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Favorite Things

from The Keep by Lan Miao

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Originally, it was going to be Western orchestral strings only. Then one night as I listened back, I kept hearing the erhu (a Chinese two-string violin). It sounds like crying to me, which is what the climax of the song conveys for me. 

lyrics

In my oversized shirt
I slowly walk down the hill
In my head
I hear the click click sound of the flashing lights
The photo guy says, "Strike another pose, girl.
Don't worry you haven't gone that low."

My fingernails jammed in pralines and cream
In my head I'm thinking, "I'm weak — so weak."
I'm listening to that song on the radio
I'm saying — asking — "In a cup or on a cone?"

But I cannot do this without your love
I cannot do this without your faith
I cannot do this without some love
I cannot do this without some give and take

Look what I'm doing when you're not watching

In my oversized shirt
for some reason you are always right
And in my tight, tight skirt
You have me for this much time
And they'll let me dance my last dance alone
from one to two in the morning alone

So keep on smiling
Show some more skin
I love the crisp-crisp sound of quarters clashing
I can't stand the freeze
Can't stand on my feet
I know what you think
I'm weak — so weak

But I cannot do this without your love
I cannot do this without your faith
I cannot do this without some love
I cannot do this without your faith

I cannot do this without your love
I cannot do this without your faith
I cannot do this without some love
I cannot do this without your faith

I cannot do this without your love
I cannot do this without your faith
I cannot do this without some love
I cannot do this without your faith

Look what I’d do to get back on my feet
Look what I’d do for all my favorite things
Look what we go through for what we believe
Look what I do for all my favorite things

credits

from The Keep, released June 24, 2022
Written, performed, produced by Lan Miao.
Mixed by Lan Miao.
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk.

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Lan Miao San Francisco, California

Singer-songwriter, piano-player, alt-rocker. Making music at the intersection of race, gender, Western classical, and Taiwanese Pop. she/her

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