Motherland
Julia Jacklin"Motherland" is a song by Julia Jacklin, released in 2016 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:32 long and contains 54 lines and 368 words.
0:31these new lines on my face
0:33spell out "girl pick up your pace
0:37if you want to stay true to what your younger self would do"
0:45and this kink in my walk
0:49makes me focus when i talk
0:53if i can't trust my feet
0:57then it's my tongue i choose to keep
1:05and i walk slow so i can read
1:08let my head fall, my hips lead
1:12why'd you write the words so small?
1:16did you fool me, are they words at all?
1:21or are you pulling down the veil
1:23keeping grounded as you set my sail?
1:27by the time i pull it off
1:31all my innocence is lost
1:35and oh i'm good, i think i'm good
1:38will i be great, will i be great?
1:43is it money i wanna make or is it sweet love
1:49for his sake?
1:55and these new parts i now need
1:57to help me function, help me feed
2:01they are beyond my modest earnings
2:06oh the girls they keep turning up the heat
2:11as if it's cold
2:13but i'm hot, too hot to hold
2:18i'll burn a hole right through the hull
2:23when will i
2:26ever see the land?
2:29will i ever see the land?
2:32oh water can't revive me
2:36i need dirt in my hand
2:40will i ever see the land?
2:43will i ever see the land?
2:48oh the ground will give me something
2:52i know that it can
3:12see i have charm and i have sight
3:15and i always try and do what's right
3:19but i have faults you know it's true
3:23especially when it comes to treating you well
3:27i will work when all my thoughts are mine again
3:34see i was sure at the start, turns out i tried too hard
3:42and oh i'm good, i think i'm good
3:46will i be great, will i be great?
3:50is it money i wanna make or is it sweet love
3:57for his sake?
4:03when will i
4:06ever see the land?
4:08will i ever see the land?
4:13oh water can't revive me
4:17i need dirt in my hand
4:20will i ever see the land?
4:25will i ever see the land?
4:28oh the ground will give me something
4:32i know that it can
these new lines on my face spell out "girl pick up your pace if you want to stay true to what your younger self would do" and this kink in my walk makes me focus when i talk if i can't trust my feet then it's my tongue i choose to keep and i walk slow so i can read let my head fall, my hips lead why'd you write the words so small? did you fool me, are they words at all? or are you pulling down the veil keeping grounded as you set my sail? by the time i pull it off all my innocence is lost and oh i'm good, i think i'm good will i be great, will i be great? is it money i wanna make or is it sweet love for his sake? and these new parts i now need to help me function, help me feed they are beyond my modest earnings oh the girls they keep turning up the heat as if it's cold but i'm hot, too hot to hold i'll burn a hole right through the hull when will i ever see the land? will i ever see the land? oh water can't revive me i need dirt in my hand will i ever see the land? will i ever see the land? oh the ground will give me something i know that it can see i have charm and i have sight and i always try and do what's right but i have faults you know it's true especially when it comes to treating you well i will work when all my thoughts are mine again see i was sure at the start, turns out i tried too hard and oh i'm good, i think i'm good will i be great, will i be great? is it money i wanna make or is it sweet love for his sake? when will i ever see the land? will i ever see the land? oh water can't revive me i need dirt in my hand will i ever see the land? will i ever see the land? oh the ground will give me something i know that it can
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