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Mother Like You

by Claire Donato

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Mother Like You (Album Version) 03:12
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I hope it's not wrong to say Actually I thought of you It's too complicated for All these moods Who possesses room? I didn't know I was a voyeur Until I looked out the window And felt something missing Like I was climbing a rope 'That's not desperate,' you said We were naked in bed Holding pain like an amethyst 'It's difficult to find meaning,' my mother says It feels religious But is anything these days Bound by vows I need A mother like you To take care of When I went mad on the lawn I exorcised magical thinking Someone I worship encouraged it Said, 'We need more of it' But that's unmetabolized fodder Plastic in the water Image of a dead fish Swimming freely
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Mother Like You (September Demo) 02:50
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I hope it's not wrong to say Actually I thought of you It's too complicated for All these moods Who possesses room? I didn't know I was a voyeur Until I looked out the window And felt something missing Like I was climbing a rope 'That's not desperate,' you said We were naked in bed Holding pain like an amethyst 'It's difficult to find meaning,' my mother says It feels religious But is anything these days Bound by vows I need A mother like you To take care of When I went mad on the lawn I exorcised magical thinking Someone I worship encouraged it Said, 'We need more of it' But that's unmetabolized fodder Plastic in the water Image of a dead fish Swimming freely

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"Mother Like You (Album Version)" was originally written and recorded in late April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. The end of the recording is serendipitously punctuated by a 7pm citywide clap for essential workers, so the song is an act of journalism. It is also a birthday gift for my mother, who was born on September 4th.

"Mother Like You (September Demo)" was recorded in September 2020. There's a lot of background street noise at the end, and I like how it makes the song feel like my apartment.

All of the proceeds from this release will benefit The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ+ youth.

Joyeux anniversaire, Maman <3

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released September 4, 2020

"Mother Like You (Album Version)":
Music and lyrics by Claire Donato
Produced and arranged by Felix Walworth (toldslant.bandcamp.com)

"Mother Like You (September Demo)":
Music and lyrics by Claire Donato

Cover photograph is of my mother and her mother (January 1953; Lille, France)

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Claire Donato Brooklyn, New York

I write songs on my bed, practice Zen meditation, illustrate myself naked in fish tanks, take 35mm photos, and am the author of some books, essays, poems.

Here's an EP I made when I was 20: friendshippa.bandcamp.com ... more

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