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Otherkin

by Lizzy Diane

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1.
Lo & Behold 04:55
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I place my hand on the jaw of the moon I turn her head, she softly croons She swivels round, but it's too soon The baring gnarled teeth The phase of darkness looming Ohh The harvest moon has had her fill The harvest moon begins to spill The things she'd seen on the world below So lo & behold Beheld by the one you hold Lo & behold Be held by the one you hold Ohh My birth in June makes me a twin Are gemini's the ones who spin? As for the moon, my nightlight twin Are we close enough That I should turn on her? Are we close enough That I should turn on her? Ohh The harvest moon has had her fill The harvest moon begins to spill The things she'd seen on the world below So lo and behold Be held by the one you hold Lo & behold Beheld by the one you hold Ohh
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Jolly Rancher 05:00
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Must have seen me standing on a pedestal Quivering like a pansy petal Why, oh why bring me down Got enough of that in my hometown And in the weakness of my beloved roots From time to time I find I swing around And will I ever, ever Get over that face Is there another, another one In some other place Holly Golightly in the wind Tumbleweed tumblin' And is the problem within me Or is there some better place to be? They said you'd gone, gone But only from your mind And I had gone, gone across the state But never left the state of my mind And is it true what they say about the west Is it true what they say about the west And is it true what they say about the west?
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A Wake 05:38
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Trains sound like whales when they wake me up Thunder sounds like atom bombs blowing up Sleep on the floor but I don't mind much Hips growing sore but I don't mind much No need to look for reasons to be sad They are here and there Here and there There, there. Now I cannot tell you your life is fair From your bloody birth your rights are bare Barely there and fairly rare But listen to the whales as they passer by The starfish illuminate a navy sky Awake on the wake of a fallen star Awake on the wake of a tidal wave Of a comet tale Of a great blue whale And the world is always ending here and there The world is always ending here and there Here and there There, there. But I am a mermaid I don't much care Combing my hair in my seashell lair In my underwear In a deep despair But listen to the whales as they passer by The starfish illuminate a navy sky Awake on the wake of a fallen star Awake on the wake of a tidal wave Of a comet tale Of a great blue whale And everything looks pretty here and there Everything looks pretty here and there Here and there There there There there There there.
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Monster's Lullaby 04:37
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This is the hardest part. I live under your bed I crawl around the night And when the light comes on I am gone What's that there in your cup? I won't eat you up I just want to feel your touch But I don't want to get you drunk anymore I don't want your brain to bleed anymore I'll drink it all so you won't I'll be the monster so you won't All the little monsters are doing their best All the little monsters are doing their best All the little monsters are doing their best Not to grab the foot hanging from the bed I live under your bed I crawl around the night And when the light comes on I am gone What's that there in your cup? Will you gulp it up? Is the pressure too much? 'Cause I don't want to get you drunk anymore I don't want your brain to bleed anymore I'll drink it all so you won't I'll be the monster so you won't All the little monsters are doing their best All the little monsters are doing their best All the little monsters are doing their best Not the grab the foot hanging from the bed I'll be the monster so you won't.
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A Windowsill Silhouette 03:56
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Here's a notice in advance I'll be subletting the bedroom If you want to take a chance Just one bloodletting a month Here's a notice in advance I'll be haunting my old bedroom I'll leave a sign outside the door Please do not disturb the heirlooms And if you're handsome and young and a man I just might ask for your hand in bed Ever wonder how to hold a grudge in its wrath? Ever wonder how to hold a ghost in your hands? I'll come about when lights are out A windowsill silhouette I'll be the drought when you are wet I'll be the vapor of your cloud You might hear echoes from the past A teen girl tearing up the bedroom So torn up she could never rest She left to occupy the guest room And if you're handsome and young and a man She just might ask for your hand in bed Ever wonder how to hold a grudge in its wrath? Ever wonder how to hold a ghost in your hands? Here's a notice in advance I'll be subletting the bedroom If you want to feel the wrath I'll be haunting my old bedroom And if you're handsome and young and a man She just might ask for your hand in bed Ever wonder how to hold a grudge in its wrath? Ever wonder how to hold a ghost in your hands? Ever wonder how to hold a ghost in your hands?
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Molly 04:17
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The fatal combination Of animal and nation And a pitcher full of creation The blood of your veins The tone of your skin Oh man, oh man. The rain from your eyes That tone again Can't help objectifying When you're next to me there's too much ecstasy When you're next to me there's too much ecstasy And I don't care what you have done I don't care what you will do I want you and that is that I don't care who you have killed I don't care if you are ill I love you and that is that When you're next to me there's too much ecstasy When you're next to me there's too much ecstasy And I know this film ends with less than victory When I come down from you it is hard to breathe.
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ISFP 04:23
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There's no happy hour tonight Stored a bottle for the plight I'm not adept at picking friends Benefits went without consent And so I'm falling in your fallout shelter again Safely locked in the locker by 10pm A year surmised, my dear surprised me Super 8, super out, take it lightly But you were my only hope How can I fully let go You were my only hope How can I fully let go Well you were quite the subject matter Luke, why are you still the subject matter? And when will I get the call I do and do not want to hear? I'm over here, go ahead, let me overhear 'Cuz we both know you'll die young You said you'd be dead doing your stunts We both know we'll die young We said we be dead doing our stunts My fellow mellow wandering mind My yellow weed, invasive vine The strength disturbs and stirs mankind You've seen to spread my dandelion ISFP Myers Briggs and Me ISFP Introverted sensing feeling perceiving Introverted sensing feeling perceiving Ahhh.
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Emblem 06:05
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In wintertime I crawl away to the sweet honey bear cave Where I hibernate in his little hideaway, hiding away This is not a song about a man This is merely me doing the best that I can with what I have Well I thought it was brave when I confessed I'm sick for life But the elders looked me over shook their feeble heads from their death beds And then they said You're fine, you're fine, you're fine And that is all We have paid our price to should that rice into your mouth Now cut it out Then the elders told don't be so bold in the swarm of bats and rats So should I worry in the scurry of their furry presence About my resemblance to them They could be my very emblem And the lovers all were right I am too good to be true As If I'm alright I am too good to be true to any of you But I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine And that is all I'm fine, I swear I'm fine, I'm fine Now can't you all just cut it out In wintertime I crawl away to the sweet honey bear cave Where I hibernate in his little hideaway, hiding away And swallowing honey while the cavern swallows me Sweet as can be.
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Otherkin 04:44
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Wolf whispers a word of love under the autumn night Followed by a howl calling to that hollow light Stream of drifters float above Seeping drippers, light of love Dream of this two years ago Shelter from that falling snow, I wrote I wrote of this If this should occur when I woke I'll let go of all I claim to know Wolf whispers a word of love under the autumn night Followed by a howl calling to that hollow light Stream of drifters float above Seeping drippers, light of love Dream of this two years ago Shelter from that falling snow, I spoke Keep in mind That light left behind Light left us as one Hold me stranger, hold me stranger, hold me stranger Hold me stranger, hold me stranger, hold me stranger, Hey I think I might know you I think we have met in the depths of our heads I think I might know you I think we have met I think I might know you.
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Hocus Pocus 03:57
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There's something alluring about the dark When it chews me slow I want it to gulp me up There's something alluring about a life story That's not so well crafted but sprouts from the pulp And it's my kind of ugly It's my kind of ugly And it's kind of lovely My hairline is receding My life line is pleading For seeding laugh lines when I smile And the whole is full of hocus pocus The whole is full of moments focus Moments focus And it's my kind of ugly It's my kind of ugly And it's kind of lovely I pride myself in dressing like a floral couch.

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Otherkin is an ethereal, atmospheric exploration of the human tendency to identify with specific animals, supernatural beings, and personality types as a means to reconnect with the primal self, the shadow self, and to expand awareness beyond the self. A study of the ironic bond between identity crisis and self actualization, this record provides a mysterious and haunting journey into the depths of the human psyche and beyond, complete with sultry vocals, thought provoking lyrics, and darkly rich compositions leading to a full circle, unforgettable wilderness of sound.

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released December 19, 2014

Otherkin was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Pine Hollow by Evan Middlesworth. It features Lizzy Diane (songwriting, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, vocals, piano, glockenspiel, sub-synth, vibes, zither), Evan Middlesworth (electric bass, sub-synth, Moog synth, lap steel, piano), Emily Hartman (percussion, vocals), Jake Moore (vocals, vibes), Peter Phippen (world flutes), and Victoria Shoemaker (silver flute). Photography by Bobbi Solum

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