Desert Island Companion

by Siena Christie

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Ahniwa Ferrari Every song Siena does is great and this is no exception. A sweet and heartfelt take on what it has been like for those of us lucky enough to survive this pandemic with a loving partner.

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this song is dedicated to my partner, who has survived quarantine with me... so far

& dedicated to all COVID-enduring couples/ lovers/ cohabitants/ polycules & so forth

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Someone put this town through the car wash last night
The sunshine off the silver streets burns like soap in our eyes
Day something out of something, still not a soul in sight
Hey, can you hold me for a second?
Thanks, continue, I’m all right

We always used to wonder
Whether we’d have killed each other by now
Well, now that we’ve found out

Let’s find a patch of grass
Watch the sun take a bath
Until it drowns in the ocean’s hopeless blue
My desert island companion
You can have the rest of my sandwich
And hey, I’ve know I’ve been a handful, but I love you

Smell of onions and cilantro, follow our noses, *sniff* …mmm, tacos
If food supplies run out, there’s always cannibalism, I suppose
But we’ve been chewing away at each other enough
The past few million years or so

And we always used to wonder
What books and music we might bring
Well, I guess it never mattered

So let’s find a patch of grass
Watch the sun take a bath
'Til it drowns as we sing these lonesome blues
My desert island companion
You’re a mirror I never asked for
Sometimes I’d like to smash you into pieces
And I love you
I love you
I love you

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released April 15, 2021
Written, performed, produced by Siena Christie
Additional vocals on "mmm, tacos" by R. Hertafeld

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