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Mother Tongue

from Clay by Flo Perlin

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Heavy weight vinyl in printed sleeve

    Includes digital pre-order of Clay. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    digital album releases June 7, 2024
    item ships out on or around July 1, 2024
    edition of 500 
    Purchasable with gift card

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    4 panel digipak

    Includes digital pre-order of Clay. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around June 7, 2024
    edition of 1000 
    Purchasable with gift card

      £14 GBP or more 

     

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about

Reflecting on my feelings of belonging and how my ancestors’ native language was not passed down through generations, I share how even when language hasn’t been passed down, other things are passed down. In my case, I inherited a way of expressing myself through music. Mother Tongue conveys how we inherit the traits of our ancestors even if we don’t speak their native language.

lyrics

Intro
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Emaj6 G#min | Amaj Emaj |
Dmaj | Dmaj |

Verse 1

Watch us adapt in the strangest of ways
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
watch us exist with the fears that we made
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Oh I’m packing my bags - I won’t be long
Dmaj | Dmaj |
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Take all, the comfort in me
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Pull me apart and let everyone see
Emaj6 G#min | Emaj Emaj6 |
Oh I’m packing my bags - I won’t be long
Dmaj | Dmaj |
Emaj | Emaj |

Chorus

I tried to speak but I said none
Dmaj |
I tried find my mother tongue
Emaj |
The house I knew was filled with doubt
Dmaj |
The clothes I wore were inside out
Emaj |
Sometimes I ask, is it here where I’m from
Dmaj | Emaj |
Sometimes I ask what it means to belong
Dmaj | Emaj |
Sometimes I think, I’ve been thinking too long
Dmaj | Emaj |


Tryna find my mother tongue
Dmaj | Emaj |
Tryna find my mother tongue
Dmaj | Emaj | Emaj |
Post Chorus
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Emaj6 G#min | Amaj Emaj |
Emaj | Emaj |

Verse 2
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Dmaj | Dmaj |
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |

Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 |
Emaj6 G#min | Emaj Emaj6 |
Dmaj | Dmaj |
Emaj | Emaj |
Chorus
Dmaj | Emaj |
Dmaj | Emaj |
Dmaj | Emaj |
Dmaj | Emaj |

Outro

Dmaj | Cmaj | Amaj | Amaj | x4
Emaj6 G#min | Amaj Emaj | x4
Emaj6 Emaj7 | Emaj Emaj6 ||

credits

from Clay, track releases June 19, 2024
Flo Perlin - acoustic guitar and lead vocals
Adam Hayes - drums and percussion
Jasper Osborn- electric and double bass
Julia Maria - cello
Tim Gardener - piano, synthesiser and violin

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Flo Perlin UK

Flo Perlin is a contemporary singer-songwriter from London, UK with Iraqi and Belarusian heritage. She has been hailed as a ‘true storyteller’ by BBC Radio 6 with a style that blends contemporary folk, jazz and soul. The songs explore themes such as family history, human nature and being good to yourself. ... more

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