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A Temporary Soothing

by Siv Jakobsen

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1.
I lie in bed at night Terrified of tomorrows light I fear the ghost under the bed Imagining it’s shape I let it seal my fate I let it live inside my head But shake it off I can’t, I won’t Cause what would I write about if I don’t Fear the fear inside my bones I form a knot of stress It is a god damn mess I fear the rest in happiness I place upon my chest A rigid heaviness So I may moan about it’s weight But shake it off I can’t, I won’t Cause what would I write about if I don’t Shake it off I can’t, I won’t Cause what would I write about What would I write about And what would I be about if I don’t fear the fear inside my bones
2.
I’ve got visions of us Growing old, growing stuck To the frame of the bed where we have laid to rest We’ll grow hollow in that room As our bodies stay, our minds are drifting fumes They float from our bodies, from our bed, from our brains, to their grave I see you clear in flight You are an all consuming light I feel it all with fright It is a never ending fight or flight To lose, to love, to leave, to stay It is us until the end I am certain, it is plain But I am a poet, I breathe for the tension, the release And it’ll push us to the edge Make us fear imbalance on the ledge ‘Cause we are manipulators and gifted providers of guilt I see you clear in flight You are an all consuming light I feel it all with fright It is a never ending fight or flight To lose, to love, to leave, to stay
3.
Shine 03:46
I see the brightness Fade from your gaze Leaving you heavy As it stains your face The sadness rumbles Through your chest from the strain When the tunnel is far It is hard to see at all Oh, that the light, the light that shines It burns, it burns for you Oh and the dark, the dark that comes will die And bring you back to shine Bring you back to shine And by morning The light will remain But the dark will keep on coming So let it be and let it die Come on my darling You can’t sleep it off Be awake and feel it coming ‘Cause this life is worth fighting for Oh, and the light, the light that shines It burns, it burns for you Oh and the dark, the dark that comes will die Oh, and the light, the light that shines It burns, it burns for you Oh and the dark, the dark that comes will die And bring you back to shine Bring you back to shine Bring you back to shine Bring you back to shine Bring you back to shine Bring you back to shine
4.
I am a slave to the release of the song in my throat The roar of the folk in the empty auditoriums As I sing before the real stars shine I feel it like an echo, calling my name It knows I need it, to feel the euphoria The release of the deepest notes I keep And I wonder if loneliness is a feeling felt or a feeling made Do we make it up as we go along 
To feed our poetic lines A hollow in my insides, I’m keeping it clear For the flicker, the flame, the friction that I need So I nurse it, to have, to hold, to keep And I wonder if loneliness is a feeling felt or a feeling made Yes I wonder if loneliness is a feeling felt or a feeling made Do we make it up as we go along 
To feed our poetic lines
5.
I bring to the light of day Only lines carefully made Wouldn’t want you knowing The words I keep beneath the rhythm and the rhyme These precious lines I write Were surely born as lies So I only show the words I know Will keep in the heat of light of day And as I write the words escape like shooting bits of blue to crumbled bits of paper The only place to truly know my mind The heart is a masterpiece The brain is to blame for keeping it bleeding To justify an idle life on paper And as I write the words escape like shooting bits of blue to crumbled bits of paper The only place to truly me As I write the words escape like shooting bits of blue to crumbled bits of paper The only place to truly know my mind I could never show you All that breeds within my brain I could never bear it Cause you would find me out I’m a fraud, I have failed You would find me out I’m a fraud, a failure Failure Failure Failure Failure Failure Failure Failure
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7.
I’ve got my licence But I’m scared of driving So I keep walking everywhere I’m scared of dying Scared of breaking Scared of killing someone else along my way Oh I don’t know how to rid myself of fear So I keep walking It takes me so long to get anywhere else but here I read the news sites And throw my sense out Ponder tragedies and pains as if they’re mine And I told my doctor She says I’m too well I’m not ill enough for help to keep me sane Oh I don’t know how to rid myself of fear So I keep walking It takes me so long to get anywhere else but here Oh it follows me about my day Keeps me captive and out of range Oh I don’t know how to rid myself of fear So I keep walking It takes me so long to get anywhere else but here
8.
Island 04:05
It’s not what it seems The glitter and the game I’m not who I seem I’m not some eager maid To shape, to break, to recreate I am an island And here I’ll keep Sifting art to gain Make pennies from the pain The glitter and the game Forms a frightening refrain To shape, to break, to recreate I am an island Hear my lines and you will know All you’ll ever know of me I have shared my cheapest thoughts And my deepest lust Isn’t that enough? Don’t ask me what I mean Or tell me what to be I am not naive Oh honey, I am free To shape, to break, to recreate I am an island, I am an island Hear my lines and you will know All you’ll ever know of me I have shared my cheapest thoughts And my deepest lust Isn’t that enough?
9.
Only Life 03:32
It’s so much to take he says Singing softly, out of key Down by the sea In the evening breeze The clouds are hanging low tonight I can feel them float and soak His skin and mind His skin and mine They say That’s alright, it’s only life It floats away with the morning light That’s alright, it’s only life It floats away with time Drinks and drugs and caffeine Runs wild through his frame To fill a void beneath his skin It’s a hollow float A temporary soothing They say That’s alright, it’s only life It floats away with the morning light That’s alright, it’s only life It floats away with time But I can’t feel his breathing I can’t feel his heart beating They say That’s alright, it’s only life It floats away with the morning light That’s alright, it’s only life Only life It floats away with time We all float away with time
10.
Blurring vision A brain in bits I need escape from this mess I’ve made inside my brain ‘Cause I am frightened all the time Of losing life, limbs, love, life, limbs, love Of losing my mind We’re all sown from splitting bones With the frailest of fabrics to keep us whole So it’s no wonder Our brains are failing When there’s a constant hum, a dance, a drum inside Anxiety keeps the frailest bits of me locked in a tin Shakes them about and brings me an all-consuming fright It is wild How we grow Fraying our seams apart for show Sown back together in the dark So we don’t know what’s in or up or down or out Anxiety keeps the frailest bits of me locked in a tin Shakes them about and brings me an all-consuming fright
11.
Mothecombe 01:36
12.
I’ll never be over you I’ll never let go, I’ll always be true To you I’ll always float I want to be your nearest safety boat When you’re caught in the undertow And the sea is a beast, you’re never alone To you I’ll always come No mountain high or ocean wild can slow me down The restless call it restless The hungry call it lust The frightened call it foolish But I, I call it I call it love When I shake like a bird in fright And my animal mind is burning alive You hold my bones and show me how to breathe Whisper in my ear that you are always near The restless call it restless The hungry call it lust The frightened call it foolish But I, I call it I call it love

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Norwegian indie-folk singer-songwriter Siv Jakobsen's second LP, which features collaborations with a handful of great musicians Siv has come to love such as producer Chris Bond (Ben Howard, Nick Mulvey) and mixing engineer Zach Hanson (Bon Iver, Tallest Man on Earth, Waxahatchee). The record is a beautifully intimate exploration of feelings of fear, anxiety, change and the struggle between being healthy and being a productive artist that represents a huge step forward for the burgeoning singer-songwriter. Siv’s exploration of these themes is never more relevant than in a time where just existing represents a constant battle with feelings of anxiety and fear. With her music she makes you feel seen, feel understood and temporarily soothed.

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released August 21, 2020

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