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The Caretaker

by Half Waif

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    releases March 27, 2020

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1.
Clouds Rest
2.
Siren
3.
4.
My Best Self
5.
In August
6.
Lapsing
7.
02:18
8.
Blinking Light
9.
Brace
10.
Generation
11.
Window Place

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releases March 27, 2020

Written and arranged by Nandi Rose
Produced by Nandi Rose and David Tolomei
Mixed by David Tolomei
Mastered by Heba Kadry

Vocals, keys, and electronic percussion: Nandi Rose
Violin: Elena Moon Park and Kyla Rose Smith
Flute and bass clarinet: Izaak Mills
Vintage synth programming: Jay Wires
Electric and upright bass: Spencer Zahn
Bowed bass on Generation: Oli Hayhurst
Guitar: Adan Carlo
Live drum samples and additional electronic percussion: Zack Levine
Auxiliary percussion: Mauro Refosco

Art direction by Nandi Rose
Photography and back cover by Brian Vu
Hair and make-up by Dana Akashi
Illustrations by Nuria Riaza
Layout by Trevor Hernandez

Love and gratitude to my ancestors
To my family
To David Tolomei
To Andi Wilson, Jordan Michael Iannucci, Bryan Christner, Andy Kaulkin and the whole team at ANTI
To Paul Antonell, Shubham Mondal, Rainer Reeves Cohen, Oliver the lion-dog, and the rest of the Clubhouse crew
To Jay Wires at Synth Sanctuary
To Vicki Bonnington and Tabitha Rasmussen

To Joni, for showing me the way
And to my husband, Zack Levine
My love for you is iron.

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Track Name: Ordinary Talk
Baby don’t worry about me,
I don’t worry about you.
I’ve got places in my mind
That I’ll never find
If you’re holding my hand
Like you always do.

Baby when I’m feeling low
You don’t need to repair me.
I know myself well
When I’m in this hell:
It’s part of the process,
It doesn’t scare me.

Feelin ill,
I feel it all a little more.

Baby when the world has turned away
I know I’m gonna need you.
But I’ve got places in my mind
That I’ll never find
If you’re holding my hand like I wanted you to.

Feelin ill,
I feel it all a little more.

Sitting in the dark,
Dreaming up a song,
Crying in my coffee,
Doing it all wrong.
Everybody knows, it’s
Ordinary talk.

Walking to the lake,
Getting in my car,
Folding up the laundry,
Takin it too hard.
Everybody knows it’s
How we fall apart.

Singin at the stars,
Fumblin for my light,
Laughin at the TV,
Doin all right.
Everybody knows it’s
Only for the night.

Baby don’t worry about me,
I don’t worry about you.
Track Name: Halogen 2
Check the footprints in the yard
For any sign of life.
Straight shot into the woods:
It’s mine and mine and mine,
With the train running beside.

Winter came again,
Throttled me like halogen.
You left to see the world,
I told you I’d be fine.
It’s time to go inside.

Don’t misunderstand:
I do what I must.

Check my phone to see the time,
Or any sign of life.
Why am I so afraid?
These are my brightest days.
It’s time to go inside.

I asked for a moment.
I cannot hold it.
It’s so inappropriate.
You were right to leave me here.
Why am I so afraid?

Don’t misunderstand:
I do what I must.
Don’t misunderstand:
I do what I must.
Holding out a hand,
Folding into my chest:
I’m doing my best.
Don’t misunderstand:
I do what I must.

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