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The Two​-​Chord Song

from Hope is an Animal by Alix Alixandra

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Four out of twenty-six ain’t bad
This could be a list of my favourite words
Today I am pulling apart my notebooks
I’m looking for the poems that got stuck between the pages
Today I am poetry in a two-chord melody

Cause I’m a fuck up in a dress, yeah I’m your best friend at best
At worst I could be a friend with benefits, without that many benefits really
I’m more a hindrance to your inner peace

And I came too late for Beat Happening
They’d already beat happened
And I came too late for The Mouldy Peaches
They’d already been composted
And I was always too tall
To be the cute one in the squad
And I was always too loud
To be the quiet one you’d have to watch out for

Cause I’m a fuck up in a dress
Yeah I’m your best friend at best
At worst I could be a friend with benefits
Without that many benefits really
I’m a hindrance to a good night’s sleep

And how many constellations do I have to get tattooed on my body
Before I’m a lot less like a woman and a lot more like the night sky?
And how many lyrics do I have to get tattooed on my skin
Before I’m a lot less like a woman and a lot more like a playlist?

Cause I’m a fuck up in a dress, yeah I’m your best friend at best
At worst I could be a friend with benefits, can’t think of any of the benefits really
I’m a hindrance to your inner peace

Four out of twenty-six ain’t bad
This has been a list of my favourite things
Today I am poetry in a two-chord melody
I am the poems that got stuck between the pages
I’m a lot less like a woman and a lot more like the moon

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from Hope is an Animal, released April 30, 2021
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Oliver Cobb.

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Alix Alixandra Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

North-East based singer-songwriter. Accompanies herself on ukulele and guitar. Sings about love, life, politics, and cardboard boxes.

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