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Angel Olsen
Whole New Mess
What It Is (What It Is)

TRACK

What It Is (What It Is)

Release date: 27th August 2020

From Whole New MessTrack 112:36

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Lyrics

What It Is (What It Is)

It's easy when you're passionate
It's easy when you know your way around
It's easy when you love something
It's easy when you know exactly how

It's easy to openly say
Oh, that you could never change your mind
That feeling coming over you
It would never dare leave you behind

It's easy if you tell the truth
Knowing what it is, it's not enough
And knowing that you love someone
Doesn't mean you ever were in love

It's never easy to admit
That maybe you just want
Just to feel something again
You just wanted to forget
That your heart was full of shit
You just wanted to forget
You just wanted to forget

It's easy when you're passionate
It's easy when you know your way around
It's easy when you love something
It's easy if you know exactly how

It's easy if you tell the truth
Knowing what it is, it's not enough
And knowing that you love someone
Doesn't mean you ever were in love

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Track details

From Whole New Mess

2:362020

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Album

28th August 2020

Track number

11

Release year

2020

1Whole New Mess
3:43
2Too Easy (Bigger Than Us)
2:32
3(New Love) Cassette
2:50
4(We Are All Mirrors)

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Albums & EPs

Cosmic Waves Volume 1

Cosmic Waves Volume 1

Forever Means - EP

Forever Means - EP

Big Time

Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories

Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories

Aisles - EP

All Mirrors

Phases

MY WOMAN

Burn Your Fire for No Witness

Burn Your Fire for No Witness

Half Way Home

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SinkholeCosmic Waves Volume 1

The TakeoverCosmic Waves Volume 1

Make Believe You Love MeCosmic Waves Volume 1

Farfisa SongCosmic Waves Volume 1

Wonder NowCosmic Waves Volume 1

GlamorousCosmic Waves Volume 1

Born Too BlueCosmic Waves Volume 1

SwimmingCosmic Waves Volume 1

RideCosmic Waves Volume 1

BloodCosmic Waves Volume 1

Wonder Now / Farfisa Song

Glamorous / The Takeover

I Can’t Stand It

Time BanditsForever Means - EP

Holding OnForever Means - EP

Forever MeansForever Means - EP

Nothing's FreeForever Means - EP

Nothing’s Free

Ghost OnBig Time

Through The FiresBig Time

Right NowBig Time

Big TimeBig Time

Go HomeBig Time

All The Good TimesBig Time

Chasing The SunBig Time

Dream ThingBig Time

All The FlowersBig Time

This Is How It WorksBig Time

Something on Your Mind

Like I Used To (Acoustic Version)

Too EasySong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

EndgameSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

ImpasseSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

TonightSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

ChanceSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

What It IsSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

All MirrorsSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

New Love CassetteSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

LarkSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

SpringSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

SummerSong of the Lark and Other Far Memories

Don’t (Just) Vote

Too Easy (Bigger Than Us)Whole New Mess

Impasse (Workin' for the Name)Whole New Mess

Whole New MessWhole New Mess

Tonight (Without You)Whole New Mess

(Summer Song)Whole New Mess

(New Love) CassetteWhole New Mess

Lark SongWhole New Mess

(We Are All Mirrors)Whole New Mess

Waving, SmilingWhole New Mess

Chance (Forever Love)Whole New Mess

New Love Cassette (Mark Ronson remix)

All Mirrors (Johnny Jewel remix)

Safety DanceAisles - EP

GloriaAisles - EP

If You LeaveAisles - EP

Forever YoungAisles - EP

Eyes Without a FaceAisles - EP

ImpasseAll Mirrors

All MirrorsAll Mirrors

EndgameAll Mirrors

ChanceAll Mirrors

New Love CassetteAll Mirrors

LarkAll Mirrors

SpringAll Mirrors

What It IsAll Mirrors

Too EasyAll Mirrors

TonightAll Mirrors

SummerAll Mirrors

May as WellPhases

Endless RoadPhases

All Right NowPhases

Sweet DreamsPhases

Tougher Than the RestPhases

How Many DisastersPhases

Only With YouPhases

Fly On Your WallPhases

CaliforniaPhases

Heartstruck (Wild Hunger)

Others’ Blues

Those Were the DaysMY WOMAN

Shut Up Kiss MeMY WOMAN

Not Gonna Kill YouMY WOMAN

Never Be MineMY WOMAN

Heart Shaped FaceMY WOMAN

Give It UpMY WOMAN

WindowsBurn Your Fire for No Witness

White FireBurn Your Fire for No Witness

Dance Slow DecadesBurn Your Fire for No Witness

EnemyBurn Your Fire for No Witness

IotaBurn Your Fire for No Witness

Unf**ktheworldBurn Your Fire for No Witness

StarsBurn Your Fire for No Witness

Hi-FiveBurn Your Fire for No Witness

Lights OutBurn Your Fire for No Witness

Forgiven/ForgottenBurn Your Fire for No Witness

High & WildBurn Your Fire for No Witness

Endless Road, May As Well

Lonely UniverseHalf Way Home

Tiniest SeedHalf Way Home

AcrobatHalf Way Home

Always Half StrangeHalf Way Home

You Are SongHalf Way Home

The Sky Opened UpHalf Way Home

Miranda (feat. Jeff Harms & Sam Wagster)Half Way Home

FreeHalf Way Home

The WaitingHalf Way Home

Can't Wait Until TomorrowHalf Way Home

Safe in the WombHalf Way Home

Creator, DestroyerStrange Cacti

So That We Can Be StillStrange Cacti

If it's Alive, it WillStrange Cacti

Drunk and with DreamsStrange Cacti

Some things CosmicStrange Cacti

Tiniest LightsStrange Cacti

Angel Olsen — Sinkhole (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [4:03]
Angel Olsen — The Takeover (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [3:50]
Angel Olsen — Make Believe You Love Me (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [4:01]
Angel Olsen — Farfisa Song (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [4:01]
Angel Olsen — Wonder Now (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [4:39]
Angel Olsen — Glamorous (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [4:42]
Angel Olsen — Born Too Blue (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [5:11]
Angel Olsen — Swimming (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [2:38]
Angel Olsen — Ride (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [4:07]
Angel Olsen — Blood (from Cosmic Waves Volume 1) [4:36]
Angel Olsen — Wonder Now / Farfisa Song
Angel Olsen — Glamorous / The Takeover
Angel Olsen — I Can’t Stand It
Angel Olsen — Greenville [2:45]
Angel Olsen — Time Bandits (from Forever Means - EP) [3:55]
Angel Olsen — Holding On (from Forever Means - EP) [4:01]
Angel Olsen — Forever Means (from Forever Means - EP) [3:28]
Angel Olsen — Nothing's Free (from Forever Means - EP) [4:39]
Angel Olsen — Nothing’s Free
Angel Olsen — Ghost On (from Big Time) [4:20]
Angel Olsen — Through The Fires (from Big Time) [4:32]
Angel Olsen — Right Now (from Big Time) [5:07]
Angel Olsen — Big Time (from Big Time) [4:07]
Angel Olsen — Go Home (from Big Time) [5:25]
Angel Olsen — All The Good Times (from Big Time) [4:37]
Angel Olsen — Chasing The Sun (from Big Time) [4:43]
Angel Olsen — Dream Thing (from Big Time) [3:54]
Angel Olsen — All The Flowers (from Big Time) [3:38]
Angel Olsen — This Is How It Works (from Big Time) [6:25]
Angel Olsen — Something on Your Mind
Angel Olsen — Like I Used To (Acoustic Version)
Angel Olsen — Like I Used To
Angel Olsen — Too Easy (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [2:58]
Angel Olsen — Endgame (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [5:20]
Angel Olsen — Impasse (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [4:24]
Angel Olsen — Tonight (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [4:39]
Angel Olsen — Chance (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [5:59]
Angel Olsen — What It Is (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [3:17]
Angel Olsen — All Mirrors (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [4:42]
Angel Olsen — New Love Cassette (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [3:26]
Angel Olsen — Lark (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [6:19]
Angel Olsen — Spring (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [3:23]
Angel Olsen — Summer (from Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories) [4:05]
Angel Olsen — Don’t (Just) Vote
Angel Olsen — Mr. Lonely
Angel Olsen — Smaller
Angel Olsen — Too Easy (Bigger Than Us) (from Whole New Mess) [2:32]
Angel Olsen — Impasse (Workin' for the Name) (from Whole New Mess) [3:48]
Angel Olsen — Whole New Mess (from Whole New Mess) [3:43]
Angel Olsen — Tonight (Without You) (from Whole New Mess) [4:01]
Angel Olsen — (Summer Song) (from Whole New Mess) [4:10]
Angel Olsen — (New Love) Cassette (from Whole New Mess) [2:50]
Angel Olsen — Lark Song (from Whole New Mess) [6:31]
Angel Olsen — (We Are All Mirrors) (from Whole New Mess) [2:37]
Angel Olsen — Waving, Smiling (from Whole New Mess) [3:52]
Angel Olsen — Chance (Forever Love) (from Whole New Mess) [5:29]
Angel Olsen — New Love Cassette (Mark Ronson remix)
Angel Olsen — All Mirrors (Johnny Jewel remix)
Angel Olsen — Safety Dance (from Aisles - EP) [3:51]
Angel Olsen — Gloria (from Aisles - EP) [4:38]
Angel Olsen — If You Leave (from Aisles - EP) [4:29]
Angel Olsen — Forever Young (from Aisles - EP) [5:37]
Angel Olsen — Eyes Without a Face (from Aisles - EP) [4:41]
Angel Olsen — Impasse (from All Mirrors) [4:24]
Angel Olsen — All Mirrors (from All Mirrors) [4:42]
Angel Olsen — Endgame (from All Mirrors) [5:20]
Angel Olsen — Chance (from All Mirrors) [5:59]
Angel Olsen — New Love Cassette (from All Mirrors) [3:26]
Angel Olsen — Lark (from All Mirrors) [6:19]
Angel Olsen — Spring (from All Mirrors) [3:23]
Angel Olsen — What It Is (from All Mirrors) [3:17]
Angel Olsen — Too Easy (from All Mirrors) [2:58]
Angel Olsen — Tonight (from All Mirrors) [4:39]
Angel Olsen — Summer (from All Mirrors) [4:05]
Angel Olsen — Special (from Phases) [7:21]
Angel Olsen — May as Well (from Phases) [2:39]
Angel Olsen — Endless Road (from Phases) [2:04]
Angel Olsen — Sans (from Phases) [2:34]
Angel Olsen — All Right Now (from Phases) [2:59]
Angel Olsen — Sweet Dreams (from Phases) [3:12]
Angel Olsen — For You (from Phases) [1:54]
Angel Olsen — Tougher Than the Rest (from Phases) [3:31]
Angel Olsen — How Many Disasters (from Phases) [2:43]
Angel Olsen — Only With You (from Phases) [2:35]
Angel Olsen — Fly On Your Wall (from Phases) [3:38]
Angel Olsen — California (from Phases) [3:50]
Angel Olsen — Heartstruck (Wild Hunger)
Angel Olsen — Others’ Blues
Angel Olsen — Those Were the Days (from MY WOMAN) [4:20]
Angel Olsen — Woman (from MY WOMAN) [7:37]
Angel Olsen — Shut Up Kiss Me (from MY WOMAN) [3:22]
Angel Olsen — Not Gonna Kill You (from MY WOMAN) [4:57]
Angel Olsen — Never Be Mine (from MY WOMAN) [3:41]
Angel Olsen — Intern (from MY WOMAN) [2:47]
Angel Olsen — Heart Shaped Face (from MY WOMAN) [5:33]
Angel Olsen — Sister (from MY WOMAN) [7:46]
Angel Olsen — Pops (from MY WOMAN) [4:41]
Angel Olsen — Give It Up (from MY WOMAN) [2:56]
Angel Olsen — Windows (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [4:08]
Angel Olsen — White Fire (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [6:56]
Angel Olsen — Dance Slow Decades (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [4:06]
Angel Olsen — Enemy (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [5:44]
Angel Olsen — Iota (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [3:28]
Angel Olsen — Unf**ktheworld (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [2:05]
Angel Olsen — Stars (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [4:38]
Angel Olsen — Hi-Five (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [2:58]
Angel Olsen — Lights Out (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [4:27]
Angel Olsen — Forgiven/Forgotten (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [2:04]
Angel Olsen — High & Wild (from Burn Your Fire for No Witness) [3:53]
Angel Olsen — Hi‐Five
Angel Olsen — Endless Road, May As Well
Angel Olsen — Sleepwalker
Angel Olsen — Lonely Universe (from Half Way Home) [7:23]
Angel Olsen — Tiniest Seed (from Half Way Home) [3:29]
Angel Olsen — Acrobat (from Half Way Home) [3:38]
Angel Olsen — Always Half Strange (from Half Way Home) [2:50]
Angel Olsen — You Are Song (from Half Way Home) [3:52]
Angel Olsen — The Sky Opened Up (from Half Way Home) [4:07]
Angel Olsen — Miranda (feat. Jeff Harms & Sam Wagster) (from Half Way Home) [4:48]
Angel Olsen — Free (from Half Way Home) [2:29]
Angel Olsen — The Waiting (from Half Way Home) [3:43]
Angel Olsen — Can't Wait Until Tomorrow (from Half Way Home) [2:18]
Angel Olsen — Safe in the Womb (from Half Way Home) [5:23]
Angel Olsen — Creator, Destroyer (from Strange Cacti) [3:55]
Angel Olsen — So That We Can Be Still (from Strange Cacti) [4:38]
Angel Olsen — If it's Alive, it Will (from Strange Cacti) [3:23]
Angel Olsen — Drunk and with Dreams (from Strange Cacti) [3:54]
Angel Olsen — Some things Cosmic (from Strange Cacti) [2:55]
Angel Olsen — Tiniest Lights (from Strange Cacti) [2:57]

All Right NowPhases
2:59
CaliforniaPhases
3:50
Creator, DestroyerStrange Cacti
3:55
Drunk and with DreamsStrange Cacti
3:54
Endless RoadPhases
2:04
Fly On Your WallPhases
3:38
For YouPhases
1:54
How Many DisastersPhases
2:43
If it's Alive, it WillStrange Cacti
3:23
May as WellPhases
2:39

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Angel Olsen has curated compilation featuring songs from up-and-coming artists, and covers

Angel Olsen has curated compilation featuring songs from up-and-coming artists, and covers

The ten-track compilation features five original songs by emerging artists, paired with Olsen's covers.

Nov 12, 2024 • 4:53 PM

Angel Olsen and Sturgill Simpson team up for a new take on Olsen's recent album title-track, 'Big Time'

Angel Olsen and Sturgill Simpson team up for a new take on Olsen's recent album title-track, 'Big Time'

"It’s crazy to write a song and then watch someone else you really admire sing your words"

Sep 13, 2022 • 1:00 PM

Angel Olsen has shared new track, 'Through The Fires'

Angel Olsen has shared new track, 'Through The Fires'

It comes from her new album 'Big Time' which is set for release on 3rd June.

May 18, 2022 • 8:27 PM

Angel Olsen has announced a new album, 'Big Time'

Angel Olsen has announced a new album, 'Big Time'

The new full-length is set for release on 3rd June, and is accompanied by a lead single, 'All The Good Times'.

Mar 29, 2022 • 3:37 PM

Angel Olsen is teasing something new for next week

Angel Olsen is teasing something new for next week

Posting a video on social media, she's captioned it with a message - "It's Time To Wake Up From This Trip We've Been On…." - and a day, Tuesday.

Mar 25, 2022 • 6:21 PM

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6Waving, Smiling

7Tonight (Without You)

9Impasse (Workin' for the Name)

10Chance (Forever Love)

11What It Is (What It Is)

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