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Black Cherry

from Everchanging by The Ivory Sleep

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Oh boy, what a note to end this EP off on. Well, for starters, I wrote Black Cherry during a really... interesting time of my life last year. I won't go in too much detail, but it was a very voyeuristic experience to see someone post about their own sexual frustrations online. So that's what the song's about! See you guys again soon when I finish off the Everchanging duology :)

...And yes, I know it was petty for me to write a song about this, but I'm an emotionally immature artist. This is my coping mechanism LOL.

lyrics

Though I'm tired I'm not as she
Wakes up, hung over, in a friend's company
Safe and sound in her sister's bed, she
Wishes she rose next to a stranger instead

No amount of Black Cherry lipstick can
Hide the trace of all the boys she kisses
And the sour taste of all the tequila she
Chases down with a shot of her pride

Mapping the marks like stars on her back without the scratches or the bites
Of nights she planned to not spend all alone
Why would she make love to anyone if love wasn't there in the first place?
Or is she mistaking the feeling for shame?

If she thinks she so desperate and lonely then
She must be a saint compared to me
If she thinks she so desperate and lonely then
She must be a saint compared to me

If my eyes can pry
They'll tear every page
From that open book
She calls her life

If my eyes can pry
They'll tear every page
From that open book
She calls her life

If my eyes can pry
They'll tear every page
From that open book
She calls her life

If my eyes can pry
They'll tear every page
From that open book
She calls her life

If she thinks she so desperate and lonely then
She must be a saint compared to me
If she thinks she so desperate and lonely then
She must be a saint compared to me

If she thinks she so desperate and lonely then
She must be a saint compared to me
If she thinks she so desperate and lonely then
She must be a saint compared to me

credits

from Everchanging, released May 20, 2014
Nigel Tung - Voice, Lyrics, Guitars, Bass, and (writing of) Drums
Inspiration - I'm glad we're still friends after you figured out this song was about you. It'd be hilarious if you sang a long next time we play together, ahahaha :)

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Progressive/Post-Hardcore/Pop/Rock Band from Vancouver, B.C.

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