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lyrics

Let me Frank
Or let me be David
Ace from the womb
Inoculated
Hitting home runs with a bat made of steel
Giving high fives and slapping asses

Let me be Megan
Or let me be Sarah
Top of their class in Hatha yoga
Planking the earth with their abs made of steel
Flexible girls saluting the sun

I wanna be Sarah
I wanna be David
I wanna be a stud who can do the splits
I wanna be Megan
I wanna be Frank
I wanna be made of steel

May I be kind
And may I be patient
To the gut in my pants
And the junk in my basement
I’ll get my shit together this coming Monday
But first I’m gonna watch some tv

Your elbows and knees dry as a desert
My grandmother used to say to me
She’d rub them down
with cold Nivea cream
Before I could wear my favourite dress

I wanna be thin
I wanna be graceful
I wanna to be tidy, I wanna rich
I wanna be humble
But I want my skin to be shiny and wet like a
seals’

My mother said to pay no mind to Meghan
And go make friends with Sarah
You never needed braces so wave and smile
And show them how nice your teeth are
She told me to go play ball with David
Go take your wooden bat
The bat is too heavy for me to carry
She said not to worry

She said
Swing with that wooden bat and hit a single
Swing with a wooden bat and hit a single
There may be no fireworks, but little by little
You’ll be the champion

Swing with that wooden bat and hit a triple
Swing with a wooden bat and hit a triple
There may be no fireworks, but
Little by little
You’re gonna make it home

credits

from Extraordinary People, released April 5, 2024
Written by Tara Kannangara

Chris Pruden - synths
Matthew Fong - guitar
Julian Anderson-Bowes - bass
Mackenzie Longpre - drums

Produced by Michael Fong and Tara Kannangara
Recorded by Michael Fong
Additional recording by Ben Erikson
Mixed by Michael Fong
Mastered by Noah Mintz


Album art
Brittany Farhat and Matthew Fong, Good Job Hi Five

Supported by:
The Canada Council for the Arts
Toronto Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
Radio Starmaker Fund
Indiegogo

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JUNO-nominated artist, Tara Kannangara is a second-generation, Sri Lankan-Canadian force of nature, giving you music that is deeply personal, genre-bending and culture blending. All this, encompassed by wild trumpet melodies, searing guitar lines, lush synths, and piercing lyricism will make you turn your head and listen. ... more

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