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Yoke by Basement

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Basement

Yoke

Release date: 4th July 2011

From I Wish I Could Stay Here
Track 8
2:26
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'Yoke' by Basement is a 2011 alternative track from the album 'I Wish I Could Stay Here'. The lyrics are a claustrophobic confession, full of breathlessness and paralysis, as the speaker begs to be hidden away, then turns to an anxious reckoning with family, asking whether their parents are happy and proud. The emotional register is defensive and apologetic, culminating in the self-image of being locked in conflict with “the world”.

"Yoke" is a track by Basement, from the album I Wish I Could Stay Here, released 4th July 2011. The track is 2:26 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about Basement.

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Lyrics

Yoke

gasping for air, choking on my indecision.
hide me in my room and forget me.
i’m sorry, if you want to know the truth.
this is me against the world.
is my mother happy? is my father proud?
hide me in my room, but forgive me.

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Track details

From I Wish I Could Stay Here

2:262011
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I Wish I Could Stay Here
I Wish I Could Stay Here
Basement
5th July 2011
Track number
8
Release year
2011
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