I wrote Seaworm in 2015 while taking the IPS course at Seneca. I had just gotten back from a Cuba trip with my boyfriend. We had just started dating (first few months of a 5 year relationship) and I feel like I knew how big/scary/emotional it was going to be when I looked out at the ocean. The idea of the song was to compare these big scary feelings of giving your heart to someone new, to the ocean - its mysteries, its beauty, its calmness. It was used in my summative performance project, so my fellow classmates had heard it at least 40 times. The first time I tried psychedelics, I ran into a (drunk) classmate who told me he thought it was boring. So I never played it again! But fuck that! Justice for seaworm. All of his assignments ended up being plagiarised anyway. This was recorded at Grant Avenue (sans strings, harmonies, and cajon), and the piano was completely improvised. This was the first song I finished when I made this album!
lyrics
Look at me, look at me, I am swimming in your oceans
Made me think, made me think, made me think you are the only one
Yeah you’re the last one
There are creatures, hear them breathe
They can walk, yea they can eat
There are secrets underground
Things we haven’t figured out
Could you turn it down a tad, my ears are ringing pretty bad
I can’t stand the thought of silence when I’m with you
Look at me, look at me, I am nine years old and learning
Tripped and fell, tripped and fell, tripped and fell into a dream
There was only me
There are creatures, hear them breathe
They can walk, yea they can eat
There are secrets underground
Things we haven’t figured out
Could you turn it down a tad, my ears are ringing pretty bad
I can’t stand the thought of silence when I’m with you
It’s like every promise that I’ve made is laid out on your lap
It’s like every heart I’ve broken has been pointed on a map
And the ocean breathes like our parents bleed every time we don’t call back
I can’t stand the thought of silence when I’m with you
credits
from Bruises,
released May 11, 2023
Music & Lyrics by Missy Bauman
Produced by Missy Bauman
Performed by Missy Bauman and Jill Sauterig (cello)
Recorded at Grant Avenue Studios with Amy King
these guys have everything great about modern indie-folk. gripping harmonies, beautiful lyrics, and amazing folks with the biggest hearts. Missy Bauman
A female voice that feels out of another century quivers over a folk harp on the 11 tracks that make up this exclusive video album. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 14, 2016
