Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
“On a stage at Normaltown Hall, a cozy music venue in Athens, Georgia, Kristine Leschper was drunk off champagne. Guitar in tow and in front of a microphone, she prepared to perform as her one-woman act, Mothers, a ripped-from-the-diary folk-rock confessional in which she turns phrases like “I woke up feeling mutilated” and “You love me mostly when I’m leaving” into gut punches of piercing soprano.” — Noisey, Allie Volpe, April 1 2016
““It Hurts Until It Doesn’t” is essentially kind of a battle — the internal struggle between ego and self doubt, which is something that I find myself thinking about a lot. It’s a problem that a lot of creative people struggle with, and there’s very rarely like a good balance between them. It’s either that you have a huge ego or crippling self-doubt and there’s little happy medium between the two. This song is kind of about letting go of something that’s toxic in yourself — like a relationship — rising above it and being stronger in order to not need that thing anymore. The song talks a lot about self-doubt, about not being sure of your place in the universe and questioning how much you can deal with the person that you are. That’s what I mean by the last line, when I say: “I don’t like myself when I’m awake.”” — Kristine Leschper
Read the full interview on Noisey here: noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/r7pa5b/mothers-when-you-walk-a-long-distance-you-are-tired-profile
Read the full article on Stereogum here: stereogum.com/1835745/band-to-watch-mothers/franchises/band-to-watch
Follow Mothers:
Instagram: instagram.com/mothersband
Twitter: twitter.com/mothersband?lang=en
Facebook: facebook.com/mothersband
Buy/Stream:
Bandcamp: mothers.bandcamp.com/track/it-hurts-until-it-doesnt-2
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0aeq6izGKdpdcBUkXGCHXv
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mothersband
Apple Music: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mothers/1036141535
The lyrics are official.
♪ lyrics ♪
i felt alive for a little while
but when i died
i had the time to notice
i was crushed by the weight of my own ego
but never honest enough to say it
i felt your love for a little while
but never had the guts
to give myself up
i said that i could be just what you wanted
as if i could ever keep a promise
you have eyes in every room
but you won't see me walk away
once i was
more than just a song to play
on your haunted tape
i don't want to be away
could have sworn
i heard you laughing in the doorway
i don't like myself when i'm awake
i don't like myself
when i'm awake
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“On a stage at Normaltown Hall, a cozy music venue in Athens, Georgia, Kristine Leschper was drunk off champagne. Guitar in tow and in front of a microphone, she prepared to perform as her one-woman act, Mothers, a ripped-from-the-diary folk-rock confessional in which she turns phrases like “I woke up feeling mutilated” and “You love me mostly when I’m leaving” into gut punches of piercing soprano.” — Noisey, Allie Volpe, April 1 2016
““It Hurts Until It Doesn’t” is essentially kind of a battle — the internal struggle between ego and self doubt, which is something that I find myself thinking about a lot. It’s a problem that a lot of creative people struggle with, and there’s very rarely like a good balance between them. It’s either that you have a huge ego or crippling self-doubt and there’s little happy medium between the two. This song is kind of about letting go of something that’s toxic in yourself — like a relationship — rising above it and being stronger in order to not need that thing anymore. The song talks a lot about self-doubt, about not being sure of your place in the universe and questioning how much you can deal with the person that you are. That’s what I mean by the last line, when I say: “I don’t like myself when I’m awake.”” — Kristine Leschper
Read the full interview on Noisey here: noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/r7pa5b/mothers-when-you-walk-a-long-distance-you-are-tired-profile
Read the full article on Stereogum here: stereogum.com/1835745/band-to-watch-mothers/franchises/band-to-watch
Follow Mothers:
Instagram: instagram.com/mothersband
Twitter: twitter.com/mothersband?lang=en
Facebook: facebook.com/mothersband
Buy/Stream:
Bandcamp: mothers.bandcamp.com/track/it-hurts-until-it-doesnt-2
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0aeq6izGKdpdcBUkXGCHXv
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mothersband
Apple Music: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mothers/1036141535
The lyrics are official.
♪ lyrics ♪
i felt alive for a little while
but when i died
i had the time to notice
i was crushed by the weight of my own ego
but never honest enough to say it
i felt your love for a little while
but never had the guts
to give myself up
i said that i could be just what you wanted
as if i could ever keep a promise
you have eyes in every room
but you won't see me walk away
once i was
more than just a song to play
on your haunted tape
i don't want to be away
could have sworn
i heard you laughing in the doorway
i don't like myself when i'm awake
i don't like myself
when i'm awake
______________________________________
Feel free to like, comment or subscribe to our channel for new uploads!
The Tiny Majority's main focus is the promotion of underground artists of many different genres like indie rock, bedroom pop, lofi, hip-hop and more. We publish lyric videos every week of new releases or songs that we like.
If you would like us to make a video of a song you like, or just wanna talk about music (because music is life!), drop us a message on Instagram! :)
Follow us on Instagram where we post updates and more: instagram.com/thetinymajority
If you're a new artist and you would like us to promote your work, feel free to send us submissions! Contact: support@thetinymajority.com
We do not own the background picture. All credit goes to .
