“Mother” was released in February 2020 and written in collaboration with producer/singer-songwriter Jennifer Pague of Vita and the Woolf. The lyrics suggest fraught feelings between mother and child without explicitly describing a conflict. While writing and recording the music for “Mother,” Jennifer pushed Britt and Melissa to embrace experimental synth sounds and electronic beats.
Lyrics:
This time I’m licking the plate clean
Hit the bullseye on an easy target
Weren't we just getting somewhere?
It makes no difference
Sit right on top of all the games we used to play
Not gonna make a scene
I’ll lick that plate
Mother, you said to me:
Don’t make me fall apart
If you make me fall apart, it’s your fault (it’s your fault)
Better now, but better when?
This doesn’t feel like it ends
You be the dog, I’m the dirty dishes
Take it all away against my wishes
It’s your fault
Take the blame
Don’t you make a scene
Get that plate clean!
Just like mother would have told me
Better now, but better when?
This doesn’t feel like it ends
Better now, but better when?
This doesn’t feel like it ends
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Mother (2020)Written and performed by Outcalls // Produced by Jennifer Pague
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Mother - Single Cover Art"Mother" Cover Art by Cassie Taggart.
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Recording and workshopping the songL-R: Melissa and Jennifer Pague (Producer)
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Recording vocals for the songMelissa recording vocals for "Mother" at Jennifer Pague's studio.