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Stranger State

by sandy hsu

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Frantic Items The greatest pain is to be misunderstood Favorite track: I've Spent My Whole Life Dreaming.
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I’ve spent my whole life dreaming I’ve spent my whole life reaching Teach me how to be an oxen Steadfast in the rice field Teach me how to be a spider Diligent in her corner I’ve spent my whole life dreaming I’ve spent my whole life reaching Maybe I could fly to a new haven Watching clouds stretch across like angel carpet Maybe I could dive into the ocean One day I’ll swim in bliss out in the open I’ve spent my whole life dreaming And soon that dream will catch up to me When I find myself sitting in my kitchen, gently smiling 
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23 05:23
Bought a car, packed my things Gonna drive to Alice Springs Near my heart, is a drought Something strange that I can’t figure out I’ve had it hard, but I’ve had it good The greatest pain is to be misunderstood I feel alone but I feel free An Epiphany at 23 Close my palms, around a stone Beg to sea to tell me all she knows You can sleep with anyone you please But can you sit in water with me ? I’ve had it hard, but I’ve had it good The greatest pain is to be misunderstood I feel alone but I feel free An Epiphany at 23 I’ve had it hard, but I’ve had it good The greatest pain is to be misunderstood I feel alone but I feel free An Epiphany at 23 Bought a car, packed my things Gonna drive to Alice Springs …
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Soho 03:21
I’d like to stay just for a bit Maybe over the summer, then call quits I know you like a lover from a past life I’m feeling alone and reckless tonight Keep me safe on your streets Don’t make a stupid girl out of me Shining … Shining Soho pavements painted neon, Under this lighting — you’ve decided you still like me Kiss me … I’m crying I’m not sad it’s just this feeling A body in a new city A python seeking heat Crack my skull and read my mind I dare you to like what you will find Girls that glitter in the night See my face reflected in your eyes Heartache under my clothes Headache from his smoke Last kiss … Last kiss Told myself: “Don’t get attached” No, ice queen — melted when you ran your finger down my back Ellipsis … Ellipsis Everything I say runs off To you, I never want to end in a full stop
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Superstar 03:46
Shining across the pacific I’m in my car Driving to my parents' house How’s LA ? I’ve never been Nor am I interested It seems nice But suffocating Would that be wrong of me deduce ? I’m just another girl who thinks she knows you Superstar You mentioned this was your favourite song I listen to feel close to you 
Seventeen Heartbreaker on the silver screen I miss that ache You left in me Would that be sad of me to reveal ? I’m just another girl in love with an ideal Superstar ... Superstar ... Superstar ... Superstar ... Superstar Shining across the pacific I’m in my car Driving to my parents' house
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In Heaven 01:23
In heaven, everything is fine In heaven, everything is fine In heaven, everything is fine You've got your good things And I've got mine In heaven, everything is fine In heaven, everything is fine In heaven, everything is fine You've got your good things And you've got mine
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Sylvia 04:35
Sylvia, make something of your life babe Hungry girl, devoted to the rhyme babe Smell of sweet fig rotting under the Tuscan sun Take a bite before the seasons over and done Eat the anger, feed the fire There is beauty somewhere in a memory Put on your shoes girl, let’s go dancing If you chose to live a beautiful life, in spite, you win Sylvia, my will to live now is so strong Hungry girl, been starving now for so long I don’t know peace, though I’m trying to start to believe This world is not an oyster for pearls like you or me Eat the anger, feed the fire There is beauty somewhere in a memory Put on your shoes girl, let’s go dancing If you chose to live a beautiful life, in spite, you win Broad shouldered baby Wise woman attitude I’ve spent the last year Picking at the same scab Pushing in the same bruise Broad shouldered baby Wise woman attitude I’ve spent the last year Picking at the same scab Pushing in the same bruise Sylvia, make something of your life babe
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It is not enough to be in love, but to stay in love Nothing but devotion, to have nothing but One cell travelling through the universe Zygote travelling to the uterus I’ve come this far to forget and to relearn But what I’ve learned is: all I know is senseless One cell travelling through the universe Zygote travelling to the uterus Crossing realms, making it to the other side Crossing realms, making something of this life I could watch those surfers forever Poetry in motion Nothing but devotion I could watch those climbers forever Limestone God, like meditation Nothing but devotion Nothing but devotion Nothing but devotion Who am I without you But a costume Hung up in the closet after a long day Never in my life have I known something This close what some call truth Or faith

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released November 28, 2022

Written, Produced and Performed by Sandy Hsu.
Co-produced by Emma Kelly.

Special thanks to: Siwei Wong, Sam Andrews, Georgia Smith, Becki Whitton, Melissa Vallence, Hamish Patrick, Nikki Lam, James Oates, Eilish Gilligan and Provenance Collective.

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