[Verse 1]
I remember when they found you
Holding onto the gutter
Soaking wet and white knuckles
Lying through your teeth
Stupid man
You are drunk again
She’s just a child, you know
Wouldn’t understand
[Verse 2]
And I didn’t know she played guitar
'Til I turned twenty seven
My distant cousin sent
A box of memory
Certificate of authenticity
They were aquamarine
Aquamarine
Why can’t you talk about it?
I got used to being on the other side of truth
Now I never ask for details
Who the hell needs details?
When everything is burning
You light a fire on the grave
[Refrain]
Suicide
Lost a life
Who am I?
Who am I?
In the corners of your mind
In the drawers of your mind
Who am I?
Who am I?
[Chorus]
Why can’t you talk about it?
I got used to being on the other side of truth
Maybe it’s too painful and that’s why you’re so unable
A little bit of her inside
Everything I do
Everything I do
[Verse 3]
Now you were so embarrassed
Threw a temper tantrum
I was only trying to help
Took away your keys
She threw me out
On the street
A payphone call
Two bloody knees
[Chorus]
Why can’t you talk about it?
I got used to being on the other side of truth
On the other side of you
[Refrain]
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Aquamarine was written by Meg Duffy & Hand Habits.
Aquamarine was produced by SASAMI.
Hand Habits released Aquamarine on Tue Aug 03 2021.
What originally started as a minimally arranged acoustic ballad, ‘Aquamarine’ evolved into the story of certain events in life, what informs my identity, the silence in the questions left unanswered that become the shape of understanding who I am.
It was my goal to cloak some of the perils of morta...