We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Be The Doll

by lorelei k

supported by
MxAshlynn
MxAshlynn thumbnail
MxAshlynn Holy heck I love this so much <3 ! Favorite track: Hosiery.
rsmk
rsmk thumbnail
rsmk Vivid piano-driven pop with a unique, eclectic sound and a strong vocal performance. The lyrics throughout are forthright and honest while retaining nuance, helping to bring the album together. Favorite track: Be The Doll.
brandon warren
brandon warren thumbnail
brandon warren Accidentally discovered this artist while at a NYE party in Denton. Immediately, I was drawn to the music and was delighted to see a virtuoso solo performance....vocals, samples and keyboards all the while emanating a stage presence of simultaneous confidence and vulnerability. I can't wait to hear more out of this project.
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD  or more

     

1.
Duality 01:32
what no longer serves you you may choose to bury inside of each of us lives a certain duality urgency and apathy someday the two you may choose to marry together forever make no apology when it comes to you by bedside by the mist of lilith's moonlight to be the most beautiful girl you've ever seen a vision of glitter from the air shimmering be the love be it fully be the body be it completely be the light be the reality be the doll
2.
Be The Doll 03:31
bury that in the ground no more no more i don't want her around no more no more i thought you were an angel at first tell me where you want me and what for i wanna be the doll this time the sad eyes the painted smile painted brow lavender highlight red lip ochre eye i wanna be the doll this time who keeps you up in the middle of the night painted brow lavender highlight red lip ochre eye bury her in the ground no more no more and all the mothers of pearls dear lord dear lord cashmere and silk you said i'm what poets feel tell me where you want me and what for i wanna be the doll this time the sad eyes the painted smile painted brow lavender highlight red lip ochre eye i wanna be the doll this time who keeps you up in the middle of the night painted brow lavender highlight red lip ochre eye great love i stay busy i wanna be the doll this time the sad eyes the painted smile painted brow lavender highlight red lip ochre eye i wanna be the doll this time who keeps you up in the middle of the night painted brow lavender highlight red lip ochre eye
3.
Lavender Hue 02:17
lavender hue all about you this heart is one who tells my body what to do and she aches as you cough up a lung before the sink with no clothes on the lesser the weight the lesser the burden the lighter my feet the more faint the lonesome less daunting the mirror less scary this very body you lilac in the morning cover me in hyacinths and daisies had a dream i had a baby adorning she in love lies bleeding the lesser the weight the lesser the burden the lighter my feet the more faint the lonesome less daunting the mirror less scary this very body lavender hue all about you this heart is one who tells my body what to do
4.
Teddy Bear 02:35
baby lit a candle and baby lit another chatterly's lady has yet another lover baby traced the ceiling for what her dream said she's never gonna be the last girl on earth teddy bear i had another dream about you teddy bear i covered you all up in blue teddy bear i won't compare your love to his it's not fair teddy bear baby is an angel and baby's headstrong her heart is on fire and belongs to no one just like a lover she turns to the mirror she says lay me down on a bed of roses teddy bear what color eyes do i have again teddy bear keep on running your fingers through my hair teddy bear i won't compare your love to his it's not fair teddy bear sometimes you're the siren and sometimes you're the siren song don't wanna be the painter i wanna be the painting sometimes you're the siren and sometimes you're the siren song don't wanna be the painter i wanna be the painting
5.
Samson 03:03
when you're out there somewhere samson i will be holding onto your back so don't lose this somewhere samson but don't say you love me back i want to dream in my sleep but your fingertips are my friends and you tracing me is enough to bring me to consciousness have you ever painted from memory versed from your feelings i have i have i have have i have have i have you ever felt a heart beating kissed away the quivering i have i have i have have i have have i when you're out there somewhere samson i will be holding onto your back so don't lose this somewhere samson save it with a lock of my hair i want to dream in my sleep but your fingertips are my friends and you tracing me is enough to bring me to consciousness have you ever painted from memory versed from your feelings i have i have i have have i have have i have you ever felt a heart beating kissed away the quivering i have i have i have have i have have i
6.
Hands 03:38
i said i love you and then i said i didn't mean it but oh how i meant it and surely i do mean it and then you left again go out of my bed again closed the door real soft again i felt my own heart break again i miss you all the time even when i'm in your arms i miss you all the time daddy when you're here and when you're gone i'm in love with a stranger no sign of when i'll see you again i'm in love with a stranger 'cross towns and cars i hold this in i'm in love with a strange man but does he see me as i am does he have big enough hands to handle the handful that i am play a song for me using only the black keys play a song for me daddy please stay please don't leave i'm in love with a bad man no sign of when i'll see you again i'm in love with a bad man 'cross towns and cars i hold this in i'm in love with a bad man but does he see me as i am does he have big enough hands to handle the handful that i am oh no daddy you wanna be with me do you wanna be free darling
7.
Hosiery 02:46
my feet are black i just walked back from hell and he had eyes that were all on me wish i could peel them off boil them in a pot do you think that we could do it like that and i am on my knees crawling to a distant light in my mind hi call me something like a monster rip these hosiery off of me sometimes sometimes and i'm like hey man eamon don't you know you're just like satan screaming begging daddy please won't you punish me baby's got a new dress rip it off of me got some new nails to make you bleed male attention makes me sick now give me more of it and i've never felt this way before but it's something new and it's something pure never felt this way before hi and i am on my knees crawling to a distant light in my mind hi call me something like a monster rip these hosiery off of me sometimes
8.
i remember when i broke the mirror shards of silver pricking my finger glittering in the darkness of my midnight closet and it smells like spoiled milk in here but i stay put so i'd associate the feeling with expiration and i look up i've sleepwalked to the side walk of the first home i ever knew and i never felt immediacy thrust over me and i never laid on a cold mattress waiting, waiting i need to leave and suddenly i'm in the back of my car and there are sirens, sirens flashing red and blue and i'm not exactly sure but i have a feeling that i was heading right back to you you you i remember when i broke the mirror shards of silver pricking my finger glittering in the darkness of my midnight closet
9.
21 01:51
like the non-consensual grinding of a greasy drunk at the club i tell reality to fuck off but i can still feel his sweaty palms groping me his bumpy arms all around me his beer breath down my spine his hard whiskey dick throbbing telling me to shut up telling me to listen telling me i'm gorgeous but i'm stupid telling me my identity won't cross over in the real world telling me ego is false lashes and a curling iron telling me the worst has yet to come for me i've learned that lesson we've been here before but you're still forcing shit down my throat you're still forcing shit down my throat you're still forcing shit down my throat but you never had to worry about surgeries or fucking pills or legal inquiries to justify your identity to a society who could give a shit less about you that sense of belonging is long since forgotten my insides are hollow you've already scraped me out you with the fat man fingers with the threatened cis straight male gaze with the celebrity politics and the dizzying suburban haze the obvious and unassuming quickly settling money handling faith obscuring call me something like a monster when you see me on fox 4 news a transsexual raped or beaten or killed but it was probably her fault because you could see her dick through her skirt and blow me off when i'm rotting six feet under in a suit and tie maybe i'll pray i'll at least get a hashtag
10.
feel free to sink your teeth draw me out suck me clean he asked me once hey did you ever believe well i picked up the book of psalms cuz i always liked the words and i'd sing along the songs and i'd string along some chords but no sir i never once did see eyes up in the sky staring down at me and i'm living in fear that the south might rise again and all the children sing how great how great is our god how great is our god how great is our god how great is our god how great is our god

credits

released October 13, 2017

Dahlia Knowles - Songs, Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer
Michael Briggs - Production, Programming, Beats
Parker Lawson - Piano, Guitar, Bass, Synth, Drums

South Might Rise Choir:
Grayson Middleton, Taylor Robin Carlson, Ethan Berman, Gabby Buerger, Cory Sumo, Meredith Grace White, Cody Cantu

Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered at Civil Audio by Michael Briggs
civilaudio.com

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

lorelei k Dallas, Texas

Lorelei K is an artist, musician and poet from Dallas, Texas, known for composing and performing avant-pop with arresting vocals.

shows

contact / help

Contact lorelei k

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like lorelei k, you may also like: