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On her full length album, DIORAMA, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Hailey Wojcik (VOY-chek) explores the many meanings of that word. Part theatre, part museum exhibit, each song is a musically unique and detailed glimpse at a life. The album was produced by Dan Romer
(Ingrid Michaelson, Jenny Owen Youngs) and makes use of a wide range of instrumentation, from Indian banjo to mellotron to recorded samples of animal noises, as well as strumstick, horns, ukulele and guitars.
While attending college in Michigan, Wojcik studied creative writing, a background that is evidenced in her songwriting. She identifies with literary protagonists of Kafka and Salinger in "Samsa Morning" and "Holden Caulfield," respectively.
The closing song on the album, "Model Aeroplane," is a duet she cowrote with legendary hardcore punk vocalist and Touch and Go Records founder, Tesco Vee of the Meatmen. The unlikely pair met while neighbors in Michigan, and are currently working on further
collaborations.
Wojcik is the child of zookeepers, an experience she recounts in, "Raised in a Zoo.”
"Amnesia," a circus‐y song consisting of only ukulele, vocals and hand percussion, deals with the point in a relationship where the best option seems to be taking a blunt object to one another's craniums to erase the memories of things that have been said, and start over.
"Anglerfish" is a song for jilted lovers everywhere ‐ its upbeat melody belies tongue‐in‐cheek bitter lyrics such as "I hope he gives you syphilis and you don't notice it until it creeps into your brain. Then, which one of us would be insane?"
Luck
Hailey Wojcik Lyrics
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In case I fail at something that's from the heart
CHORUS
But I found out it was only worth like three bucks and there are no returns so I'm kind of stuck
So I just stuck it on the shelf right there
And I fill it with the whiskers that I pick up
But you know I could never afford the flight
Besides, what, just to play the game
I mean besides they'd probably never say my name
REPEAT CHORUS
I thought I'd make a living on the Mega Millions but I only got one number right
And I had to go to three gas stations at eleven o'clock at night
REPEAT CHORUS
And they'll bring me luck
These lyrics from Hailey Wojcik's song 'Luck' tell the story of the singer's attempts to find her fortune through various means, such as selling mason jars and playing the lottery. She appears to be skeptical of these methods and has yet to find any success. The idea of making a living off mason jars is an interesting one as they are typically used for preserving food, but in this case, it seems like the singer is trying to use them for some other purpose, perhaps as a novelty item. However, it is worth only three dollars, which is not enough to even break even on the investment, indicating that perhaps the singer needs to look elsewhere for success.
The lyrics then shift to the singer's desire to go on the Price Is Right game show, but she knows she cannot afford the flight to get there. Despite this, she feels that even if she could make it on the show, they would not call her name. This sense of defeatism is carried into the last verse, where she recounts her experience with the Mega Millions lottery. She manages to get only one number right, which is not enough to win any significant prize. Instead, she has to travel around late at night to different gas stations to even check her ticket.
The chorus explains how, despite her lack of success, the singer still has hope that these failed attempts will bring her luck. She stores the whiskers she collects in a mason jar, perhaps as a symbol of her determination to keep trying, and her belief that somehow things will eventually work out in her favor.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought I'd make a living off of mason jars
I believed I could earn a livelihood by crafting things from mason jars
In case I fail at something that's from the heart
As a fallback, if my true passion doesn't work out
But I found out it was only worth like three bucks and there are no returns so I'm kind of stuck
However, I discovered that my mason jar crafts can only fetch a measly sum and cannot be returned, leaving me feeling trapped
So I just stuck it on the shelf right there
As a result, I placed the craft on a shelf and forgot about it
And I fill it with the whiskers that I pick up
Now, the jar which was meant for something else is being used to collect cat hair that I pick up
I thought I'd make a living on the Price Is Right
I thought I could make a career by appearing on the game show 'Price is right'
But you know I could never afford the flight
However, I couldn't afford the cost of airfare to attend the show
Besides, what, just to play the game
Moreover, what's the point of attending if I'm just going to be a contestant
I mean besides they'd probably never say my name
I think it's quite unlikely that I'd even get selected as a contestant
I thought I'd make a living on the Mega Millions but I only got one number right
I once thought that winning the Mega Millions jackpot could solve my financial problems, but I could only match one number
And I had to go to three gas stations at eleven o'clock at night
As a result, I had to visit multiple gas stations in the middle of the night to buy tickets
And they'll bring me luck
Despite having no successful attempts at making money, I hope that these failed attempts and strange collections will somehow bring me luck
Contributed by Emma J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.