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Terrapin by Clairo

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Clairo

Terrapin

Release date: 11th July 2024

From Charm
Track 6
3:00
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About This Track

'Terrapin' unfolds as a study in restraint. Clairo's voice drifts over jazzy instrumental swirls, the arrangement recalling the best of 70s soul and singer-songwriter traditions. The song trades narrative momentum for mood, building its power through what it leaves unsaid. Produced by Leon Michels and recorded live to tape, it carries the warmth and depth of analogue recording, each element precisely placed. The lyrics circle around freedom and emotional self-sufficiency. Clairo sketches a world of open roads and casual intimacy, then pivots inward: "I guess that I don't cry, I guess that I don't shy." It's a quiet assertion of resilience, less a declaration than a hard-won realisation whispered to herself. The song never announces its emotional stakes; instead it lets them settle gradually, like dust in late afternoon light. A Dork four-star record.

"Terrapin" is a track by Clairo, from the album Charm, released 11th July 2024. The track is 3:00 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Clairo.

About the Artist

Clairo

Clairo

Lyrics

Terrapin

We can go wherever we want
The plains
The sand
The salt
The dust
You can say whatever you want
I don't care
I'm already gone
We could drive a mile down the road
To get a drink or two
You know

Simple thing
I don't need much to like
I find
And I
And I guess I don't cry

It's a simple thing 
We're all afraid and shy away
Now I find
I guess I don't shy
I guess I don't shy

Ooh
Ooh

I guess that I don't cry
I guess that I don't shy

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Track details

From Charm

3:002024
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Charm
Charm
Clairo
12th July 2024
Track number
6
Release year
2024
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