Shades is the first officially released single by Alexandra Savior. It came out on June 17th, 2016. As one can hear, it was co-written by Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys), (The Last Shadow Puppets), and Turner even played guitar and bass. Zach Dawes (Mini Mansions) and James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco),...
I left your house when you were sleeping
Hadn't correctly got my head screwed on
Tried to find a way to write a note
Couldn't get your shower to work
I sort of wish that it was raining
So that I could pull the hood up on my coat
I'm always happy to be leaving
Could be the company I'm keeping
Like when you're looking for your shades
Rifling through your pockets
And you find them on your face
I can't escape it, abnormal behavior
Uncontrollably vaporing on 'bout something dumb
Sooner or later
This strange little arrangement
And all of its exchanges
Must cease
Shouldn't have come back
Shouldn't have switched it on at all
Didn't mean to hold you so close
But you know how it goes
I sort of wish that it was sunset
I kind of wish that it was New Year's Day
On a vacant street
I'd cast a long-ass shadow
Like when you're looking for your shades
Rifling through your pockets
And you find them on your face
Walking around in a daze
I don't want to stop it
Baby, let's shoot straight
I can't escape it, abnormal behavior
Uncontrollably vaporing on 'bout something dumb
Sooner or later
This strange little arrangement
And all of its exchanges
Must cease
It’s not easy to see where to go
The misty middle distance swallows
The curves in the only road I know
That maybe takes us out of here
Shades was written by Alexandra Savior & Alex Turner.
Shades was produced by Alex Turner & James Ellis Ford.
Alexandra Savior released Shades on Fri Jun 17 2016.
Directed by herself, Alex described the experience during an interview for Interview Magazine.
I recorded it with a camcorder and edited it myself—that’s why it’s so shitty… I had no concept. It wasn’t like, “Oh, what aspect of this was inspired by the song?” or anything. It was just that my best f...