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6 years

by Agnes Aleesy

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“This was one of those songs where I just sat down and it all poured out,” says Aleesy. “Listening back now still fills me with grief for my past self and the years of struggle and pain I dealt with. Anyone dealing with intense panic attacks, anxiety, and depression will know that sometimes it feels like you’ve lost control of your body and mind. I had a naive hope that if I could just be good enough, god or religion would heal me. I thought I was being punished in some way, or being taught a lesson.“

Rooted in Aleesy's classical training as a pianist and cellist, ‘6 years' exudes her distinctive sonic signature: romantic strings, weaving melody lines and soft ethereal vocals over rich jazz-infused chords. The chorus pleads for sleep as an escape from the turmoil and the feeling that she has lost her mind. A song for the people stuck in the struggle, Aleesy hopes they find a moment of peace, a moment to feel seen, known, and understood.

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My body was the first to follow
Eight years old my stomach so hollow
Trying to fall asleep under the water in the bath
That couldn’t make me clean
Twenty years later and I’m wondering
How a little girl just couldn’t get clean
Tainted by the world she had not yet seen
Scared to go outside in the daunting heat

All of the ways I have fallen away in the heat of the moment
I lost my track

Could I just sleep it away here
But does peace in the morning come
When I’ve already used my share
Could you just stay here
Help me to stay here
Six years it’s been now
Since I lost my mind

Thinking I could pray it away
I went to church every Sunday tried to stay awake
If only I could be free
Open up my eyes and you’d speak to me
Rock me back and forth baby in your arms
But be careful with me honey I’m not used to this
Everyone is talking so soft
Tryna stay alive when my mind's made up

All of the ways I have fallen away in the heat of the moment
I lost my track

Could I just sleep it away here
But does peace in the morning come
When I’ve already used my share
Could you just stay here
Help me to stay here
Six years it’s been now
Since I lost my mind

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released December 8, 2023
Violin - Jonathan Tanner
Production, Mix & Master - Struan Finlay

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Agnes Aleesy Christchurch, New Zealand

Agnes Aleesy grew up in small town Motueka, starting out as a classically trained pianist & cellist. Agnes' music is the place she deconstructs her facade to show up unadulterated and unencumbered by shoulds and coulds and follows her curiosities. Music filled with lush strings, stacked harmonies and swirling melodies where you can find beauty in the existential dread. ... more

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