The desperately hot beginnings of a grand passion. Or, if you prefer, a three-week stand in a desert motel with a person you may never encounter again.
lyrics
Skin on skin on skin.
Where do I end and you begin?
Our mothers would have called this ‘living in sin.’
We just call it living.
Hand inside my hand.
Lead you all across this land.
Fingertips like a burning brand,
Taking what you’re giving.
Mark me as yours, mark me as yours.
Close all the windows and the doors,
Chain my hear to the floor,
Mark me as yours.
Mark me as yours, mark me as yours.
I’m not wandering anymore, so baby,
Mark me as yours.
Morning comes too soon.
Sun replaces blessed moon.
Soak our hides in the heat of noon.
That should keep us spinning.
Breath inhales a breath.
Air enough to outrun death.
Restless vines grow over the path,
And butterflies yearn for pinning.
Mark me as yours, mark me as yours.
Close all the windows and the doors,
Chain my hear to the floor,
Mark me as yours.
Mark me as yours, mark me as yours.
I’m not wandering anymore, so baby,
Mark me as yours.
Pacing ‘round the crate.
Bar the door before too late.
The opposite of love is not called hate.
Something more like…slipping.
Skin on skin on skin.
Can’t believe the state we’re in.
Don’t say a word or the room will spin,
And we’ll be torn apart.
Mark me as yours, mark me as yours.
Close all the windows and the doors,
Chain my hear to the floor,
Mark me as yours.
Mark me as yours, mark me as yours.
I’m not wandering anymore, so baby,
Mark me as yours.
credits
released April 8, 2021
Vocals and Piano— Sandhya
Drums— Jean-Paul Gaster
Bass— Pete Strobl
Guitar— Scott Smith
Guitar Solo—Cris Jacobs
Recorded By— Evan Kornblum at Stages Music Arts,
Hunt Valley, MD
Additional recording By Pete Strobl at The Attic
Underground
Mixed By—Scott Smith at The Wood And Stone Room
Mastered By—Robert Hadley at Hadley Mastering
Words and Music By—Sandhya Elizabeth Asirvatham/
JazzGrrl Music (BMI)
"Caustic rock diva" says SPLICE TODAY. Um, thanks? Sandhya/Sandy Asirvatham is a thinker and award-winning creative nomad.
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