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Powder in the Air

from Can You Feel It by Alice Ava

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lyrics

There’s this funny trick or call it a test
Maybe you’ve seen it, it’s hard to forget
A hollow mask spins around
And when it’s time for the other side

No matter what you do
No matter how hard you try
You just can’t see it right
you just can’t see it right

You just can’t see it right
Unless you’ve lost your mind
You just can’t see it right

All those great men who loved their parchment
Some were great men some good at dressing-up
All those great men also loved their wigs
They kept them powdered to cover the scent

It was the fashion
It was what everyone did
Except the few guys
Who wore their own hair

Now we wear our own hair
We wear our own hair
But there’s powder in the air
So much powder in the air

There’s powder in the air
There’s powder in the air
So much powder in the air
Why’s there still powder in the air

The Wild West, nice concept
Cowboys and their friends
Great day for a big run
Grab your things, grab your flags

At high noon, make the mad dash
Stab the dirt hard, do it for the kids

We didn’t loot this
We didn’t loot this
Somebody else did
So can we keep it? / We're gonna keep it

There’s powder in the air
There’s powder in the air
There's powder in the air
So much powder in the air

Additional notes:
Verse 2 inspired by this Jeffrey A. Larson's answer to the q "What was the Founding Fathers' real hair like?" on Quora: https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-Founding-Fathers-real-hair-like

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from Can You Feel It, released June 3, 2021
alice on vox/piano/brasss
david metcalf on guitar
joe tepperman on bass
joe tomino on drums
vox and keys recorded at home
drums recorded by pete min at lucy's meat market
mixed by matt lynch at mysterious mammal
mastered by adam gonsalves at telegraph

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Alice Ava Richmond, California

Alice Ava is the solo project of Alice Lin. She is half of experimental rock duo Eagle and Talon and chamber pop project Alice and Michi. She also sometimes plays drums with Bodies of Water.

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