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Stress Relief

by Elsa Lester

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1.
Earthlings 02:18
Babe, all I see Is people failing miserably It's hard for me to keep up with everything And babe, we're all drowning In this little place we call Earth and It's hard for me to keep up with everything Baby, why can't we see That it's too precious to leave It's not as hard as you think, believe you me 'Cause baby, all I want Is for us to get along It's not as hard as you think, believe you me
2.
Lemonade 02:21
Still awake, early Sunday morning Time for jazz and cigarettes Half past seven, sitting on the curb Empty rum and lemonade bottles Don't make me cry You left with no goodbye At least I'm not afraid As long as I have my lemonade Eating ice cubes on your sofa Bare-chested, black leather jacket An Indian Summer song playing Lighting another one Don't make me cry You left with no goodbye At least I'm not afraid As long as I have my lemonade Now, don't make me sad You left with no regrets At least I'm not afraid 'Cause I still have my lemonade Yeah, I still have my lemonade
3.
True Blue 02:45
I showed you my side and I waited for you ‘cause I Wrote you so many times in my head and I Calmly asked you was this really all your choice I walked away I never knew what you wanted and All this time you left me wondering If you saw me At least I'll always be true blue But what about you I left for the sunny side and the sun was Beaming down at me, but I still don't feel all right Now can you tell me all the things you never said I walked away I never knew what you wanted and All this time you left me wondering If you saw me At least I'll always be true blue But what about you
4.
Indigo 02:13
Nothing to wish for Nothing to die for I thought I had it all But now it's useless And I'm faithless Not feeling sorry at all Would you mind, darling Give me your hand please I can't get enough Perhaps, I'm awkward Perhaps, I'm hopeless I thought it was enough Oh oh, feeling solo Oh oh, you don't wanna know Oh oh, I'm allowed to Oh oh, feel blue Don't wanna talk now But I'm lonely Just decide for me Hide my thoughts and Hide my memories Do not ruin it for me Now that I'm here You're getting closer We're getting closer again Running faster But it doesn't show For whom am I doing this? Oh oh, feeling solo Oh oh, you don't wanna know Oh oh, I'm allowed to Oh oh, feel blue
5.
It took so many hearts and souls Though the good things happen on the west coast Real estate is an important noun Even though all there is to see is doubt Can you save them, oh Hollywood? They'll never be happy in Hollywood Can you feel it, oh Hollywood? They'll never be happy in Hollywood Thousand statues and pavement stars And all the fine wines they try so hard You don't mean a thing after years of work Yeah, you’re practically dead to the world Can you save them, oh Hollywood? They'll never be happy in Hollywood Can you feel it, oh Hollywood? They'll never be happy in Hollywood Happy Hollywood Happy Hollywood Happy Hollywood They'll never be happy in Hollywood
6.
I was fighting with bare hands It was close to where you're standing There's so much more that you don't know So, ignore me And I'll forget you I never asked For you to come back Oh, I didn't wanna meet you Oh, you let yourself go Oh, I didn't wanna meet you Oh, you let yourself go so I never said I was scared But you broke into my bedroom And wrote me stupid poems, yeah I didn't care So, you are here And I am there But there's no room In my house for you Oh, I didn't wanna meet you Oh, you let yourself go Oh, I didn't wanna meet you Oh, you let yourself go so Oh, I didn't wanna meet you Oh, you let yourself go Oh, I didn't wanna meet you Oh, you let yourself go so
7.
Probably Not 03:05
I'll fight my sins and I thought about what you did It seems far fetched, I know, no don't wanna come in I didn't forget you and I didn't want to die But I couldn't believe it when I saw you cry Now call me again and come on to me ‘Cause I am lost in this saddened sea But probably not if I hear the birds sing their hymns And it feels like I shouldn't go after it But why? I said, why? You said "you wouldn't understand me" Well how could I, you never tell me anything Why? I said, why? I followed you into the awful darkness Just didn't wanna go home and sleep in my bed Now my thoughts are running even in my sleep Everything turns black because I'm not free Remind me again, how do things end? You know all too well, that's not what I meant But probably not if I hear the birds sing their hymns And it feels like I shouldn't go after it But why? I said, why? You said "you wouldn't understand me" Well how could I, you never tell me anything Why? I said, why? Why? I said, why?
8.
Unparalleled 04:01
Unanswered questions and I didn't know what to say Where did you go to, we only have lonely days I needed a little confidence while speaking to you I can't explain what I was going through when I saw you Sleep tight they'll you but no can do Goodbyes and new lives, who wants that so soon If there's someone we all love so much It's you, it's you, it's you, it's you It's you, it's you, it's you Needling my way to your house with the family Unbeknownst to us, you changed and we all knew No one like you, unparalleled and I held Your hand for an hour and you knew exactly how I felt Sleep tight they'll you but no can do Goodbyes and new lives, who wants that so soon If there's someone we all love so much It's you, it's you, it's you, it's you It's you, it's you, it's you
9.
I know it sounds crazy but I just want you to know That I always speak so highly of you even though you don't And I love your mustache and you look so good with your glasses on And I love the way you talk and how you sing your little song All my life I've been waiting for you All this time I've been feeling kinda blue Not so long ago you changed the morning after The day I saw me in you The color of your eyes is green and it makes me want to see The way you look at the world and whether you ever feel free And I love your dark blonde hair and your colorful clothes And I love your husky voice and your introverted soul All my life I've been waiting for you All this time I've been feeling kinda blue Not so long ago you changed the morning after The day I saw me in you All my life I've been waiting for you All this time I've been feeling kinda blue Not so long ago you changed the morning after The day I saw me in you Not so long ago you changed the morning after The day I saw me in you
10.
Lānai 06:18
So long to your unfulfilled dream although you did pencil it in a long time ago, so I Showed up at your house, your mother let me in and I accidentally stumbled upon your farewell Note, I would not have guessed that you would skip town so fast without so much as a personal Goodbye, this is not all right, no it makes me feel uptight So long my friend So long fella I'll usher them to the next room We'll make sure that it's all set and done You don't have to hide anymore I'll make sure you're not gonna soar I'll make sure you're not gonna soar People say that misery loves company so here I am standing on your lānai trying to save your life Whilst I enjoy the colorful Chrysanthemums in your backyard I do so love this place, though it Is empty without you, I'm quite sure that you're just tangled up with your new girlfriend Let me know how things are going, so let me go now So long surfer boy So long California I'll usher them to the next room We'll make sure that it's all set and done You don't have to hide anymore I'll make sure you're not gonna soar I'll make sure you're not gonna soar And I don't need you to remind me That you faded into oblivion I just really feel adrift 'Cause you didn't look back and left 'Cause you didn't look back and left Straight to bed without love You went astray 'cause you're not home I wanted you to stay until the end So long my friend You're crying, you're just one of a kind Everything is fine by me, it's all right You didn't make unnecessary waves You knew exactly what I was about to say You knew exactly what I was about to say All along All alone All along All alone

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Written, recorded, mixed, and produced by Elsa Lester.

Photography by the talented Tatiana Kondratyeva.

Formerly known as Great Profile, Elsa Lester, the moniker of Lisa van Kampen, started releasing music in 2016. Her name stays in your head when you listen to the album Stress Relief. The tongue is witty and sharp, the music no-nonsens, slacker, and rambunctious. She surprises as a young lady with a mature mind and quickly gained acclaim from 3voor12, The Daily Indie, Birp!, and The Revue. She already played at Le Mini Who last year and was the support act for Big Thief, YUNGBLUD, and Surf Curse.

Her first single Pretty Bad, Man off of her upcoming EP Dinner Party was released on June 1st. Dinner Party comes out on July 6th through cassette label Z Tapes.

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released March 31, 2017

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Elsa Lester

Elsa Lester is as DIY as one can be. She writes, records, and produces her music on her lil' Macbook in her living room.

She quickly gained acclaim from 3voor12, The Daily Indie, Birp!, and The Revue. She already played at Le Mini Who last year and was the support act for Big Thief, YUNGBLUD, and Surf Curse.

Her EP Dinner Party was released in the Summer of 2018 through cassette label Z Tapes.
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