Name: Cooper Lake
Duration: P00H04M26S
Description: Cooper Lake is a ghost story. In this poem written by Justine Marzack, they tell of an encounter they had in a haunted mansion on the shores of Cooper Lake, in Upstate New York. When memories overwhelm us and we are in denial, it’s a part of ourselves that ends up haunting us.

Cooper Lake

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Cooper Lake is a ghost story. In this poem written by Justine Marzack, they tell of an encounter they had in a haunted mansion on the shores of Cooper Lake, in Upstate New York. When memories overwhelm us and we are in denial, it’s a part of ourselves that ends up haunting us.

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There I tidied the house
I tidied the little histories
Dylan and the Stones
And the time the darkness
Surrounded the swing set
It’s all in their place
The happy shelved
Just next to the heartbreak

Over there the wild
Over there the mundane
Three little teeth
That you lost in your young age
And a pocket knife
For the time that you tied
The scarves too tight
Around your neck

But I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation

I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t give you
The pleasure
I won’t give you
The pleasure
I won’t give you
The pleasure

There, don’t forget
The place where the dogs
Used to sleep
And the kettle used to boil
And the home tapes
Used to glitch
Now the TV’s all quiet
But your mind won’t quit
Now the TV’s all quiet
But your mind won’t quit

It’s all forgiven
By Cooper lake
And by the quarry
The ripples on the pond
Do not echo in the calm
Around me
Shush shush here’s a blanket
Shush shush here’s some milk

I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t give you
The pleasure

I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t give you
The pleasure
I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t give you
The pleasure

I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t
I won’t give you
The pleasure
Of the conversation
I won’t
I won’t
 No I won’t give you the pleasure

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released September 16, 2022
Lyrics by Justine Marzack
Music by Chyldren

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We are a french rock band founded in 2018, blending new wave guitars and electronic sounds. Justine Marzack (vocals) Victor Jaquier (guitar) Jakkob Wierdmann (guitar) Fanny Van Dijk (bass) Maxime Pinier (drums)

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