Cicadas

by Curious Quail

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Part one of 'Branching Paths'

The song's randomized restrictions required:
Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, 143bpm and key of Eb.

lyrics

First alarm clock
You hit that snooze already twice
You Dreamt of roadblocks
You feel you're already behind

"So you've made it"
those bitter words run through their mouths
It's complicated
By all your disheveled doubt

Oh my god
It's only the first day

These stories
Repeat so well
And It's embarrassing
That we can't tell it's
Time to break out
And change the narrative
Branch these paths
How does anyone live like this
We cannot tell

What's been stated
Passes right before their eyes
The cicadas
Scream reminders from outside

"So you've made it"
The bitter looks cover their eyes
It's complicated

Oh my god
It's only the first week
Get me out of here

These stories
Repeat so well
And It's embarrassing
That we cannot tell
These stories
Repeat so well
And It's embarrassing
That we can't tell it's
Time to break out
And change the narrative
Branch these paths
How does anyone live like this
We cannot tell

credits

released September 4, 2020
Music + Lyrics by Mike Shirley-Donnelly

Josh Hotlosz - Bass
Mike Shirley-Donnelly - Vocals, Guitars, Gameboys, Piano, Other stuff


Produced, mixed and Mastered by Mike Shirley-Donnelly at the Desert Art Colony

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Curious Quail

Orchestral + chiptune indie collective with members in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pacific Northwest and New England that mix fuzzy guitar rock, orchestral instrumentation, lots of vocal layers, and music made with Nintendo Gameboys.

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