debating artistic
Approaches to wisdom
(But I think it's all in their heads)
The Persistence of Memory swung from the balcony
Fell down into the street
(I think it's all in my head)
I was undecided 'bout being invited
Now I think I should've stayed home

We went up several floors, elevator doors
Closing shut just before we could make the buttons
Glow

Bright Young Things

I swear to god that I saw a stranger
She was walking through the crowd unknown
And her voice was more than a bit familiar
Like a version of myself from another world
(A little older, a little wiser, ah)
Oh but that would be impossible

Intro: Stranger

Human Of The Century

Songwriters: Olivia Martinez, Cody Von Lehmden
Production and Mixing: Carlos De La Garza
Additional Engineering: Giorgio Schipani
Strings: Michael Lucarelli

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