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Terracotta

by Saint Idiot

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lyrics

i want to be
a little person
taking up little space
and living tiny
and asking for little

quieter colors

not afraid to gift my time
not afraid of forgetting
not afraid of growing old
and more ordinary
not afraid to be radically happy

my wallet makes me replaceable
i don't want a brand new anything
no need
no need
no need

the karma
of owning things
is that you end up being
just like them

you inherit garbage
you can’t escape
what you’ve wasted

when we die
we only keep
what we have given

there can be enough bread
there can be enough sex
but never enough things
apparently

i don't want to have to build a brand
i just want to live a monastic life

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released April 7, 2021
Written, produced, and performed by Tomáš Andel
Orchestral arrangements & co-writing by Doug Parth
Mix & additional production by Hill Kourkoutis
Mastered by Kristian Montano at Montano Mastering
Design consultation: Kelsey McMillan and Hannah Braun

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Saint Idiot Edmonton, Alberta

Saint Idiot (Tomáš Andel) is a Slovak-Canadian art pop musician living in Edmonton. While Tomáš is often writing his way through all that can come up when one risks feeling deeply in an often unfeeling world—doubt, grief, desolation—his music has been described as reverent, downright ecstatic—a "music of surprises.” It is often compared to the music of Sufjan Stevens and Björk. ... more

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