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Bye Polar Bear

by flocke

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1.
I could write everything down, put it all in paragraphs for others to read and never be afraid to start over. I could hollow out every last drawer, put it all on a clumsy display and as curtains closed collect all the rows of paper cameras But why would I go to such lengths when I could just keep you around and always see my dance in your eyes I could write everything down, put it all in paragraphs for others to read and never be afraid to start over.
2.
Pink Boots 03:04
All of our plays all of our plays are brighter than us so magnificently underrated Under the haze under the haze decorous affairs drunken caribou fly unpersuaded Little pink boots in the snow is all I think you should know it'll stop the grow One of these days One of these days The ground will betray us And then we'll begin The long way home Little pink boots in the snow is all I think you should know it'll stop the grow
3.
Last Seen 02:43
She didn't plan a thing and in the last scene they died from a B12 overdose Right before the end she painted his eyelashes a jungle green So we would know they weren't all city Unbearably cliche trampled coats, they promised a scene Summery soirees, disappointment served on a tray and never will her teeth be the same If they could stand- they'd stand the cold If they could see- they'd see things through Some accidental light uncovered all the afternoon blue. Just a shallow pond in early november they'd get along
4.
I'm into gold rings and the aesthetics of autumn Gave away my extremities to a handful of boys with nice hair, just to learn that I can't spare any city where All the girls I loved sit on trimmed grass banks and tie their words 'round their ankles So if this is the only loophole I'll be the fucking queen of fall And a little name in the corner of the watercolored panda where Every girl I was keep so very fine, for when cats circle 'round my ankles All the girls I loved sit on trimmed grass banks and tie their words 'round their ankles
5.
Such a sleepy prodigy weighing every word while rusty notes take root nearby. You want to invest in long-term hugs and property you don't have the right kind of shoes. Those elegant thoughts I could catch them plant them in clouds over your head Like that cats itchy smile my laugh bounced off the trees and off your knees right up the chimney Such a silly prodigy! Those elegant thoughts I could catch them plant them in clouds over your head
6.
Easterling 04:51
there is no terrible secret, I lied panicked that my panic could be set aside then what exactly are you what exactly are you good at I can do the homeward dusk walk like no one else set like a mood ring barley see me moving waiting out the small talk season what was that one about me only half listening? (I can't remember) don't make a scene I can do the homeward dusk walk like no one else in my scramble suit semi country boots waiting out the small talk season there is no terrible secret, I lied panicked that my panic could be set aside don't make a scene it's all exactly as it seems
7.
24 is yours 03:54
Just the other night, or the year before that you saw me so clearly dancing upon the damp landscapes Chemicals instead of presents to find the right shade, or at least a glade where the air could change color I was aware of the looming boredom and always am That was the last time I waited for a glance I've used these same glasses, to find it before Deep in the halls it dissolved into a painting too familiar So I set your hair on fire even though really I wanted you to follow me all the way down I was aware of the looming boredom And always am Really that was the last time I waited for a glance I hardly believe in family, or in coming through But I thought that dress looked lovely on you
8.
Venice 04:10
why call it confirmation so we saw it first I've too much admiration for girls selling used books you've always known how to find a chair to either your liking or mine What in my hands is some summer luck nothing but a nuisance and two months rent and love on a boat never meant to float Venice is a state of mind leave me my time I'd like to see our characters forget what they sought dusting off banisters without a second thought But what have you caught there in your net cause that's no butterfly I can trap the morning in my coffee mug and keep it safe 'til ducks touch bottom tub along side a boat never meant to float Venice is a state of mine leave me my time Venice is a state of mind, it’s a state of mine
9.
Woke into a wedding atop a hill Not sure whose but I knew I'd see you still, This dreamy manner in which we meet these days Is fading as fast as a solved maze And while you scrambled for a pen I told you there was nothing left to mend so if you don't mind I'll lift my hem and join the dancing line Still I was impressed by how depressed it made you feel but none the less best head up north before The witches broom finds the sycamore Saw him one day down by the grey line With ragged white fur and one single glass of wine Said darling you and I are never really more than freelance fireflies and when we're not so kippled in, crippled by the scene, it's such a sight to be seen I know you're good no matter where you're at you can wander pole to pole I know you'll come back I'll keep safe of that map out every track I'll take every cave carving petroglyphs in mass don't you worry 'bout that weight on my back I'll take on the years as well as sea glass and when we forget just how to talk you always can meet me in Montauk And it is so overwhelmingly painless to find what you need What's done is done, didn't you know? best head up north before Don't suppose I'll live long enough to find A way to curb the appetite Of time, though I intend to try and weave you all into my nights.

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Bye Polar Bear is Flocke's debut album, a project by musician Nicole Mercedes.

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released August 31, 2016

All songs written by Nicole Mercedes
Guitars- Daniel Rote
Upright and electric bass- Ran Livneh
Drums on Queen of Fall, Last Seen and This Lamb Doesn't- Uri Zelig
Viola- Laura Sacks
Cello- Luke Krafka
Violin- Nick Pauly
Flute- Dos Allen
Everything Else- Nicole Mercedes
Arrangements by Nicole and Daniel
Produced by Nicole Mercedes and Joe Rogers
Mixed by Adam Lasus
Mastered by Joe Lambert

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Flocke is the project of Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Nicole Mercedes

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