Cat's Cradle

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"Cat's Cradle" is about obsession, infatuation, and the way these things can be mistaken for love. It’s dangerous, especially if you’re in a vulnerable place, heartbroken, lonely. It can feel so good to fixate on somebody, to let yourself live in a fantasy world especially when the real world doesn’t feel comfortable or fulfilling. You take an outline of a person and fill it with all of your energy and emotion and desire - and it’s destructive, because then you don’t realize how empty it is. In the music video I wanted to let it play out as a dark, twisted story of celebrity worship - because having such an intense crush on somebody can feel that way, especially when you don’t really know them! They can become this beautiful blank canvas where you project all your feelings. I’m guilty of it myself, obviously, which is why I wrote the song. It becomes a really dangerous game when you’re an artist, because it can be such great fuel for art, especially writing. You have to figure out where to draw the line with something that’s inspiring you but also hurting you. It’s something I’m still working on.

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I’ve been collecting all your pictures
I’ve been dressing in your clothes
I’ve been translating all our planets
You send me messages in code

I think I’ve seen you in the movies
You look so tall up on that screen
Your tears are silver light and plastic
It doesn’t mean a thing to me

Now I spend my days dreaming about you
'Cause you’re so cool
And I spend my nights twisted up for you
'Cause you’re so cruel
Oh no! I’m dreaming again
All I want is you
I’m frightened by the world
You’re the only one who turns me on

When I touch myself I feel you near me
I chase the light that chases you
My fingers tapping on the mirror
Only your voice can pull me through

I walked through the rain to come and see you
To touch the edges of your world
You tie my insides up, cat’s cradle
I’d crawl through hell to be your girl

Now I spend my days dreaming about you
'Cause you’re so cool
And I spend my nights twisted up for you
'Cause you’re so cruel
Oh no! You don’t know my name
But I would die for you
I’m frightened by the world
You’re the only one who turns me on

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released April 5, 2024

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