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Alien Inside

Arca
Track 46 on Kick: The Complete Cycle 

Featuring

Shirley Manson

Producer

Arca
Dec. 2, 20211 viewer8.6K views

Alien Inside Lyrics

A star
A soft memory turning away from starlight to self
Asking to remember
The first death
The last birth
The first time you recognised the alien inside
In the face of abject misery
You remember, remember, remember the posthuman celestial sparkle
A mutant faith
A mutant faith
An identity, be
Perhaps nothing but a chance construct
Your vanity (Construct)
Your vanity, or your sanctuary
Your vanity (Construct)
Your vanity, or your sanctuary
Your sanctuary, or your sanctuary
Or your sanctuary
Or your sanctuary
-tuary

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“Alien Inside” is the eighth track from Kick IIII. A collaboration with Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson, its lyrics discuss self-discovery and identity.

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Kick: The Complete Cycle (2021)
  1. 1.
    Nonbinary
  2. 2.
    Time
  3. 3.
    Mequetrefe
  4. 4.
    Riquiquí
  5. 5.
    Calor
  6. 6.
    Afterwards
  7. 7.
    Watch
  8. 8.
    KLK
  9. 9.
    Rip the Slit
  10. 10.
    La Chíqui
  11. 11.
    Machote
  12. 12.
    No Queda Nada
  13. 13.
    Madre
  14. 14.
    Madreviolo
  15. 15.
    Doña
  16. 16.
    Prada
  17. 17.
    Rakata
  18. 18.
    Tiro
  19. 19.
    Luna Llena
  20. 20.
    Lethargy
  21. 21.
    Araña
  22. 22.
    Femme
  23. 23.
    Muñecas
  24. 24.
    Confianza
  25. 25.
    Born Yesterday
  26. 26.
    Andro
  27. 27.
    Bruja
  28. 28.
    Incendio
  29. 29.
    Morbo
  30. 30.
    Fiera
  31. 31.
    Skullqueen
  32. 32.
    Electra Rex
  33. 33.
    Ripples
  34. 34.
    Rubberneck
  35. 35.
    Señorita
  36. 36.
    My 2
  37. 37.
    Intimate Flesh
  38. 38.
    Joya
  39. 39.
    Whoresong
  40. 40.
    Esuna
  41. 41.
    Xenomorphgirl
  42. 42.
    Queer
  43. 43.
    Witch
  44. 44.
    Hija
  45. 45.
    Boquifloja
  46. 46.
    Alien Inside
  47. 47.
    Altar
  48. 48.
    Lost Woman Found
  49. 49.
    Paw
  50. 50.
    In the Face
  51. 51.
    Pu
  52. 52.
    Chiquito
  53. 53.
    Estrogen
  54. 54.
    Ether
  55. 55.
    Amrep
  56. 56.
    Sanctuary
  57. 57.
    Tierno
  58. 58.
    Músculos
  59. 59.
    La Infinita
  60. 60.
    Fireprayer
  61. 61.
    Crown
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Released on
December 2, 2021
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