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The debut single from Nashville-based artist Chutes & Ladders is a tongue-in-cheek catalog of gentle deterrents handed to women and girls under the guise of friendly advice.
lyrics
LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
You got a lot of nerve
Using grown-up words and speaking out of turn
Have you lost your mind?
Girl, you’re in deep; you really done it this time
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Wait by the phone
Or cook up a roast
And hope you’re good at making home
[Chorus]
Debutante
Looking for a challenge
You’ve been climbing ladders you weren’t supposed to find
Sweetheart
It’s what’s on the outside that matters
Get accustomed to the trappings; you’re ahead of your time
[Verse 2]
You got to know the rules
To know they just apply to half the room
So smile for the camera (oh yeah)
Everybody’s looking at you
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Powder your nose
And wear the right clothes
And pray you don’t die alone
[Chorus]
Debutante
Looking for a challenge
You’ve been climbing ladders you weren’t supposed to find
Sweetheart
It’s what’s on the outside that matters
Get accustomed to the trappings; you’re ahead of your time
[Bridge]
Cry uncle
Ollie oxen free
Raise the white flag to the old regime
Cry uncle
If it were me
I’d disguise my feelings in poetry
[Chorus]
Debutante (hey)
Looking for a challenge
You’ve been climbing ladders you weren’t supposed to find
Sweetheart
It’s what’s on the outside that matters
Get accustomed to the trappings; you’re ahead of your time (oh no no)
Recorded by James Crooks [Drums, Bass, Electric Guitar] at Elon University (Elon, NC), Spencer Clarke [Vocals] at Sound Stage (Nashville, TN), and David Dorn [Organ] at Farmland (Nashville, TN)
Mixed by Chris 'Von Pimpenstein' Carter at The Feisty Chicken (Silver Spring, MD)
Mastered by Anthony Casuccio for Xtream Audio (Amherst, NY)
Album Design by Genevieve O’Keefe
Musicians:
Drums - Jake Valente
Bass & Electric Guitar - Jack Garno
Hammond B3 Organ - David Dorn
Synth Organ - Addison Horner
Vocals - Brooke Jenkins
Crowd Vocals & Claps - Katie Anderson, Lizzy Cruz, Michelle Mandico, Nick Fabian, Ricky Vazquez, Craig McKibben, John Bernius
Tambourine - Stephen Futrell
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