Caroline Polachek - New Normal (Lyric Booklet)

Official lyric booklet for "New Normal" by Caroline Polachek off the album "Pang."

Designed by Timothy Luke
Animated by Arvin Bautista

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[bigfoot]

ms polachek had foreseen the future after the pandemic and made a song about it wow we stan a time-travelling queen

[TheCucho]

coronavirus prediction we love a futuristic composer

[bprobo]

This is so fresh. An original idea perfectly executed. With thought out lyrics and great mixing, I am excited for the future of your music.

[oliwierkowalczyk]

Now what is this?
Don't question it, my scalp is empty!

[User-xwkd]

My favourite album from 2019 to be honest.

[stephenvillarante]

This song grew in me alot. Finally, it's lyric card is now out. <3

[kabakaybug]

I wonder if we will ever get the lyric booklet for Door? She probably made it her last booklet because it was her first single

[AbbeyRuins]

"Wrote ’New Normal’ with @dannylharle the same week as Insomnia, July 2017 in LA. Danny played me this midi sequence he’d made, a bass line by itself that changed key with every repeat. I heard the melody over it immediately, this sweet folky thing that modulated with the bassline. We were so psyched on the form of the song, seven verses with no chorus that tumbled and reset like a rubix cube or Escher drawing. We wanted the lyrics to be a string of standalone fragments, starting with the same line every time, but I couldn’t for my life decide what to say with that format; it was too open-ended. Walking back to the studio from a coffee break, a SUV skidded out of control and onto the sidewalk, almost hitting the two of us before crashing into a telephone pole. We were so shaky with adrenaline we could barely get back to work after, but it was clear the crash was a verse of the song. I secretly decided to limit the song to events that the two of us had experienced. A month later I sent Danny the finished lyrics - a surrealist history of our friendship, disjointed vignettes in chronological order: first meeting in at a sake bar in NYC ➰ a manic halloween in LA ➰ camped out in brooklyn to write during a blizzard ➰ performing at a London festival where I tripped over a fog machine and almost fell off the stage ➰ the disappearance of @poppotac ‘s injured robin ➰ the car crash ➰ the moments after. And each verse begins with the “What is this...?” from Parachute.
" - Caroline Polachek

[shadypikachu]

The production at 1:30 omg, I need more of that beat

[johnnyatab]

Has a country flair to it. Loved the entire album.

[kabakaybug]

This song really grew on me! And she looks so good omg!

[orangefuzzz]

Caroline's chord changes make my ovaries quiver.

[crzyoldmn]

I like your voice. It eases the pain of the everyday B.S. I am greatful.

[rodrigonya]

This song is amazing, love the country vibes!♥️

[bubries]

damn sis really out here predicting the future

[thesurfacepallete]

One of the songs in the album that hit me and I’m like wow I should start stannibg

[antognani]

this is her best song like why isn't it more recognized

[kuilaat]

Wow I'm loving this country dancehall vibe 😍

[ztube]

Pop Princess Cowboy Country western vibes, amiright?

[JosephMurphy]

Wonderful! I’m getting imogen heap vibes