“Crushing” by Ex:Re - Free Friday/Saturday (“FL&R”)

     With equal shares of happiness and concern, we read the review of “Crushing” on the KEXP site. The song is from Elena Tonra, the guitarist and lead vocalist of Daughter. The happiness was a result of hearing new material from one of the purist voices in Indie. The concern was that Daughter was no longer an entity. Thankfully, the Facebook page of Elena states that her solo work is “running in parallel to Daughter.”

     Ex:Re (pronounced x-ray) is the moniker of Elena Tonra and the name of her ten-song album. KEXP made the track “Crushing” its Song of the Day. For the station’s review and free download, go to http://kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2018/12/24/exre-crushing/. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohElenaTonra/

Website: http://www.elenatonra.com/

Lyrics of “Crushing” by Ex:Re

Lean back

Half-rolled cigarette

Not speaking at all

There's no one else

Out here

It's clear I waited too long

I guess attention spans are lessening

It's a lesson in humans using machines

To show their feelings

(Who, who, who, who)

Where did you go?

I can't wait more hours

I've been there so long

Longing for you to please be an adult

And you use your mouth

In ways that I can't right now

'Cause I'm choking up

I'm crushing

Crushing

I'll loosen up

It's not like it meant a lot

We were drunk once

It's not like we were some dream

Combination

We were made as friends

I'm crushing

I guess attention spans are lessening

It's a lesson in humans using machines

Crushing

To show their feelings

(Who, who, who, who)

All adventures

They were in my head

I created life for them

Sleepless wonder in the eyes

I lift myself up, now I don't get hurt

I'm crushing

(Who, who, who, who)

Crushing

(Who, who, who, who)

I'm crushing

I guess attention spans are lessening

It's a lesson in humans using machines

(Crushing)

To show their feelings

(Who, who, who, who)

I'm crushing

I guess attention spans are lessening

It's a lesson in humans using machines

(Crushing)

To show their feelings

(Who, who, who, who)