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The Boy With Pearls For Eyes

by Ollie Cook

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1.
Pearls 02:45
Get drunk on your own, My sweet darling Pearl. Go to bed at three, My sweet memory.
2.
Call me Brando the way I've been acting my whole life, And you, You're my Sheen, The way that you've been hunting me. I'm perfectly okay with staying in and rotting away, Now don't go search for the man you used to know. Girl, Girl I swear I've seen this guy somewhere. And man, I swear I've seen this ugly face on TV. Darling, I don't understand why'd you'd ever wanna look like that. It's way better being real, Not a gentrified bedwetter. Don't come with your questions. Don't come to me with your questions. Am I beautiful? Do I make you feel whole? Girl, Girl I swear I've seen this guy somewhere. And man, I swear I've seen this ugly face on TV.
3.
Tryna speak to you, I just can't get through. Nobody knows that the characters I chose were our roles. It's too late to see, That it's too late to speak. And I'm too scared to talk, And I'm too scared to talk. I'm in love with the game, That causes the most pain. Nobody knows that the characters I chose were our roles. It's too late to see, That it's too late to speak. And I'm too scared to talk, And I'm too scared to talk.
4.
Shake it off, Get on stage, It's alright, It's okay. Open yourself completely to me, Tell me your darkest secrets baby, You trust me? You trust me. Don't you pull my hair, I'm getting sick of this mess. You know I'll never go again, You know I'll never hurt you again. I'm your slave, Doing whatever you say, I'm alright, Yes it's okay. Promise I'm fine, Please stop asking me baby. You'll get away, With everything that you did, But I don't mind, I swear that it's fine. Don't you pull my hair, I'll cut it all off and sell myself off. And yes I'll go again, I'm tryna get you away from here.
5.
He Loves Him 01:58
Pull all my clothes, On your head, Breathe in. Tell daddy now I'm gone, Do you know? I know he knows. He loves him, His crooked teeth, His cluttered face. All the same, It's all the same. And he loves him anyway.
6.
Cowboy Boots 03:34
I'll wear my Cowboy Boots for you, It's true, We'll ride a horse. You say, "I'm glad to be alive today." The moon's sacred arch, With you the nights' a little less dark. I'll wear my Cowboy Hat for you, It's true, We'll shoot a gun, An idea of fun. I say, "I'm glad to be alive today." The moon's sacred glow, With you the nights' a little less slow.
7.
To Be A God 04:24
Brother you can't help me decide, To stay in your life. We're not boyfriends, So why do you keep going red? To be a God, Is to be someone you're not. You kept calling me up, Didn't I tell you to give it up. We're not friends, So why do you keep me alive? To be a God, Is to be someone you're not. Please don't let me go, Please don't let me go.
8.
Maggie 04:51
Don't compare, It'll hurt you more than it hurts them. Sacrifice this loaded life, Maggie you're fine. Ignore the hints I've been giving, Lover, I'll make it clear to you. Turned such a blind eye to living, What makes you think that I can too? Go home, You shouldn't have ever been here at all. We don't hate you man, In fact this has nothing to with you, Mag. Ignore the hints I've been giving, Lover, I'll make it clear to you. Turned such a blind eye to living, What makes you think that I want to?
9.
What exactly do you find funny about the current situation that we're in? I can't keep this persona, The Boy With Pearls For Eyes. Nothing's ever gonna get solved through digital ones and zeros, There's no point in communication, Everything can be explained in silence. Now don't get me wrong this is hard for everyone. So single yourself out, This is what it's made about. And all my friends have got their own problems too. Remind myself it's better to talk than lose. Everything, Explained. Everything will be explained. Everything, Explained. Everything will be explained.
10.
Your name engraved on stone. Two men, Tilted gaze, Alone. Jet black, Take me back to a time I used to know. What stars? What alter can lead me where to go? A parasite, What's this light keeping me up at night? We mention your name, The metal clangs. Something's changed, But it isn't me.
11.
Please Let Go. Take your metal clamp off my arm. This isn't love, It's an ambulance in a scrap yard. A hollow shell that used to help, Collecting dirt and lives aswell, I know. Please Let Go. Gotta be somewhere in a second, So please stop holding me down. Now I'm crying on the bus, I'll wipe my face when I get off, And tell myself: "Jesus fucking Christ, man up." But I'm not man enough. I'm not man enough. Please Let Go, Please Let Go, Please let Go of me, Please Let Go. And now I'll go and see my friends, At least I've got some things to say. Filling Dyl and Daisie on my eventful day, While being held by Elle, Hari's all ears aswell. And Aimee couldn't make it, Guess she'll have to be updated. Please Let Go, Please Let Go, Please Let Go, Please Let Go.

about

The Boy With Pearls For Eyes is my second full-length project. It was written and recorded from February 2022 till May 2022. This project contains some of my favourite songs. I'm sure that it's my best work yet; if you care to disagree, that is perfectly fine. The same with all my other records, this one is fully produced by me, at home. Please take the time to listen through the whole album, front to back, no skipping, no shuffle, etc. Experience it how it's meant to be experienced. My most honest to date. My most cared for.

This album is the sun setting, cold lips, old men with old dogs, fish in the canal, bugs on the train window, smiling at the thought, winning an uphill battle, losing with ease, loss with grief, letting go, uneasy situations followed by uneasy conversation, happiness, sadness, void-like states, construction, cranes, help, helping, helplessness, helpless friends, healthcare, healing, young bus drivers, faces old and new, seven a.m walk, fog, hot, cold, below the bottom, above the top, life and death, love and hate, her and him, him and her, imperfection, delusion, coping, settling, terms of state of mind, choice, preference, sinking in, aquatic life, pylons, warm breath, no longer breathing, trees, soil, moisture, cemeteries, the deafening ring of a bell tower, church like silence, the lagoon, the lighthouse keeper, maggie, mr. woodman, nelson, clement, the moon, two brothers, the boy with pearls for eyes.

Again, thank you to all that have been supporting me throughout the past year, I love you.

See you soon,
Ollie.

credits

released August 12, 2022

All Songs Written and Recorded by Ollie Cook.
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Ollie Cook.
Recorded February 2022 - May 2022, at home.
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Artwork by Joe Powner.
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Ollie Cook Wolverhampton, UK

Ollie Cook is a DIY Alternative Rock/Folk Artist from Wolverhampton, England.

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