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Secret Garden / Back of My Mind

by Space Captain

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I’m building myself a little house I’m fixing myself a little world I keep all of my treasures and lovers inside Past and present And little boats on the river surround There are birds and rocks, no sounds I’ve been carving myself a little house Come inside it, sit down Meet me in my secret garden I’ll open up to you Birds flutter and pluck in our garden Guarding what we do I’ve welcomed in some not so kind Their dispositions cruel And all their words, so bittersweet Poured vinegar on the wound My offering today is bold I’m holding on to nothing In my sanctuary, the secret code The door that leads me home Meet me in my secret garden I’ll open up to you Birds flutter and pluck in our garden Guarding what we do Are you a luck-lucky one To stumble upon this place? Tell me I’m the only one That makes you feel this way Are you a luck-lucky one To stumble upon this place? Tell me I’m the only one (truly) That makes you feel this way
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I still recall leaning against your car With your body heavy on mine Underneath a dark sky How innocent a time That was long ago my dear But your voice it still resides And how beautiful it is That the love we had survived Yeah our foundation is a magic kind Yeah our foundation is a rare, rare find Cuz I like having you around in the back of my mind You won’t ever let me down Cuz I like having you around in the back of my mind You won’t ever let me down Thought it’d never work, thought it’d never fit Thought I’d never get-get-get over it I’m always living for nostalgia, reliving yesterday Now I can say that I’m content in your embrace As you’re telling me you’re proud of me Found a new space to communicate in A different kind of love situation Yeah our foundation is a magic kind Yeah our foundation is a rare, rare find I still think it’s a rare find I still know it’s a rare find Cuz I like having you around in the back of my mind (you won’t) You won’t ever let me down Cuz I like having you around in the back of my mind (you won’t) You won’t ever let me down Cuz I like having you in the back of my mind (you won’t) You won’t ever let me down
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“Secret Garden / Back of My Mind” marks the return of Brooklyn-based psych-soul group Space Captain with their first new music since the release of their debut album ‘All Flowers In Time’.

Layering free-flowing melodies and experimental beats with thoughtfully nostalgic lyrics, “Secret Garden / Back of My Mind” explores the journey to discover the parts that make us, comfort us and help us define what “home” really means.

Born out of the musings of vocalist and lyricist Maralisa Simmons-Cook’s visits to a literal secret garden tucked away behind a café in Brooklyn, “Secret Garden” is a love song that drifts from bittersweet to whimsical across an ethereal bed of layered guitars from band member Gray Hall. Brimming with nostalgia and sentimentality, Maralisa contemplates the varied parts that make up each of our secret gardens - our sanctuaries – and how we build those worlds not only for ourselves, but to welcome others into them.

“Back of My Mind” delves further into these sanctuaries and what makes a home, revealing the assurance that can come from sustaining friendships after relationships have ended and the value of the support from those who know you inside out and without judgment. A nod to the band’s previous R&B-leaning releases, the track utilizes the constant groove from bassist/producer Alex Pyle to mirror the consistency and effortless simplicity of the relationships at the heart of the track.

Engineered and mixed by Alex Pyle at Electric Garden
Mastered by Alex DeTurk
Artwork by Elbows
Photograph by Lissyelle Laricchia

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released May 21, 2020

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Space Captain is psych-soul band on Tru Thoughts Records. New double singles 'Secret Garden / Back of My Mind' and 'Birthday Cards / Chester Springs' out now!

Contact: spacecaptainband@gmail.com

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