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Drink water, eat biscuits, keep smiling

by Sansha

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In one week during the month of September 2021, my brother had a baby, my sister got married and I broke up with my long term boyfriend and had to temporarily move back in with my parents. Someone has to be the hot mess.
One tragic zoom session my hot therapist told me when I was feeling this bad to remember to drink water and get dressed then my dad, passing me in the corridor afterwards, told me I had 'dropped my smile on the floor.' This is a homage to that tapestry of support I got at the time. The first verse is also a letter I wrote to myself to say thanks for getting through it.
I produced this in my Peckham flat and loved getting my violin out for the strings sections!
I also did the artwork with help from my dad on the car!

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I love you and nobody knows
I can feel it right from my head to my toes
This is all I know that is true
This is a letter to myself and not you

You got me through big time and big time again
Told me to leave when you could see the end
Got me to stand up when I fell on the floor
Told me it was ok when I felt it no more

Last week I didn’t
Wanna live
It’s amazing what a good weekend did

You gotta drink water
Eat biscuits
Keep smiling
You dropped your smile on the floor there darling
Gotta hold your head up
Even though it’s tiny
Don’t panic
Have a big breath and a pepperami

My therapist is really fit
Sometimes I find it quite distracting
He always asks me why I don’t look him in the eye
Then I tell a really good lie (I’m avoidant)

My 20s have been crazy so far (woah)
So much change but don’t even have a car
I wonder if I’ll ever wanna settle down
But I feel stifled just wearing a dressing gown (trapped)

Last year I was a
Different girl
And now I’m ready to fuck the world

You gotta drink water
Eat biscuits
Keep smiling
You dropped your smile on the floor there darling
Gotta hold your head up
Even though it’s tiny
Don’t panic
Have a big breath and a pepperami

It’s all been happening in my life lately
My sister got married my bro had a baby
I moved out my flat then in with my boyfriend
Then fell in love with another boy at the weekend
I don’t know where my head is at
I think I wanna move out my one bed flat
Everyone’s falling in love and it’s shit cos I feel like I’m falling out of it
And it’s funny how things change around here
My sister got married, my bro had the baby
We all had so much fun at the wedding
Then I cried into my over night bedding
I think I’m gonna be ok in the end
As long as I got my family and friends
Everyone’s falling In love and it helps that I’ve fallen in love with myself

You gotta drink water
Eat biscuits
Keep smiling
You dropped your smile on the floor there darling
Gotta hold your head up
Even though it’s tiny
Don’t panic
Have a big breath and a pepperami

credits

released August 4, 2023
Singing, songwriting, producing, violins-Sansha
Mixing and Mastering-Darren Woodford
Single artwork-Sansha and Anthony Lewis

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Sansha London, UK

Sansha is the name my mum wanted to call me before I was born but she was too scared.I’ve been described as a'Lilly Allen- Victoria Wood hybrid’ I think because I tell lots of stories on stage in between singing my songs and I've performed a show at the Edinburgh Fringe twice."A voice that could melt your heart if it wasn't preoccupied with rupturing your belly though laughter"Sofar Sounds Denmark. ... more

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