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Thirsty Bird - EP

by Alex Brittan

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1.
Thirsty Bird 04:15
Sweat crystals on your lips Like golden syrup glistening Sugar-dusted pink twist Where thirsty birds go to drink And now the heat is heavy on my back Vultures looking for a sunburnt snack But I’ve still got your flavour on my tongue Oh, I lick my lips and carry on Lala Lalalalalalala Cling-film summer shirt Where scapula and shoulders burst Like presents wrapped around their shape So you can look, but you can’t take Now I am singing out my sweetest tune While all my jungle friends howl to the moon But I’ve still got your flavour on my tongue Oh, I lick my lips and carry on Lala Lalalalalalala It’s murder in the jungle sun Those thirsty birds die one by one It’s a war zone on the riverside Those thirsty birds have drunk it dry The sea breeze is on your lips Can I cool off inside your kiss? Can I cool off inside your kiss?
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When you kiss me, You taste like bills and mental maths Your love is like a tax You say you miss me, I don't miss your ticking watch One of you is one too much It’s true - You complicate me I over-think my every thought Forget to live what I’ve been taught So just go - 'cos if you want it like that I can’t relax Don’t try and trick me I don't need your thesis now Your dissertation’s time wasted on me No more dramatics I feel ecstatic! As I show you out the door and watch you go So just go - 'cos if you want it like that I can’t relax I can’t relax til you go It’s true, once you’re gone I will be brand new I can’t relax til you go It’s true, once you're gone I will be brand new.
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Vigil 04:55
Sometimes, when I'm with him I think about the future that I have lost I said it all - did it convince you? The price of your love ain't worth the cost Is it the way I taste? Something sinful: The love that dare not speak its name You'll never change, but I'm holding vigil Is my hope for us a hope that burns in vain? Holding vigil Even though you say you'll never change your mind I'll take a chance on you Holding vigil Even though with every day we're losing time What am I supposed to do? Sometimes, when I kiss him I don't think about your point of view But when you call; when you're with me You remind me of the choice I didn't choose Holding vigil Even though you say you'll never change your mind I'll take a chance on you Holding vigil Even though with every day we're losing time What am I supposed to do?
4.
Outer Love 04:24
Try to connect the dots A constellation of mistakes We're in outer space - the two of us 'Cos there's no air in what you say Dark matter days! But who's complaining? Your weightless words won't change my tune You and me - in hyper sleep But I won't be your lonely moon 'Cos it's only love for as long as you can bear it but I can't bear to love you like this anymore Now we're out of love Gravity won't spare us and I know that you don't know you're gonna fall You've been a bad boy and you know it Taking risks astronomical in size But you - you should know better We no longer orbit 'round each other's lives So where will you go now? 'Cos it's only love for as long as you can bear it but I can't bear to love you like this anymore Now we're out of love Gravity won't spare us and I know that you don't know you're gonna fall Our stars are burning up Burning up, up, up Our stars are burning up Burning up, up, up! 'Cos it's only love for as long as you can bear it but I can't bear to love you like this anymore Now we're out of love Gravity won't spare us and I know that you don't know you're gonna fall
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"Indiepop with an electro quirk.”
- Alfitude

"...an almost enchanted wonderland of aural delights."
- Michael Callachan, LovePie

Alex Brittan's Thirsty Bird EP is a collection of synth-pop tracks inspired by terrible Tinder dates, social anxiety and relationships on the brink; a colourful mix of tropical synths, sparkling percussion and glorious pop falsetto.

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released August 28, 2015

Written, recorded & produced by Alex Brittan
Photography by Emily Friend

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Alex Brittan Perth, Australia

songwriter, producer and pop fanatic from Perth, Australia.

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