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Gentle Persuasion

by Defne

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1.
Bird's Nest 03:17
I killed you for a reason Your spirit still remains Blood pumping through my veins Turning the corner I see your silvery shape And my heart's beating fast What kind of amulets do I have to buy? What kind of mediums do I have to hire? I want your ghost gone You sit on my chest every night Suffocate me with your knees Why else would you visit me every night? Is there something? Your spirit remains in my heart and in my head Your form sits at the end of my bed Your body lies heavy on my chest Our blankets become a bird's nest
2.
Maple 03:05
O wide-eyed lake Whispering oaks What do you have in store for me? Cabin in the woods on fire I save the furniture I leave your sister burning She didn't want to be put out She asked to be ashes They blew out across the shield Across the glaciers in your heart She asked to be ashes Her golden hair singed Her cheeks sunken in She looked out the window Stared into the leaves Into the eyes of the pines Asked "What do you have in store for me?" She drank mouthfuls of matches The house dark grey with billowing clouds And I grabbed the painting your mother made And I grabbed the bench your father carved And I grabbed the quilt your grandmother sewed And I ran as far as I could go Back to Toronto And she asked to be ashes
3.
Tangerines 05:08
I can't even listen to most songs Without thinking of your face Your lips, your hands, your awful personality But personally I didn't mind The ways you ignored saying All things possibly kind Tangerines and peaches I just can't shake this feeling That reaches behind my eyes And how can I love something like you? Selfish and distant I don't know what to do How can I justify even paying attention to you? Because I jump over hurdles I do back flips And I carve my cheekbones for you I do it all and you shrug me off Do I just mean nothing at all? My thighs don't touch Will you love me now? I have a hole in my stomach that reaches All the way around I am hovering over my hole in the ground And how can I love something like you? Selfish and distant I don't know what to do How can I justify even paying attention to you? Because I jump over hurdles I do back flips And I carve my cheekbones for you I wipe your eyes I twist my spine And I break my back for you I do it all I feel it all I do it all To better understand you
4.
I break twigs with my hands My frustrations have built up to a gentle boil I remain calm Burying my fingers in the soil You complain about being lonely But denounce my age You then find your one and only And I'm still trapped in my cage I climb down the bunk bed at 3 a.m. Making my way through the dark My eyes glistening like gems But I miss the mark I sigh I miss the mark I miss the mark I became a terror as empty as the sea There are many who are quite fairer Please don't waste your heartbeats on me Splinters burn my palms Moonlight burns my skin I shut my eyes and tiny bombs go off within And this fog in my mind It clouds the love between you and I

about

Debut EP.

Released by Fallen Love Records. This is FAL002.

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released February 23, 2013

Defne - guitar & piano
Christopher Russo - guitar & organ

All songs written by Defne.
Recorded December 2012 to January 2013 by Christopher Russo in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
Produced by Harley R. Pageot.

Artwork and photography by Defne.

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Defne Toronto, Ontario

Defne is a bedroom pop musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Their fragile songs of heartache and longing hum with the energy of anticipation. The spaces between falling snowflakes. A sideways glance across a crowded venue. Grass stains on the ankles of your jeans as you run home at 2 in the morning past darkened windows and empty playgrounds. ... more

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