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Her Insula

by Lindy Lin

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1.
“ 3, 2, 1, Lift off ” *This audio sampling belongs to NASA, named “ STS-26: Liftoff ”. This song doesn’t represent any position of NASA. 15 billion years ago What was it You made us? Where am I going How far Gravity is the message What about our minds Could it be another strength I feel like I am in love And then the world changes I know it will lead me to somewhere Who are you Who am I Humans are losing controls Mr. Black Hole, please eat up our frights, but not the lights Go farther, more labyrinths But there is no way of going back or ceasing at a point Time has no directions It is in us It is in us
2.
My Bangs 03:07 video
I loved my bangs Every girl had one It was a nice guise They saw me but didn’t see me I loved my bangs They were my secret friends Concealing my pimples and freckles Making me a bystander I was safe here I was free here Mushrooms heads in the classrooms Drawing the black pink puberty Identities were hidden beneath The beautiful waterfalls The sun shined through my bangs Saying hello with a tender look I let the wind blow my bangs Saying hello with my inborn body Once my bangs were cut So was my dignity and grace My tears drop in the sofa Leaving a nude one in the mirror Bemoaning the last straw And tomorrow I love my bangs I love my bangs I love my bangs I love my bangs Mushrooms heads in the classrooms Drawing the black pink puberty Identities were hidden beneath The beautiful waterfalls The sun shined through my bangs Saying hello
3.
Just wanna write a song For myself I don’t know why But should I give a reason to you Just wanna stay with you In this lovely day I don’t know why But should I confess to you I don’t know why Orange is my best Green is red and red is green Not a big deal I don’t know why Strange story so strange Everybody has a secret I don’t know why Just walking down the street Just wanna write a song For myself I don’t know why But should I give a reason to you Just wanna stay with you In this lovely day I don’t know why But should I confess to you I don’t know why Orange is my best Green is red and red is green Not a big deal I don’t know why Strange story so strange Everybody has a secret I don’t know why Just walking down the street I love to stay in my room Eating sweet potatoes steamed by my mom Watching white clouds in different shapes And I just sang and sang and sang Until I felt sleepy I don’t know why Just felt happy
4.
Hey my boy I don’t care what they think You are unparalleled You know everything But do you know You are the god’s favored one It is ok that you close your door I just wanna let you know I won’t leave I won’t leave You are the very special gift to me I just wanna let you know You are my You are my hero Hey my boy I don’t wanna let you down Let me hug you better You know everything But do you know You got the keys to this world It is ok that you close your door I just wanna let you know I won’t leave I won’t leave You are the very special gift to me I just wanna let you know You are my You are my hero
5.
Lying on the bed, no idea of what’s the time Sliding the screen, no idea of what’s in mind Men, I’m frustrated but my crying interrupted, Somebody, keeps calling me Sometimes, I forget me I am distracted by you I am intoxicated by you Don’t know who I really am I am overwhelmed by you Find myself away from me Give back my times with me I posted my life online, don’t know what I want An island to be left alone or a garden to be followed I know everything is in vain, when the wechat rings I cannot help open it But it was a “hi” from nobody I am distracted by you I am intoxicated by you Don’t know who I really am I am overwhelmed by you Find myself away from me Give back my times with me I spend most of times on you, rather than myself Sometimes, I fall in an illusion you built Which I don’t realize, I have to Say goodbye to you, my love I am intoxicated by you Don’t know who I really am I am overwhelmed by you Find myself away from me Give back my times, my life
6.
Smile Big 04:45
Butterfly knot on the ponytail
 Two crossed legs on the soft chair 
 Fruit bowls prepared by her dad 
 This is her lovely Saturday 

 Watching TV potato chips
 Hard candies between her red lips 
 As always smile big

 From a girl to a wife 
 From a mother to a grandma 
 She never worries 
 Until one day when 
 She grew up overnight 
 About the good times 

 The cigarette smoke filling the room 
 With the wine bottles falling around 
 Her Kids are helping clean up the room 
 This is her 3 am

 Watching TV to help her sleep
 Hard candies taste bitter sweet 
 As always smile big

 From a girl to a wife 
 From a mother to a grandma 
 She tries her best since that day when 
 She grew up overnight 
 For the good times

 “ Only because you’re a woman ”
 People like to use that as a famous quote
 To her, to her life 
 But where is her only man 
 Where is her destination
 As always smile big 
 From a girl to a wife 
 From a mother to a grandma 
 She tries her best
 since that day when 
 She grew up overnight 
 For the good times
7.
Her Insula 03:50
Rose hermosa The sky blushes away Her insula In the air of love Lonicera Blossoms over hill and dale Her insula In the sun of joy How can she hide Her secrets about the boy How can she resist Her feeling for the world Set it free You are free Birds’ orchestra Playing the song of moral Her insula With adansonia of moral Beyond forecast It is her storm of wrath Her insula Before the rainfall of guilt Her love plants the seeds of lust She tries to be a good girl Her love grows the throne of hate She tries to be a good girl Set it free You are free
8.
The oxygen is rare now The oxygen is rare now But I can’t help eating How to satisfy my belly Don’t try to stop me For our friendship Go find food, to feed soul Go find food, to feed soul I want more Who want more The oxygen is rare now The oxygen is rare now But I can’t help eating I know I have to pay Don’t try to stop me As well as my love to you The city is swelling, with corroded roots Cry of hunger everywhere Go find food, to feed soul, to feed soul Go find food, to feed soul, to feed soul Go find food, to feed soul, to feed soul Go find food, to feed soul Before too late It won’t be too late
9.
Welcome to my orange planet Dressed in hematite coat Ice flowers dance in the air Trust me, they are real crystals The boundless ocean in the desert Creamy clouds in the sky I breathe in carbon dioxide Sending you some brain waves Hey Can you hear me I sang in highest pitch Hey Can you hear me This is my highest pitch Welcome to my orange planet You’ll feel lighter as a feather Rosy blushes on smiley faces A more nice color to this land Praying for the sun is my routine Every day is a winter day I breathe in carbon dioxide Sending you some brain waves I love the sun I love the glacier I love the ocean I love the desert I love you I love you I love the season I love the winter I love everything I love one thing I love you I love you I love you I love you Welcome to my orange planet Put down burdens on shoulders Love is our eternal topic Come on, please sing with me Hey Can you hear me I sang in highest pitch Hey Can you hear me This is my highest pitch
10.
How long have you pulsated I guess it has been 4 billion years How long have you illuminated I know you glow For some reasons A star goes supernova A collapse bears a new life I know Inside the Milky Way Who is your star I hope the light last forever How long have you traveled I have followed you For 28 years How long have you struggled The force between you And gravity A star goes supernova A collapse bears a new life I know Inside the Milky Way Who is your star I hope the light last forever
11.
My Name Is 03:43
I am a drifting wood in your island of Reil Only if you call my name Will I exist I am a drifting wood in your island of Reil Only if you call my name Will I exist I was given a name of life I was given a name of life Ebb and flow Seasons twirl But my name is immortal Lights on and off Fleshes get old But my name is immortal Let me live forever in your memory My name is My name is My name is My name is My name is

about

Her Insula is a surprising result of Lindy's self-study of music production and painting after quitting her wearisome office job. It strikes like a meteor on the loose, breaking free from any orbits to wander through universes. Its electro-infused folksongs with narrative intimacy and rhythmic crankiness draw fantastical parallels between a cosmic journey and the exploration of a girl's self-consciousness. Even though there are no heroic tales like the creation of man or the mending of the sky pillars from the Chinese mythologie, Her Insula is still as remarkable for revealing a girl's bangs-covered youthhood, and facing up to the fears of growing up.

Co-working with her musician friends Njelo and Corioli Wang for arrangement and production, Lindy tells her own story in the most visceral tone possible. Her stripped-down voice is the key to a new inner dimension - the "insula", where a girl's time perception is measured by the rise and fall of stars, and her heart of courage is lit by the bursting light of a supernova.

《Her Insula 她的脑岛》是 Lindy 辞去工作、自学音乐制作与绘画以来的一次尝试,是一颗挣脱了运行轨道,要在宇宙里飞驰、浪荡的流星;它是一部女孩的思想史,尽管没有造人、补天的史诗,却因为直面成长的恐惧而一样了不起。

通过 11 首充满幻想、电子音乐元素以及赤诚歌声的曲目,Lindy 用音乐讲述了一个完整的故事,带你从新(心)感知体内的时间,揭开隐藏在 “脑岛” 的个人/宇宙奥秘。

credits

released July 26, 2022

All music written and performed by Lindy Lin

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Nest Audio (Hangzhou, China)

Arranged and produced by Corioli Wang, Lindy Lin and Njelo
except "Intro-Cerebral Monologue," "I Don't Know Why," "Smile Big," "Her Insula" and "Human Eutrophication" by Corioli Wang and Lindy Lin

Additional guitar by Dizzy Boy on "Savant Syndrome" and Mark Bai on "Social Distractions"

Album art and illustrations by Lindy Lin

Special thanks to Corioli Wang, Jinhui Meng, Zhikai Yang, Xiuqing Wen, Aiqiang Lin, Songmao Lin, Njelo, TAiFin, Jieyi, Tianbing Eleven, Dizzy Boy, Mark Shan, Niao Yu, Frances Lin, Meng Tang, Seon, Shuting Dong, Kaixiang Peng, Jack Chen, Wenzi, Jiao

词/曲/演唱:Lindy Lin

录音/混音/母带:巢场录音棚 Nest Audio

专辑编曲及制作:王沉飞、Lindy Lin、Njelo 娜影
*其中歌曲 “Intro-Cerebral Monologue” “I Don't Know Why” “Smile Big” “Her Insula” 及 “Human Eutrophication” 由王沉飞和 Lindy Lin 编曲、制作完成

吉他:舒大卫(Savant Syndrome)、白春阳(Social Distractions)

封面/插画:Lindy Lin

特别鸣谢:王沉飞、孟金辉、杨志凯、温秀卿、林爱强、林松茂, Njelo娜影、齐哥TAiFin、解易、甜饼十一、舒大卫、单哲、鸟语、Frances Lin、唐孟轲、Seon、董妤婷、彭凯翔、陈浩 Jack、蚊子、椒

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