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elemental

by ariadne mila

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light it 03:13
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Not my style to not resist Play the game, I play to win If you smile like that again though Then boy I’m done for Where the hell just have you been? Got me feeling paper thin If you act like that again yeah Then boy I’m done for Slow me down, I can’t get Get too carried away Barely know you but damn I can’t turn away Wish I could shut it down but I still kinda like it Wanna change how I feel but I don’t wanna fight it Oh your skin brushing mine and the sparks turn to fire Baby let’s light it Baby let’s light it Baby let’s light it Something bout you not the same Every time you say my name Just like gasoline to flame yeah Boy I’m done for Can’t unsee you in this light Tried a hundred thousand times Can you tell me that’s a sign? ‘Cause boy I’m done for Slow me down, I can’t get get you out of my brain Barely know you but damn I can’t turn away Wish I could shut it down but I still kinda like it Wanna change how I feel but I don’t wanna fight it Oh your skin brushing mine and the sparks turn to fire Baby let’s light it Baby let’s light it Baby let’s light it Baby let’s light it Oh your skin brushing mine and the sparks turn to fire Baby let’s light it Baby let’s light it
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with me 03:03
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Give me another hit again ‘Cause I just wanna breathe you in I’ll finally come clean with it that I’m feeling something Stay here for another day ‘Cause for my skin your hands were made Like water that can wash away All the scars I’m hiding What am I supposed to do? This feels just so brand new Think we’re perfectly in tune Think I’m drowning in you How am I supposed to keep All my words inside of me there’s just no in-between Yeah I want you with me Think I can jump before I look Your name on my lips tastes so good You read me like an open book I’m the earth and you’re rain You catch me every time I jump And baby you’re the only one Like when the water/ocean meets the sun And I can’t look away What am I supposed to do? This feels just so brand new Think we’re perfectly in tune Think I’m drowning in you How am I supposed to keep All my words inside of me there’s just no in-between Yeah I want you with me I want you with me I want you with me I want you with me I want you with me Give me another hit again 'Cause I just wanna breathe you in I'll finally come clean with it There’s just no in between, yeah I want you with me What am I supposed to do? This feels just so brand new Think we’re perfectly in tune Think I’m drowning in you How am I supposed to keep All my words inside of me there’s just no in-between Yeah I want you with me I want you with me I want you with me I want you with me I want you with me Give me another hit again (I want you with me) 'Cause I just wanna breathe you in (I want you with me) I'll finally come clean with it (I want you with me) There’s just no in between, yeah I want you with me
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better when i didn't care 04:07
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Rollercoaster Too high all at once Fly me closer Too close to the sun  Falling forward But I find the ground is not where I thought it would be Should have known to Get off when I could  Liked the view but But not where I stood  Now it’s all on All on me to pick up the pieces you swore to keep But I still wish you would be here with me  And I hate that I I hate that I need every empty swear you let me believe  Before the earth shifted under my feet   All your words they hang like smoke in the air It was better when I just didn’t care  ‘Cause I knew I’d follow you anywhere But you always knew you wouldn’t be there Maybe our world Was all in my head  Just your secret But my sacred pledge An illusion And if only you saw it too, I’d finally have you  But it’s best if If I shut it down   Gonna light it Burn this to the ground  And forget all The things that I thought that I knew We were never in tune But I still wish you would be here with me  And I hate that I I hate that I need every empty swear you let me believe  Before the earth shifted under my feet   All your words they hang like smoke in the air It was better when I just didn’t care  ‘Cause I knew I’d follow you anywhere But you always knew you wouldn’t be there Too high all at once Too close to the sun  Too high all at once But I still wish you would be here with me  And I hate that I I hate that I need every empty swear you let me believe  Before the earth shifted under my feet   All your words they hang like smoke in the air It was better when I just didn’t care  ‘Cause I knew I’d follow you anywhere But you always knew you wouldn’t be there
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so be it 03:42
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Thought you were my air to breathe I saw what I wanted to see Like poison gas you smothered me Time and time I never learn There’s no one that is ever worth To give away what isn’t earned ‘Cause the best I am Is when nobody can read me Cannot break me if I don’t let them see me If that makes me the villain, then so be it Then so be it Then so be it To think I wanted to reveal The secrets I don’t let myself feel To think your sweet nothings were real One by one I’m taking back The bits of me I thought you could have Won’t ever walk on broken glass ‘Cause the best I am Is when nobody can read me Cannot break me if I don’t let them see me If that makes me the villain, then so be it Then so be it Then so be it Guess I know now what I’m best at is leaving Here today, gone tomorrow like the breeze and If that makes me the villain, then so be it Then so be it Then so be it If that makes me the villain, then so be it If that makes me the villain, then so be it If that makes me the villain, then so be it Then so be it Then so be it ‘Cause the best I am Is when nobody can read me Cannot break me if I don’t let them see me If that makes me the villain, then so be it Then so be it Then so be it Guess I know now what I’m best at is leaving Here today, gone tomorrow like the breeze and If that makes me the villain, then so be it Then so be it, then so be it

about

Around the time I wrote these songs, I had been thinking a lot about the elements. Not solely because my IG feed tends to filled with lots of astrology memes, some of which are funny and most of which are mid—but because it’s really interesting to think of how we see a lot of the qualities of each element reflected in our lives. Fiery passion, being swept up by the waves, the ground moving under your feet without warning, feeling suffocated. And so it had me thinking of how each element feels like it represents parts of our experiences as humans, part of that story arc of things beginning and ending and then finding a new beginning. So each of these songs is an element.

Does this EP have anything to do with that Disney movie, Elemental? No. No it doesn’t. But to the Disney folks—I will send you the address where you can mail my royalty checks, thank you! /s..?

(I thought about changing the EP name, but it would have been too much work to come up with a word that also meant “elemental” that was not “elemental.” So yeah. Disney can share the name of their dumb movie with my cool EP, it’s fine.)

EPs, albums, collections of songs—ultimately they’re all stories. And they all progress; they all take you on a journey. And they all have a resolution. Sometimes it’s a happy ending. Sometimes it’s not.

Or maybe it is a happy ending, depending on your perspective. Maybe it’s a villain origin story.

Or maybe the last song on here isn’t the real ending, and there’s still more to the story. I don’t know yet. It’s possible. Maybe the story is still being written.

Let me know your theories on which song feels like which element. (Hint: they’re all pretty obvious?)

Elemental—my version—is out now, exclusively on Bandcamp. It will be out on streaming July 14, 2023.

credits

released July 14, 2023

light it
songwriter: Ariadne Aberin
producer: Jay Rence (James Littier)
mixing: Julian Höninger
mastering: Adam Chamberlain

with me
songwriter: Ariadne Aberin
producer: Ariadne Aberin, Charlie Vela, deckos
mixing: Charlie Vela
mastering: Charlie Vela

better when I didn't care
songwriter: Ariadne Aberin
producer: Jay Putty, Ariadne Aberin
mixing: Jay Putty
mastering: Jay Putty

so be it
songwriter: Ariadne Aberin
producer: Ariadne Aberin, Charlie Vela
mixing: Charlie Vela
mastering: Charlie Vela

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songwriter and artist from south texas (like...further south than you think). fil-am. professional oversharer. Jollibee connoisseur.

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