demo no55: bloodline / difficult things (Patreon)

HEY SECRET DEMO CLUB - a wild demo appeared ! an attempt to distract you in these ever-wild times. this is a song about my family.. about the traits we inherit from our parents and the traits they inherited from their parents.. about acknowledging that passing down but knowing also that you're your own person, and u can break that chain too. does that make sense? (ps: there are some soundbites hidden in this song taken from some old camcorder tapes I got digitised recently. listen closely and you'll hear 3-year-old Orla's incredibly Irish accent)/

as always, I'd love to know what you guys think. :)

lyrics:

I think it’s kinda fun to trace it

back to where it all began

back in dublin, in the kitchen

up late talking to my mam

she was standing by the oven, a strong and stoic woman

I saw her as an equal, as a friend

I saw myself inside her, a sobering reminder

we all become our mother in the end

you can leave it all behind

skip a beat in the bloodline

you’ve been hiding all your life, it’s time

to skip a beat in the bloodline

when I think about the future

it’s someone flipped a switch

I can almost see the picture

and then it all just starts to glitch

and we’re living in the city

sitting watching tv

ordering in food on the weekend

the radio is blaring

then we turn into my parents

it goes dark, and then it starts, then it starts again

(chorus)

I! don’t wanna runaway

but

you! you don’t get me

I! keep it all in

cause we never talk about difficult things