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Artwork by
Alisha Bourke (Sunny)

Normal

Potential

January 6th, 2023
6 tracks
25:19
Normal
Normal
Badlands
0:00
4:36
1
Badlands
Potential
Ants crawl over everything I own My blood pools Swells and crusts and dries My heart palpitates My lungs crackle, click and burn I overflow I wish someone would crack my skull Grind their teeth on me until I’m dust Breath hard on me when you lie to me Make me feel everything you can’t Ants crawl over everything I own They are found wanting All over
4:36
2
Non-Zero Sum Game
Potential
My hands are raw Don’t think they’re healing The sun is up before we’ve gone to sleep My eyes are sandpaper You tear yourself to pieces Til you’re confetti Why not invite people over? Pretend it’s a party
3:34
3
The Observer
Potential
Shed the husk of our summer skin Embrace that we’re ageing Rubberneck your scars I come by it honestly To tread lightly Pave over the depths of your folds Gnash at that wound Mement that mori Ephemeral learning You’re learning Massive headway Laughs behind my fraud insight Enrich my enclosure With shiny things, you all bring
4:24
4
Destructive Normality
Potential
Scrape out your bones Show your work Prove your worth Pour down synthetic green Sink into a hollow dream Smother me, Pollyanna queen Phase out all you’ve known Miasma screams You no longer own Your bones
4:34
5
Phosphorescence
Potential
3:31
6
Chronic Gains
Potential
You love to gut it out It’s not you, it’s me I’m projecting I’m deflecting Do you approve? Tell me you like me And that I’m funny Can you grade me? I can't self reflect I wanna say it all Fucked up, but not quite enough My deepest shame It’s electric It repels me It compels me Strip the sheets Tear down the blinds Scorch the earth It’s overdue The fall
4:40

Normal was recorded in August 2022 on the stolen land of the Gadigal & Wangal peoples. We acknowledge their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities and that these lands have been materially, ecologically and socially transformed through occupation by settlers. This transformation does not erase history, sovereignty or connections to culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.

Thank you Tom & Sarah (of Black Wire), Tom (of Beatdisc), Josh, Carl, Tori, Peter, Mikhaila, Ed, Andy, Alice, Max (of Clean Shirt), and everyone who helped us out. We love you x

Credits

Written by Potential

Synth / beats / vocals | Alisha Bourke
Bass / guitar / vocals | Dean Crowe
Sax / vocals / woodwind / strings | Nick Levy

Engineering | Joshua Dowton
Mastering | Carl Saff
Art | Alisha Bourke
Released by Black Wire Records | BWR-42

Guests featured on ‘Phosphorescence’:
Clarinet | Joshua Dowton
Violin | Tori Spooner
Cello | Peter Hollo
Drums | Tom Houlahan

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