Agora is the second single released by Bear Hands from their second album, Distraction, in 2014.
Altpress writes,
Rau vacillates between cocky and cowering in “Agora,” possibly the best song about crippling personality disorder ever written, upping the neurosis with sweet cooing during the bridges
You like to hang out but I don't
I don't leave the house cause I can't
I've been taking these pills but still
Got a couple of trails that I couldn't shake
Inside or out (Agora)
You know where to find me (Agora)
Don't fear me now (Agora)
Put that behind me (Agora)
If I can hear you
Why can't I see you?
If I can touch you
Is that enough to
Make my love real
And one that won't fade
You can trust me
Because I have changed
Inside or out (Agora)
You know where to find me (Agora)
Don't fear me now (Agora)
Put that behind me (Agora)
If you believe me
This will be easy
You've heard enough now
To know me
I'm in love, yes
With this feeling
But I confess
Feelings are fleeting
Inside or out (Agora)
You know where to find me (Agora)
Don't fear me now (Agora)
Put that behind me (Agora)
No right, no wrong (Agora)
At least I'm trying (Agora)
When I am gone (Agora)
Ain't no more crying (Agora)
Part of what I've learned
Living on my own
You like to hang out but I don't
I don't leave the house cause I can't
I've been taking these pills but still
Got a couple of trails that I couldn't shake
Inside or out (Agora)
You know where to find me (Agora)
Don't fear me now (Agora)
Put that behind me (Agora)
No right, no wrong (Agora)
At least I'm trying (Agora)
When I am gone (Agora)
Ain't no more crying (Agora)
Agora was written by Dylan Rau & TJ Orscher & Val Loper & Ted Feldman.
Agora was produced by Ted Feldman.
Bear Hands released Agora on Wed Jan 29 2014.