Shelf Life (2022)

by Lou Mclean

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lyrics

Pick me from the display.
I wanna know if you want me this way?
Another battle, just another day
but I’ve got something else to say.

“My body’s not a political playground”
but they take their best shot, legislation inbound.
I never felt so trapped before,
this is something we can’t ignore.

Shelf life
Packed & ready for your convenience
Shelf life
Sleepless nights awake and dreamless
It’s nothing that we’ve never heard before
It’s just something we learned to ignore

Pick me from the display
Still wanna know if you want her this way?
She’ll get fired when her hair turns grey
like she’s got nothing else to say

Shelf life
Packed & ready for your convenience
Shelf life
Sleepless nights awake and dreamless
It’s nothing that we’ve never heard before
It’s just something we learned to ignore

Don’t pick me from the display
Resist them when they say that’s its always been this way.
If their attitude’s from yesterday,
then darling, just walk away.

Shelf life
Packed & ready for your convenience
Shelf life
Sleepless nights awake and dreamless
It’s nothing that we’ve never heard before
But it’s something we can’t ignore.

credits

released January 23, 2022
Written by: L.Mclean
Production: Berta Kennedy
Mastered: Jen Athan

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Lou Mclean Edinburgh, UK

LOU MCLEAN is a singer/songwriter who sprang from the GRS Edinburgh collective. Taking her place as the riot grrrl scene’s token pop princess, she writes darkly comedic feminist bangers, always focussing on lyric & melody. Her musical journey has been as eclectic as her influences, spanning genre and ignoring convention. She is currently studying MA in Songwriting at UWS. 'Killjoy' is her 4th EP. ... more

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