Last Year

from Rioting Heart by Payphones

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Would you speak more slowly?
Say "I wish I knew her when..."
Would you say something?
God, I wish I knew him then
You recall the promise
That I would move mountains
What a charming notion

I remember back when
I would do anything
I would scrape and starve and
With my body aching
Scale the spiral stairwells
Moving boxes of things
Thinking it might help
Maybe it could stop the shouting

When you say its name it disappears
Just like everything I've come to fear
When I look at myself
This time last year
I'm becoming rotten

I had taken pictures
Of unaware perversions
And had set reminders
To avoid coercion
Sew them into my cells
Follow them to the letter
But I don't feel better

When you say its name it disappears
Just like everything I've come to fear
When I look at myself
This time last year
I'm becoming rotten

When you say its name it becomes clear
Festering and poisoning my ear
It's slowly growing louder
And after all these years
I'll just keep rotting
I'll just keep rotting
I'll just keep rotting
I'll just keep on rotting

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from Rioting Heart, released November 20, 2022
Songwriter: Naomi Lauren Jichita
Lead Vocals: Naomi Lauren Jichita
Guitar & Backing Vocals: Robyn Slack
Piano & Backing Vocals: Laena Anderson
Drums & Backing Vocals: Aaron Addorisio
Bass: Andrew Creswick
Engineer: Conor Wharton

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Payphones Edmonton, Alberta

Payphones is an acoustic, alternative folk rock band from Edmonton, Alberta. Their music showcases intricately layered vocal harmonies, dynamic instrumental accompaniment, and emotional lyrics about queerness, relationships, isolation, disability, and personal growth. ... more

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