Can we erase our history?
Is it as easy as this?
Plausible deniability
I swear I've never heard of it
And I can close the door on us
But the room still exists
And I know you're in it

Hours of phrases I've memorized
Thousands of lines on the page
All of my notes in a desolate pile
I haven't touched in an age
And I can burn the evidence
But I can't burn the pain
And I can't forget it

How does it feel (how does it feel)
To be an expert in a dying field?
And how do you know (how do you know)
It's over when you can't let go?
You can't let go, you can't stop, you can't rewind
Love is learned over time
'Til you're an expert in a dying field
(How does it, how does it feel?)

The city is painted with memory
The water will never run clear
The birds and the bees and the flowers and trees
They know that we've both been here
And I can flee the country
For the worst of the year
But I'll come back to it

How does it feel (how does it feel)
To be an expert in a dying field?
And how do you know (how do you know)
It's over when you can't let go?
You can't let go, you can't stop, you can't rewind
Love is learned over time
'Till you're an expert in a dying field

Can we erase our history?
Is it as easy as this?
Maybe in other realities
The road never took this twist
And I can close the door on us
But the room still exists

How does it feel (how does it feel)
How do you know (how do you know)
Can't stop, can't rewind
Love is learned over time
'Til you're an expert in a dying field

Oh, an expert in a dying field

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Well that's a depressing thought. I wonder if it was based on a family member or something?

This song is going to be in my rotation for a while I think.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    Tbh I didn't know the reason either, but you motivated me to look into it:

    THE TITLE TRACK opens the album, kicking off with a fuzzy riff that sounds like an electric current too powerful for its conductor. The chorus (“How does it feel/To be an expert in a dying field”) is whimsical and relatable for people pursuing many careers besides indie-pop, but the meaning of the song cuts deeper, as Stokes ruminates on past relationships. “I can close the door on us,” she sings in the first verse, “But the room still exists/And I know you’re in it.”

    “When you’re young, you have all these friendships and family and romantic relationships,” Stokes says. “You get older, and people move away or you lose touch because you’re busy. You feel the sense of loss for the relationships that you used to have, and the friendships that are different now, or maybe people are gone. There is a grieving for things that have changed.”

    Also, it's gratifying to share music and hear that someone enjoys it, so thank you! :)

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