Breaking In

from Power by Erika Lloyd

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lyrics

Breaking in
on Heaven is fun
urbanized utopia
romanticized class system
American dream of the young.

Waiting for
the power to break.
When they blink,
they'll make a mistake,
and let us in.
And let us in.

Suddenly, we're all in this together.
Sadly, feeling alone.
Lie to me, and tell me of tomorrow,
when all you know is of today.

Look at all
your beautiful stuff.
I'm so impressed.
I can't get enough.
I'll pour it on,
'cause that's what you love.
After all,
it's part of the job.

We are just
a young doe-eyed pair,
coming from
the middle of nowhere.
We've never seen
riches, like what we've seen here.
Ha!
That' a lie and I really don't care.
Really don't care.
Really don't care.
Really don't care.

Suddenly, the floor drops out beneath you.
Sadly, you've nowhere to go.
Everything that you thought belonged to you:
Actually, you belong to.

So, I'll go next door, where they pay their jesters in cash.
You figure it out, with your tail between your legs.
Joke's on you, but it is on me too.
I'd never survive, without the privileged few.

Breaking in
on Heaven is fun
urbanized utopia
romanticized class system
American dream of the young.

credits

from Power, track released September 18, 2015
All words and music by Erika Lloyd, ASCAP
String Arrangements by Brad Whiteley

Erika Lloyd - Vocals, Piano, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet
Brad Whiteley - Synthesizer, Hammond Organ, Accordion
Cameron Mizell - Guitar
Max Tholenaar-Maples - Drums, Electronic Percussion
Yoed Nir - Cello, With Additional String Performances by Yoed Nir String Productions
Rob Hecht - Violin
Adam Minkoff - Bass
Bryce Goggin - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Adam Sachs - Engineer
Fred Kevorkian - Mastering
Ventiko - Photography

Recorded at Trout Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY

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Erika Lloyd Brooklyn, New York

Classically trained with a strong pop sensibility, Erika Lloyd creates dreamy original indie pop: ranging from haunting moments full of strong imagery, to quirky, innocent, and danceable feels.

discography

Power

Sep 2015
Turn Around

Aug 2015
Power

Jul 2015

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