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Trigger

from Not A Proper Girl by Kate Owen

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Trigger. Suicide leaves in it’s wake a huge amount of pain. It is harder to grieve for a suicide than a natural death “I’ve got a taste it’s biitter on my tongue”. The song is trying to tell the story of those left behind. It’s an appeal to anyone who might think of checking out that if someone pulls the trigger (a metaphor for killing themselves), they are in fact causing all those they leave behind to bleed from the deep would suicide leaves in those left behind. “I’m tired baby. I’m tired of breathing for you” in the bridge also offers a glimpse of how hard it is to try and keep a suicide prone person safe. How deeply tiring it is.

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Trigger
Music and Lyrics by Kate Owen


VERSE 1
I’ve  got  a taste  
It’s bitter on my  tongue 
Makes it hard to swallow  
Thoughts of you 
 
While I’ll never know 
The battle raging inside of you 
I still need you to stay 
 
CHORUS   1
So pull the trigger 
Break the mirror 
Watch me Bleed x 2

VERSE 2
You told me one day 
It would be better off that way 
Cause you feel like your drowning  
In the rain 
 
I’ll get my affairs in  order 
Cause I’ll be out for years 
This  wound your about to wield  
Will make sure of that 
 
CHORUS   2
So pull the trigger 
Break the mirror 
Watch me Bleed x 2
 
BRIDGE
I’m tired baby
I’m tired of breathing for you

CHORUS   3
So pull, pull the trigger 
Break, break the mirror 
So pull, pull the trigger 
Watch me bleed
Watch me bleed

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from Not A Proper Girl, track released March 13, 2020
Played and sung by Kate Owen, Jonty O’Connor, Shane Bolingford, Tom Harris, Moses Robbins, Anita Clark, Elmore Jones, Ben Edwards, Mike Fordham.
All tracks written by Kate Owen.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Ben Edwards at The Sitting Room, Lyttelton, NZ.
Mastered by Chris Chetland at KOG, Auckland, NZ.
Photography by Justyn Rebecca Denny and Amanda Billing Artwork by Leon White Design.
For my Mum, Barbara Owen.
This album was made possible thanks to the generous contributions of 173 arts supporters who believed in me and my music. You know who you are.

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Kate Owen New Zealand

A singer with a poetic, restrained intensity, Kate Owen has been song-writing for 20 years and performing live for a decade, but until now has never recorded an album. Her sound ranges from stripped-back laments to 90’s pop anthems. Her recordings showcases Owen’s songs with rich textures including synth and strings, & strong rhythmic pulses from live kits & drums machines. ... more

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