We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Liminal Points

by AJ Shelley

supported by
nic
nic thumbnail
nic listening to this from prison, big fan
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $4 AUD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A groovy lil CD for all your car journey/2000s boombox needs! Comes with a selection of little doodles made by yours truly, in a little CD case.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Liminal Points via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    edition of 20 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 AUD or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 6 AJ Shelley releases available on Bandcamp and save 55%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Dig Where The Ground Is Soft (Deluxe), Liminal Points, mindfulness 4 beginners, Lazy Fair, op shop chic, and tea time. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $8.10 AUD or more (55% OFF)

     

1.
VERSE 1 C5 Cmaj7 Fadd9 I've started to see bugs that aren't there They might be creepy-crawling in my tea They might be creepy-crawling in my hair (Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) I hope it's not a corneal ulcer INTERVAL C5 Cmaj7 x2 VERSE 2 They've all got six little legs Their bodies are sometimes slimy (Ew!) Their bodies are always tiny (Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) I don't envy them CHORUS Dm Am I can spot them if I open my eyes quickly enough It doesn't have to be dark in the room but it certainly helps C5 Cmaj7 I refuse to account for a hallucination My schedule simply won't allow for sanity complications C5 Cmaj7 Fadd9 (Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) Ahh, Ahh (Ahh) VERSE 3 These dudes are fearless (Why?) I've threatened them with an old olive jar I've threatened them with a magnifying glass (Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) They're scared of nothing! INTERVAL CHORUS INTERVAL Dm Am Oh, they're creepy Oh, they're crawly Oh, they're creepy Oh, they're crawly Overlay [They're gonna lay eggs in my ears I can hear them buzzing They're gonna sleep under my nails] (Ahh, Ahh, Ahh) they're scared of nothing!
2.
G G7 Em I'd like to go, go out of here I'm not alone, no, no-one wants to hear That their deeply ingenuous plans are commonplace INTERVAL G G7 Em VERSE 2 Catch a train, then a bus The officer causes a fuss Because my youth transport card is out of date CHORUS I need an adult one, now that I'm of age Like everything else, I'll leave growing up too late INTERVAL G G7 Em x4 VERSE 3 I'm trying to be interested in things things indicative of my personality, things cohesive with your personality My deeply held beliefs are commonplace Cast a spell then a rock Out my window, no good luck when the glass shatters in my brain CHORUS The thing is I'm not rotting at a rate Faster than anyone else, tis the nature of the race Demons consider the possession of my body, and consider it a waste INSTRUMENTAL G G7 Em x2 G G7 Em x7 VERSE 5 - SPOKEN WORD I've heard there's a way around this Age as a process nowadays is pretty useless But I do what I think and I think what I do This seems to work for a few Two dollars extra to board the light rail Seems excessive when I take up the same space Physically at least I haven't changed a bit Since I was twelve…ish So how would I go on not changing For as long as I live until I die? The way around these transport fines Is to become a vampire VERSE 7 Turns out you can get a transport card It's one step above concession Just threaten possession you'll be okay VERSE 8 I need an underworld one, now that I've turned That girl at the turnstile looked at me strangely I'm sure OUTRO G G7 Em Go, go out of here (Go, go out of here) Go, go out of here (Go, go out of here) Through the atmosphere (Go, go out of here) Down to the night-o-sphere (Go, go out of here) Go, go out of here (Go, go out of here) Go, go out of here
3.
VERSE 1 Dark, not blue, but navy All hazy, like I used to be Half of my possessions are cursed Has it been transferred to me? INTERVAL Shoo-wop Shoo-wop Shoo-wop, Ahh CHORUS And I think it's something that's creeping I sure do love isolating myself I think it's something that's been Put in a memory box on the highest shelf Containing old polaroids and things I thought were cool when I got them INTERVAL CHORUS II And I think it's something that's creeping I sure do love reminding myself Just when it's begun the process of decaying In the memory box on the highest shelf Containing old polaroids of boys I thought were cool when I got them INTERVAL x2 BRIDGE (Verse chords x4) Eye of newt, and toe of frog Wool of bat & tongue of dog Adder's fork, blind worms sting Lizard's leg & howlet's wing Fair is foul & foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air For a charm of powerful trouble Like a hell-broth, boil & bubble CHORUS III And I think it's something that's creeping I sure do love giving bad dreams to myself Just when I'm done washing my hands clean Out, damned, locked in the box on the shelf Containing things I don't want to think about anymore Containing things you don't think about anymore You don't think about me Anymore VERSE 2 Space, I take up too much Like a giantess contortionist Stars, I see them when I stand up I'm not the only one but I never am
4.
VERSE 1 Personally, I prefer the kind that wraps and winds And alters states like my antlers break When I end up on a stranger's bonnet VERSE 2 How could this happen? I'll hear them say ("This'll only scuff up the paint") My loose change can't pay the mechanic Have you checked my pockets? CHORUS 2, 3 Sinking into the dirt and grime of kindred spirits I owe them for all their time and empathetics Sinking into the dirt and grime of kindred spirits I owe them for all their time (Time) VERSE 3 Those who planted the tree a hundred years ago must've seen the seed As a minor inconsequential, I wonder what self-esteem it must have had VERSE 4 I just really, really think this might be the end for me You aren't supposed to mix kindred spirits with these But I'd hate to go to waste Bury me up to the waist I'll pretend to be a tree I swear I'll grow leaves Now, I'm evergreen CHORUS Sinking into the dirt and grime with kindred spirits Am I wasting my time on sympathetics? Sinking into the dirt and grime with kindred spirits Am I wasting my time? (Time, time, time) INSTRUENTAL: 1, 2, 3 x1 2, 3 x4 Fade out ("Sinking into the dirt")
5.
Finding sustenance in carbonation I want to clarify the nature of my perspective Roll my windows down I wanna see the outside it turns out they're tinted on both sides I should've expected I know myself better than this Give me effervescence, give me a candy necklace, As long as it's sugar-free I know she doesn't notice my hesitance, my tenderness Why would she? Emaj7 dm c Give me effervescence, a candy necklace Both a collar and a treat I don't see why it should be so hard to be sweet It makes me feel pretty Give me artificial, let me turn around the label It comes naturally One thing that doesn't is that my head goes to hell When I go to sleep But that's between you and me, yeah? It makes me feel pretty

about

Liminal Points (in literature) refers to the point at which a psychological response is triggered - the threshold where ambiguous, and often supernatural, forces converge.

Liminal Points (an EP by aj shelley) refers to a bunch of spooky metaphors for sad shiz.

thank you to everyone for the constant support, i could never have done it without you :)

credits

released February 6, 2019

written, recorded, performed by aj shelley

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

AJ Shelley NSW, Australia

18 yo snail enthusiast

contact / help

Contact AJ Shelley

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like AJ Shelley, you may also like: