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Bear

by Davidda

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Davidda is an indie artist based in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
Big on story-telling and romanticising mundane daily tasks, this wahine pours a refreshing cup of familiarity and mystery through her music and songwriting.

In early 2022, Davidda joined forces with Anna Coddington to write some demos with the help of NZ Music On Air funding. Hot on the heels of her previous single Slow Turn released in December, Bear is the second single to shoulder shimmy its way out of those sessions.

Born from poem snippets and deep adoration for the rhythm section, Bear gently takes you by the hand and leads you through a smoky dreamscape of the internal dialogues; internal dialogues that take place when you’re feeling chaotic, ruminating on every single thought you’ve ever had.

With Anna on guitar and production wizard duties, Mike Hall handing out bass stabs on a silver platter, Caleb Nott tipping out a tasteful amount of conga and farfisa boogie, and just the right dash of synth magic courtesy of Lips, this single slow-dances you down your mind’s pathways. It celebrates the catharsis in talking it out, acknowledging the chaos and stomp dancing; and Bear is the antidote you need to do just that.

Bear is the tune to help shimmy your feelings out of hibernation!

lyrics

Verse 1:
Tongue-tied in a bullet proof vest
Emotions tied to the ceiling
You don't have to try and impress
Stress me out I need Jesus
Same old outcome you would expect
cos I hide in my weakness
My actions have a ripple effect
What I do in secret

Chorus:
I wrestle with a bear inside my brain
He's got rather long claws and
I'm to blame if I let him stay
Without my chains I don't know who I am
Without disdain I can't carve out my plan
Without my pain
Who even am I?

Verse 2:
Sugar coat the things I profess
In cold hearted reason
Lace the pages with elements
That clash with what I believe in
I need a pick me up
What you got
Hear the tick tock
And I give way to pressure
I've gotta let it all
Fall by the wayside
So I can do better

Chorus:
I wrestle with a bear inside my brain
He's got rather long claws and
I'm to blame if I let him stay
Without my chains I don't know who I am
Without disdain I can't carve out my plan
Without my pain

credits

released May 4, 2023
Written by: Davidda Hikatangata and Anna Coddington
Recorded by: Anna Coddington in The Attic and Jol Mulholland in The Oven
Produced by: Anna Coddington
Mixed by: Kristian Bennett
Mastered by: Chris Chetland at Kog
Guitar: Anna Coddington
Congas and Farfisa: Caleb Nott
Synths: Lips
Bass: Mike Hall
Vocals: Davidda
Artwork by: Ruby Jones
Photography by: David <3

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