LONG WAY€¦ · LONG WAY Drag it from the inside like we’re young again Tear up what they hoped was always in their heads Because I am watching you You are looking at me

LONG WAYDrag it from the inside like we’re young again Tear up what they hoped was always in their heads Because I am watching you You are looking at me And I am waiting for you to say

Just take a breath I know you’ll get there We have such a long, long way to go You know you can be all that you want now I have such a long, long way to go

Open up with somebody who let you in Can it possibly be enough if you tell them where to begin I know I’ll own nothing that neither can survive So won’t you keep me alive

And say

Just take a breath I know you’ll get there We have such a long, long way to go You know you can be all that you want now I have such a long, long way to go

Does it feel to you like it felt before Like a trigger’s gone you don’t know what for Like you lost control when you needed more Can you hear my voice in your bones again Can you be with me like you were back then I can’t handle all this dark again

Oh say

Just take a breath I know you’ll get there We have such a long, long way to go You know you can be all that you want now I have such a long, long way to go Long, long way to go Long, long way to go

Just take a breath I know you’ll get there We have such a long, long way to go

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEEKnow you think you know me better Standing where you are But I have tried to tell you that I don’t know where you are Do you feel bigger Do you feel better now Because I don’t feel better now

All the light we cannot see I won’t ever take it from you now, take it from you now All the light we cannot see I’ll know better, better than you now I’ll know better than you now

Want to tell you that I understand But I have never known How you’ll never ask a hundred times And watch what here has grown You can realise What you’re missing now And I know

That all the light we cannot see I won’t ever take it from you now, take it from you now All the light we cannot see I’ll know better, better than you now I’ll know better than you now I’ll know better than you now

You can hold it Like it’s nothing Though it’s something to me

All the light we cannot see I won’t ever take it from you now, take it from you now All the light we cannot see I’ll know better, better than you now I’ll know better than you now

I’ll know better than you now

ON MY SIDEI’d paint a picture for you here But I would sooner disappear Than let you know what’s on my mind But then I’d leave myself behind And I know

That I can’t, I won’t, I’ll tell you that I don’t But I need you on my side I’ll stay, I’ll go, I’ll tell you I mean no But I need you on my side

How do you give yourself to me I send you my words silently I have been tongue tied for a while Because I can’t go that extra mile And I know

That I can’t, I won’t, I’ll tell you that I don’t But I need you on my side I’ll stay, I’ll go, I’ll tell you I mean no But I need you on my side

I’m expecting something When my hands are cold And I can’t fight the feeling Or what I’ve been told Is everything I’m asking of you just too much to hold

I can’t, I won’t, I’ll tell you that I don’t But I need you on my side I’ll stay, I’ll go, I’ll tell you I mean no But I need you on my side

BITTER ENDWell we’re all just bending backwards like the world’s end has arrived Now the heartbreak’s but a story for those who have survived So go on keep on turning or keep burning to the ground You will still find that you’re fighting For the chance of one more round

So take a step back again We’ll grind ourselves down to a bitter end Don’t deny me Don’t deny me my bitter end

Give us vengeance Give us hindsight Give us something just to hold We don’t care if what we’re asking is something we’ve been told Get those words stuck in your mouth to spit out something new Because we’re all sick of talking about what everyone’s been through

So take a step back again We’ll grind ourselves down to a bitter end Don’t deny me Don’t deny me my bitter end

Oh I can’t tell you a story There’s nothing more to say We’ll just move on like the others who smell of yesterday So lead us off somewhere Not where we fought and died Because we’ll be catching the wind before nobody has lied

So take a step back again We’ll grind ourselves down to a bitter end

Oh take a step back again We’ll grind ourselves down to a bitter end Don’t deny me Don’t deny me my bitter end

HEAVEN I KNOWWear me Wear me out It’s all Strung out You found what carried you

Fall out Everyone fall out Get lost in this town Some road that’s getting worn At our feet At our feet now

I got older And we got tired Heaven I know that we tried

Heaven I know Heaven I know

Longer still Withstanding the most I will Still be the most I can Dry it out drag it down now

I got older And we got tired Heaven I know that we tried

Heaven I know Heaven I know Heaven I know that we tried

Ascending Ascending now

Heaven I know Heaven I know that we tried

I’M DONE (featuring S. Carey)It feels good to say I’m done with you Done with empty prose and verse We learnt our lines so well it seems But forgot then to rehearse

It feels good to say I’m over you And mean it more and more each time Lock my secrets behind open doors Because without you I’ll do just fine I’ll do just fine

So I’ll rest my head ‘cause I’m finished now Go to bed because I’m done So many days so many ways I could’ve said to you Oh boy I’m done

I was tired of fighting how I felt I lost a battle here and there So I stocked my weapons to begin again Love and war are never fair

Your sharpened arrows pierced my heavy heart And carried on to bleed me dry But at least for now I’ve got nothing left for you And I don’t even have to try Have to try

So I’ll rest my head ‘cause I’m finished now Go to bed because I’m done So many days so many ways I could’ve said to you Oh boy I’m done

And it’s so long now And I have figured out That I’m not stronger with than without And I know my time Spent wasted on your mind Is never thrown away but to rewind

So I’ll rest my head ‘cause I’m finished now Go to bed because I’m done So many days so many ways that I could’ve said to you Oh boy I’m done

MYRIADYour head so heavy My mind so fast I brought you nothing But I’m here at last And I know time gets older But I know it well

And I hope I won’t go and give it all for nothing Because I know I don’t feel what I feel for nothing Don’t you know by now That I keep returning to you

Dissolve your sorrow In my skin and bone Take my tomorrow It is yours to own And it’s so much harder When you’re scared you’re home


And I’m telling you there’s a way to go It’s not for you now And I won’t carry what you won’t let me know And take with you now ‘Cause I, I will wait for nothing And you, you can’t be where I end


AEONFall to your knees Tell me you’re fine I’m lost on you So what I will depend on is just mine

But what’s it worth if I can’t listen What’s it worth if you don’t try and understand So what if I just feel a little deeper For now at least try and understand For now For now

Give me your time And each misstep I’ll hold my own And not take comfort in the things I should forget



CAN WE WORK IT OUTI’m tired of just hiding away Of wrestling my instincts to keep them at bay Forgetting you is like ignoring the weather Unwanting you takes as long as forever But I don’t know just how much we’ve been denied

Can we work it out Can we work it out ‘Cause every fibre of my being’s agreed That what you want can become something you need Can we work it out

Go on and get out of my head Or stay and tell me something instead Tell me – how we work this out, what the struggle’s about Tell me how to change your mind


Won’t you just open your eyes And see that we are failing at our clever disguise Can you pick a point that we can choose to rewind to Or know there’s better days ahead than behind you But I don’t know how much longer must it keep inside


BETTER THAN THEN, CLOSER TO NOWYour skin my skin we’re standing Under your cover unaware I hoped I’d be demanding But you’re my lover I’m your friend

I have my doubts but I’ve nothing to gain from loss Hold my head now and I’ll be luckier than I was I won’t stand by What you see

Smothered by some deception Don’t you get tired of hearing this For some idea’s conception I need to know you’re here in this


I won’t ever know you now I want better than you now


SOMETHING LIKE THISTake my eyes But take it slow My demise Is finding home In someone’s questions Can you know That people are looking for something they think they lost long ago

When the heat blows over From my head now And I see you’re holding All of me together now For all those hours I waited for nothing I wanted something like this

I got burned Where I stand But it was harder then than now to understand How to bleed until you’re empty how to open what is full But I hope I know when I am capable of loving you

And when the heat blows over From my head now And I see you’re holding All of me together now For all those hours I waited for nothing I wanted something like this

CAN WE WORK IT OUTProduced by Ben McCarthy Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, guitar, keys: Sophie Payten Programming, synths, percussion: Ben McCarthy

BETTER THAN THEN, CLOSER TO NOWProduced by Ali Chant and Sophie Payten Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, guitars, synths: Sophie Payten Synths, programming, electric guitar: Ali Chant Drums, percussion: Dave Jenkins Jr Electric guitar: Mike Noyce Engineered by Gabriel Wax, Ali Chant, Dorny Mayes, Zachary Hanson

SOMETHING LIKE THISProduced by Alex Somers and Sophie Payten Mixed and engineered by Alex Somers Vocals, harmonium, piano, vibraphone, dulcitone, percussion, sampler: Sophie Payten Percussion, bass guitar, sampler: Alex Somers Drums, percussion, kalimba: Samuli Kosminen Violin: Hildur Ársælsdóttir Viola: Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir Cello: Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir Strings engineered by Birgir Jón Birgisson

RECORDED AT Turning Studios, Sydney; Linear Studios, Sydney; April Base, Eau Claire; Rare Book Room Studios, Brooklyn; Alex Somers’ Studio, Reykjavik; Sundlaugin Studios, Reykjavik; Werewolf Heart Studios, Los Angeles; DJJ Studios, Sydney; Toybox Studios, Bristol; Ulappa Studio, Suomenlinna-Helsinki; ‘Alfalfa’, Canowindra.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Sophie Payten and Adrian McGruther MASTERED BY Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Zachary Hanson ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN Samuel Byrnes PHOTOGRAPHY Cameron Wittig (cover, booklet); Lilja Birgisdóttir (gatefold, booklet p6); Pip Cowley (booklet p8); Matt Draper (booklet p9); Savannah van der Niet (booklet p10) ALL SONGS PUBLISHED BY Mushroom Music SUPPORTED BY the Australia Council for the Arts; Arts NSW; PPCA MANAGEMENT Adrian McGruther for su:ku:ya © & π 2017 Jagjaguwar, Inc./Gordi gordimusic.com

HEAVEN I KNOWProduced by Sophie Payten Additional production by Dave Jenkins Jr Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, piano, vocoder, sampler: Sophie Payten Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone: Liam McGorry Bass synth: Ben Corbett Drums, percussion: Dave Jenkins Jr Backing vocals: Amy McGruther, Julian McGruther, Adrian McGruther Engineered by Jai Ingram, Dave Jenkins Jr, Dorny Mayes, Zachary Hanson

I’M DONE (featuring S. Carey)Produced by Sophie Payten Additional production by Dave Jenkins Jr Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, guitar, sampler: Sophie Payten Guest vocal: Sean Carey [appears courtesy of Jagjaguwar, Inc.] Flugelhorn: Liam McGorry Drums, percussion: Dave Jenkins Jr Engineered by Jai Ingram, Dave Jenkins Jr, Dorny Mayes, Zachary Hanson

MYRIADProduced by Tim Anderson and Sophie Payten Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, piano, synths, guitar, vocoder, sampler: Sophie Payten Synths, programming, percussion: Tim Anderson Guitar: Mike Noyce Violin, viola: arranged and performed by Rob Moose Additional production, engineering: Zachary Hanson Engineered by Tim Anderson, Aron Forbes, Seth Perez

AEONProduced by Alex Somers and Sophie Payten Mixed and engineered by Alex Somers Vocals, guitars, harmonium, piano, vibraphone, dulcitone, percussion, sampler: Sophie Payten Guitar, percussion, bass guitar, sampler, programming: Alex Somers Drums, percussion, kalimba: Samuli Kosminen Violin: Hildur Ársælsdóttir Viola: Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir Cello: Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir Strings engineered by Birgir Jón Birgisson

RESERVOIRAll songs written by Sophie Payten (Gordi)

LONG WAYProduced by Tim Anderson Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, keys, synths: Sophie Payten Synths, programming: Tim Anderson Percussion: Sean Carey Additional production, engineering: Zachary Hanson Engineered by Tim Anderson, Aron Forbes, Seth Perez

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEEProduced by Tim Anderson and Sophie Payten Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, keys, synths, percussion: Sophie Payten Synths, programming, percussion: Tim Anderson Electric guitar: Mike Noyce Bass guitar: Tim Anderson, Adrian McGruther Backing vocals: Amy McGruther, Julian McGruther Violin, viola: arranged and performed by Rob Moose Additional production, percussion, engineering: Zachary Hanson Engineered by Tim Anderson, Aron Forbes, Seth Perez, Dorny Mayes

ON MY SIDEProduced by Tim Anderson and Sophie Payten Mixed by Francois Tetaz Vocals, keys, synths, guitars, glock: Sophie Payten Synths, programming, drums: Tim Anderson Percussion: Ben Lester Electric guitar: Mike Noyce Backing vocals: Amy McGruther, Julian McGruther, Adrian McGruther Additional production, engineering: Zachary Hanson Engineered by Tim Anderson, Aron Forbes, Seth Perez, Dorny Mayes

BITTER ENDProduced by Alex Somers and Sophie Payten Mixed and engineered by Alex Somers Vocals, guitars, harmonium, piano, vibraphone, dulcitone, percussion, sampler: Sophie Payten Percussion, bass guitar, programming: Alex Somers Drums, percussion, kalimba: Samuli Kosminen Violin: Hildur Ársælsdóttir Viola: Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir Cello: Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir Strings engineered by Birgir Jón Birgisson

IN GRATITUDEThis record was created with a great deal of care. The individuals whose hands it passed through are very special to me and I wish I had more than a few lines to convey how grateful I am for the mark they made on Reservoir. To everyone who played on the record – I hope you treasure this as I do. What an amazing thing that a sound you created will last beyond the days you can produce it. To Alex, Tim, Ali, Ben and Franc – thank you for your brilliant creative strengths, which I felt so lucky to explore. I learnt so much from working with each of you. To Dorny and Dave, whose talents and opinions I so admire, thank you for your advice and your time. To Zach – this record wouldn’t be a record without you. Thank you for being there at the finish line and for getting me across it. One day we’ll sit in the big mammoth and listen to the masters start to finish. To my friends at Jagjaguwar, Liberation and Mushroom Publishing, thank you for the faith and belief you have shown at every turn, and for so strongly understanding what we imagined. Thank you to WME, Coda, Billions and Pitch Perfect for your confidence and trust. Thank you to Triple J and FBi for your unwavering support, and to the artists I have toured with these past few years for offering such inspiration and wisdom. From the beginning of all of this there has always been one person who has steered the ship no matter the current. Adrian, never could I have known where this would lead us when we were playing covers in the Lomond Hotel to Anna and a toothless man who asked her to dance. But you did. That is what has brought us here and I will never know how to thank you. And finally to Mum and Dad, my siblings and my beautiful friends – thank you for sharing in this and for giving me such a wonderful life. I feel you with me in every step, and this record is for you.

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LONG WAY€¦ · LONG WAY Drag it from the inside like we’re young again Tear up what they hoped was always in their heads Because I am watching you You are looking at me