An excerpt from an interview:
“New York-based Norwegian artist Okay Kaya is the latest addition to Hot Charity Recordings, writing spacious, bitter songs that put her somewhere in the realm of King Krule (conveniently enough, she’s also been working with Krule producer Rodaidh McDonald). Her latest...
[Verse 1]
Her knees are bare knees
Are boys' knees like a lanky teen’s
She keeps closed together when in company
I heard her explain once why through clenched teeth
But I can’t remember what for no more, more
[Chorus]
Her hair is the color of her mind
Breathing from her head like a deep fire
It's all the warmth she has inside
She can't lock up no more
[Verse 2]
When she sleeps, she sleeps, she sleeps
So close to me in my dreams
She covers her lips round my pink ear
And whispers like a child
You burn me while I bury you alive
[Chorus]
Her hair is the color of her mind
Breathing, breathing from her head like a deep fire
It's all the warmth she has inside
Clenched Teeth was written by Okay Kaya.
Okay Kaya released Clenched Teeth on Wed Apr 29 2015.