2020

from Slayer Moon / 2020 by Braids

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"2020" was written sometime in 2017, after a long period of being alone - in an abstract sense of the world - while reaching for fleeting physical closeness. I was with friends, but my heart was lonely and longing for companionship, my body confused with the unfamiliarity of new and shallow encounters. I had been meditating a lot during this time "tracing a line through the center of my body" - a process of inward looking that I veer towards when i take the time to sit.

I titled the sond "2020", in 2020. Revisiting the song' lyric through the eyes of our present reality struck a chord with me. I felt close to the song as when I had first written it. I find that I am asking myself similar questions while this pandemic, without my friends, my family, my familiar structures.

lyrics

-- Lyrics --

My favourite type of pastime
I want bad things
Sighing at my attachments
My cravings
Bent over in the kitchen
With the one that isn’t mine
Don’t want to possess them
Palm marks that linger for days

New at times their voice a saw, Lips foreign
The last one, Before this one
Chest resonant, Embracing
I can hear their heart, Every time
Tracing a line through the centre of my body
Stacking myself piece by piece
Into alignment, into alignment

Who am I without them ?
Who am I without you in my life ?

Impulses peaking through your hands
The urge is to watch not walk away
Don’t walk away from me this time
You told me you want it
You like being on your knees
Put me on a pedestal
Like I do you
Both on our knees for each other
You’re my submissive, I’m your submissive
Trading roles
Tonight I’m not a woman
Tonight I’m just a body

Who am I without them ?
Who am I without you in my life ?

I am of all things love and hate
Placing the pieces of myself hopefully
Without judgment without bitterness
To not knowing who I am entirely

Who am I without them ?
Who am I without you in my life ?

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from Slayer Moon / 2020, released March 24, 2021

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BRAIDS are a Montreal-based, three-piece band. Formed in 2007, they have solidified a decade-long reputation for their musical ingenuity and established themselves as one of Canada’s most acclaimed art rock bands. With Standell-Preston’s vocals as the pillar of their sound, BRAIDS weave organic and electronic elements together amidst a lyrical landscape that is intimate and emotionally-immersive. ... more

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