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Grievances

from Head Like A Nest by Sparkbird

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    Side A
    1. Sparkbird
    2. November
    3. After the Ball
    4. Arboretum

    Side B
    1. Mayday!
    2. Sun Goes Dark
    3. Envy

    Side C
    1. Grievances
    2. Wooden
    3. What A Lark!

    Side D
    1. Atlantisia
    2. The Light That Comes Through
    3. Rebreather

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lyrics

You dropped into my life
When I needed you most
That should’ve been the first red flag
You smiled at me like
A parasite in need of a host
Slipped a contract out of your bag
And when I frowned at the empty quill
You jabbed me with a dull syringe

I don’t like to be pressured
I don’t like to be pushed
I don’t like to be pressured
I don’t like to be pushed
I don’t like to be
Pressured pressured pressured pressured
Pressured pressured pressured pressured

It was an ominous start
But you said
The money came from your heart
And you only wanted
The very best for me
You wanted me to succeed
But in your own particular sense
At a particularly painful expense
The independence of my body and my mind
From the particulars
Of all your extracurriculars
The fog of obligation grew so thick
I couldn’t even breathe

I don’t like to be pressured
I don’t like to be pushed
I don’t like to be pressured
I don’t like to be pushed
I don’t like to be
Pressured pressured pressured pressured
Pressured pressured pressured pressured

Another twist of the knife
Another turn of the screw
Another perfect time
To thank myself
For drumming up the courage
To burn bridges with you
And for all the shit you talk about me
I should think
You would be thankful as well
But you just can’t seem to let it die
So we should probably discuss it
When I see you in hell
I’ve made a list of the grievances
That I never got a chance to air

I don’t like to be lied to
I don’t like to be tricked
I don’t like to be gaslit
I don’t like to be groped
I don’t like to be blackmailed
I don’t like to be stalked
I don’t like to be threatened
I don’t like to be trapped
I don’t like to be
Pressured pressured pressured pressured
Pressured pressured pressured pressured

credits

from Head Like A Nest, released November 14, 2025
Piano, lead vocals, backing vocals - Stephan Nance
Percussion, bass guitar, keys, programming, banjo, mandolin, cello - Josh Frigo
Drums - Jon Truman
Vocal engineer - Annie Elise

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Sparkbird New York, New York

Sparkbird, a.k.a. Stephan Nance. Whimsical dark cabaret folk-pop. Pronouns: they/them.
contact: hello@sparkbirdmusic.com

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