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When (Live) by dodie

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dodie

When (Live)

Release date: 18th November 2016

From Intertwined - EP
Track 6
3:15
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About This Track

A live recording of dodie's meditation on the gap between longing and living. The song circles a familiar melancholy: the habit of wishing away the present moment, of romanticising the past, of mistaking potential for connection. There's a particular sting in the admission that she'd rather fall for an idea than a person, that she settles for affection she doesn't quite feel because the alternative is solitude. The lyrics turn inward with real precision. She catalogs the small surrenders, faking diary entries, kissing boys she doesn't see clearly, waiting for a life that hasn't arrived yet, and the song's refrain catches the trap: memories always look brighter in retrospect, which means the present will never measure up. By the time she reaches the closing repetition of "I'll still be asking when", the song has built a portrait of someone caught between nostalgia and anticipation, never quite present in either.

"When (Live)" is a track by dodie, from the album Intertwined - EP, released 18th November 2016. The track is 3:15 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about dodie.

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dodie

dodie

Lyrics

When (Live)

I think I've been telling lies
'Cause I've never been in love
Everyone falls for the sunshine disguise
Distracted by who they're thinking of

I'd rather date an idea
Something I'll never find
Sure, I'll live in the moment
But I'm never happy here
I'm surrounded by greener looking time

Am I the only one
Wishing life away?
Never caught up in the moment
Busy begging the past to stay
Memories painted with much brighter ink
They tell me I loved, teach me how to think

I'll take what I can get
'Cause I'm too damp for a spark
Kissing sickly sweet guys
'Cause they say they like my eyes
But I'd only ever see them in the dark

I'm sick of faking diary entries
Got to get it in my head, I'll never be sixteen again
And I'm waiting to live, and waiting to love
Oh it'll be over, and I'll still be asking when

Am I the only one
Wishing life away?
Never caught up in the moment
Busy begging the past to stay
Memories painted with much brighter ink
They tell me I loved, teach me how to think

I'm sick of faking diary entries
Got to get it in my head, I'll never be sixteen again
I'm waiting to live, and waiting to love
Oh it'll be over, and I'll still be asking when
Oh it'll be over, and I'll still be asking when

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Track details

From Intertwined - EP

3:152016
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Intertwined - EP
Intertwined - EP
dodie
18th November 2016
Track number
6
Release year
2016

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