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Duvet Days

by Millie Phipps

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1.
It's such a thrill To say your name I perform it Like a play Like a dirty word I should not repeat But I heard my older brother say I know you were only teasing A bit of fun for the holiday season And I gave you my best performance yet I'm acting out A winter stint The kettle's boiling but He won't take the hint Every now and then One comes along I don't like surprises You are fucking up my fun And you're only teasing A little joy for the holiday season Still, I gave you my best performance yet Put on a show Dancing at the Christmas party Break a leg Trying to get lucky, darling Say I'm only teasing Bit of fun for the holiday season Yes, I'm only teasing Little joy for the holiday season Oh I'm only teasing Bit of fun for the holiday season And I gave you My best performance yet
2.
Mother's downstairs and she's fixing Something to soak up the evening Every other weekend Since 2010 I follow my nose to the kitchen I don't why You all shit on this town It's the only home I've got I'm just a child at the table Only now my feet touch the floor And here food is just food And love is just what we have And the city cannot starve me anymore I don't why You all made me leave I was happy Happy My mother And me I'll gladly rest on their laurels Wake with no memory of dreams All of these family quarrels Enough excitement for me Tell me, what's it for? Tell me, what's it for? You look exhausted I know you're still poor Tell me, what's it for? Tell me, what's it for?
3.
I know, it’s a dumb thought But I did consider it, just for a second there You drive home Eyes on the road Even with the windows down And Springsteen blaring out The silence between us has never felt so loud Oh, it’s laughable really Forgetting how to make light of ourselves Oh, you take it so seriously I’m sure I could be anybody else Blinded by the sun I know I’m not the one Your mother never liked me Was sweet of you to pretend I make polite conversation Over the television But never could keep up with the East End Oh, it’s laughable really Forgetting how to make light of ourselves Oh, you take it so seriously I’m sure I could be anybody else Blinded by the sun I know I’m not the one
4.
It sure is lonely here at the end of the night I’ll be outside I’ve called a cab, it will be here in 5 You say you’d never do it But you do it You say you’d never do it But you do it Why didn’t you tell me That the outlook was not good? I can take it If not I can fake it You know you can tell me If I’m just not your kind of girl Did you shake it? Did you magic 8 it? You say you’d never do it But you do it You say you’d never do it But you do it Sure is lonely here at the end of the night I’ll be outside I’ve called a cab it will be here in 5 It does not have to be over when they clear the floor For you to decide I’ve called a cab it will be here in 4 You say you’d never do it But you do it You say you’d never do it But you do it You say you’d never do it Shall we do it? You say you’d never do it But you do it Why didn’t you tell me That the outlook was not good? I can take it If not I can fake it You know you can tell me If I’m just not your kind of girl Did you shake it? Did you magic 8 it? You say you’d never do it But you do it You say you’d never do it Shall we do it? You say you’d never do it But you do it You say you’d never do it But you do it
5.
Not Real/ly 03:27
Try to teach me To do it neatly Fold the paper like so Your favourite flower By default, mine I see you everywhere I go I don’t know you Not really Not in the way I should We could be strangers forever After all the years spent together We could be strangers forever After all the years spent together I don’t want to fuck it up with you A plate of apple Grape and banana Arrange it to make a face Sweeter when it’s smiling Couldn’t stop crying I lose it every other day I don’t know you Not really Not in the way I’d like We could be strangers forever After all the years spent together We could be strangers forever After all the years spent together It’s not about me at all But I’m gonna show up Try to be better I’m gonna show love I’m gonna show up Try to be better I’m gonna show up I’m gonna show love
6.
C’est difficile à expliquer Ce n’est pas la mer à boire Bien, tout est relatif Et chacun voit Midi à sa porte Comme tu veux Dérange pas Ce n’est que moi C’est difficile à comprendre Une valise sans poignée Tu fanfaronnes, surexcité Mais avec mes idées Comme un dieu Comme tu veux Dérange pas Ce n’est que moi Ce n’est que moi So sorry Am I speaking in a language you don’t understand ? Too softly Too quiet Speak up woman Or maybe I’m just not listening at all Comme tu veux Comme tu veux Dérange pas Ce n’est que moi It’s only me As you like As you were Comme tu veux Comme tu veux Ce n’est que moi It’s only me, baby As you like As you were Comme tu veux Ce n’est que moi Don’t worry yourself Don’t trouble yourself Don’t worry yourself
7.
The death of the party I see you’re not ready And I am easily swayed Come over to me You say think it might be The end of the world outside I don’t where you came from And I won’t see you again We’ve a can of lager between us So let’s fight this thing ‘til the end ‘Til the very end
8.
Bad Dream 02:40
Won’t you let me make a clean break? The pain’s so dull when you’re around It’s been years since I really truly felt something I don’t know how many years Use your head, won’t you use your head You’re on earth, there’s no cure for that Use your words, for God’s sake use your words You’re twisting and turning like an acrobat I know it’s scary but it’s easy baby, really Walk away and don’t look back I know it’s scary but it’s easy baby, really Walk away and don’t look back I leave the building almost every night Pack up all my clothes and drive across the city To a room of my own, my home It’s a dream I dial up when I need to be alone I paint the walls my favourite colour And I never ever smoke cigarettes inside There’ll be no more dropping ash on the sofa Tell me off, over and over I know it’s scary but it’s easy baby, really Walk away and don’t look back I know it’s scary but it’s easy baby, really Walk away and don’t look back And I feel nothing on the other side Maybe you were right And I’m just not the loving kind And it would be nice To take it easy for the night Let’s say everything’s alright
9.
Playpen 02:08
It took everything I had to get up Please refill my reusable coffee cup Can’t you see how hard I try to be good? Does it matter if I really give a shit about it? Maybe I’m just another smug git about it And only time will tell Is it believable when I beg forgiveness? Could be retrievable if I travel the distance But 4ft6 by 6ft3 It’s a playpen and a prison and it’s got its hold on me Have you ever wondered If you’d cry At my funeral Then couldn’t decide Then panicked You might be dead inside? Well don’t worry yourself You’re probably just fine
10.
Emily Jane I wonder if we might be the same It seems we all say things that we don’t really mean To look at you through my eyes It really stings sometimes I’m happy with my lot Until I see all that you’ve got Emily Jane What can I do to make you crack a smile? Are you still mad from that time I told you to fuck off in the cereal aisle? You stormed off in a huff And I replaced the muesli with the sugar puffs I don’t know when the game began But I know that you don’t buy the most expensive brands
11.
Richard and Thomas And Keith and Laurence They’re all talking bollocks Like it’s the easiest thing in the world ‘Cos if you don’t like football Then there’s cars or Davina McCall Or how you like playing football Just not really watching football Though I’d make the call That foot’s not seen a ball in quite some time At least not in the way that you imply I guess I’ll take a walk around the block Nobody’s here for big talk So we’re scrabbling around for something Some common ground, well see I don’t really care Sandra, who Cuts your hair or where Harper goes to school or whether Strictly’s strictly fair But I think we can agree that Keith’s a little off key And we’re not touching the buffet unless there’s something gluten free And then I feel A little sad for us A little sad Can't help but feel Just a little sad for us Just a little sad But I’ll just take a walk around the block Nobody’s here for big talk I'm gonna take myself on a walk around the block Hey Keith Nobody wants to hear about your big Car

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On 1st December 2018, Millie slipped on a wet floor in a nightclub and snapped her kneecap in half. During the first month of recovery she was not able to do much other than lie around in bed, so after a week of crying and Netflix, she started creating demos in bed with her laptop and a tiny midi keyboard. Duvet Days is what came out- a collection of odd songs, each written and recorded in bed over a few hours with minimal equipment, and immediately released without worrying about imperfections (or overuse of cowbells).

Five months on and the knee is still a bastard, but normal life has largely resumed. These songs will never be performed live but serve as a nice memory of what could have been a shit time, but wasn't really.

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released May 10, 2019

All songs written, performed and recorded by Millie Phipps

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