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OH, IT'S ONLY YOU I DIDN'T SOOTHE YET.

from The Median's Ark by Roxy Radclyffe

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(here's a little something only we can feel
if you'll allow me to quickly indulge in the bitch-end of this image
many in the arts have got it lurking somewhere
and it's about time i have a little fun with it)

CREATING HITS SO ENDLESS IT'S UP TO ME TO MAKE UP A HATER
ALL IT TOOK IS ONE ANYWAY, NEW EXAMPLE FOR THE BRAIN
YOUR COMPARISON FAILED AGAIN, SUCH A MINIMAL EFFORT
It's Like Y Mixed With X, Plus A Little Bit Of Z

I SHOULD GET IT, I'VE BEEN THERE, BUT CAN'T HELP FEEL LIKE I'M BETTER
I'M A JACK OF ALL TRADES, AND A MASTER AT THAT
DON'T EVER THINK ANYTHING IS SAFE FROM A DASH OF MY REIGN
AND I'M ANXIOUS TO GO PROCESS YR PAYMENTS JUST FOR BEING A GODDESS

U CAN'T AFFORD A WHORE LIKE ME
I DRAIN YR RESOURCE
AND MAKE A KITTY FACE AS I PISS ON UR GRAVE :3

LET'S MANDATE A THANKS FOR MY PRESENCE
A BLESSING I GAVE IN THE FORM OF MY LATEST AMBITIOUS VISION

CUZ I CAN'T WAIT
I NEED VALIDATION, I KNOW WHAT I REALLY DESERVE
SO CAN THEY PLEASE COME HOME
MY PAGES AND PAGES OF GIFTS REMAIN UNBEATEN ANY DAY OF THE WEEK

STAYING INFINITE STEPS AHEAD OF PATHETIC IMITATION
NEAR VERBATIM THEY MAKE EM, REMAINING STUCK IN ANCIENT PAST ZONES
AND IF I EVER CALLED ATTENTION TO THIS YOU'D THINK I'M AN ASSHOLE
BUT I KNOW I'M NOT CRAZY, EVEN THE CAPITALIZATION'S THE SAME
BITCHES FIXATE ON THE LONE ALIAS I LEFT DISOWNED
CLAIM YR "NOT MISSING MUCH" FROM THE REAL ROXX?
I'M SORRY BRO, DID I FINALLY GO "TOO POP"?
WELL SHIT HUN, DON'T MISLEAD THOSE KIDS, THAT'S YR LOSS

(i can be a little cunty just as a treat i think ^_^
and i promise i'm not really mean >_< it's just fun to play it up
but i'm breaking the kayfabe by even briefly saying this shit.. v_v
i commit to the bit except when a risk is presented.. >_>)

...jUUST KIDDINGGGG~!!

U CAN'T AFFORD A WHORE LIKE ME
I DRAIN YR RESOURCE
AND MAKE A KITTY FACE AS I PISS ON UR GRAVE :3

LET'S MANDATE A THANKS FOR MY PRESENCE
A BLESSING I GAVE IN THE FORM OF MY LATEST AMBITIOUS VISION

CUZ I CAN'T WAIT
I NEED VALIDATION, I KNOW WHAT I REALLY DESERVE
SO CAN THEY PLEASE COME HOME
MY PAGES AND PAGES OF GIFTS REMAIN UNBEATEN ANY DAY OF THE WEEK

(...)

so there i embraced & exaggerated the bitterness just for a minute
in this shape i'm thinking it's strangely fulfilling
and does indeed represent what a creature contains
dilemmas we face in the real act of creation

but for one thing, i don't truly do shit for fame, don't get it twisted
i've had enough of a run-in with that bullshit anyway
there's just a happy medium it'd be pretty neat to reach
yes a healthy dose of recognition for achievement she'd appreciate
but it's not the only thing to motivate by any means
in my soul i still feel the need to make in any case
and i sure as hell wouldn't present them openly if their worth i didn't believe in
i hope we could all agree that's plenty reasonable
and doesn't make me some horrendous ego-driven beast

though the other end is prone to making me feel that way
possessiveness over the concepts i bring on stage
a range of inspiration is great, and the law can fuck off
yet despite those principles it's hard not to feel violated by the most blatant
exact reflections of raw identity both past & present, you don't get it
is it that fucking hard to come up with your own take
just iterate, bring anything else to the table
at nine i learned that lesson myself the awful way
front and center, they made the time to humiliate
and given the context of that life experience
i'm really being charitable by comparison
even if i completely get their perspective now being the object of a copy
at best it's further encouragement for me to keep changing at breakneck speed
but honestly i'd be doing all this shit regardless
i don't let a specific selection of strange kids dictate the vision
and i figure like me they'll evolve beyond this some day, even if it's clearly taking way longer
there's no real hate in my heart there, just a feeling that's complicated
and i see a lot for which i could safely say the same

[...]

if i may make my way back into this conversation a few rotations later
i think you should see the progress we've already made since we last spoke of these teeny grievances

i appreciate the attempted introspection previously on display, don't take this as discrediting
i just think we exaggerated the prevalence of that thievery in the first place

we said in the opening all it takes is one example for the brain
so don't you think the same applies even outside the outright dismissal
let's meditate on this

i will reiterate they are not my enemy
and i know i'm enough, i will get where i want to be
i'm seeing momentum building, just gotta do my thing
keeping focus on the spirit that really matters the most

it was only you i didn't soothe yet
the ego presumably embedded in even the best of us
and that's something that makes a living relation to creation a special thing
although it comes with danger
i nearly got carried away back in the beginning
but i'm feeling more in tune with a proper strength now

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from The Median's Ark, released February 1, 2024

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Next Year's Snow

Svalbard Seed Vault field recordings label. Dabbling in large-scale interactive hydrophone installations and sixth wave post- Pigfuck on the side.

Art collective est. March 1st 2017

Founded by:
Octa Möbius Sheffner
Valyri Sheffner Harris
Spencer Booth

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