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Girl K Is For The People

by GIRL K

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1.
You 02:34
You’re gone again and I don’t think this time you’ll be coming back. And even I your closest friend have forgotten why you left. Why you left. Chances are you’ll never see me again I’m your only friend Never again I’m your only friend. Who’s gonna protect you Who’s gonna love you Who’s gonna protect you Even when nobody wants to? You’re gone again and I don't think you’ll be coming back I don’t understand you.
2.
Best For You 02:46
Sitting on the edge of a permanent change I never thought I’d have to decide Loving someone should feel safe But the world will change its mind. I wanna be your best friend Let me save my best for you. I want the mirror all but something to hang onto. Hold onto me in the water of the past Grab our sinking feelings from the back I’ve never loved anyone more Sitting in a bar next to your neighbor I’ve never felt more close to you Are the hard parts something we can waive No one else is going to I’ll keep the mess under the bed Leave without a clue I’ll come back in the morning I’d always come back for you Hold onto me in the water of the past Grab our sinking feelings from the back I’ve never loved anyone more Hold onto me Don’t let go I need someone.
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I was brought here saved by love the water fills my throat United as one we will find a promising hope Uhx??? I’m asking for a little space Wrap my head around the waist Give it a good look wish it was boy proof Playing the big man again Living in a ten by ten (Give me love, give me proof, show me trust, speak truth) Have my hands over my head You can take me leave them You are bullet proof whos gonna hurt you Someone else is hungry too Easy in your living room (Give me love, give me proof, show me trust, speak truth) I wanna see it all as it was x2 Uhx??? We’re not asking too much Look outside we’ve blown your bluff No one has your face No one carries your shame Give back the peoples chair We’ve always been here (Give me love, give me proof, show me trust, speak truth) They say its all over now and no one wants to move What happens when no one wants to lose? They say its all over now and no one wants to breath What happens when no one wants to dream? I wanna see it all as it was x2
4.
Real Mad 03:25
I bet you get real mad When you’re with other men It must be hard to be a ghost When you try to get close They always push you back You know what they want from you Keep you from their view You don’t have to take that Things haven’t changed for a long time Their eyes are the same and you aren’t surprised You’ve got the right idea in mind Turn their bad behavior into crimes You’ve got the ball on your side Show them the truth they try to criticize You’ve got the right idea in mind Turn their bad behavior into crimes I can’t tell you How hard it is When the boys club is talking down Asking you if you’re in or out It’s all a mess It’s not up to you to clean it Things haven’t changed for a long time Their eyes are the same and you aren’t surprised You’ve got the right idea in mind Turn their bad behavior into crimes Every hour every second Someone’s being called and tested Running down the street to be alone The problem’s when they start forgetting To treat a person with the thought of letting Them have the room to grow Things haven’t changed for a long time Their eyes are the same and you aren’t surprised You’ve got the right idea in mind Turn their bad behavior into crimes You’ve got the ball on your side Show them the truth they try to criticize You’ve got the right idea in mind Turn their bad behavior into crimes
5.
Hah 03:59
Take the people out their rooms Show them all something new Make them move Its just another record on the shelf Spin it on your fingers for less digital sounds Its just another reason to be clean Turn your backs on beauty to see everything What do we look like dancing on our own Take the people into space If they want to call it heavens gates let them see Its just another reason to be alive Its just another day before its another life Its just another reason to be free Turning our backs on beauty to breathe Come with me And you’re home What are we like Dancing on our own Come with me And we’re gods To heavens gates Dancing again the odds Come with me And you’re home What are we like Dancing on our own Come with me And we’re gods To heavens gates Dancing again the odds
6.
Departures 03:50
Alone they had nothing They’ll get to chicago And turn for that something that will darken their glow Long faces short smiles They loosen up their seatbelts If they were going driving It’s always been how they felt How they felt Oh the young ones they get out of hand Was once one They grow like leaves out of the sand Anytime they get stuck they always find another way out Anytime they lose a hand they grow and arm and wave it about They’ll always understand, never learn, change their plan (ooos and ahs) He said to meet at the station I swore she saw him drive away Love only lasts a while but her feelings won’t change (ooos)

about

Girl K began as the solo moniker of Kathy Patino in 2017. When the project moved from DIY open mic nights to Chicago, Patino joined forces with Tony Mest, Alex Pieczynski, and Kevin Sheppard. On the strength of For Now, the quartet’s debut outing as a full band, Girl K found themselves labeled an “artist to watch” by the Chicago Reader and Tribune, earning nods from NPR and Paste Magazine, and developing an energetic live presence on their first tours, including an Audiotree session.

Girl K Is For the People, the band’s follow-up EP for Take This to Heart Records (PONY, Future Teens), pivots towards a different take on supercharged indie pop. Borrowing from Patino’s life-long admiration for the 1980s, For the People gains its energy from that decade’s fluorescence and color. The songs took shape over two years, crafted around MIDI keyboard patches that sing the praises of nostalgia while having one foot firmly planted towards the future. Just take a listen to the title track, a rollicking, bass-driven moment that perfectly introduces Girl K 2.0. As Patino says, “we’re here to comfort you and validate you through our music.” 

For those looking for an experience that splits the difference between urgent danceability and timeless vulnerability, Girl K’s just for you. Better yet: there’s something here for everyone.

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released September 10, 2021

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GIRL K Chicago, Illinois

GIRL K is an Indie Pop artist from Chicago, Illinois.
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