Small words "JIll McCracken" and "Idle" sit in the center atop a photo of Jill's crossed legs in dark leggings and thick gray socks with her arm wrapped underneath as she sits

EP

2023
MMXXIII
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in stark contrast to so much of my music that is loud and powerful, idle is a collection of tiny songs that carry just as much power in their quietness. tenderness and radical vulnerability permeate this ep.

Songlist

dynamic song count
1
2:50

Pairs with

Submerging underwater
Doodle of waves rolling

Lyrics

come on, break my heart

i'm a little red balloon, you're a kid in the park

i'm dying to just be enjoyed by you

knowing you are bound to let me loose i know

come on, break my heart

i'm climbing up your branches, call the fire department

to see that they can't rescue me

i'm digging in my claws

you're slipping through my tiny paws

come on, break my heart

come on

come on

come on

come on

i might rather be a book on your shelf

you're finished with me but sometimes you might feel compelled

to take me out, maybe when your friends come over

you can tell them how you couldn't put me down

come on, break my heart

come on

come on

come on

come on

come on, break my heart

i'm a dozen cage-free eggs down at the bottom of your cart

i'm dying to just be protected by you

if it's too late, then crushed by you would be o.k.

come on, break my heart

come on

come on

come on

come on

come on

come on

come on

come on

at least then that'd be something

and something beats nothing at all

2
2:28

Pairs with

A crackly campfire
Doodle of a simple fireball

Lyrics

cryin' my eyes out

nothing's new

just thought this type of thing

wouldn't happen with you

'cause i fancy you

some kind of loving protector, and yet

you're still no match for my old

danger detector

i'm not easy

i've never been

i'm no koi pond, boy;

i'm the undercurrent of the ocean

who in their right mind'd

come down here with me?

is it you? i wait and see

if it's you

i'm waiting on you

can i want

what i want

what i want

what i want

can i want

what i want

what i want

is you

can i want

what i want

what i want

what i want

can i want

what i want

what i want

is you

you're a fire, the roasty kind

burnt wood, you smell good

you clear my mind

but a fire's still a fire

and i'm a careful selector

and i'm changing the batteries on my

danger detector

can i want

what i want

what i want

what i want

can i want

what i want

what i want

is you

can i want

what i want

what i want

what i want

can i want

what i want

what i want

is you

3
4:03

Pairs with

Looking to the sky in wonder
Doodle of a crescent moon and twinkling stars

Lyrics

i think my heart's too big for this world

it doesn't fit here, i've been

sitting on the suitcase

trying to zip it up for years

i don't know where I belong

where can I sing my songs?

i could fit in anywhere

but I'm too big everywhere these days

where do I go

when i can't go home?

if home is a place

that i've never known

i could walk to the moon

baby, if i only knew who's up there waiting

oh my god, it's happening again

another day i've got to

feed myself all day and

think of things to say

i know that I'm adored, but

only at a distance

no one gets too close to me

i'm a fire

burning on the sun

where do I go

when i can't go home?

if home is a place

that i've never known

i could walk to the moon

baby, if i only knew who's up there waiting

for me

baby

baby

i'm so big

i've got so much to give

my heart can't sit still anymore

I'm a steady stream

of songs and dreams

what a waste to waste me, lord

baby, i'm a baby grand piano

in an empty room

i was made to be played

to be played by you

so, use me

use me

put me to good use

use me

use me

for what i was made

to

do

where do I go

when I can't go home?

if home is a place

that i've never known

i could walk to the moon

baby, if i only knew who's up there waiting

i could walk to the moon

baby, if i only knew who's up there waiting

i could walk to the moon

baby, if i only knew who's up there waiting

i could walk to the moon

baby, if i only knew who's up there waiting

i could walk to the moon

baby, if i only knew who's up there waiting

i could walk to the moon

Credits

All songs written by
Jill McCracken
Lead vocals, background vocals
Jill McCracken
Guitar
Jill McCracken
Tracking
Andrew Oedel
Ghost Hit Recording
Tracking
Jake Subin
Ghost Hit Recording
Mix
Andrew Oedel
Ghost Hit Recording
Mastering
Andrew Oedel
Ghost Hit Recording
Mastering
Brian Lucey
Magic Garden Mastering
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