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Love Machine is based on an experience Mari once had when she met someone for the first time: “The
second I looked at them, I knew I was in for a very exciting experience, as if I’d known
them all my life and had just been waiting for that moment. It’s also about questioning
everything when something like this happens, because it can seem so unbelievable, and
that battle between your logical mind saying ‘hold it there’ and your hormones going
‘this is the one’ ensues. It’s a very weird but exciting feeling and I wanted to convey that
in something danceable but also a bit quirky and deep.”
The single is Mari’s first attempt at what she calls a true ‘dance’ number, inspired by
some disco and electropop classics. It features the distinctively weird-sounding Dubreq
Pianomate, a plunger panel and amp synth for the piano, and a triumphant solo from the
Stylophone Gen X-1 at the song’s conclusion.
lyrics
I think I know you
Thought that the minute I looked deep into your eyes
Something about you
Is so familiar I feel like I should think twice.
Oh should I let the wave transistor
Make the choice for my own mister
Or should I be judge of that?
Should I let go of all the levers
Taking over all my feelings
Or should I be holding back?
Love Machine
Love Machine
Is this reality
Or have I made the whole thing up inside my head?
The similarity
Is so uncanny that it has me feeling scared.
Oh should I let the wave transistor
Make the choice for my own mister
Or should I be judge of that?
Should I let go of all the levers
Taking over all my feelings
Or should I be holding back?
Love Machine
Love Machine
Audio of Mari Dangerfield performing Love Machine. ⓒ 2019 Mari Dangerfield
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2. |
The Stars Were Wrong
03:10
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Capricorn and Aries
We're just way way too contrary
That's what every chart has ever said
We'd be bending over backwards
Falling victim to the patterns
Every signal pointed to an end
Now I know to believe in the words of the stars is what dreamers do
But I couldn't believe them when they told me I shouldn't be with you
The stars were wrong
Said we'd be over fast
But baby we went beyond
The stars were wrong, whoa
The stars were wrong
We defied the forecast all along
The stars were wrong, whoa
Long before we met
I always used to place my bets
On constellations giving me the signs
Trusted their predictions
Never saw the contradictions
There was something in them every time
Now I know to believe in the words of the stars is what dreamers do
But I couldn't believe them when they told me I shouldn't be with you
The stars were wrong
Said we'd be over fast
But baby we went beyond
The stars were wrong, whoa
The stars were wrong
We defied the forecast all along
The stars were wrong, whoa
credits
released June 25, 2021
Written, performed and produced by Mari Dangerfield.
Mixed and Mastered by Grgur Raic.
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Arrow
03:03
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I’m watching a movie
Where she plays the part
I skip to the ending
Where he steals her heart
A Hollywood romance
So far from the truth
Yet I still believe it
And follow the rules
I could play my own Cupid
But I don’t have a clue
My target the distant,
Unattainable you
So I sit here hoping
You’re reading my mind
The part screaming loudly
That you could be mine
I’m trying to break out
To cure this heartache now
Can’t face old and lonely
But boldness could kill me
Oh I could shoot an arrow in your very direction
Hoping that you’ll notice how I seek your affection
Though it’s hardly the best of ways to get your attention
(I don’t know what else I could do oooooh)
And so I’m stuck as the witness to my own sweet downfall
All because I couldn’t do the talking big or small
Wond’ring ‘bout the next time I’ll be getting a shot
So I won’t say a word
Hoping something could change
But it takes more than staring
To get you in range
Yet one conversation
Seems oh-so-much worse
Than anything else in the whole
Universe
But I could shoot an arrow in your very direction
Hoping that you’ll notice how I seek your affection
Though it’s hardly the best of ways to get your attention
(I don’t know what else I could do oooooh)
And so I’m stuck as the witness to my own sweet downfall
All because I couldn’t do the talking big or small
Wond’ring ‘bout the next time I’ll be getting a shot
If I’ll even get one at all
If I’ll even get one at all
Cause I’m so shy and self-critical
Finding love makes me cynical
I’m the last one you’ll see in the room
(last in the room)
I know it’s not all that subtle
But I’d rather not struggle
To tell you straight up how I’m feeling
It’s too risky
(oooh)
I’m bringing my A-game
Though not in the same way
That most other people do
(Not like others do)
But at least if it falls apart
I won’t have a shattered heart
I’ll just pretend it wasn’t aimed at you
Oh I could shoot an arrow in your very direction
Hoping that you’ll notice how I seek your affection
(I could never lose)
Though it’s hardly the best of ways to get your attention
(I don’t know what else I could do oooooh)
And so I’m stuck
(This
as the witness to my own sweet downfall
could be my final
All because I couldn’t do the talking big or small
Shot)
Wond’ring ‘bout the next time I’ll be getting a shot
(So I’ll give it all I’ve got)
If I’ll even get one at all
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
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Compass
03:07
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Sometimes I've been living really far inside my head
And I don't know what I have or haven't said
World outside and world within are blended into one
My daydreams have me spun
Don't you know my compass forgets its direction?
I can't let you go
Easily I spin round
Words I don't mean come out long before I know
With every passing hour, every passing day
I left you hanging on
All I can say is sorry, I had no direction
Forces pulled me closer
I was crossing every line
Gave in to feelings that took us back in time
Soon I was forgetting not to walk with you so long
I know I did you wrong
Don't you know my compass forgets its direction?
I can't let you go
Easily I spin round
Words I don't mean come out long before I know
With every passing hour, every passing day
I left you hanging on
All I can say is sorry, I had no direction
(I'm so very sorry, I had no direction, I was drifting)
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Virtually
03:02
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Every now and then you say hello
And when you do it puts a smile on my face
But that's all it ever is
A real hello a computer can't replace
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
From talking online
How could I say I know you personally?
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
I virtually know you
But what does it matter when I don't in the real world?
I wonder if it's all worthwhile
Your life online
The way your friends know that you're doing fine
And out the window goes tangibility
All sincerity
We gotta watch out in this digital scene
Our minds could be wiped out by a screen
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
From talking online
How could I say I know you personally?
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
I virtually know you
But what does it matter when I don't in the real world?
Cause I've got a million followers
On every single network
Yet I'm bitter
Cause in real life I have none
And I thought you'd finally be someone
who'd talk to me
Beyond their own computer screen
But it turns out I was wrong
I virtually know you
I virtually know you
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
From talking online
How could I say I know you personally?
I virtually know you
But I only know you virtually
I virtually know you
But what does it matter when I don't in the real world?
I virtually know you
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Screen Time
02:32
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Everybody's on a screen now
Everybody's on a screen now
And everybody's getting glued now
Oh everybody's getting glued
Everybody's on a screen now
Everybody's on the scence now
Cause everybody's gotta be now
Everybody's gotta be
The game is beating real lives
Our eyes are doing overtime
Now online living's caught us on the line
We're living in a virtual dream
But losing everything that means the most now
We're living ghosts now
The CEO of socials screams 'their information's what we need'
So suck their brains out
'Till they black out'
Now everybody's doing screen time
They pay the price for being seen time
They found a way out of the system
To not be staring at a screen
Imagine everybody offline
Within a world where there's no wi-fi
And all their brains have had a reset
And all they know is real life
The game is beating real lives
Our eyes are doing overtime
Now online living's caught us on the line
We're living in a virtual dream
But losing everything that means the most now
We're living ghosts now
The CEO of socials screams 'their information's what we need'
So suck their brains out
'Till they black out'
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Webcam
02:27
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m tired of seeing you on webcam
Cause I think we could be more
I’m tired of living two-dimensional
I feel like I’m living in a cell house
I’m sick of losing our connection
I miss the way things were before
Instead of looking for connection
You could have been outside my front door
This isn’t 1984
And you and I are more than bored
But this could be the world we know for a while
It’s really hard to know your feelings
It’s really hard to know your mind
But though the signal always breaks up
I feel like we could go a long time
Cause we were only getting started
And then we had to go online
We’ll have a lot of time to make up
If we make it back into real time
This isn’t 1984
And you and I are more than bored
But this could be the world we know for a while
Doo bee
Doo bee doo bee
Doo bee doo bee
Doo bee
This isn’t 1984
And you and I are more than bored
But this could be the world we know for a while
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Somebody
02:26
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I don't know if it's you that I want or if I just want somebody
Maybe I'm overthinking
But lately I'm feeling so confused
Thought love was a certain feeling
But I haven't felt certain once with you
And ooh my mind's been elsewhere
Maybe I'm overthinking
But lately I've realised love is freedom
And maybe we're both just clinging
Stopping each other's hearts from breathing
And ooh I'm stuck in between
Cause I don't know if it's you that I want or if I just want somebody
I just want somebody
And I don't know if I will or I won't go because I'm feeling empty
And I just want somebody
Cause I don't know if it's you that I want or if I just want somebody
I just want somebody
And I don't know if I will or I won't go because I'm feeling empty
And I just want somebody
(Is it you that I want or am I just feeling empty
I don't know how I feel but I know I'm dying inside to know
oh)
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Hardwired
03:12
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Overthinking
That's what I seem to do best
Feels like I'm sinking
As I struggle to forget the mess I'm in.
Someone else would have a drink
But I like spending
Every waking hour and minute
poring over
Why the hell my heart's not in it
Or why I should have said that
Or why I didn't win a pointless game.
I've been told a million times
that the more I let my mind
do somersaults on issues
the worse that it will be
but I can't help it.
Don't you see?
Cause I'm hardwired to think of the answers
Long before there were any questions
and I know I need to be patient
Cause it's not like there's anything new here
it's the mind trap I'm already used to
And I'm just looking, waiting for a way out...
...Of my sadness
I know it's the likely cause
Oh the madness!
If only I could pause this
For a moment and withdraw
And start over
Take everything in steps
Living life
Without any regrets
No more worrying about what's coming next.
I've been told a million times
that the more I let my mind
do somersaults on issues
the worse that it will be
but I can't help it.
Don't you see?
Cause I'm hardwired to think of the answers
Long before there were any questions
and I know I need to be patient
Cause it's not like there's anything new here
it's the mind trap I'm already used to
And I'm just looking, waiting for a way out...
I've been told a million times
that the more I let my mind
do somersaults on issues
the worse that it will be
but I can't help it.
Don't you see?
Cause I'm hardwired to think of the answers
Long before there were any questions
and I know I need to be patient
Cause it's not like there's anything new here
it's the mind trap I'm already used to
And I'm just looking, waiting for a way out.
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10. |
Dear Admirer
03:48
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Dear admirer
I know you are ‘cause look at your eyes.
But they’re none the wiser.
And you’re too scared to speak your mind.
I know that every time you see
a couple holding hands
it makes you sigh.
So open up that closed up book and show me what’s inside.
Oh how could I know if you always hide?
And you will find a way to feel the fear and do it anyway.
Oh love’s a game you’ll only win if you play.
You’ve got them high up on a pedestal.
Can’t be yourself when they’re around.
What happens when they’re not so incredible
and everything comes crashing down?
I know that every time you give a
little and they don’t
you wonder why.
Oh you could be like plasticine and morph into somebody they’d like
more, but what for?
And you will find a way to feel the fear and do it anyway.
Oh love’s a game you’ll only win if you play.
And will we find our loves, or are we the unlucky ones?
Put your hand on your heart.
Can you feel that beat?
With a little bit of luck you’ll someday meet
the one who, really knows how it feels to be you,
and won’t want to go.
Take your hands out your pockets.
They’ll be more to find inside
that mind of yours,
when someone understands
what it’s like to be you
and takes both your hands. (continues, repeated beneath the following):
And you will find a way to heal
(you will find
the cuts and bruises of lovers past.
ways to be)
No, it won’t be fast.
But oh how you’ll grow when you get there at last
I know that every time you see
a couple holding hands
it makes you sigh.
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11. |
Coping Mechanism
03:41
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It's a downward spiral
Staying inside
Finding every reason not to socialise
Ending up lonely
Nobody know me
So I buried my pain with sand from the desert I was living in
Took a couple years to love my skin
Then I tried again
But now my old coping mechanism's coming out of my system
Never mind about all the things that I'll be missing
Now I'm backtracking years like it's 2015
Who can hurt me if I can't be seen?
Old coping mechanism crawling in through the back door
Suddenly the real world isn't anymore
Why should I leave my bedroom when it's easy inside?
It's a wonderful place to hide
Never been the best at making friends
So I became the best one for myself
And staying alone meant there was no torment but my own
And now the invisible war I fight takes me back to the outdated file
Gonna be here a while
Now my old coping mechanism's coming out of my system
Never mind about all the things that I'll be missing
Now I'm backtracking years like it's 2015
Who can hurt me if I can't be seen?
Old coping mechanism crawling in through the back door
Suddenly the real world isn't anymore
Why should I leave my bedroom when it's easy inside?
It's a wonderful place to hide
mmm mmm
aaaah aaaah
Now my old coping mechanism's coming out of my system
Never mind about all the things that I'll be missing
Now I'm backtracking years like it's 2015
Who can hurt me if I can't be seen?
Old coping mechanism crawling in through the back door
Suddenly the real world isn't anymore
Why should I leave my bedroom when it's easy inside?
It's a wonderful place to hide
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12. |
1 Like
02:35
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Ba ba ra ra
Ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ra ra
Ba ba ba ba
Living in my element
Don't you see I'm quite content
Occupied in solitude?
Mind's not thinking over things
No orchestra playing heart strings
Things that used to make me cry
Ba ba ra ra
Ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ra ra
Ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ra ra
Ba ba ba ba ba
The still and quiet comforts me
It's a kind of therapy
It's the almost silent blare
Of no one being there
Then you show up
And I drop everything
I'm like a deer in the headlights
Oh you show up
And fill my cup
With one thumbs up
In a million
Worked my way out of the crime
Of thinking I'd never be fine
Without somebody by my side
Used to think that losing's bad
But I lost things I'm glad I did
I was imprisoned in my mind
But then I'm on my phone-
The dopamine
It hits me like a dream
I'm like a deer in the headlights
Oh you show up
And fill my cup
With one thumbs up
In a million
Oh you show up
And fill my cup
With one thumbs up
In a million
Ba ba ra ra
Ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ra ra
Ba ba ba ba
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Mari Dangerfield London, UK
Mari Dangerfield is an alternative/electropop artist/producer from London. With a knack for fragile songs bursting with originality, her sound is consequently hard to define. With songwriting as her tool for figuring out life, her productions are characterised by rich vocal harmonies, catchy hooks and cinematic arrangements. Her new EP 'Eco-Fever' is out now. ... more
Mari Dangerfield recommends:
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