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This song was born from some stream-of-consciousness poetry that I had written, inspired by nights I spent with my friends not long after highschool, getting drunk in a space we had set up in the shed at my parents’ place before wandering the streets after midnight, feeling like the kings and queens of an empty world. As with many of the songs on “How Do You Think It Should Be?”, it speaks to the value of companionship in a cold, confusing world, and the process of coming to terms with the absence of any real meaning to this strange and nebulous existence.

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It’s long past time since we should’ve been asleep
But we’re out here tryna prove that there’s still blood in us to bleed
And as the city lights lay shining through the trees
You whisper something simple like you see the light in me

Well lately it’s been something I’ve been struggling to believe
As these picture perfect evenings grow so few and far between
And nothing’s come of all our pretty plans and schemes
Well the weight of all the heartache, it makes me wanna weep

We burned our souls on all the bright lights, as sirens droned beneath the dead skies
Down here
We’ve been searching for our whole lives, for something that we know we won’t find
Down here

And as the tail-lights disappear
We know there’s nothing left to fear
Down here

Old friend you know that you can call me any time
I wrote you letters, but you never did reply
This place ain't safe, but it’s better out the light
I polish off the bottle and I screw the lid on tight

Drink for the ghosts of all the friends we left behind
Sing for the silence that is eating me alive
The hungry beast creeps ever closer every night
You’re gonna get what’s coming to you - and so will I

We burned our souls on all the bright lights, as sirens droned beneath the dead skies
Down here
We’ve been searching for our whole lives, for something that we know we won’t find
Down here

And as the tail-lights disappear
We know there’s nothing left to fear
Now there’s nothing
Left for us down here

And as the tail-lights disappear
We know there’s nothing left to fear

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from How Do You Think It Should Be?, released June 4, 2021
Bryn Soden - Lead vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, harmonica, harmonium, add. percussion.
John Soden - Backing vocals, slide guitar.
Katie Pomery - Backing vocals.
Isaac Kerr - Backing vocals, bass guitar.
Bryce Lehmann - Drums.
Dave Thompson - Keys.
Ollie Patterson - Violin.

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Sturt Avenue Adelaide, Australia

Sturt Avenue is the project of SCALA award winning singer/songwriter Bryn Soden. Drawing inspiration from folk artists such as Conor Oberst, Elliott Smith, and John Darnielle, Bryn crafts melancholic indie folk tunes that aim to shine a soft light on the quiet sorrow and stubborn defiance that keeps the embers burning in the dead heart of the world. ... more

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