Pretty Little Mess

from Lessons in Hunger, Part 1 by Hemline Theory

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Pretty little mess in your peridot dress
The sheen is wearing thin
Your designer friends don’t suspect
But something’s off; your make up’s wrecked

Paper cut on your ivory skin
Blue blood you weren’t meant for this
A game of chance with a storied friend
Mother warned you of the poison fig

Can’t forget those crimson lips
Pour another stiff manhattan
You’re the namesake of the manuscript
But the past can’t be rewritten

The pages lend a second wind
Last chance to be forgiven
Sleepyhead you should be in bed
Guess there’s no rest for the wicked
Your eyes are red but there’s a chapter left
Full speed ahead to the brutal end

You were lost safe in your loft
While wicked men stole better women

The story ends, it’s time to lay
In the satin bed you made
You’ll remember ‘til your grave
The could have been that got away

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from Lessons in Hunger, Part 1, released August 21, 2020
Lyrics by Sarah Tebbe. Music by Sarah Tebbe, Adam Renchen, and Abby Wernicki.

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Hemline Theory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sarah Tebbe and Adam Renchen started their musical collaboration in Cincinnati, Oh in 2000 and settled east in 2013. Drawing from various genres and sounds, the duo's coherence stems from intimate musical conversations and literary lyrical depth with Sarah's alluring, sultry vocals fortified by lilting, melodic piano, rhythmic guitar hooks, driving bass lines, and textured percussion. ... more

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