Recovering Repressor from Reconfiguration by Riley Burke

Tracklist

2.	Recovering Repressor	3:47

Lyrics

It’s rising to the surface you say
As you take that lancet and make an incision in my leg
As you squeeze that stale blood out I try not to cringe
To trust in this moment and part of the journey
That’s coming to an end

Teeth hold fear you explain
As we discuss that canine I chipped the other day
I look down at this collared shirt that I have on
Notice my sweating palms but decide it’s worth it
Even if I don’t belong

I’m shaking under this blanket
As my lymph nodes are pulsating
And I call my mom who tells me hang on
And I do
Processing my anger as a recovering repressor
While my body guides me to the truth

Everything alive has consciousness you write
The pathogen’s the bird relying on you to stay alive
And at one time you were a resonant match
But I’m not the bird, I was the hippo,
And now I see that I’m just pure light

I’m shaking under this blanket
As my lymph nodes are pulsating
And I call my mom who tells me hang on
And I do
Processing my anger as a recovering repressor
While my body guides me to the truth

Credits

from Reconfiguration, track released April 12, 2024
Music/Lyrics – Riley Burke
Producers – Riley Burke, Jason Sill
Recording Engineer – Doug Iszlai
Editing Engineer – Max Hein
Mixing Engineer – Erin Tonkon
Mastering Engineer – Kim Rosen

Vocals – Riley Burke
Acoustic Guitar – Riley Burke
Piano – Nick Loud
Electric Guitar – Michael Hernandez
Electric Bass – Justin Ma
Drums/Percussion – Morgan Parker
Violins – Jade Schoolcraft, Jessica Gehring
Viola – Matthew Ryan
Cello – Victoria Lin
Additional Percussion – Jason Sill
Strings Samples Programming – Yijia Yin

Single Cover Art:
Artist – Abby Dormer
Graphic Designer – Noah Plofker

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