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grave by Nessa Barrett

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Nessa Barrett

grave

Release date: 9th September 2021

From pretty poison
Track 4
2:27
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About This Track

'Grave' finds Nessa Barrett in crisis, articulating the particular terror of mental illness through the lens of romantic dependence. The song moves between visceral imagery of self-harm and a chorus that collapses into a single, repeated plea: the only thing keeping her alive is another person. There is no ambiguity here, no metaphorical distance. She is barely alive, and she knows it. What makes the track work is its refusal to soften the subject. The production stays sparse and intimate, letting the lyric sit without ornament. Barrett's voice carries the weight of someone speaking from inside the crisis rather than about it, and the song doesn't resolve into comfort or recovery. Instead it circles back to the same desperate refrain, acknowledging that this is not a problem with an ending, only a temporary reprieve. The song is a document of dependence, not a love song.

"grave" is a track by Nessa Barrett, from the album pretty poison, released 9th September 2021. The track is 2:27 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Nessa Barrett.

About the Artist

Nessa Barrett

Nessa Barrett

Lyrics

grave

You kiss my scars
Down the center of my left wrist
Never knew how much I needed it
I see stars, the good kind
Not the kind that I saw when I was three feet under
The reaper got my number

You're my deep end
Keep me breathing
Our health on with glue
The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you

Here comes a crisis
Cross out my eyelids
Barely alive, it's true
The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you
My dreams are violent
Feels like my mind splits
Barely alive, it's true
The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you

Everybody else can go to Hell, I don't care what they say
They can shut their fucking mouths, yeah
Oh, the signal show and tell, yeah, the shit that I can't help
But I feel better when my lips on your mouth
Let me keep 'em on your mouth 'cause

You're my deep end
Keep me breathing
Our health on with glue
The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you

Here comes a crisis
Cross out my eyelids
Barely alive, it's true
The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you
My dreams are violent
Feels like my mind splits
Barely alive, it's true
The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you

The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you
The only thing keeping me out of the grave is you

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Track details

From pretty poison

2:272021
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Album
pretty poison
pretty poison
Nessa Barrett
10th September 2021
Track number
4
Release year
2021
  1. 1pretty poison
    2:17
  2. 2keep me afraid
    2:45
  3. 3i hope ur miserable until ur dead
    2:58
  4. 4grave
    2:27

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Asia Whiteacre, Evan Blair, Nessa Barrett, Sean Kennedy (Alternative), Tim Randolph
    Producer
    Evan Blair
    Bass
    Evan Blair
    Additional Production
    Tim Randolph
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Anthony Vilchis, Chris Galland, Zach Pereyra
    Bass Guitar
    Evan Blair
    Drum Programmer
    Evan Blair
    Electric Guitar
    Evan Blair
    Mastering Engineer
    John Greenham
    Mixing Engineer
    Jeremie Inhaber, Manny Marroquin
    Recording Engineer
    Evan Blair, Samuel C Harris
    String Programmer
    Evan Blair, Tim Randolph
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