Curious Quail - You Need Better Friends
Part six of "Twelve Months"! The restrictions for this song were: No Full Drumkit (Aux percussion ok), No Prechoruses (Verse chords must go directly to Chorus) and the vibe of "Despondent".
More about 'Twelve Months':
On the first of each month in 2018 we are assigned 3 randomly selected restraints and have to write a song, record it, film it and release it before the end of that month. At the end of month 12, all of the songs will be remastered for a full-length with some B-Sides. We drew extra restrictions for May and let people vote on which 3 to go with, we'll be doing that a few more times!
(The Gameboy is running LSDJ)
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CREDITS:
Recorded and filmed at the Quailcave in San José, California and The Desert Art Colony in Palm Springs, California
Mixed and edited by Mike Shirley-Donnelly at the Desert Art Colony
Music by Mike Shirley-Donnelly
Lyrics by Mike Shirley-Donnelly
Alan Chen - Violin
Josh Hotlotz - Bass
Joey Guthrie - Percussion, Piano
Mike Shirley-Donnelly - Vocals, Guitars, Gameboys, Wurlitzer
Delicaye Shirley-Donnelly - Vocals
Curious Quail:
Twitter - / curiousquail
Bandcamp - http://curiousquail.bandcamp.com/
Faceboook - / curiousquail
Instagram - / curiousquail
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CQiTunes
Spotify - http://smarturl.it/CQSpotify
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LYRICS:
Lookin out the window
You see the sun's up
It was all a dream perhaps
Colors are all desaturated
Were they always like this or
Did you just finally snap
And you're better off alone than with people who
belittle you
And gaslight you
And make you feel unsafe
Why spend 3 months with someone who can't be
Bothered to stop saying transphobic shit
And you try
You fool
You try to find
the good in them still
But you're free do this your way
And you're free to try till your heart just gives out
And you're free to learn the hard way
Some people are just assholes
And they don't deserve your time
The very next day
you feel lighter than air
Your friends can't believe what you said
It's somehow wrong to tell people
That they're killing your soul
And scarring your head
Cuz you're better off alone than with people who
Are spreading hate
And live afraid
Of those with different skin
Why waste a breath on someone who can't be
Bothered to stop being misogynist trash
And they try
Those fools
They try to
Tell you they're good deep inside
You were free to do this your way
You were free to try till your heart just gave out
And you had to learn the hard way
Some people are just assholes
And they don't wanna change
Some people are just assholes
And you don't owe 'em anything