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[OIL055] Cat's​-​paw

by Aperly High

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Work Gel 03:10
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Keep on buying stuff I have I want it wrapped in bubble plast Track and trace my order as A raining pleasure makes me grab Onto all I can Peek a boo So nice and cheap A plastic bottle for my dreams BPA-free And I could shop a bag for life ‘Cause it matches well with my eyes Blinded by the lights Buy buy Wonder wow wow Country glow in a city smile Work gel Working my veins And it flows to an empty heart Keep on buying stuff I have A moody ring and coloured glass Reflecting what i lack Micromanaged playing catch With emotions I know i’ll never Move, force or lever Buy buy Wonder wow wow Country glow in a city smile Work gel Working my veins And it flows to an empty heart
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Cat's-paw 04:12
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Decoding of a pale love It’s like a snoozing alarm Wait for her to wake up I heard the timbre of her voice when She boarded the flight Guess I didn’t even notice The twitch of her smile She called me in December A few worlds apart Left a burning piece of ember In a room full of love Burned my tongue on some thing cold when I kissed her goodbye Frostbite on my dry lips Form a shivering smile When you feel your heart weaving Do you think of mine beating Shards of glass comb Memory, timbre and chimes She left a tool torn Pet boy walking like a stranger Cat’s-paw with no arms Sow a body on me later Drained a pool from the get go Puppet on a string Doll temper found it’s way home I’ll let it rinse When you feel your heart weaving Do you think of mine beating Shards of glass comb Memory, timbre and chimes She left a tool torn And I’m like an arm to her She wouldn’t keep around No more a part of her
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Puppyt 03:03
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I can’t feel a thing Around you Transferring emotions Big cloud Deep blue Airy in the way you call Fading like a vapour trail Life-steal hits me when you’re gone Laced and checked Holding up my head Held it with your arms Folded in a way That would do me harm Deadweight body laid On top of an army Trying to alarm me now The Puppyt Faking I fade out Of ribbons ‘Cause every heartbeat Somehow still reminds me Make-shift dummy got cursed Now it’s feeling unearthed First it tickles, then burns Life-like feeling so relieved that I’m Holding up my head Held it with your arms Folded in a way That would do me harm Deadweight body laid On top of an army Trying to alarm me Now The Puppyt Faking I fade out Of ribbons ‘Cause every heartbeat Somehow still reminds me Heart ray, heart ray low I could run far on real emotions Packed up her shit 1, 2 It’s like heartache glazed in lotion Tried but I never came close So relieving Choking on a feeling
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Gel Work 01:12
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Back Again 04:07
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Lay in bed all day Takes up all my time Can’t be bothered to be bothered The clingy cluster-fuck Of your problems locked In my memory So very sticky Looping like I’m Back to start and Slowly walk away Ghost-dance kissing A pool of piss when The loop begins again Call me crying on the phone when I’m healing It’s like coming back for more when out thieving Avery time I break Bending anyway Looping like I’m Back to start and Slowly walk away Ghost-dance kissing A pool of piss when The loop begins again You do know just what it do Asking me if you can stay Got no power, power play And I never wanted to Be the one choke in vain Run in circles in my head You do know just what it do Asking me if you can stay There’s no way to turn you down Got no power now And I never wanted to Be the one choke in vain Run in circles in my head Let them run yeah Never forget
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Try Hard 03:47
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I don’t know what I want Snapback cap and a shirt undone I don’t know what I want I don’t know and I feel numb Druid love Intercom Healing wound, but my tie’s undone I don’t know what I want In the garden, Avalon All the apples, picked them wrong Rotten in the morning sun I have known all along I have known all along Took her tee and her thong And I tried both of them on I can be just what you want Anything Unforgiving Like the shoes I bought last night Got my sixpence on I’ve had it for a while I’m a try hard And I might die hard Making her think otherwise Am I losing all the traits I like? I don’t know what I want Snapback cap and a shirt undone Druid love Intercom Healing wound, but my tie’s undone All the apples, picked them wrong Rotten in the morning sun Took her tee and her thong And I tried both of them on I can be just what you want Anything, anyone Unforgiving Like the shoes I bought last night Got my sixpence on I’ve had it for a while I’m a try hard And I might die hard Making her think otherwise Am I losing all the traits I like?
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Forger (feat. Peter Pain) 04:41
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Jadeite Rolling down my face Dragon tears petrified A love exchange And when I Feel the weight Falling from the heart of cross-atlantic aeroplanes I can see it pouring out Touched my skin for sure All the senselessness turned in my chest Now I am letting go Travel up the current light Like a tidal bore Bring the crystals in From stone to chin Like fragrant branch of yore I’m forging a heart Even though I’m falling apart Let’s go have a drink while I cover my scars Stretch into the night ‘cause the night is all ours Lying to yourself Is gonna stop your healing Justify your cause Just to make me weak Bleeding on the floor Cut me on some feelings But the bleeding stopped Now I’m healed I can see thunder stones Rolling down the hill And even if they miss I now they’ll hit Hurt someone else Cutting up the clarity Moon rock candy glaze Sweet and sour Chewing louder Set my mind at bay Even if we fall we could still make it for (You’re my parachute tonight) Venom from a snakebite Hold ’n squeeze my hand tight (Sweaty palms ’n heavy arms) I’m an anti-social but you make my focus (I’m seduced by all you charms) Hit me with the bright light Hit me with the bright lights I’m forging a heart Even though I’m falling apart Let’s go have a drink while I cover my scars Stretch into the night ‘cause the night is all ours Tell me how to live life right And tell me how to then stay right Crash apartments then all night It feels a lot like a knife fight Carry on into daylight We go out and then live life
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Moving On 04:12
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Keeping her at bay The circus, boat and games Water never cares Water never breaks and now I’m Lying wide awake what a shame Wooly sweater riches and it aches Sleep deprived but dreaming only takes Whatever light I cling to through the day I saved your silhouette The feel of it Inbound And though I want to Know just what to make of it I know I have to back down Moving On Saw her at the play The party and the rave Water never cares Water never breaks Trying hard to fake it It takes time when you get hurt All the fucking places we spend time Smells just like her How silent we fall Into each other We kiss and we crawl From one to the other I saved your silhouette The feel of it Inbound And though I want to Know just what to make of it I know I have to back down Moving on

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released February 10, 2023

Aperly High is Albert Aagaard Hertz

Lyrics and music: Albert Aagaard Hertz
Except 'Forger' co-written with Peter Bruhn AKA Peter Pain
and 'Moving On' co-written with Julius Ernst

Production: Albert Aagaard Hertz
Mix: Tobias Kropp
Master: Joel Krozer
Artwork: Carl Benny & Laurits Hanak

Co-released with Petrola 80, one of our very favourite labels

With many thanks to KODA Kultur and Musikforlæggerne for the support

© 2023 + (P) 2022-2023 The Big Oil Recording Company & Petrola 80
All songs published by The Big Oil Media Group and Crunchy Tunes

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