On “Nobody’s Home,” Brisbane born indie starlet Mallrat moves on from wanting to get “Groceries” and onto a slightly darker outlook on a unrequited crush.
Featuring Sydney born producer Basenji, the song mixes the moody undertones of 2018’s In The Sky EP, and the quirky dance-pop stylings of 2016’s...
[Verse 1: Mallrat]
I wanna start to play the guitar
You play with my heart, you break it in half
I don't think you know, yeah, you're in the dark
Where did you go? And where do I start?
[Pre-Chorus: Mallrat]
Well, maybe I shouldn't have told her
I want to stand on his shoulders
I want to be a bit taller, be a bit stronger
Don't wanna wait to be older
I wanna see you be better
I wanna see us together
Maybe it's not about me and what I wanna see
Let me know what you want it to be
[Chorus: Mallrat]
Nobody's home so I sing my songs about you
And when nobody's close I can think out loud about you, boy
All of these ghosts wanna dance in circles around you, but
Nobody's home so I sing my songs about you
[Verse 2: Mallrat]
Pick me up in your car and up with your arms
I know who you are, I've seen all your scars
And I think you're art, a walk in the park
My wish on a star, you feed me to sharks
[Pre-Chorus: Mallrat]
Well, maybe I shouldn't have told her
I want to stand on his shoulders
I want to be a bit taller, be a bit stronger
Don't wanna wait to be older
I wanna see you be better
I wanna see us together
Maybe it's not about me and what I wanna see
Let me know what you want it to be
[Chorus: Mallrat]
Nobody's home so I sing my songs about you
And when nobody's close I can think out loud about you, boy
All of these ghosts wanna dance in circles around you, but
Nobody's home so I sing my songs about you
Nobody's home so I sing my songs about you
And when nobody's close I can think out loud about you, boy
All of these ghosts wanna dance in circles around you, but
Nobody's home so I sing my songs about you
[Bridge]
Mmm, and now I'm under your thumb, man I feel dumb
My heart's in the right place but it's time's wrong
I'm under your thumb, make me feel dumb
My heart's in the right place, in the right place
[Pre-Chorus: Mallrat]
Well, maybe I shouldn't have told her
I want to stand on his shoulders
I want to be a bit taller, be a bit stronger
Don't wanna wait to be older
I wanna see you be better
I wanna see us together
Maybe it's not about me and what I wanna see
Let me know what you want it to be
[Chorus: Mallrat]
Sing my songs about you
And I sing my songs about you
And I sing my songs about you
And nobody's home
So I sing my songs about you
And I sing my songs about you
And I sing my songs about you
And nobody's home
So I sing my songs about you
(Nobody's home so I sing my songs about you)
And when nobody's close I can think out loud about you
(Sing my songs about you, nobody's home so I sing my songs about you)
Boy, all of these ghosts wanna dance in circles around you but
(Sing my songs about you, sing my songs about you, and nobody's home)
Nobody's home so I—
Nobody’s Home was produced by Basenji.
Mallrat released Nobody’s Home on Fri Feb 01 2019.