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Lavender

from Lavender by Gemma Laurence

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lyrics

Born into a world where the walls were painted blue
–– it’s a boy! –– your mother cried in her hospital room
You play your father’s child in his patriotic town
But you wear your mother’s lipstick
When you know she’s not around

You’re crying out why can’t they see
The restless fugue of pink and blue
In your identity

A lonesome shroud of dissonance settles in your skin
In your color-coded uniforms you’re wearing to fit in
Anxiety’s a little league and fear’s a locker room
Teenage suffocation in your body’s own cocoon

And I know it’s not easy
To shed your skin and be the woman
You were born to be

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from Lavender, released November 4, 2022
Gemma Laurence - vocals, guitar, banjo
Charlie Dahlke - backing vocals, piano, bass, aux percussion
Micah Rubin - drums
Will Orchard - guitar

Co-written by Gemma Laurence and Charlie Dahlke
Co-produced by Gemma Laurence and Charlie Dahlke at Ashlawn Recording Company
Mixed and arranged by Charlie Dahlke
Mastered by Andrew Goldring
Album artwork by Beatrice Helman

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Gemma Laurence Brunswick, Maine

Gemma Laurence is a queer indie folk artist from the coast of Maine, now based in Brooklyn. Her debut LP Crooked Heart came out in 2019, and her latest single "Adrienne" is out now.

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