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It Never Happened

from Straits by LJ Parks

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lyrics

I still have some fond memories
Like staring at the birds
Playing songs on my guitar
Reaching out for words
The crunch of earth beneath my feet
The breeze in early spring
Drinking straight from the creek
The view from Mount Stirling

And though I tried, I couldn’t find
A good reason to stay
Time passed by, I realised
I couldn’t walk away

You say it never happened
So what happened then
Would you have me believe
It was all in my head
It never happened
So what happened
Instead
You say it never happened
So what happened then
Am I a joke to you
Were you even my friend
‘Cause it happened
It really happened
I swear
I was there

Some days I can’t bear to go out
Out into the world
It’s all so big, all too loud
It makes me overwhelmed
You say I worry far too much
And frankly that is true
But I wouldn’t be half as bad
If I hadn’t met you

And I could run thousands of miles
Through ashes and through rain
But I won’t trust your word again
That only brought me pain

You say it never happened
So what happened then
Would you have me believe
It was all in my head
It never happened
So what happened
Instead
You say it never happened
So what happened then
Was I a thorn in your side
Just a means to an end
‘Cause it happened
It really happened
I swear
I was there

So darling tell me the truth
Were you really my friend
Or would you have me believe
It was all in my head

credits

from Straits, released September 23, 2022
Produced by LJ Parks and Callum Cusick
Engineered by Callum Cusick with assistance from Eliza Bird
Mixed by Callum Cusick and Dave Steel
Mastered by Tony "Jack the Bear" Mantz in naarm/Melbourne.

LJ Parks - Vocals and electric guitar
Callum Cusick - Lead electric guitar and backing vocals
Sam Burk - Bass
Kim Walls - Drums

Recorded in nipaluna (Hobart, Tasmania) on muwinina country

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LJ Parks Hobart, Australia

A powerful voice. Dynamic guitar riffs. Playfully wry lyrics, LJ Parks has engaged listeners from Hobart to Cairns and beyond, and has the accolades to show for it. Her newest EP was recorded with ARIA Award winning artist and producer Monique Brumby, and is both nostalgic and eminently relatable, influenced by contemporary folk and Oz rock. ... more

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