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Loose Cannon (single)

by Olivia Ellen Lloyd

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I wrote this song when I was missing my bad years. The fleeting years when you're not responsible for much more than keeping yourself alive. When I wrote this song, I was burnt out, working my first "big girl job", and wishing I could be as open to the world as when I was first cut loose at eighteen or so. Loose Cannons cause unintentional damage, unaware of the harm they cause. There's a freedom in that unawareness, in the window of time where it's generally acceptable to be a shithead. This song is about finding your place, but wishing you'd taken a bit longer to get there.

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I don’t stay out late much anymore
most nights I’m in by nine or ten
And I don’t rant and rave after a drink
you could say that I am saner
than I’ve been

used to cry at the drop of a hat
I used to feel
every goddamned thing
I would crawl on my knees
through broken glass
Tryna feel a different kind of pain

But I don’t dream quite as hard anymore
Oh the world don’t feel as big as before
girl you were such a loose cannon
girl, you were such a loose cannon
flying high I always wondered
Where you would land

Traveled around for a couple of years
but the road was never a good fit
Every town it felt new for a couple days
until I’d fall into the same old shit

Now I live somewhere not so far away
still it feels like a different kind of world
From open fields and late-night driving
but I swear I am the same old girl

I just don’t dream as hard anymore
Oh the world don’t feel as big as before
girl you were such a loose cannon
girl you were such a loose cannon
flying high I always wondered
Where you’d land

Well I weren’t born with no hollow bones
So ya know I was never one for flying I suppose
I was falling, falling til I crash landed hard
tried to pull myself together but in the end I fell apart

Now I don’t dream quite as hard anymore
Oh the world don’t feel as big as before
girl you were such a loose cannon
girl you were such a loose cannon
flying high I always wondered
Where you would land

girl you were such a loose cannon
you were such a loose cannon
flying high I always wondered
Where you would land

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released February 10, 2021
Olivia Lloyd: vocals, songwriter
Mike Robinson: guitar, bg vocals
John Fatum: drums
Larry Cook: bass

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Olivia Ellen Lloyd Brooklyn, New York

Olivia Ellen Lloyd is a West Virginia-raised, Brooklyn-based country artist. Her debut album, Loose Cannon, premiered to critical acclaim in February 2021.

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