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Bottle Grin

by Kit Orion

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1.
Introduction (Heart is a Prism) 01:29
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I need you to understand I needed you To be the one you were before Before he left you alone A beginning ago You’ve been in hell a long time now Now you’re on your way out But you’re long gone But you’re still here Not for long This is hard This is wrong But we move on We move on I think I might need help I was tired before I opened my eyes Paralyzed In toxic paradise Air leaking in Seeping out In the smallest ripples Shrinking Disappear into shadows Avoid grieving If i can slither through the cracks I’ll remain in tact
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Flicker 02:41
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Pick up the pieces Where I left them to find They were aligned Touch the pain away Until they bend and break Put them in their place Line them up by rank Hold me, Rock me, Hold me to rock me, Hold me, Rock me to, Cry me to sleep Inhale the rot, the rank, The patron saint of waiting for a change Lay in bed, Bathe in sweat, Feel the breath beginning to fade Hold me, Rock me, Hold me to rock me, Hold me, Rock me to, Cry me to sleep
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Upswing 03:08
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It glistened Shiny plastic Trickling memories Painting pictures on the wall with the words in violent ink Endless possibilities Sinister, sugar sweet Tastes like metal on my tongue Trigger stopped the heartbeat I can see colors spinning all around me anticipating the upswing I can see color spinning all around me I’m so high I can feel everything Wake me up I’m still asleep I can’t focus on anything One shoe off, one eye open It’s sharp here on the box spring Your phantom voice, it’s echoing You handed me a copper piece Let’s see what happens if you break the skin It won’t matter when you’re dreaming I can see colors spinning all around me Anticipating the upswing I can see colors spinning around me I’m so high I can feel everything
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Like Honey 02:44
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Twin flame Flickering in my window frame I can feel the heat It’s burning me, it’s burning me If I can’t take it How are you? Because it tastes so sweet Like honey But then I remember I haven’t been sleeping I’d rather stay Stay in tact Not stay together If I can’t take it If I can’t take it If I can’t take it Then how are you? Because it tastes so sweet Like honey But then I remember I haven’t been sleeping Stop showing up in my dreams Stop showing up in my dreams Stop showing up in my dreams Stop showing up in my dreams Bye
5.
Mount Auburn Cemetery 03:39
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I have it But it doesn’t look like I thought it would A habit You had it A habit But I don’t think I should If I could only slow down I don’t want to hear it The mourning sound Drown it out I’ll be in my hidden place Where no one can find me I’ll be standing still While the world moves around me While the world moves around me While the world moves around me Dust and bone All that’s left of you You’re all alone. I should leave But it’s so hard to Now you’re gone It wasn’t time You left something for me to find When you left it all behind I’ll be in my hidden place Where no one can find me I’ll be standing still While the world moves around me While the world moves around me While the world moves around me
6.
Deep Blue 03:27
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Thank you for choosing me Even reluctantly I hear the sirens singing, so sweet Then my ears are ringing And my legs are bringing me to the sea Nothing can stop me All good things are wild and free I want to feel it When I lie beneath the moon I’m reminded That when I die no one will find me In the deep blue Deep blue Above the salt and wet Levitating I hear her flicker breath Illuminating They haven’t stopped looking yet She’ll never forget me All good things are wild and free I want to feel it When I lie beneath the moon I’m reminded That when I die no one will find me In the deep blue Deep blue
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Interlude (Indigo Baby) 00:51
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Music and Lyrics by Caitlyn O’Brien Production and additional engineering by Caitlyn O’Brien Mixed and mastered by: Bradford Krieger at Big Nice Studio, Lincoln, RI Vocals, synths, samples, and drum programming by Caitlyn O’Brien Additional vocals and vocal samples by: James O’Brien, Sue O’Brien and Richard O’Brien Jr.
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Get Grounded 04:23
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Catie You’re getting ahead of me You are allowed to slow down, Find your footing Catie Wake up There’s a reason for breathing I know you don’t see it all the time Catie Surrender to the dark Let in the sharp It’s better to fall than to Hold on Catie When will you end it? When will it end? Got to see what happens Maybe You’re here for a reason Though there are no reasons Go to see Catie Surrender to the dark Let in the sharp It’s better to fall than to Hold on What happens? What happens if I break? What happens if I break? What happens? What happens if I break? What happens if I break? What happens if I break? Catie Surrender to the dark Let in the sharp It’s better to fall than to Hold on
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Candlewood 02:32
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There is a footpath Through scorpion grass Along a stone foundation In an old oak patch Down Down at Down at the Down at the end There is a footpath Through scorpion grass Along a stone foundation In an old oak patch Golden rays Fight to touch her face Through a canopy of leaves And a hat brimmed with lace Down at the end of the Candlewood road Be sure to slow down There’s nowhere to go Turn around Or follow me down The path I know It may be worthwhile Down at Down at the Down at the end
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We All Clap Our Hands 03:30
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Where have you been? I could smell your scent Your stress was lingering. You ran away again. To numb yourself on the reckoning. You burn your tongue. You talk too fast. You’re lying. I’m listening. Good for you. We all clap our hands for you. Lots to prove. For who, baby, for who? Looking for an answer, You’ll ask the question, Test the water, But you’ll never come in. You said “If I could only understand.” Rather press a finger to a frying pan. Wake up. Do the work. You’ll get closer if you learn, to understanding, you’re part of the problem. Where do you stand? Good for you. We all clap our hands for you. Lots to prove. For who, baby, for who?
11.
Interlude (Light Keeper) 02:01
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Beneath the bow, the steady breath Is weaving through the detriment The blow by blow experiment Slow Down
12.
This 03:24
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Look in the mirror Where I placed the photograph of you To remember Pick up the pen again Stare at the page Writing the same thing Over and over just To remember This This isn’t the way This isn’t the way it was meant to be Pacing my room Holding my head Nowhere to go I hear a mourning sound Through my window I don’t want to remember This This isn’t the way This isn’t the way it was meant to be Beneath the bow, the steady breath Is weaving through the detriment The blow by blow experiment Will lead me to the tears we’ve wept This This isn’t the way This isn’t the way it was meant to be
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Bottle Grin 03:19
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Roll my eyes back So I can see Better next time Through the broken glass And the blades of grass Where the body meets the mind Ohh If I were made of plastic I could hide my scars Melt my heart I could melt my heart Everything would be perfect I could fall apart And start again Lay on the woodgrain Bathe in the beauty You are the holy one Tip of my teeth grip A plastic piece While I try to think While I try to think If I were made of plastic I could hide my scars Melt my heart I could melt my heart Everything would be perfect I could fall apart fall apart And start again If I were made of plastic Bottle your grin Don’t shut your eyes Deny your sins Hide your lies

about

“Each one of these songs was written as a response to a prompt, which also acted as a vessel for meditating on personal grief and trauma in real time,” O’Brien says. “I chose each one of these songs for the record because it felt like an accurate patchwork quilt of vibes for what was going on for me at the time that I was writing these songs.”

“I may have written these songs, but it was from the accountability, and prompts of my songwriting club that these songs exist at all,” O’Brien admits. “I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to have a team of wonderful, good-hearted friends who came together and lent their voices and skills to the project. It wouldn’t be what it is without them.”

-Knyvet 2024

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released October 24, 2024

Music and Lyrics by Caitlyn O’Brien
Production and additional engineering by Caitlyn O’Brien

Recorded, co-produced, and additional engineering by: Evan Murphy at Ombic Sound, Worcester, MA and Big Nice Studio, Lincoln, RI

Mixed and mastered by: Bradford Krieger at Big Nice Studio, Lincoln, RI

Vocals, synths, samples, and drum programming by Caitlyn O’Brien

Trumpet by: Chris Barrett

Drums by: Kyle Harris

Bass guitar by: Jessica Kion

Electric guitar by: Ben Levin

Viola by: Laurence Scudder

Piano, Rhodes, and Hammond by: Samuel Taber

Additional vocals and vocal samples by Jessica Kion, Ben Levin, Evan Murphy, James O’Brien, Mason O’Brien, Sue O’Brien and Richard O’Brien Jr.

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Caitlyn O'Brien, creatively known as Kit Orion, is a Boston-based musician, producer, DJ (DJC8) and powerhouse female.
A long-time collaborator and featured member of local bands and projects, and released her debut EP in February 2021.

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