Crystals (feat. Benjamin Gibbard)
by Sea Lemon
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Seattle-based Natalie Lew has always had a creative mind, whether through designing, writing short fiction or, most recently, the dream-pop concoctions she records as Sea Lemon. Lew’s deceptively luminescent sonic world often hints at darker textures beneath the surface, and debut 2023 EP ‘Stop At Nothing’ balanced a cinematic clarity of vision with undertones of fear and longing. For driving new single “Crystals,” her first of 2024, Lew tapped Death Cab For Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard, a preexisting fan of Lew’s who had previously reached out to duet at a benefit show in Seattle both artists were playing. The resulting collaboration sounds both weightier and more exhilarating than anything Lew has released before: in a rousing arc, the duo’s complementary verses are a perfect pairing alongside a whirlwind of shimmering guitar and the joy felt with finally letting go.
lyrics
Going out to the creek at 2am
Looking down just to see there’s nothing left
In the middle of the month I’d be in a mirror
But tonight all I get is freezing air
I keep waiting on the line for a sound
Throwing crystals at the wall, all around
Convincing to go rogue
For things out of control
It seems that all I wanna do is sleep these days
And wake up in about a year and not feel this way
I’ve got the blackout curtains drawn and I’ve locked the door
‘Cause I don’t really wanna face this anymore
I keep waiting on the line for a sound
Throwing crystals at the wall, all around
Convincing to go rogue
For things out of control
Trade your face to count the ways the road behaves
You go, you go further away
Trade your face to count the ways the road behaves
You go, you go further away
Trade your face to count the ways the road behaves
You go, you go further away
I keep waiting on the line for a sound
Throwing crystals at the wall, all around
Convincing to go rogue
For things out of control
Looking down just to see there’s nothing left
In the middle of the month I’d be in a mirror
But tonight all I get is freezing air
I keep waiting on the line for a sound
Throwing crystals at the wall, all around
Convincing to go rogue
For things out of control
It seems that all I wanna do is sleep these days
And wake up in about a year and not feel this way
I’ve got the blackout curtains drawn and I’ve locked the door
‘Cause I don’t really wanna face this anymore
I keep waiting on the line for a sound
Throwing crystals at the wall, all around
Convincing to go rogue
For things out of control
Trade your face to count the ways the road behaves
You go, you go further away
Trade your face to count the ways the road behaves
You go, you go further away
Trade your face to count the ways the road behaves
You go, you go further away
I keep waiting on the line for a sound
Throwing crystals at the wall, all around
Convincing to go rogue
For things out of control
credits
released September 9, 2024
Written by: Natalie Lew and Benjamin Gibbard
Produced and Mixed by: Andy Park
Mastered by: Ed Brooks
Drums by Sean Lane
Written by: Natalie Lew and Benjamin Gibbard
Produced and Mixed by: Andy Park
Mastered by: Ed Brooks
Drums by Sean Lane
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