Candyland

from Songs to the Monster Under My Bed by Mirabai Kukathas

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"Candyland" is a sad, folksy song about unhealthy coping mechanisms. Specifically, it’s about leaning into despair, terror, and isolation, not because those things are enjoyable but because they are familiar. It’s about seeking comfort (that you’re never gonna get) in the cold embrace of sadness. Stylistically, "Candyland" is reminiscent of early 60s folk ballads (I was trying to channel Joan Baez when I wrote it), which are maybe my favorite type of music. It's also is my mom's and drummer Olivia's favorite song off the album.

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Lyrics:

i am lost in sweet shadows
i am lost in the molasses dark
i am lost in a world of my creation
i am lost in peppermint bark

i am on an island on the ocean in my head
i am traveling with the monster under my bed
the mountains are made of sugar and i think so is the sand
i think that i am lost in candyland

candyland candyland
i don’t wanna go home
cause in candyland candyland
i am on my own

i wander through the streets at night
i wonder why there is no light
there are gingerbread houses full of gingerbread men
they have no faces to smile at me but i smile to them

candyland candyland
everything here moves slow
i am scared in candyland
but i don’t want to go

i find a chocolate castle that overlooks the wood
the doors lock behind me as i knew they would
call it a prison or call it a fantasy
there’s plenty here to eat and it’s all for me

candyland candyland
there’s no one real around
in candyland candyland
so should i eat my crown

candyland candyland
i languish on my throne
i am here in candyland
and i am all alone

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from Songs to the Monster Under My Bed, released May 1, 2021
Mirabai Kukathas (she/they) - lyrics, melody, vocals, electric guitar
Grafton Downs (he/him) - bass
Matt "Sabyu" Sablan (he/him) - acoustic guitar, synth, production

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