A declaration of intent. "Life Is" by Jessica Pratt

Two weeks ago we presented "The Last Year" from the album "Here in the Pitch" by Jessica Pratt (published last May 3), an expected announcement after five years of silence. Now we present a second single "Life Is" where, for the first in her career, her voice and guitar are accompanied by drums and bass.

"Life Is" continues to show in her repertoire her attractive vision of how time passes "life is never what you expect it to be." Although, according to the author, it is only a declaration of intentions, because the rest of the album goes in another direction.

Jessica Pratt comments on that vision of time when she explains the meaning of “Life Is,” with her words: “Life has come and gone without you realizing it, and you are not where you thought you would be. It's the third act and you're trying to get back on the horse before it gets dark."

A "downtempo" song basically characterized by the almost absence of melody accompanied by the use of noises and sounds through the drums and bass.

Jessica Pratt. Our Saturday music video. (Official Music Video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT.

Credits.-

Written by Jessica Pratt.
Produced by Jessica Pratt and Al Carlson.
Additional production by Matt McDermott and Peter Mudge.
Mixed and mastered by Al Carlson at Gary’s Electric Studio (Brooklyn, NY).
Cover photography by Nina Gofur.
Video directed by Colby Droscher and Jessica Pratt.

Performed by.-
Jessica Pratt.- vocals, guitar.
Alex Goldberg.- drums.
Al Carlson.- bass, Mellotron (trumpet, strings), glockenspiel.
Matt McDermott.- Mellotron (acoustic guitar, horns).
Peter Mudge.- Mellotron (acoustic guitar).
Ryley Walker.- guitar.

Lyrics.-

Life is, it’s never what you think it’s for
And I can’t seem to set it off
And lately I’ve been insecure
The chances of a lifetime might be hiding their tricks up my sleeve
Used to be the greatest now I see

Time is time and time and time again
And what would you say if you can’t get out of here?
Time is time and time and time again.
To make your escape you’ve captured the captor’s fear.

Cause I can feel my luck has turned it all around
And when you’ve fallen out, get both feet on the ground
The curses you keep won’t follow you now

And so I try to be myself, it’s the same as always I get tricked up
And each and every time it takes me away
I’m often livin’ on just to be outside these walls again, it's the age of what’s to come and baby you’re on

Time is time and time and time again
Time is time and time and time again

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