Dominoes
by Rachel Baiman + Pony Bradshaw
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Dominoes explores the tension between two people acting on their worst impulses at the expense of one another.
Pony and I co-wrote this song via text message, and it took a formative turn when he used "we're playing dominoes" in his original verse lines. The image of one person's bad decision creating a chain reaction of destruction was perfect, and I found the central metaphor I was looking for, which guided the final form of the song. I can almost imagine one domino saying to its neighbor "Don't bring me down with you!"
Pony and I co-wrote this song via text message, and it took a formative turn when he used "we're playing dominoes" in his original verse lines. The image of one person's bad decision creating a chain reaction of destruction was perfect, and I found the central metaphor I was looking for, which guided the final form of the song. I can almost imagine one domino saying to its neighbor "Don't bring me down with you!"
lyrics
Lonesome Los Angeles
Sunny and blue
I slept with a stranger
Cuz he wasn’t you
Now your feeling reckless
High on your pain
And we’re stacking dominoes
It’s a dangerous game
Don’t bring me down with ya honey
Don’t bring me down just yet
I wanted to be a soft place to land
Not the ashtray for your cigarette
I like a wild taste
I keep it loose
I am who i am
She's a friend i could use
Her eyes could paint your house
A law to abide
It’s easy stacking dominoes
When you’re on the same side
Don’t bring me down with ya honey
Don’t bring me down just yet
I was just looking for a soft place to land
You were a beautiful bet
Don't it feel good to be wanted
And don’t it feel good to be seen
And don’t it feel good to believe that
These bones could be anything
Floating around aimless
Unmoored and untied
You haunt me in parallel
Unseen by my side
Don’t you turn to me
Don’t you start to regret
It's easy stacking dominoes
You just hold your breath
Don’t bring me down with ya honey
Don’t bring me down yet
I wa just looking for a soft place to land
There's two sides on every set
Sunny and blue
I slept with a stranger
Cuz he wasn’t you
Now your feeling reckless
High on your pain
And we’re stacking dominoes
It’s a dangerous game
Don’t bring me down with ya honey
Don’t bring me down just yet
I wanted to be a soft place to land
Not the ashtray for your cigarette
I like a wild taste
I keep it loose
I am who i am
She's a friend i could use
Her eyes could paint your house
A law to abide
It’s easy stacking dominoes
When you’re on the same side
Don’t bring me down with ya honey
Don’t bring me down just yet
I was just looking for a soft place to land
You were a beautiful bet
Don't it feel good to be wanted
And don’t it feel good to be seen
And don’t it feel good to believe that
These bones could be anything
Floating around aimless
Unmoored and untied
You haunt me in parallel
Unseen by my side
Don’t you turn to me
Don’t you start to regret
It's easy stacking dominoes
You just hold your breath
Don’t bring me down with ya honey
Don’t bring me down yet
I wa just looking for a soft place to land
There's two sides on every set
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released February 2, 2024
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Rachel Baiman Nashville, Tennessee
Raised in Chicago, Baiman made her way to Nashville at 18 with the dream of being a
professional fiddle player and has
since released three solo records and an EP, alongside
session and side-person work with Kacey Musgraves, Kevin Morby, and Molly Tuttle
among many others. As a songwriter, she has garnered a reputation for her specific
brand of political and personal lyricism.
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Apr 29Camden, UK
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May 2St Louis, MO
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May 17Monticello, KY
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Jun 26Seattle, WA
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