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Fishmouth Lyrics by Spektral Quartet, Julia Holter

Behind the Wallpaper

2023

[Verse 1]
When you walked in the door
They were waiting
They confronted you with the evidence
You'd been practicing in the mirror
[Verse 2]
They caught you off guard
You weren't ready
If they'd waited another day, you would've been fine
But when you attempted to speak
[Chorus]
Whole fish
Flopping from your mouth
Wriggling on the floor
Gasping for air
[Post-Chorus]
Ocean water everywhere
Staining the carpet and running out the door
[Interlude]
"So that's your big secret?
You've been swallowing live fish?"
You werеn't listening
You were trying to gеt the taste from your mouth
[Bridge]
All over the city
You'd noticed people spitting on the sidewalks
You'd always just thought of them as rude
But now you wondered
Did they try to explain a disconcerting situation too soon
And end up with the ocean in their mouths?
[Verse 3]
You could still taste the salt
Two weeks later
You could still feel the friction of the scales in your throat
And your teeth were slowly dissolving
[Verse 4]
All the dentists you saw
Shrugged their shoulders
They couldn't figure out what was happening
So, bit by bit, you retreated from your daily life
[Outro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Credits
Spektral Quartet

Spektral Quartet

Julia Holter

Julia Holter

About “Fishmouth” by Spektral Quartet

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"Fishmouth" appears on "Behind the Wallpaper" in 2023.

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