We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

about

A song about the awkward and dangerous time of life when the thrill of exploring the adult world combines with childish eagerness to please and need for attention. I experienced some of this on my way out of the trans closet (when you're constantly told your identity is wrong and fetishistic it can leave you vulnerable to predators), but I knew that my experience was nothing compared to that of the girls I'd known from the alternative club scene.

The line "she wants to know about what she's read in all the magazines" was inspired by a young singer songwriter I saw at the Duchess of York in Leeds. In the audience I found myself stood next to the her Mother, who beamed proudly as her teenage daughter sang angsty songs about rape, drug abuse and other sinister life experiences. I asked the Mother if she was worried about the choice of lyrical motifs, to which she replied, "she reads a lot of magazines and has a great imagination".

lyrics

She's so young, she's so sweet, she's so inviting
She'd the cream, the wet dream of all her schoolmates
They're curious and so is she
She wants to know about what she's read in all the magazines
She's petite, so fit, so innocent
Jailbait party girl, but it's wearing thin

Her body is changing, her mind is expanding
Her history's building
Her life is closing in

They're so young, they're so strong, they're so inviting
What they want's what you flaunt
See where the power is?
They get so upset when you won't play ball
What, are you worried you might lose it all?
They're so drunk, they're so thick, they're yours to play with
Don't waste your time with trying to change them

Her body is changing, her mind is expanding
Her history's building
Her life is closing in

They're curious and so is she
She wants to know about what she's read in all the magazines
They're curious and so is she
She wants to know about what she's read in all the magazines
They're curious and so is she
She wants to know about what she's read in all the magazines
They're curious and so is she
She wants to know about what she's read in all the magazines

She's so young, she's so hot, so much potential
But such haste
What a waste
She should have more control

Her body is changing, her mind is expanding
Her history's building
Her life is closing in

credits

from Music Kept Me Sane: The Best of Quicksand Kerry 1998​-​2008, released June 1, 2019
Written, performed and produced by M P Jackson
2005

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Kerry JK image

Kerry JK Northampton, UK

Gender and genre fluid singer-songwriter producing songs of identity, isolation and defiance incorporating jazz, electronica, art rock, vocal looping, poetry and rock opera theatrics.

Be yourself, as yourself. There is no greater fulfilment, and no sweeter revenge. ... more

contact / help

Contact Kerry JK

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Curious, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now