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Songs from the Dust

by Claudie Joy

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1.
Dragonfly 03:59
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I look to my friend, Say I’d rather not be dead, I would rather be here with only static in my head, Something about the sky tonight, Makes the dark, feel alright Oh and I’m clocking in Fruit bowl in the light, You are sun kissed you are right, So sublime you make this room feel so alive, Lego land from the sky, Woollen clouds, Why oh why, Do grand things make us feel so shy What if someone spiritual really sees my soul, And it’s finally revealed, I’m a phoney in a mould, Oh I wouldn’t tell them otherwise, I believe it too, If I did, it would just be lies, I’ve seen the truth, And it is blue I’m clocking in, Whilst I’m clocking out, How am I clocking in and out Oh my dragonfly wings, That my daddy made for me, They are hanging in the shed, Amongst the other treasured things, Oh the purple glitter glimmers and I start to feel alive, I remember being a dragonfly, Oh I remember being nine I’m clocking in, 'cause I know I’m alive, I’m clocking out, I’ll see you in a while
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Day by Day (Sad Bedroom Song) 03:44
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My fingertips are like peeling lips, I have a running joke with my bedroom window, I pick the strips from my fingertips, Oh sunlight spills through my window, Before my alarm goes I keep running out of things to say day by day, I keep running out of things, to pull a smile from my face, To keep my devils at bay, Its a sad, quiet, way Please go away, please go away, find a new place to stay There is a tack on my floor, Somewhere I don’t know, somewhere I won’t go, I spend my waking hours, waiting for Joy to make a show, Ohh I keep running out of things to say day by day, I keep running out of things, to pull a smile from my face, To keep my devils at bay, Its a sad, quiet, way Please go away, please go away, find a new place to stay

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Scribbled down as attempts to move through uncomfortable feeling, the band’s new singles strike something raw and familiar. Claudie says, “I wrote ‘Dragonfly’ sitting in Dad’s shed with a guitar, trying mutedly to scramble around writer's block. I was amongst his collection of clutter, grazing for a spark when I saw a pair of glittery wings he’d made me for a school assembly, hanging from the ceiling. So I began to reminisce and write. ‘Day by Day’ was written at a similar time, lying in my bedroom and sinking into what felt like something sinister. I finished the song that evening, which is not something I usually do, and played it to my Mum, who was on her way to bed. She said something about it being sad and squeezed my hand. It feels like relief to write out these states. To have a space to share them in a way that doesn’t feel burdening, but uplifting”.

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released February 15, 2023

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Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys Fremantle, Australia

Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys is the musical project behind Boorloo (Perth) based artist Claudia Tero. They describe themselves as an obscure musical mess, a swelling of feeling, tender and raw. The emerging seven piece have sold out shows across WA and have solidified themselves as one of Perth's most exciting up and coming talents. ... more

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