Dress
Sylvan Esso Lyrics

We come to grips with our wrists, we come to sound with our mouth
We express ourselves through physical actions and verbal communication

We sing of what we think we know, mother, father, skin and flaws
We sing about our personal experiences with family, identity, and imperfections

and we move just like the birds, moving amidst the other birds,
We navigate through life, just like birds flying in a flock

and we move just like the fish, rolling away from larger
We avoid danger and seek safety, just like fish swimming away from larger predators

and I know i protect the light of lichen
I am aware that I guard something that could be seen as unimportant or unnoticed

But oh you look like a morning star, to see who we are, oooooo
But you shine bright like a morning star, revealing who we truly are

You look good in the west, see how you clap those hands
Your actions in the west look good, like clapping your hands

You look good in the south, see how you use your mouth
Your actions in the south look good, like speaking up and using your voice

You look good in the east, all elbows and knees
Your movements in the east look good, even if they seem awkward or uncoordinated

To the honey dipper, to the sound shifter
To the person who finds and collects sweet things, to the person who manipulates sound

Oh dont you know you want to
You secretly desire to do these things

See that moonrise in the rear view
Take a look at the beautiful view of the rising moon behind us

Just like you had wanted it to
It's just as you'd hoped it would be

Temperature drops, the hot tart cools
As the temperature decreases, the once hot and passionate situation cools down

Ready oh the radio calling to you
The radio is ready and beckoning you to listen

Right out loud she said it
She said it out loud and clear

For crying out loud they meant it
They truly meant what they said, emphatically

Sing that song like i know you can
Sing that song with your full potential, as I know you're capable of doing

Work your jaw like a blind man
Move your mouth as intently and passionately as someone who can't see

Call like call like you own the land throw up your hands, make demands
Assert yourself like you truly own the land; raise your hands and make demands

You look good in the north, whip your hair back and forth
Your movements in the north look good, like shaking your hair back and forth

You look good in the east, door, the wall, move your feet
Your movements in the east look good, even if it's just walking around and occupying space

You look good in the south, make your makers proud
Your actions in the south look good, and make those who created you proud

You look good in the west, you look good in a dress
Your appearance and actions in the west look good, even in a dress

I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star
I feel brilliant and bright, like a morning star

I feel, I feel, oo oooo ooooiooo oooooiooo
I feel a strong emotion, that is difficult to put into words

Sound with our mouth, we call it grips with our
We use our mouths to create sound, and we use our hands to hold onto and manipulate things

We call it grips our wrists
We refer to holding onto things as 'grips' on our wrists

We call it sounds with our mouths
We refer to verbal communication as 'sounds' coming from our mouths

We call it grips with our ahh, ahhh
We refer to gripping things as a physical sensation, 'ahh' or 'ahhh'