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Shut Inside

by Benjamin Cartel

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The woes of being ‘shut in’ turned out to be accidentally prophetic. I hope it speaks to many people's shared reality of the past few years.

The inspiration for ‘Shut Inside’ came to me a year before the pandemic. The lyrics were inspired by the story of a close friend who had just come out of a kind of ‘cabin fever’ relationship. He loved his ex-girlfriend, missed her, but felt too ‘shut in’ at home in their relationship. She was a homebody who wanted to spend time at home with him exclusively. He was more gregarious and enjoyed going out with friends in NYC. He felt the strain of their personality differences.


Benjamin Cartel - vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion
Kieran Mulvaney - backing vocals
Ed Maxwell - bass
Charles Newman - synths
Ryan Smith - electric guitar

lyrics

She alone
just wants us by ourselves
I know I don’t want nobody else

But shut inside - ain’t no way to be
Shut inside - in such a big city

We were close
We breathed each other’s breath
I suppose It was too close for my head

But shut inside - ain’t the life I choose
Shut inside - I got these stay inside all day blues

Though you know I can see you in the dark
When we’re dreaming

And you know I can feel you in my heart
When we’re dreamin

credits

released March 4, 2022
Written by Benjamin Cartel

Produced by Charles Newman

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