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Auntie

from You Only Get A Few by Upstate

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This song was like medicine to write for me as I recounted each and every time I lost my voice throughout busy touring schedules. I ended up being diagnosed with vocal nodes, which are no joke. As a natural communicator, this season of my life was quite a massive challenge which brought a great deal of reflection to me about how much I needed to take care of myself and how little I had been. My Great Aunt Julie is an opera singer and growing up, whenever we'd visit, she would remind me to speak in a way that would protect my instrument. This is an ode to her and her wise words, and to the staggering necessity to take care.

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When silence heals and bonds they tighten
And bitterness starts becoming sweet
Minds ponder, senses heighten
Loosening my grip is necessity

I should have listened to my Auntie
When she told me not to speak severely
I got gravel in my throat
And the gravity is pulling me down

It’s high time to be clear on what I need
And crystal on what I don’t
This hellish stuff it’ll fuck you up
Beware of pouring from an empty cup
Pouring from an empty cup

I should have listened to my Auntie
When she told me not to speak severely
I got gravel in my throat
And the gravity is pulling me down
I am tired I can’t sing
And a worn out bell won’t ring so sweetly
I got gravel in my throat
And the gravity is pulling me down, pulling me down

Let me bounce from place to place
Without losing an ounce of grace
I swear on my dog I can do it all

I was a kid and was not thinking
I could lose what I was given so easily

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from You Only Get A Few, released March 31, 2023

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