Portishead

from Primer by the Morose Society

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Written, Composed & Produced by Jillian Holbert
Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Corbin Young
Produced & Mixed by Chris Daily

Additional Recording at Crosspick Studio

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I went down to Portishead
To find a man named Stu
We played blackjack over a claptrap
And lost our tails too
Aboard a boat we stole some oats
And sighed on the masthead
The ship set sail we could not bail
And trapped were we again

We could see the moon
At the cafe when we met
But now in time we are blind
By the captain’s men

I went down to portishead
To buy myself a gun
A girl instead I found in bed
And to her I gave my lung

So pretty was she
Her hair a golden tree
Her eyes magnetic blue
But her body completely through

I went down to Portishead
To buy myself a knee
A man instead I found in bed
And he gave me everything
I sold his lung a fortune spun
And he died, did he
And a ship I bought and some slaves I caught
To man the ship for me

I could see the moon
Beneath the widowed sky
But now in time I do surmise
The world was meant for me
The world was meant for me

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from Primer, released March 5, 2021
Jillian Holbert ― Vocals, Piano
Maddy Brotherton ― Violin
Julie Carter ― Cello
Chris Daily ― Bass
Corbin Young ― Drums

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The Morose Society is a chamber pop, piano trio from Austin, TX.

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