She's Pure Astral Light (or so she says)

by Pretty Bitter

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This song is about the the past, the present, and the future all at the same time. The first sound we hear is an old harpsichord that has been sampled and distorted to sound like a futuristic synth pad. This ethereal texture carries us through the entire song, reflecting the themes being explored in the lyrics; the frustration that comes with a time or place that is so familiar it feels like a cage, and the separation from the self that comes with that. "Go if YOU want to," she sings at herself.

lyrics

You stopped hanging out at the park
when Mary told that it was cursed,
but I never got it.
You like ghosts,
You hold them in your hands
and bum their smokes.

I haven't been your lover in quite some time
but we talk on the phone every once in a while.
Last I heard, the ground had moved
you wished so bad it would take you.

Go if you want to.
You can go, no one will stop you.
Go if you want to.
You can go, no one's gonna stop you.

Amy told you that she's a healer,
went on a one week retreat and won't stop telling me
that I need to smoke more weed.
The worst part is, that maybe she's right
but her mom pays her rent
and I don't have the time.

I'm meeting with old contingencies,
it's becoming clear they want
nothing to do with me.

(The future wants nothing to do with me)

Go if you want to.
You can go, no one will stop you.
Go if you want to.
You can go, no one's gonna stop you.

credits

released April 22, 2022
"She's Pure Astral Light (or so she says):" Performed by Pretty Bitter

Writing Credits:
- Music by Zack Be, lyrics by Emelia Jordan Bleker

Recording Credits:
- Vox by Emelia Jordan Bleker
- Vox and Bass by Bren Ra Tyler
- Everything Else + Background Vox by Zack Be

Arrangement Credits:
- Zack Be
- Bren Ra Tyler
- Emelia Jordan Bleker

Released by Blossöm Records

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