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Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby's Still Asleep

by Astrid Cordes

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    Astrid Cordes complete and ambitious EP trilogy tells a universal story about becoming a mother and parent for the first time. The entire trilogy is collected here on a double vinyl release titled 'Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby's Still Asleep'.

    It is pressed on deluxe HQ 2x180 gram vinyl and it comes in a full color 3D-artwork heavy cardboard gatefold-sleeve with lyrics in the centerfold.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby's Still Asleep via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Astrid Cordes complete and ambitious EP trilogy tells a universal story about becoming a mother and parent for the first time. The entire trilogy is collected here on a double vinyl release titled 'Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby's Still Asleep'.

    It is pressed on deluxe HQ 2x180 gram vinyl and it comes in a full color 3D-artwork heavy cardboard gatefold-sleeve with lyrics in the centerfold.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby's Still Asleep via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Good Time 03:52
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Awkward
 Please don't make it awkard Awkward
 whipe the lipstick of your teeth And now smile
 Good time
 We're all here to have a good time So go ahead
 Put your keys in the bowl
 Don't be shy Girl you talk too much
 I've more than heard enough If you didn't come to party
 Why did you come wearing that skirt?
 If you didn't come to party
 You should've stayed home little girl
 If you didn't come to have fun
 Why did you come here at all
 If you're not having a good time it's not their fault Heavy
 His body looks so heavy
 Heavy
 Just try to relax don't ruin the mood Good time
 We're all here to have a good time
 If he gets upset you know, you know It's on you Girl you talk too much
 I've more than heard enough If you didn't come to party
 Why did you come wearing that skirt?
 If you didn't come to party
 You should've stayed home little girl
 If you didn't come to have fun
 Why did you come here at all
 If you're not having a good time it's not their fault
 If you're not having a good time it's not their fault
 If you're not having a good time If you're not having a good time If you're not having a good time it's not their fault
2.
Male Lead 05:19
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Dive in to
 each syllable
 My name turn in to a murmur somewhere far away You hand me your drink and ask me if I want a taste So softly like
 a kiss I
 place my lips where yours were resting just a sec ago My head seams to forget who's waiting for me at home I'll just stay five more minutes then I am leaving I got to go before reality kicks in But you're a poster A polaroid
 You're a poem You're a love song a notebook that I've stolen
 You're the male lead
 from a movie screen
 You're the first chapter of an epic love story You're the male lead
 In my daydream
 And for a second there I almost believed You lean in
 I'm listening
 to the scented absence of routinely bickering Like a hotel soap bar with a hint of cinnamon I'll just stay five more minutes then I am leaving I got to go before reality kicks in But you're a poster A polaroid
 You're a poem You're a love song a notebook that I've stolen
 You're the male lead
 from a movie screen
 You're the first chapter of an epic love story You're the male lead
 In my daydream
 And for a second there I almost believed Somewhere someone's calling Somewhere something's happening Somewhere someone's waiting for me...
3.
Strangers Now 03:25
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There's a fly stuck in the window seconds minutes hours
 fighting an invisible enemy
 You left early We don't hang out anymore
 days weeks years
 You'll never hear me say that you hurt me When I say your name I stutter Leave me bitter, leave me flustered Oh well We used to live in the same house but we're strangers now
 we're strangers now
 Thought I had you figured out but we're strangers now
 we're strangers now
 I know you didn't keep the pictures but I, I still remember
 We used to live in the same house I tried to talk us out of the grave seconds minutes hours
 Now you've got a kid and a husband I still read your poems I guess that I'm better off
 Days weeks years
 You'll never hear me say that I miss you When I say your name I stutter Leave me bitter, leave me flustered Oh well We used to live in the same house but we're strangers now
 we're strangers now
 Thought I had you figured out we're strangers now we're strangers now
 I know you didn't keep the pictures but I, I still remember
 We used to live in the same house We used to live in the same house We used to live in the same house We used to live in the same house
4.
Staring at the Ceiling 04:12
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Do you know how it feels to love you?
 Do you know how it feels cause I think I've forgotten... Was it sweet?
 Was it salty?
 Was it something to hold on to? Was it deep?
 Was it true?
 Was it all I ever wanted? Is it cold on your side of the bed?
 Is it cold on your side cause it is on mine Come closer
 Do it now
 I can hear your breathing Are you asleep?
 Don't leave me
 Staring at the ceiling Push me Push me now 'n' Push me hard I wanna fall back in to your open arms Push me I am right here in the dark I wanna fall No, I never really went that far I wanna fall back in love Back in love Someone else looked at me last night Someone else looked at me like you used to And it felt good
 It felt strong
 It struck me like a bullet I miss you
 I'm lonely
 I'm loosing my footing Push me Push me now 'n' Push me hard I wanna fall back in to your open arms Push me I am right here in the dark I wanna fall No, I never really went that far I wanna fall back in love Back in love Push me So hard that it will leave a mark I wanna fall Never meant for us to drift apart Push me Do it now, I've lowered my guard I wanna fall Is there still a place for me in your heart I wanna fall back in love Back in love I wanna fall back in love Back in love I wanna fall back in love
5.
Jeg Venter 06:10
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Jeg tegner udenfor stregerne
 Når det er dig jeg maler
 Du sparker når jeg ligger ned
 Kan du høre mine knogler knager? Jeg holder en højtidelighed I mit sovekammer
 Kysser et falmet polaroid
 Og tænker på mine gamle flammer Jeg følger med
 Følger med
 Ud i lyset ind i mørket Jeg lader det ske Lader det ske
 Jeg lader det ske Lader det ske Du fylder næsten det hele nu Siver ud af alle sprækker
 Jeg er bundet af en navlestreng Jeg kan mærke du trækker Og jeg følger med
 Følger med
 Ud i lyset ind i mørket
 Og jeg lader det ske
 Lader det ske
 Jeg lader det ske
 Lader det ske
 For jeg mærker det
 Mærker det
 Men jeg ved ikke hvad det er Så jeg venter
 Jeg venter
 Jeg venter.... Er der stadig plads til mig? Er der stadig plads til mig? Er der stadig plads til mig? Jeg følger med
 Følger med
 Ud i lyset ind i mørket
 Og jeg lader det ske
 Lader det ske
 Jeg lader det ske
 Lader det ske
 For jeg mærker det
 Mærker det
 Men jeg ved ikke hvad det er Så jeg venter Jeg venter Jeg venter....
6.
Unwinding 03:22
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You don't have to come I'm doing okay Sure you've got other plans Don't go out of your way I know I should call more often I've just been busy I've just been buzzing Don't put your health aside for my comfort That's what I say when we Talk on the phone But it's not just my job and the laundry It's me that's unwinding Don't sound so worried It's just a fever I've got some left overs Sitting in the freezer I insist But you never listen You just declare that you've already booked your ticket Don't put your health aside for my comfort That's what I say as I fall into your arms But I've been crying in the shower all morning Lately I've been eating my feelings And having troubles sleeping I'm so sorry that I yelled when you called me You just caught me of guard Is it supposed to be this hard No it's not just my job and the laundry It's me that's unwinding It's me that's unwinding
7.
Dancing Cranes 03:44
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I’m coming for you at 2 pm when the house is quiet And the kid's sleeping wearing your dirty shirt for days wrapping myself in your scent We’ve been doing nothing but talk lately Maybe we just need a little hush Ah.... x 4 I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut the blinds and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes A ha I don’t need scented candles Don’t need a big show Just let me have your body On the wooden floor Sliding your hand down past my waist Looking straight the countdown's on I don’t need to see the smile on your face I know you and I know what you want Ah.... x 4 I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut the blinds and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut your mouth and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut the blinds and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut your mouth and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes A ha A ha I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut the blinds and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut your mouth and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut the blinds and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes I can be quiet on the living room floor So lay me down Shut your mouth and lock the door Baby we’ve been waiting for days Dancing around like cranes A ha
8.
Heather and Pine 03:18
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I sleep in the t-shirt you wore on the first day that we met the printing is almost worn off but we are still the same it's just a different life oh I, I still see Indian summer in your eyes Sink in to a memory of sand and soaring kites in the heat I'm not ready to leave Let's get drunk on stolen time Stay up talking through the night Do I still smell like Heather and pine? See the sun begin to rise Kiss me in the morning light Do I still smell like Heather and pine? Pull me into your arms Tell me how you see me now Am I still beautiful in your eyes I ask without standing down You just laugh for a while And then syncronize your breathing to mine Sink in to a memory of sand and soaring kites in the heat I'm not ready to leave Let's get drunk on stolen time Stay up talking through the night Do I still smell like Heather and pine? See the sun begin to rise Kiss me in the morning light Do I still smell like Heather and pine? Heather and pine? Do I still smell like Heather and pine? See the sun begin to rise Kiss me in the morning light Do I still smell like Heather and pine?
9.
Let Them Hear Every Step You Take 03:51
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May your existence disrupt the order of the universe and may you be bold and uncomfortably loud Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear You are a breathing masterpiece so take what is yours Go out and be wonderful be ugly be sensational be beautiful Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear Let them hear every step you take Let them hear
10.
Surrender 03:07
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You can have my body What a small price to pay I never used it for anything important anyway You can have my name too I'm not gonna use it anymore Leave it on your tongue ready to call you can have it all You’re an army You’re an ocean You’re a hurricane in slow motion You’re a straitjacket You’re my four leafed clover You’re a thief You’re a feather Won me over I Surrender, I surrender I don't remember my last cigarette Funny how I thought it’d be impossible to forget Imagine my surprise when I found that water tasted the same I was so sure So sure it would have changed I thought everything would change You’re an army You’re an ocean You’re a hurricane in slow motion You’re a straitjacket You’re my four leafed clover You’re a thief You’re a feather Won me over I Surrender, I surrender, I Surrender, I surrender, I Surrender, I surrender
11.
Call Me By Your Name 03:16
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It's so easy to blame you you're the one who got me pregnant and left Halfway through cleaning up after breakfast this morning So I pick up the pieces and finish what we started When they call me by my name It roars in my ears Summersaults and cartwheels When they call me by my name For a moment it clears And I'm dancing through the minefield I'm 100 percent present Singing the 10th lullaby tonight As I secretly stare at pictures Of an ardent me from a bygone time and I hear them calling But I'll be here for the next 18 years When they call me by my name It roars in my ears Summersaults and cartwheels When they call me by my name For a moment it clears And I'm dancing through the minefield I'm afraid of getting lost Afraid of not loving enough Terrified of being caught In simply loving myself to much Cause my time is not my own Every minute to myself just feels so wrong I miss not being needed but wanted I know this is where I belong but When they call me by my name It roars in my ears Summersaults and cartwheels When they call me by my name For a moment it clears And I'm dancing through the minefield
12.
Stop Dreaming 03:18
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Pick me up I can't reach Wish I had an honest defeat To motivate me Somehow it seems the more I climb The higher the fences rise Break my neck starring at the sky I better stop dreaming My dreams are just so far away Everytime I open a door It leads me right back to this place So far I've gone nowhere So far I've done nothing but age I better stop dreaming I better stop dreaming Fall behind Unnoticed Loose me at the corner of your eye Would anyone care if I just stop trying? Would anyone care if I just stop dreaming My dreams are just so far away Everytime I open a door It leads me right back to this place So far I've gone nowhere So far I've done nothing but age I better stop dreaming I better stop dreaming I better stop dreaming I better stop dreaming So far I've gone nowhere So far I've done nothing but age I better stop dreaming I better stop dreaming
13.
Too Soft 03:44
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Are you hungry Are you cold Are you breathing Are you really coming with me home How am I supposed to keep you alive You're too soft for this world Everything is so raw So raw... Skin against skin Sleepless night Nothing's normal I'm absolutely terrified How am I supposed to keep you alive When it's me who's too soft for this world Everything is so raw So raw...
14.
I Only Wanna Do This With You 04:41
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Dishes still sitting on the kitchen Table in patterns I recognize from last night Pale light shooting through the scaffolding I wonder if it will ever go down, down Pass the tooth paste like it was a baton Pick out the least dirty shirt from The laundry on the floor Waiting for the dust to settle Running late Running out the door Tomorrow we'll do better Looking for questions to the answer we know Blow you a kiss with a promise not to Pass out in front of the TV on the couch tonight As I'm leaving promise me you will keep it Safe on the shelf with the wine we Never get around to drink Waiting for the dust to settle Running late Running out the door Tomorrow we'll do better Looking for questions to the answer we know So I pray to a god I don't even believe in For you to still want me in this skin And I'm hoping with every single fiber of my body That you don't regret the mess we're in Cause I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you I only wanna do this with you

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Astrid Cordes complete and ambitious EP trilogy tells a universal story about becoming a mother and parent for the first time. It is a life experience of defeats and victories but most of all the acceptance of the human fallibility and surrendering to one of the greatest things in life and all the chaos and love it brings.

The entire trilogy is collected here, with the majestic finale bonus track 'Too Soft', on a double vinyl release titled 'Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby's Still Asleep'.

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released October 27, 2023

Lyrics by Astrid Ingemann Cordes + Jacob Brøndlund (#7), Martin Helmundt Bastiansen (#7), Hagen Paul Hoffschmidt (#7), Lucy Schröder (#7), Julie Pankoke (#8), Rebecca Louise Armstrong (#9), Alexandra Kwast (#10), Raphael Tschernuth (#10)



Music by Astrid Ingemann Cordes + Daniel Brandt (#1+2), Rezwan Farmi (#5), Jacob Brøndlund (#6-14), Martin Helmundt Bastiansen (#7), Hagen Paul Hoffschmidt (#7), Lucy Schröder (#7), Julie Pankoke (#8), Alexandra Kwast (#10), Raphael Tschernuth (#10)


Arrangement by Astrid Ingemann Cordes + Daniel Brandt (#2) + Jacob Brøndlund (#2-14) + Morten Søgaard Andersen (#4)




Performed by:

Astrid Cordes - vocals, keys

Anne Bech Hald - backing vocals (#1)

Jacob Brøndlund - guitar, choir, synth, keys, drums, backing vocals, bass
 Anders Haaning - drums, percussion

Lars Bech Pilgaard - guitar (#1+3+4+5)

Símun Lindholm Mohr - bas (#1+2+3)

Peter Sabroe - piano (#1+3+4+5)

Rasmus Theodor Damsgaard-Sørensen - piano (#1)

Morten Kærup - guitar (#2)

Kasper Staub Larsen - piano, synthesizer (#2)

Lo Ersare - backing vocals (#3+4+5)

Daniel Brandt - bas (#4+5+7+10+13) 

Christian Persson Balvig - piano (#6+8+10+11+12+14)





Produced & mixed by Jacob Brøndlund

Mastered by Joel Krozer

except (#3-5) by Jacob Brøndlund

Recorded at Sauna Studios, Copenhagen

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Astrid Cordes Copenhagen, Denmark

Since 2014 Astrid Cordes has been known as one of two vocals in the Danish duo Shy shy shy. Now she has put the sweet indie pop aside to make room for a new solo release which points in a more gritty and unpolished direction.

The songs are still steered by Cordes' charismatic voice and talent for telling stories, but is set in a darker, more guitar driven, mature and uncompromising environment. ... more

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