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Julia Holter – I Would Rather See (2018) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Julia Holter
Aviary
I Would Rather See

TRACK

I Would Rather See

Release date: 25th October 2018

From Aviary

Track 11

4:52

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"I Would Rather See" is a track by Julia Holter, from the album Aviary, released 25th October 2018. The track is 4:52 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Julia Holter.

About the Artist

Julia Holter

Julia Holter

Lyrics

I Would Rather See

I and her face
Brighter than chariots
Or foot-soldiers
Toward and under the bridges
Her chariots
Shouting lydians and
Ranks of foot-soldiers
I possible misstep
Unexpected licking struck her as rather bold
Her step motion on
Her step motion on

Fast fast fast charIots and
Wounded Footsoldiers
Rush in but not
To be too toward
And to shuffle the light
To offend her chariots
Lyrdians sadly outstretched
Firm ranks in place
Designed as a possible way into
Unexpected fantasies
We'd rather watch her step
We'd rather watch her
Step toward motion on
Chariots off
Off solid ground
Stop! slowly on
Stop! slowly on

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Track details

From Aviary

4:522018

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Album

26th October 2018

Track number

11

Release year

2018

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2Whether
2:59
3Chaitius
8:10
4Voce Simul
6:35

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4:52

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13Words I Heard

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Julia Holter
Writer: Julia Holter
Lyricist: Julia Holter, Sappho
Composer: Julia Holter
Producer: Julia Holter, Kenny Gilmore
Engineer: Kenny Gilmore
Keyboards: Julia Holter
Vocals: Dina Maccabee, Julia Holter
Arranger: Julia Holter
Bagpipes: Tashi Wada
Double Bass: Devra Hoff
Field Recording: Julia Holter
Harmonium: Julia Holter
Mastering Engineer: David Ives
Mixing Engineer: Kenny Gilmore
Percussion: Corey Fogel
Recording Engineer: Julia Holter, Kenny Gilmore
Synthesizer: Tashi Wada
Text: Sappho
Timpani: Corey Fogel
Translator: Anne Carson
Trumpet: Sarah Belle Reid
Tubular Bells: Corey Fogel
Viola: Dina Maccabee
Violin: Andrew Tholl, Dina Maccabee