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Pet

from Iron lung

March 14th, 2025
10 tracks
41:20
Iron lung
Iron lung
Pet
0:00
3:23
Pet
The Simulacrum
Hey pet, wanna play a game My pet, don't try to run Say pet, the one I can't tame Here pet, we'll have some fun How does it feel to get this close to death my dear I could never kill my pet for I love it too much How does it feel to get this close to nothing I could never kill my pet for I love you too much Dear pet, stop your screaming This pet, how I missed you Oh pet, I could just frame you up Come pet, I want to hear you beg for forgiveness How does it feel to get this close to death my dear I could never kill my pet for I love it too much How does it feel to get this close to nothing I could never kill my pet for I love you too much Tell me when you can't breathe So I can go for a minute more I'll play doctor upon your lips see how far you can stretch Light a candle in your eyes You'll be my new counterpiece Masterpiece
6:10

"Iron Lung for me is about beginnings. I always go into big projects like this with a goal, and for this my goal was to make a full album that I thought was good all the way through. Iron Lung is the first thing that feels professional in quality and not made in a bedroom by a teenager (even though it very much is at the end of the day). I worked with b0ttle (Faulty Radiator, Patchwork) to get it to that level of quality and I think it worked out really well. There will always be a layer of amateurish quality to a debut album, especially self-released and DIY, and I don't want to be ashamed of that. This album told me that what I needed to do is be honest, and to go with my heart. The record tells many stories, not just the ones in the songs, but the story of the process around them."
~Nichole McCarver

Credits

nichole mccarver - writing, guitar, programming, vocals, sampler (3, 6, 8, 10), noise (2, 4, 10), synthtar (7),
b0ttle - production, mixing, writing (8) additional programming (1-6 8-10), additional guitar (1, 3-5, 8-9), backing vocals (1-6, 8-9)
r-a-t - sampler, percussion (6)
photography taken by carol mizer