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YOUNG

by Overcoats

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1.
Father 01:46
My father understands the demons I wrestle with in my daydream And knows what to say when they are winning I go spinning, go mad screaming I don’t need your help He knows that means I need it bad
2.
He makes me smaller with every embrace that I ask for Sit between the sheets of paper he writes on and I I keep on shrinking and he stays the same I keep on shrinking and he stays the same Keeps every dollar he earns under his pillow while he sleeps Fits me in the palm of his hand and I'm restless oh I keep on shrinking and he stays the same I keep on shrinking and he stays the same He's gonna make me watch him leave I've done all the things that he asked of me He makes me fall makes me fall to my knees Smaller than my mother, he looks down on me Oh, oh, oh, oh Used up all of my words, I can’t read him anymore
3.
23 03:35
Honey you’re a full time job and I’m tired of rescuing you Need you to be strong, no I can’t be the only one loving you He won’t look at himself, in the morning in the mirror as he brushes his teeth No he won’t look at me anymore, cause he knows who I expect him to be Forever’s a long time when it doesn’t feel right And being his wife’s like one long sleepless night I’m exactly where I said I would be With my man before 23 And the only truth that I can see Is he’s the only one who knows how to love me He’s the only one Honey would you look what we’ve done Dug our graves before we had any fun Back and forth we fight What difference does it make who’s right? This is how we spend our days, looking for the love we misplaced Looking at the choices we’ve made, and how with time they become our chains Forever’s a long time when it doesn’t feel right And being his wife’s like one long sleepless night I’m exactly where I said I would be With my man before 23 And the only truth that I can see Is he’s the only one who knows how to love me He’s the only one Ah, ah, ah, ah
4.
Leave the light on for myself when I come home Leave the light on for myself when I come home Leave the light on for myself when I come home For myself when I come home, for myself when I come home Leave the light on for my, my, myself Leave the light on for my, my, myself You don’t know me a, a, at all You don’t know me Ah, ah, ah, ah Leave the light on, leave the light on, leave the light on, leave the light on I may break down if I let you look at me, I may break down if I let you look at me Now you see me, now you don’t Now you see me, now you don’t Going going fast as I can, going going fast as I can We don’t know what we are running from What if I don’t make it home, you’re not there and the light’s not on? What if I don’t make it home, you’re not there and the light’s not on? Leave the light on, leave the light on, leave the light on, leave the light on
5.
His words don’t mean a thing, it shows right through his teeth He walks the world like I should know what it means He’s a man of armor, don’t blink no need to please But he still looks to me to cuff his sleeves So hold me close till the night turns grey Different faces but the song’s the same So hold me close till the night turns grey Different faces but the song’s the same He looks different now, he hides beneath his clothes But he knows what he is wherever he goes He’s a man of warnings, talks like I need to know But he’ll always own the ground I walk alone So hold me close till the night turns grey Different faces but the song’s the same So hold me close till the night turns grey Different faces but the song’s the same I’m not the one who’s been doing you wrong all this time I’m not the one who’s been doing you wrong all this time So hold me close till the night turns grey Different faces but the song’s the same So hold me close till the night turns grey So hold me close till the night turns grey Different faces but the song’s the same So hold me close till the night turns grey
6.
The Fog 03:35
They don't they don't understand what I got They watchin’ me but Ima do what I want Freedom is when I'm without you When the fog lifts, I'm the only one I see Freedom is when I'm without you when the fog lifts, I'm the only one I see Oh I'm the only one I see He yanks me like he can move me Don't he think I have my own needs? Use me up when he feels weak Take my strength from me like a bad dream Talks me down till I'm sitting silent Wants me to ask before I speak As I hold my tongue all I taste is his bitter greed Bitter greed Freedom is when I'm without you Freedom is when I'm without you When the fog lifts, I'm the only one I see Freedom is when I'm without you when the fog lifts, I'm the only one I see Oh I'm the only one I see They don't they don't understand what I got They watchin’ me but Ima do what I want
7.
Walk On 03:51
I miss him more than I should, I miss him more than I should Oh when I hear his name I go blind Oh it happens all of the time I just fall into darkness and there’s no more light I’m supposed to leave him alone, I’m supposed to leave him alone But I wanna walk in the room Look in his eyes and tell him the truth That I don’t think it’s supposed to feel like this Walk on, I don’t wanna remember your name Walk on, I don’t wanna remember your name I wrote this down for you, I wrote this down for you I hope it lets you rest your head, even though there are words left unsaid Don’t you know that I loved every part of it? I have to let you know, I have to let you know That I used to walk on my own, now I’m scared of being alone I begin to wonder is this worth fighting for? Walk on, I don’t wanna remember your name Walk on, I don’t wanna remember your name
8.
Saw you in my dream, it was late afternoon I was just wandering through past lives lived with you And I've been thinkin' bout If I'll see you again So pick me up don't run too fast I promise I'll hold on till I'm the last one standing Oh, down and down I'll go with you till all that's left is one Little memory, mm Do you dream of me? Am I still running through your head? Heard you're with some new girl, making memories I'm laughing to myself I lost it all again So pick me up don't run too fast I promise I'll hold on till I'm the last one standing Oh, down and down I'll go with you till all that's left is one Little memory, mm So pick me up and you can run as fast as you want And we'll get lost for the last time When it's all done I'll let go, I just need one more little memory, mm When it's all done I'll let go, I just need one more Little memory, little memory
9.
Siren 03:36
I feel the weight of many worlds on my shoulders Live the broken dreams of all the others Please don’t pull me down I think I’m drowning This is not my burden to carry Girl, let him go, let him go Wash away the dirt he covered you in Girl, I should know, I should know That when he sails away it’s for your own good Oh when the sirens call, get ready for the fall Oh when the sirens call, you’re gonna lose it all Oh when the sirens call, oh when the sirens call I feel the weight of many worlds on my shoulders Lay your dreams and fragile things down on me Please don’t pull me down I think I’m drowning I can’t keep you safe when they come for me Oh when the sirens call, get ready for the fall Oh when the sirens call, you’re gonna lose it all Oh when the sirens call, oh when the sirens call Girl, let him go, let him go Wash away the dirt he covered you in Girl, I should know, I should know That when he sails away it’s for your own good
10.
Nighttime hunger eats at me like I'm supposed to be alone Wish that he could fill me up so that I could feel whole Now there's something keeping me from falling asleep Then each morning pulls me from the deep When the darkness comes, w-w-w-when the darkness comes Nighttime hunger and all the fears that it brings tend to fade in the light In daytime I build a new me but still dread the night I try to keep moving but I can't seem to chase my monsters away When the darkness comes it takes everything from me When the darkness comes, w-w-w-when the darkness comes
11.
Kai's Song 04:02
I’ve been feeling down, I’ve been feeling restless I’ve been feeling tired of this life You were made for me But will you wait for me? When the party’s over, will you take me home? How did I lose myself and everyone around me? But oh god, I have never felt alive like this Staring at my face in the mirror, are you coming back to me? Are you coming back to me? Staring at my face in the mirror, are you coming back to me? Are you coming back to me? I been changing faster than the weather You’re the only one who’d say a thing But you been keeping your eyes to yourself So don’t lie to me I know you don’t like what you see But I’m not going back to how I used to be How did I lose myself and everyone around me? But oh god, I have never felt alive like this Staring at my face in the mirror, are you coming back to me? Are you coming back to me? Staring at my face in the mirror, are you coming back to me? Are you coming back to me? Staring at my face in the mirror, are you coming back to me? Are you coming back to me? Staring at my face in the mirror, are you coming back to me? Are you coming back to me?
12.
Mother 02:33
Mama don’t you love him so? Just wanna light the way wherever he goes And kiss his forehead when he needs to know He’ll have a home in you, you won’t be alone Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm

about

Overcoats is the New York-based female duo of Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell. Their debut album YOUNG captures a sound rich in minimalism and melody: songs of connection and tension, on the depths of love and challenges of family.

Overcoats’ music draws strength from vulnerability, finding light through darkness, and the catharsis of simple, honest songwriting. YOUNG is about a transformation: the passage into womanhood, sung through the shared experience of two best friends.

YOUNG was written by Overcoats and co-produced by Nicolas Vernhes (Daughter, The War On Drugs, Dirty Projectors, Cass McCombs) and experimental R&B artist Autre Ne Veut, with additional production from Myles Avery and mixing by Ben Baptie (Lapsley, Lianne La Havas, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson).

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released April 21, 2017

All songs written by Hana Rose Elion, Justine Mitchell and Adley Arthur Atkin.

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