Hi, I Hate It Here

by @newukenewyork

There is no demo for this song.

Liner Notes

I wandered too far away from the skirmish prompt to post it as a skirmish and I could see this draft becoming more than one song, but we'll see. Still can't sing, so #lyricsonly until I can.

This one's not about a narrative/story and it's certainly not meant to capture how I feel overall about life. It's more abstract/emotional, about a moment or a season or a sliver of time.

Lyrics

Sometimes you have to walk the escalator up It works okay, if stopped But still I'd rather not

Hi, I hate it here

And the tears I keep crying in churches Lying on graves Falling apart on a long walk home Feeling my eyes as they glitter and swim Oceans of loneliness closer to skin Than to bone And as cold as the snow

The lilacs in my head when I remember Then The dreams I had last night I wish I were asleep again

Hi, I hate it here

And the tears I keep crying in churches Lying on graves Falling apart on a long walk home Feeling my eyes as they glitter and swim Oceans of loneliness closer to skin Than to bone And as cold as the snow

We, becoming diamonds if we live Love like clockwork, like a kit Stick us down with pins

BRIDGE Our peculiar expectations and our buried treasures Our romances and offices and laughter Our serious attempts at play, at leisure Our deadly desire for Ever — After

Hi, I hate it here Hi, I hate it here

And the tears I keep crying in churches Lying on graves Falling apart on a long walk home Feeling my eyes as they glitter and swim Oceans of loneliness closer to skin Than to bone And as cold as the snow

Comments

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How I heard this one sound: https://on.soundcloud.com/3CHCuwwDBjEvnLVN9

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@jamkar

Really looking forward to hearing you sing these lyrics. This is something special.

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I do appreciate the imagery of crying in churches as it is something that happens both in moments of ecstasy and angst. I also appreciate that despite sounding morose initially, the lyrics retain a sort of bouncy affirmation of life.

The only thing it's missing is taxes :P.

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Hi, I Hate It Here is a really good song. It can mean different things to different people, and it would still be a good song.

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Oh, I'd love to hear what you do with this. So many good lines... "becoming diamonds if we live" hits hard. And the entire chorus is spectacular. It has such a good rhythm, even as the line lengths change. Tag me when you sing it!

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This is a really good lyric... poignant yet catchy, poetic yet practical. I hope you get your voice back soon so you can sing it, too!

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