From the recording Hearts Like Caves
"Hearts Like Caves" is the shimmering, water-soaked synth-pop single from Dilly's upcoming second album, Monster (out this summer). Written by bandleader Sophia Spiegel during her brief move from Minnesota to the East Coast, the song captures the feeling of being cast adrift—of losing an identity before it could take new shape in new roots. It brims with love for her Minnesota communities, the ache of unfinished relationships cut short by timing, and the joy of being untethered to explore new identities. With its colorful sentimentality and Dilly's signature jazz-pop touch, this track offers the perfect soundtrack for easing into your own transitions..
Lyrics
You came back to tell me you loved me
Just before I skipped town
Oh what a tangle you stirred in my heart
The timing’s such a let down
Why say goodbye
To the things that make you who you are
It’s a ship set sail before the
Cargo’s set to touch down
Stripped to my bones
It’s so hard to be alone
Without you
Yet still I cry not for you
Not for anyone beyond the deep blue
I cry for me
And how happy I am to be free
Gripped by golden threads
I touch the silken slippery cloth
Spun from some God’s spool
Seems like every corner I turn
Reminds me of you, feel like a damn fool
Ancient stories
Hearts like caves to curl up in
Even the high tides of life
It’s a prophet, it’s a poet
It’s a friend ripped out from the bosom of our
Deepest lonesome strife
Stripped to my bones
It’s so hard to be alone
Without you
Yet still I cry not for you
Not for anyone beyond the deep blue
I cry for me
And how happy I am to be free
Sitting under my oak tree
Will she comfort me?
Doodododododododooo
Stripped to my bones
It’s so hard to be alone
Without you
Yet still I cry not for you
Not for anyone beyond the deep blue
I cry for me
And how happy I am to be free