Auckland was debuted at the Windmill Brixton by Tyler Cryde and Skydaddy on June 4, 2024, under the title “Tour Song.” Tyler explained that the song’s current lyrics were taken from diary entries, and that in the future, she will change the lyrics of the song depending on the location it’s played in...
[Verse 1]
Ring at six, the day begins
She stumbles down the stairway
Porridge on, "I won't be long"
To Dad sat in his chair
Shoves it down, let's take the town
And make this week a wonder
Better than the one before
But she knows it won't be so
Hmm...
[Chorus]
Her train approaches
Will they notice?
Should she miss this one and start the week alone
Ooh...
[Verse 2]
On the way to class and so it starts
She'll play the jester
Pushed around, ignored, let down
Their laughs are at, not with
So she fights back but she falls flat
They say they’re only teasing
Made the fool, that's life at school
What a way to treat your friend
Aah...
[Chorus]
She screams in the shower
Lost all of her power
Keep face, she'll leave no trace, not even in her home
Aah...
Mary was written by May Kershaw & Tyler Hyde & Georgia Ellery & Charlie Wayne & Luke Mark & Lewis Evans.
Mary was produced by James Ford.
Black-country-new-road released Mary on Fri Apr 04 2025.
This is the bit in the album where you can kind of step back from the instrumentation, which can often be a massive focal point of the band. It was a song that was always just going to work with the three vocals. It’s heavily inspired by The Roches. Having very light instrumentation behind it gives...