Head Like a Hornet's Nest

by Bats of Paradise

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Written and produced by Bats of Paradise
Drum engineering by River Radcliffe
Mixing by Jace Lasek
Mastering by Heather Kirby
Additional photography elements by Mackenzie Wright

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada and the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR) with support from Canada’s private broadcasters.

lyrics

easy open
hoping for a win
if I could see you now
with your head like a hornet's nest
you come alive

caught in the upswing
I heard
up above the droning
all of your oddities
that sing to me

lit up and luckless like always
with hand over fist
I wish you well

simple, sideways, superhuman
all gold and pearl
with all of these turnings
I lost the plot
and lost out

and somehow you're still there
I'll find you upstairs
you and your hornet's nest
still hum to me

lit up and luckless like always
with hand over fist
I wish

spinning for strangers
all neon anger
holy holy hell
underwater I can feel
the maneaters breathe in time

spin while I lay here
all neon anger
holy holy hell
underwater I can feel
the maneaters breathe in time

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released June 2, 2023
Drums Engineered by River Radcliffe
Mixing by Jace Lasek
Mastering by Heather Kirby

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