Track 5 on their self-titled debut album “Beach House”, released 2006, “Auburn and Ivory” broadcasts an oppressive, mesmerizing sound.
Could this song be about child abuse?
The language seems forced, running loops, refusing itself to an accessible interpretation; the morbid imagery of her “holding...
[Verse 1]
Once when I saw her there
White light, she stood so still
Warming her eyes to the sea
Hardly her way to be free
[Chorus]
Auburn and ivory
Heartbreak and pony tails
[Verse 2]
Holding her bones by the fire
Writing the letter, she saves
White page turns gold to her lies
Wanting her one sacrifice
[Chorus]
Auburn and ivory
Heartbreak and pony tails
[Bridge]
Come to me and I'll tell you what's wrong
She said
I'll wait for you
I'll wait for...
[Verse 3]
Once when I saw her there
White light, she stood so still
White page turns gold to her lies
...Her one sacrifice
[Chorus]
Auburn and ivory
Heartbreak and pony tails
Auburn and Ivory was written by Alex Scally & Victoria Legrand.
Auburn and Ivory was produced by Rob Girardi.
Beach House released Auburn and Ivory on Tue Oct 03 2006.