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Monstera

by BYLAND

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I’m so proud to release our first piece of music in THREE years, “Monstera”, out on Motherwest, available to stream everywhere.

This song was about one of the most difficult goodbyes when we decided to move back to Seattle in 2022. I was the migratory bird that couldn’t stay. I was the Saturn that returned then went away. Dedicated to Kristian Haynes 🧡

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There’s a green exit sign
Over a red door
But you lean on
The cards you draw
See saw see saw
Like a migratory bird
That tried to stay
Saturn returned and went away
Ahhhh

Drummer drummer
Forward seems so far from you
Bummer bummer
Half of me and all of you
Five more leaves since I showed up
Ahhhh

You’ve got the locks
And you’ve got the keys
I think that your worst enemy
Looks a lot like you
I will wash the sheets
I will make the bed
Then wait for you to knock again
Ahhhh

Drummer drummer
Forward seems so far from you
Bummer bummer
Half of me and all of you
Five more leaves since I showed up

A mile a minute with a light load
But I can’t keep hiding
What I’m running from
You lent me shade and vitamins
Rare coins and extended stays
High fives instead of handshakes
Hell is real and you lived to tell
I’ve felt and seen it in the hands I’ve held
Five more leaves since I showed up
Five more leaves since I showed up
Five more leaves since I showed up
Ahhhh
Five more leaves since I showed up
Five more leaves
Five more leaves
Ahhhh

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released September 22, 2023
Writing: Alie Byland
Writing: Jake Byland
Writing: Nathan Yaccino
Production and Musician: Nathan Yaccino
Engineering Assistance: Jake Byland
Mixing: Brandon Bell
Mastering Assistant: Daniel Bacigalupi
Mastering: Pete Lyman
Guest Musicians:
Vocals: Meagan Grandall
Percussion: Jonny Gundersen

Artwork: Bethany Martinez

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BYLAND Seattle, Washington

Byland is the moniker and last name of Seattle-based, Albuquerque-raised, Cinematic Indie Rock artist, Alie Renee. Her dynamic sound is often characterized by arrangements full of intriguing time signatures and unexpected chord changes, tethered by timeless lyrics and vocal vulnerability. For her, music is about taking time to create space to process emotions. ... more

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