Pretty in Possible
Caroline Polachek * Track #2 On Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
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Album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
- #1
Welcome to My IslandCaroline Polachek
- #2Pretty in Possible
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Bunny Is a RiderCaroline Polachek
- #4
SunsetCaroline Polachek
- #5
Crude Drawing of an AngelCaroline Polachek
- #6
I BelieveCaroline Polachek
- #7
Fly to YouCaroline Polachek & Grimes & Dido
- #8
Blood and ButterCaroline Polachek
- #9
Hopedrunk EveraskingCaroline Polachek
- #10
Butterfly NetCaroline Polachek
- #11
SmokeCaroline Polachek
- #12
BillionsCaroline Polachek
Pretty in Possible by Caroline Polachek
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Caroline PolachekAbout
Polachek to NPR’s Miles Park on the song: “You know, I’m such a student of classic pop songwriting, and I, of course, still feel like there’s more for me to learn. And, you know, you use the words experimental and pop as if they’re at odds. But, you know, for me, quite frankly, I think a lot of musi...
Pretty in Possible Lyrics
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Time's running out, innit?
Pity the mayflies in the swimming pool at dawn
But down in the deep end, I can't be left alone
Sweet Eliza's on the court
Potential is the drug they never knew you never tried
But you see it in my eyes and that is, bae
Threading the needle, pretty in possible
If only to get me out the door
Oracle and Odyssey with the bloody nose
If I'm on your street, you'll be the last to know
That I get dizzy, dizzy and I cannot afford that kind of
Free
[Chorus]
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(Da-da, mm)
Well, how does it feel? (Da, da-da, da, da, da-da, da)
Being so, you know (Da, da-da, da, da, da-da, da)
Rich? (Da, da-da, da, da, da-da, da)
(Da-da, mm)
[Verse 2]
Now you got one eyе on the lane and one еye on the lava
Spinning out, yeah, I respect that, but I was born to get you home
Home, where it's all red and velveteen
Falling back into the leaves
So true, with your lipstick on my thigh
Drink the tears until they dry
[Bridge]
Ooh, oh
Pretty in possible
Ooh, oh
Pretty in possible
Ooh, oh
Pretty in possible (Eliza)
Ooh, oh
Pretty in possible
[Outro]
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Pretty in Possible Q&A
Who wrote Pretty in Possible's ?
Pretty in Possible was written by Caroline Polachek & Danny L Harle.
Who produced Pretty in Possible's ?
Pretty in Possible was produced by Caroline Polachek & Danny L Harle.
When did Caroline Polachek release Pretty in Possible?
Caroline Polachek released Pretty in Possible on Tue Feb 14 2023.
What did Caroline Polachek say about "Pretty in Possible"?
In a feature for CRACK ahead of its release, Polachek referred to “Pretty In Possible” as the song she is “most proud of” on the album:
[It] was born from a “cool experiment where Danny and I were like, ‘OK, let’s write a song that has no verses or choruses – where you just enter the song and flow....
What else has Caroline said about the song?
The line “I cannot aford that kind of free” is the line on the album I have the most fun singing. I love it when lyrics become totally literal like that. The strings at the end of this one were inspired by the gorgeous and very sad string section at the end of Massive Attack’s “Unfinished Sympathy.”...
What have the artists said about the song?
If ‘Welcome to My Island’ is the insane overture, ‘Pretty in Possible’ finds me at street level, just daydreaming. I wanted to do something with as little structure as possible where you just enter a song vocally and just flow and there’s no discernible verses or choruses. It’s actually a surprising...
What song Caroline considers to be a twin to this one?
Maybe in some ways “Pretty In Possible” and “New Normal” have a funny relationship. They both feel like the part of a film where the plot starts to get going, and they both have structures that tumble forward in a psychedelic, stream-of-consciousness way.
—via Discord AMA
What else has Caroline said about the song?
Pretty In Possible is my favorite song on Desire, and also the song that made me see the rest of the album clearly for the first time.
Early 2021, deep in a pocket of writing with Danny L Harle in London, I became suddenly allergic to “verses” and “choruses”, and wanted to try writing a vocal melody...