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tie

Release date: 16th April 2016

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'tie' by Clairo is a 2016 track from 'brains a bus station - EP'. The lyrics circle around uncertainty and introspection, asking whether something like a melody might be present while the narrator tries to cut unsettling thoughts out of their head. In the next verse, jealousy and a sense of time slipping by appear, alongside a search for someone that feels trapped in night-time confusion. One line asks, “Could this be a melody?” before the song settles into a mood of self-questioning and emotional dimness.

"tie" is a track by Clairo, from the album brains a bus station - EP, released 16th April 2016. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Clairo.

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tie

[Verse 1]

Could this be a melody?

Dissolved from the ground

I don't know the things you said

I cut 'em out of my head

[Verse 2]

Could this be the jealousy?

Of the week I started to mess up

I was searching for you

But it was in the dark at night of the blue

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From brains a bus station - EP

2016
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brains a bus station - EP
brains a bus station - EP
Clairo
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2016
  1. —tie
  2. —twin falls (built to spill)
  3. —going a bad party
  4. —how it feels when we make eye contact at that party
  5. —girl girl girl
  6. —survive

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