DOG BEACH, by Merryn Jeann

DOG BEACH

by Merryn Jeann

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1.	NUDE IN A WATERHOLE 04:57	lyrics	buy track
All alone in the desert That is where my father left me He shot a gun at my young brothers’ games We came here for a picnic but that was forgotten today So I remembered that I am brave I have the juice in case of misery I am strong and I know my way I tell myself to keep on goin’ today A door in the desert A sign awaits The sun is tempting me to undress Caught by the sun he gave me no shade I asked the moon, please, give me a real bed to sleep in There is an oasis just for us Even in this heat we will survive There is an oasis just for us Even in this heat we will survive Mirage of water, fruit and shade It only lasted one dream before night Is it a mirage Will I survive If it isn’t real Is this how I die? I don’t know where I am, I move with the clouds In my arms, I carry love It seems that I, Just a child alone Is indeed, a child no more Big open sky An endless road Heat so thick Hope dry as a bone One day I’ll get there But where is home? Big open sky And a child alone Is it a mirage Will I survive If it isn’t real Is this how I die? Is it a mirage Will I survive If it isn’t real Is this how I die?
2.	PIGEONS ARE DOVES 04:28	lyrics	buy track
The length of an insect The size of a fish The life in the ocean The love in a kiss Sober wanna feel drunk With something or with someone Memories braid chains over my chest I woke upside your head Your name ripened under the moon You woke up singing like a loon I know a secret Pigeons are doves They are just grey from all of the dust That we make that we break that we breed Helpless and careless they’ve been deceived He said she said ‘can i borrow your wings’ You seem brave, you seem brave You seem brave, you seem brave You seem brave Are you brave? Rain dirt dust Love or lust Rain dirt dust Love or lust Love or lust Rain dirt dust Love or lust Rain dirt dust Love or lust Rain dirt dust Love or lust Rain dirt dust Love or lust
3.	SUBCONSCIOUS LOVE CONNECTIONS 05:31	lyrics	buy track
To long for someone and to miss someone They aren’t the same feeling but the feelings get along A new lover, an old friend For different reasons I want you in my bed As I think of you, I leave where I am I reminisce and imagine what’s about to begin Double double this this ! Double double that that! Double life, oh yeah I dabble in that Oh although there is distance The planes won't’ fly and you’re locked outside You visit me when i’m dreaming Oh although there is distance It’s only a car ride on a straight road Till we’ll be up talking all evening A winter under the sun I went to have some fun The plane did fly though I didn’t tell anyone Surprised the friend, I opened the door I fell in love when I tapped his shoulder on the dancefloor As I think of you, I leave where I am I reminisce and imagine what’s about to begin Double double this this ! Double double that that! Double life, oh yeah I dabble in that Oh although there is distance The planes won't’ fly and you’re locked outside You visit me when i’m dreaming Oh although there is distance It’s only a car ride on a straight road Till we’ll be up talking all evening Subconscious love connections Bringing us together No matter how far We are from one another I have you in my heart Subconscious love connections Bringing us together No matter how far We are from one another I have you In my heart In my heart Oh although there is distance The planes won't’ fly and you’re locked outside You visit me when i’m dreaming Oh although there is distance It’s only a car ride on a straight road Till we’ll be up talking all evening Maeve - Hi friends, I really wish you were both here right now Because I just need someone to laugh with probably It’s kind of silly but I got rained out of my home (C ause I moved to Main Arm) And it’s flooding here And I’m currently in my car Sitting in the Woolies car park Cause i’ve driven everywhere And i’ve called everyone that I would feel I could go to their house And be in this kind of a mood where I’m just sad And none of them are around Or they haven’t picked up because they’re just having a rain day Anyway the point is this is so ridiculous And I know it’s a lol But there’s no one I can talk too And I love you guys And I can’t wait to see you Merryn - Oh, yeah, like I said you guys were in my dream last night And it was one of those really beautiful dreams Where it made sense that you were all together And I woke up feeling really happy And then I saw that i got these messages So I was there with you Mavis Far away but quite close at the same time
4.	MADAME ON THE ROCKS 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Madame on the rock Bathing in the sunlight With skin alike to a precious stone She don’t seem to mind the sun ain’t never sleepin’ Living each day like it’s the week’s end Slow that motor boat, it’s breaking up the peace here Turn off that music, i’m tryna hear the birds sing What exactly are you celebrating Watch out for pickpockets down the alleyways Look at all the dancers and how their party sways The sea is the moon wearing a deep blue coloured cape That’s capturing our bodies and taking us far away Silky angels in the water put salt on mermaids’ tails Licorice on my lips they got me drunk and told me tales Two lovers sing for the moon with hunger for the night Tryna smoke in the wind but the wind put out the light
5.	THANK GOD FOR ASTROLOGY 03:14	lyrics	buy track
I feel nostalgic I feel sad I am melancholic I like that I am a gemini Walking the line Often off balanced Off in the sky Thank god for the star signs They explain so much about me and you Thank god for astrology To have something to blame this on! I feel weary (weary) I feel alive (alive! alive!) I prefer the morning (the morning!) But sometimes I prefer the night I am a gemini Lost in my mind Thinking too much About how to use my precious time Thank god for the star signs They explain so much about me and you Thank god for astrology To have something to blame this on Thank god for the star signs They explain so much about me and you Thank god for astrology To have something to blame this on Gemini Gemini Ohhhhh myyyyy gooooood!!! Me and you! Blame this on! (Thank god!) (Thank god!) (Thank god!) Thank god for the star signs They explain so much about me and you Thank god for astrology To have something to blame this on
6.	ME B4 U 02:26	lyrics	buy track
I’m in the countryside on my old bike I’m in the countryside soaking up the sunlight I wanna tell you how i feel but i’m nervous (nervous) Loosen up the shoulders Grease on the elbows There’s too much tension Learn to let it go I wanna tell you how I feel but i’m nervous Slowly i’m getting older Slowly i’m getting kinder too With my soul and my body I need to trust myself before I can trust you This is not a romance or infatuation You can feel your spine when your hand is in mine I wanna tell you how I feel but i’m nervous (nervous) Each time we meet I leave with many questions Thank you for the early morning conversation I’m hard on my heart like a rock over a flower The beauty wants to bloom but it needs more water Slowly i’m getting older Slowly i’m getting kinder too With my soul and my body Trust myself before I trust you Slowly i’m getting older Slowly i’m getting kinder too With my soul and my body Trust myself before I trust you Slowly i’m getting older Slowly i’m getting kinder too With my soul and my body Trust myself before I trust you
7.	TALKING TO ANGELS 03:59	lyrics	buy track
How many days do I feel empty Too many How many nights do I wait for her to come To free me To find there’s been peace all along I’m talking to angels, talking to you It has been a long time, since you came through How many days do I feel empty Too many How many nights do I wait for her to come I’m talking to angels, talking to you It has been a long time, since you came through Talking to angels, talking to you It has been a long time, since you came through Talking to angels, talking to you It has been a long time, since you came through Talking to angels, talking to you It has been a long time, since you came through (Nana reads poem by Merryn) Until one day i saw myself above the sea She was smiling softly at me Suddenly i could feel the thread in my sock And see the veins in the leaves And taste the difference between salty and sweet But once you start seeing it you can’t go back because you know you’re cheating yourself on a mystery much greater than that
8.	JUICE 02:20	lyrics	buy track
Where's the juice It’s in your cheeks It’s in your voice and it’s making me weak Oh baby I want you Oh baby I need you Oh baby I need to see you one last time Before you’re on the other side of the world to mine Where’s the fruit That we forgot to eat It’s getting late and I’m so hungry Oh baby I want you Oh baby I need you Oh baby I need to see you one last time Before you’re on the other side of the world to mine Where’s the juice It’s in your cheeks It’s in your voice and it’s making me weak Oh baby i want you Oh baby i need you Oh baby i need to see you one last time Before you’re on the other side of the world to mine
9.	NUN AT THE AIRPORT 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Nun at the airport waiting to fly Nun with a suspicion that it’s almost her time She has been feeling far from god So she’s taken it upon herself to ask ‘where you’ve gone’ Cause she's on a mission She’s on a mission, she’s on a mission She wants to get Higher! I wanna get higher! Higher! I wanna get higher! The plane took off towards the clouds Into a storm Chaos! Electric! Power! The nun got out of her seat And knelt on the ground With eyes closed and hands in prayer She howled and shook like the winds out there She cried out to god ‘Show me you’re really somewhere!’ Cause i’m on a mission, i’m on a mission I’m on a mission I want to get Higher! I wanna get higher! I wanna get higher! I wanna get higher! Higher! Higher! I wanna get higher! I wanna get, i wanna get Higher! Higher! Higher! I believe in magic I believe in magic I believe in magic
10.	PRESENT 05:13	lyrics	buy track
You can see it on my tongue I haven’t slept for days I need to find a silence I can sit inside of Without losing myself to the trickery And the doctor I don’t want to know their name They’ll say ‘one day darlin, you might just go crazy’ And I hope I’m living a life I want to remember Because in real time I’m not a real believer Present will you wrap it up for me And hand it to me quietly You can see it on my tongue I haven’t slept for days I’ve been getting drunk and just giving my body away I can convince myself that it’s what I want If I sleep with the wrong one But can I laugh at the vulnerabilities of our bare hands Present will you wrap it up for me And hand it to me quietly Present will you wrap it up for me And hand it to me quietly I said goodbye to love I think it’s what I want I want to go inside my heart and throw it all back up There’s got to be more than anxiousness I try to smile each morning Before I get dressed Present will you wrap it up for me And hand it to me quietly Present will you wrap it up for me And hand it to me quietly

about

Dog Beach is Merryn’s first full length LP following up her debut self titled LP in 2019. It is a body of work that represents the entirety of her artistic world, it is honest, expressive and personal nurturing the theme ‘Coming of age, in your own time’.

It explores pop, grunge, rock and folk with orchestral and cinematic tones.

Inspired by Arthur Russell’s movement of bringing pop acts to the NYC Avant Garde space ‘The Kitchen’ in the 80s, Merryn is excited to bring art performance to the indie pop world and challenge the traditional form of gigs and touring. To curate, in atypical spaces, a different kind of live music experience incorporating theatrical energy with input from fellow artist comrades.

Felt in this album Merryn, in collaboration with Rob Ellis and other musicians, has shown her ability to bring multi genres, lyrics and ideas together, resulting in a pop album with a spirited and playful integrity.

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released February 23, 2024

All songs by Merryn Jeann

Produced by Rob Ellis

Musicians: Merryn Jeann, Rob Ellis, Christelle Canot, Ben Christophers, Jim Barr, Adam Rothschild, Patrick J Pearson, Simon Dobson, Will Harvey

Mixed by TJ Allen / Mastered by Heba Kadry, NYC

Recorded at The Glaucus House, Middle Farm Studios, Devon U.K. engineered by Patrick J Pearson

Recorded at Vada studios U.K., engineered by George Perks, assisted by Sam Worskett

Album Artwork by Merryn Jeann
Photos by Rosa Spring Voss and Honor Bathurst
Album Graphic Design Valya Ying-Li Hooi

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