I could pace myself to sleep, could write all night in misery
I could throw a party for myself for finally walking out

but Iâm not waiting

even magnets repel each other
I am flames, you are water
I am smoke you are the wind,
ice, you are the sun
and youâre breaking me down, breaking me down one particle by one

I listen to the footsteps outside my door
and through all this, I still wish they were
yours, I still wish they were yours

And now I am waiting

from Faraway City, released March 15, 2011
Valerie Orth (vocals, acoustic guitar), Jon Evans (bass, electric guitar), Scott Amendola (drums)

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alternative electronic indie pop indie rock industrial rock pop New York Valerie Orth New York

"There is an honesty to Valerie Orth's music that is both brilliant and heartbreaking.â

A prolific songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Valerie integrates live instruments with electronic sounds. Her latest EP, âWake You,â carries the upbeat production and warmth of Sylvan Esso, the unexpected rhythms and percussion of Tune-Yards, and the dark vocals and trippy-ness of Portishead. ... more
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