Lord Of The Flies & Birds & Bees

by TALK

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1.	Fall For You 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Every time you're close to me I bite my lip until it bleeds Can't drop the feeling Floor on the ceiling Why am I afraid to cut my teeth? 'Cause every time you look at me I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you I fall (fall) Fall Until I bruise Fall like a prayer Down to my knees Fall asleep With you next to me I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you If on the other side I break I pray the Lord my soul to take The fantasies of you Are never enough Cut the parachute I'm ready to jump I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you I fall (fall) Fall Until I bruise Fall like a prayer Down to my knees Fall asleep With you next to me I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you Fall Fall For you I fall Fall Until I bruise I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you I fall (fall) Fall Until I bruise Fall like a prayer Down to my knees Fall asleep With you next to me I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you I fall (fall) Fall (fall) For you
2.	Talking To Aliens 03:25	lyrics	buy track
Woke up to loud sounds 3 AM next to my house It's not my friends But I wished and I hoped and I wanted it to be Closed all my windows Checked the doors Boxing shadows on a checkered floor Am I scared of myself or the whole world around me? An endless conversation When I'm talking Ouuuu Feel like I'm talking to aliens Too many people one room Feel like I'm talking two languages I can't escape Like I'm on fire Jaws gonna break At the hands of a liar When I'm talking ouuuu Feel like I'm talking to aliens Using ashes To keep me safe from the masses Who can't relate I'm getting hopeful someone takes me away (An endless conversation) Every syllable makes me feel more alone A vicious cycle makes me feel more alone Every syllable makes me feel more alone A vicious cycle makes me feel more alone When I'm talking ouuuu Feel like I'm talking to aliens Too many people one room Feel like I'm talking two languages I can't escape Like I'm on fire Jaws gonna break At the hands of a liar When I'm talking ouu Feel like I'm talking to aliens Every syllable makes me feel more alone A vicious cycle makes me feel more alone Every syllable makes me feel more alone A vicious cycle makes me feel more alone Every syllable makes me feel more alone A vicious cycle makes me feel more alone Every syllable makes me feel more alone A vicious cycle makes me feel more alone When I'm talking ouuu Feel like I'm talking to aliens Too many people one room Feel like I'm talking two languages I can't escape Like I'm on fire Jaws gonna break At the hands of a liar When I'm talking ouu Feel like I'm talking to aliens
3.	A Little Bit Happy 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Old, old souls Don't know they're old Until they're on the edge Trying to process The loss of old friends Scars, old scars I keep in jars Collect them like a badge Won't forget the past Those old, old friends Turns out all of my highs are making love to my lows Making fun of my boundaries, sticks and stones You say "love" I believe it to the bone If I could see How you see me I could be A little bit happy And through your eyes I realize I could be a little bit happy Ah, ah, ah, a little bit happy Ah, ah, ah, a little bit happy Cold, so cold Even tippy's birds went home But I'm still standing here Counting all my tears Trying to feel what you felt for years Turns out all of my highs are making love to my lows Making fun of my boundaries, sticks and stones You say "Love" I believe it to the bone If I could see How you see me I could be A little bit happy And through your eyes I realize I could be a little bit happy Ah, ah, ah, a little bit happy Ah, ah, ah, a little bit happy Ah, ah, ah, a little bit happy Ah, ah, ah, a little bit happy Ah, ah, ah, a little bit happy
4.	Run Away to Mars 03:33	lyrics	buy track
Your colour's fading 'Cause I kept you waiting It's a wild, wild world And you're a wild, wild girl Our sun's still shining But it seems half the size And it's a wild, wild world Out here Before my time runs out What if I run away to Mars? Would you find me in the stars? Would you miss me in the end If I run out of oxygen? When I run away to Mars I can't tell which way's home I've been gone for so long It's an empty world up here I skip stones and wonder How long till I'm discovered? It's a quiet life up here Before my time runs out What if I run away to Mars? Would you find me in the stars? Would you miss me in the end If I run out of oxygen? When I run away to Mars Three, two, one, I miss you I'm sorry, I got issues What if I run away to Mars? Would you find me in the stars? Would you miss me in the end If I run out of oxygen? When I run away to Mars
5.	Afraid of the Dark 03:47	lyrics	buy track
Come and tell me a story Back when you were a kid You were queen of the island All the things that you did Show me all of the pictures The house on the lake All the kings and royals And all the friends that you made She said, "Tell the ones you love, you love them Turn your minutes into moments Don't be scared to give away your heart" But I'm still afraid of the dark Still scared of my shadow Still looking for monsters under my bed every night Oh, I wish you were right there To fight off the nightmares You were the night light on a dark night like the stars I'm still afraid of the dark Always looking out for me Always seeing my best You'd be proud of my story Now I'm writing the rest I remember the bedroom At the end of the hall I'll be walking beside you Till the end of it all She said, "Tell the ones you love, you love them Turn your minutes into moments Don't be scared to give away your heart" But I'm still afraid of the dark Still scared of my shadow Still looking for monsters under my bed every night Oh, I wish you were right there To fight off the nightmares You were the night light on a dark night like the stars I'm still afraid of the dark You were the night light on a dark night like the stars I'm still afraid of the dark Still scared of my shadow Still looking for monsters under my bed every night Oh, I wish you were right there To fight off the nightmares You were the night light on a dark night like the stars I'm still afraid of the dark You were the night light on a dark night like the stars I'm still afraid of the dark
6.	Wasteland 02:53	lyrics	buy track
Blow out your voice Burn all your clothes There's more to see Why be afraid when you have a chance to be happy So we're tie dyeing Jesus We won't pledge allegiance The White House is speechless Emotional treason, oh Hand on your heart Kiss it away Hey! Do you want to taste your freedom? I'll take you to the wasteland Hey! Where you can't be chased by demons I'll take you to the wasteland Oh, oh, it's beautiful Oh, oh, it's beautiful Hey! Do you want to taste your freedom? I'll take you to the wasteland Chest full of toys All with a broke or missing piece Dead or alive Lord of the flies and birds and bees We're tie dyeing Jesus And dancing with feeling We're whispering secrets Emotional treason, oh Hand on your heart Throw it away Hey! Do you want to taste your freedom? I'll take you to the wasteland Hey! Where you can't be chased by demons I'll take you to the wasteland Oh, oh, it's beautiful Oh, oh, it's beautiful Hey! Do you want to taste your freedom? I'll take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Take you to the wasteland Oh, oh it's beautiful Oh, oh, it's beautiful Hey! Do you want to taste your freedom? I'll take you to the wasteland
7.	This Is It 03:15	lyrics	buy track
You're alright if you don't Worry about, worry about where you might go Navigate every breath Don't worry about the future kid 'Cause this is it You'll be alone if you say so With your eyes closed you're missing it If your fences are electric Then you're missing that this is it All those stars you followed and missed Well this is it All those wishing well coins you flipped Well this is it I've been on nine lives like 99 times Never took the time to let it all go Always on thin ice, walking really fine lines Can't deny I've denied that This is it You'll be alone if you say so With your eyes closed you're missing it If your fences are electric Then you're missing that this is it All those stars you followed and missed Well this is it All those wishing well coins you flipped Well this is it Well this is it Well this is it Give it up oh Give it up oh Give it up oh Give it up oh Give it up oh Give it up oh Give it up oh This is it All those stars you followed and missed Well this is it All those wishing well coins you flipped Well this is it Well this is it Well this is it Well this is it
8.	History 03:23	lyrics	buy track
I'll always be a scream away That you can hear across the lake I'll let you have a little space Meet me on the other side The grass will be a shade of blue The trees will shade the thought of you No clocks to tell you what to do Meet me on the other side Love takes time Don't care about butterflies I'm down for the mystery (mystery) We're making history (history) Love takes time A lifetime to improvise I'm down for the mystery (mystery) We're making history (history) A world where every bird will sing About their lover's broken wings Is not a place I want to be Meet me on the other side Pick you apart for emotional gain When I feel lost you always give me grace I'm not worried I have mountains of faith Meet me on the other side Love takes time Don't care about butterflies I'm down for the mystery (mystery) We're making history (history) Love takes time A lifetime to improvise I'm down for the mystery (mystery) We're making history (history) Love takes time Don't care about butterflies I'm down for the mystery (mystery) We're making history (history) Love takes time A lifetime to improvise I'm down for the mystery (mystery) We're making history (history)
9.	Harder It Breaks 03:31	lyrics	buy track
When cowboys cry It breaks the sky Like an atom bomb going off inside I've felt heaven just one time Made a fool of me, what a fool am I? Got nothing left to hide The bigger the heart The harder it breaks The more that you give it The harder it aches I'm more scared of love Than I was yesterday The bigger the heart The harder it breaks Set my course Held you tight But you disappeared like a shadow in the night Even empires have to die Only took a day, what a fool am I? There's nothing left to hide The bigger the heart The harder it breaks The more that you give it The harder it aches I'm more scared of love Than I was yesterday The bigger the heart The harder it breaks When the light disappears from it all And the moon and the stars start to fall Better lost than have not loved at all The bigger the heart The harder it breaks The more that you give it The harder it aches I'm more scared of love Than I was yesterday The bigger the heart The harder it breaks The harder it breaks
10.	Set On Me 03:31	lyrics	buy track
In my head there's supermodels Four am and empty bottles Hands are stained with old regrets I cut the seams To sow the dress It's hard to stop And hard to start Like two flat tires on one shit car And no one sees you getting far Like pipe dreams on the boulevard Because the lies I see in dreams All come from magazines Take my money Kill the lights Close the curtains Ground my highs I won't let No, I won't let I won't let the sun set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on The 80s on TV seem real Rock-and-roll and sex appeal Test my luck spin the wheel Close my eyes and click my heels Because the lies I see in dreams All come from magazines Take my money Kill the lights Close the curtains Ground my highs I won't let No, I won't let I won't let the sun set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me Set on Set on Set on Set on me

about

I started making music for the same reason a lot of people do: because there was something that didn’t exist that I wanted to hear.

I love music from tons of artists and tons of different genres, and I kind of settled in between them. Executive-produced by Britney/Gaga hookmaster Justin Tranter, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees belongs to a lineage of unapologetically grandiose pop music that extends through the rock pageantry of Queen, the skyscraping anthems of Journey, and the unabashed emotionalism of Coldplay.

Written during the darkest days of the pandemic, my 2021 debut single, “Run Away to Mars,” captured the sound of a housebound singer-songwriter imagining a stadium full of people singing along with me, elevating a simple campfire serenade into a heaven-sent hymn. But after a belated TikTok boost propelled the track to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative chart a year later, that scenario feels like less of a fantasy—and with my first full-length album, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees, I continues reaching for the stars and beyond.

Whether TALK is scaling a mountainous power ballad like “Afraid of the Dark” or blazing down the freeway via the guitar-charged indie-pop escapism of “Wasteland,” the songs on Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees are all headed in the same direction: over the top. But for all its epic ambitions, the album retains the essential quality that inspired millions of listeners to join me on my maiden voyage to Mars.

It all boils down to heart. As long as the songs mean something, they're gonna be impactful to others, and I think that there's a lot of music today that's missing that. But when a song really does have heart, it resonates with a lot of people

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released October 30, 2023

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TALK Ottawa, Ontario

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Nicholas Durocher, known professionally as Talk, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician best known for his 2022 hit single "Run Away to Mars"

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