pretty (ugly version)

by worrywart

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lyrics

there's a girl on my screen much too worn out to speak sweetly
just revolving back around from the corner to her
slimy, black eyelid interiors; open and close
beyond that is a crack underfoot with a
tepid, soft airflow that's drying those eyelids
evoking some feeling of strange when remembering
that word just used to be a plan for our future
but life's kinda funny, I guess

she thinks she's pretty
and she is pretty
she's pretty and poorly planned

you say yer town is like a bridge between you and punishment
with lips like gossamer, we'll laugh until we both are turning blonde
I'm not asking for a kiss, I just think it'd be remiss
not to mention that it was nice to be yer easel for a bit

I've just been sitting here listening to my hair stretch down to reach my shoulders out of boredom
but the way I chew truth like a spry sprig of parsley unlocks shots of colour and sticks in my teeth
so whenever I smile or I get all verbose you can see right through all of the bullshit that I'm slandering
and I'm pretty sick of all this Divine Comedy
but life's kinda funny, I guess

credits

released January 1, 2023
written by ryley epp

james frost played drums & bass guitar
kalio sittlinger played piano & synth
lancen harms sang additional vocals
m o'brien screamed
matt thomson played electric guitar
ryley epp sang, and played electric & acoustic guitars

outro performance by worrywart on november 26, 2022

recorded by kalio sittlinger & ryley epp
mixed by kalio sittlinger

artwork by ariane lapointe-auger

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