Oh No Darling is a self-detached and vaguely haunting contemplation of what Sarah leaves behind as she transitions into her 20s, cleverly masked under an upbeat and exciting rhythm. She expertly ties together many of the themes of the EP, namely a skepticism towards love as seen in Sliver of Time an...
[Verse 1]
I was a child for a minute
Buckled up in pearls and hair
I look somewhat like a memory
When you were young and fair
Wandering the depths of nowhere
[Pre-Chorus]
But do you ever really know?
Do you ever really know?
Do you ever really know?
Do we ever really know?
[Chorus]
Oh, no, darling, there she goes
Runnin' with her head
For the sake of livin' on the edge (Oh no, oh no, darling, don't you)
Oh, I wonder if she knows
Of the sweeter days
Stuck inside the second decade (Oh no, oh no, darling, don't you)
[Post-Chorus]
Go
Ooh (There you, there you, there you, there you, there you, go)
Ooh (There you, there you, there you, there you, there you)
[Verse 2]
I was a kid 'til I fixed it
Tore into a love affair
Between me and what wasn't there
Oh, I was kissin' you
Just to feel the air
[Pre-Chorus]
But are you really there? (Are you really there?)
Are you really there? (Are you really there?)
Are you really there? (Are you really there?)
Were you ever there? (Were you ever there?)
[Chorus]
Oh, no, darling, there she goes
Runnin' with her head
For the sake of livin' on the edge (Oh no, oh no, darling, don't you)
Oh, I wonder if she knows
Of the sweeter days
Stuck inside the second decade (Oh no, oh no, darling, don't you)
[Post-Chorus]
Go
Ooh (There you, there you, there you, there you, there you, go)
Ooh (There you, there you, there you, there you, there you)
[Outro]
(There you, there you, there you, there you, there you, go)
(There you, there you, there you, there you, there you)
(There you, there you, there you, there you, there you, go)
(There you, there you, there you, there you, there you)
Oh No Darling! was written by Sarah Kinsley.
Oh No Darling! was produced by Sarah Kinsley.
Sarah Kinsley released Oh No Darling! on Fri Apr 14 2023.
Oh No Darling! is a massive rush of chaos, unashamed irony, a distinct rejoice in the stupidity and silliness of youth. ’Oh No Darling!’ is also my tumbling into the ‘second decade’: of feeling and falling, of being unsure and yet free.
The track is enlivened by ambiguity: the impulse to leave, to r...