Baby, Set Me Free

from Anxious Heart by Daniel McClelland

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She walked into the room with a look in her eye,
a look that said ‘I’ll be your girl to you die.’
I said, “I wanna be your man, but I got shit to do”
She said, “I don’t give a damn baby, even if that’s true”
And she said “Oh now baby, won’t you give in to me”
And I said “Oh now baby, why don’t, why don’t you set me free”

I explained that I just had a lot on my mind,
but it’s nice that a woman of her class would be so kind.
She explained that she too had stuff to get off her chest,
starting with her silver necklace and her lacy vest.
And she said “Oh now baby, won’t you give in to me”
And I said “Oh now baby, why don’t, why don’t you set me free”

She shut the door and she said “sit yourself down”
I said “I can’t, what with the way the world’s spinning ‘round”
She insinuated the spinning was l in my head
She suggested that I should rest up in her bead
She said “Oh now baby, won’t you give in to me”
She said “Oh now baby, I can set you free”

I always try to do the right thing
I sometimes just go and screw it up
I wish I could just try and not think
Damn my brain
why don't you set me free

Oh now baby won't you give in to me
and I said “Oh now baby why don't you set me free”

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from Anxious Heart, released August 6, 2017

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Daniel McClelland Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand-based mad-scientist smashing together alt-pop and alt-rock with Beach Boys-inspired harmonies. Stacks of vocals abound. Hard-hitting snares. Grungy guitars. All played, arranged and produced by one person.

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