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Little Trophy

by Hyaenas

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1.
Lyrics: I’m not your little trophy I’m not your prize to be won All my work for all your fun Oh, oh I’m not your badge of honour I’m not your accolade Not a soul for you to save
2.
Lyrics: Take me to the forest I’m knocking on wood Just because you want to doesn’t mean that you should You think you’ve got my whole world but nothing gold can stay Lose your grip and all the stars will fade to grey - I’m going away. I’m not your little trophy I’m not your prize to be won All my work for all your fun Oh, oh, oh no. You lured me in with fish hooks - they’re ripping my mouth Jump this ship before it all starts heading south That was touch and go there - that was a close call Another venture in exchange for nothing at all. I’m not your badge of honour I’m not your accolade Not a soul for you to save Oh, oh, oh no. Don’t touch don’t look give back what you took Don’t look don’t touch you take up too much credits
3.
Lyrics: Hide yourself by the sea Isolation sanctuary Denial’s on trial for the first time in a while Send canary down the coal mine You’re okay so I’m sure it’s just fine Drop them all down in single file. Hide yourself, absentee Segregated matrimony Fend off the mob - tend to your desires Don’t care the cost - it’s all for money Pay the price with alimony You hang us all like crows on a wire. Time’s up. Break through. Don’t you know the crowd’s coming for you? Hold up. Déjà vu. Repeat like you always do. Can you hear the blackbird singing? In the dead of night it’s bringing a call for all who’ve survived Fight the flock, wreck the herd Roaring freedom for the birds Don’t wait, the moment has arrived. Whatever you’ve said whatever you’ve heard Whatever’s been bled whatever’s been blurred Roaring freedom for the birds. credits
4.
Lyrics: It’s not up to me to come running to you whenever you’re in distress At the beck and call of a wrecking ball you make my life a mess. Not gonna tuck my tail between my legs and run Not gonna stop and freeze, consider what’s been done. Let all your demands roll off my back, but then it started to break Too intertwined, too undermined to see my escape Not mild or meek, just too tired to speak - twisted words so aimless To your disbelief it’s not up to me to make you famous. Not gonna tuck my tail between my legs and run Not gonna stop and freeze, consider what’s been done. I’m gonna fight you for the crimes that you have served Anger’s come along to deliver what’s deserved. Set the wildfire free it’s confining me Set the wildfire free it’s defining me Oo Oo Oo Oo it’s going now
5.
Lyrics: Saw a ship on the horizon Is it real or an illusion? I’m running out of time I’m running out of my mind You think you’re the answer I can’t find. You take my time you take my money Lure me in with your milk and honey Careful, careful another level Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Want the shirt off of my back? (I want it all) Pull my heart from my rib rack (I want it all) Any parts to salvage? Anything left? (I want it all) Make a bet and I’ll show you my best work yet. You take my time you take my money Lure me in with your milk and honey Careful, careful another level Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah You take my money and you take my time - you hold the key to all my crimes Careful there’s another level Ah Ah Ah Ah Deal with God, deal with the Devil - take it up another level Deal with the Devil, deal with God - contract feels a little flawed Deal with God, deal with the Devil - sweaty palms, knees tremble Deal with the Devil, deal with God - contract feels a little flawed. You take my time you take my money Lure me in with your milk and honey (I’m running out of time I’m running out of my mind) (I want it all) Careful, careful another level Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah (I’m running out of time I’m running out of my mind) (I want it all) You take my money and you take my time - you hold the key to all my crimes (I’m running out of time I’m running out of my mind) (I want it all) Careful there’s another level Ah Ah Ah Ah
6.
White Rabbit 03:49
Lyrics: I want to start a fire in you. The smoke is dancing like white rabbits entrancing you to follow through. Down we go the rabbit hole, Watching everything unfold - Stop holding on and start the fire. She’ll sing to you alluring songs, the rats and children follow along - Take you down by the river. Driftwood in a pile, drifting heart and a shifty smile - Send a smoke signal from the fire. Things are not always what they seem I’m spending all my time deciding what does this all mean? ‘Cause it don’t look the same to you as it does for me So don’t go chasing rabbits chase your dreams. The darkest days will always clear Fill up the room with salty tears and swim to the shoreline. Her own gospel won’t save your soul - Take back the power and control Grab the shovel spade and dig her grave.
7.
Lyrics: Watch the bright stars, see the moon Watch the bright stars, make you move Stayed with you ‘til early morning Must’ve missed the sailor’s warning Polaroid for instant delight But Polar winds - they bring the ice. It was written in the stars that we have far to go. You can say you have a choice but in the dark there’s one sole voice You can reason, you can rhyme but Polaris writes the paradigm. There’s no time frame - just a frame of mind Pull me close like the moon pulls the tide Try and try and try and then watch the bright stars rise again. Look up and find what’s been outlined Take the cure for peace of mind.

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Written through a queer feminist lens, Hyaenas explores a variety of socially relevant topics on Little Trophy including the #MeToo and #TIMESUP movements, the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance), 20th century coal miners, the fight/flight/freeze stress response, NXIVM (a cult profiled by the HBO docuseries “The Vow”), as well as astronomy and the beloved tales of the Pied Piper and Alice in Wonderland.

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released February 2, 2023

Album Credits:
All songs written by Hyaenas: (Sophie Heppell, Jen Foster, Jessie Robertson, Luvia Petersen) (SOCAN, ASCAP)
All songs performed by Hyaenas
Lead Vocals: Sophie Heppell
Background Vocals: Jen Foster, Jessie Robertson, Luvia Petersen
Guitar: Sophie Heppell
Bass: Jessie Robertson
Drums: Jen Foster
Synth: Luvia Petersen

Tracks 1, 2, 7 Produced & Mixed by: Elisa Pangsaeng
Tracks 1, 2, 7 Engineered by: Olivia Quan
Tracks 2 & 7 Studio Assistant: Aaron Klasson
Tracks 3-6 Engineered, Produced & Mixed by: Jesse Gander
Tracks 3 - 6 Studio Assistant: Emily Ryan
Tracks 1, 2, 7 Recorded at: Monarch Studios in Vancouver, BC
Tracks 3 -6 Recorded at: Rain City Recorders in Vancouver, BC (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation))

All tracks Mastered by: Brock McFarlane at CPS Mastering
Album photography and art design by: Jessie Robertson
Funding contributions by: Creative BC, Vancouver Music Fund, SOCAN Foundation

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Hyaenas Vancouver, British Columbia

Embodying the energy & ferocity of their animal namesake, Hyaenas is a new Indie Rock/Synth Pop band taking the scene by storm.

With fun, catchy hooks, their songs are written through a queer feminist lens - exploring meaningful themes from acceptance to vigilance, celebrating a love of nature, self worth, and social justice.

Debut EP "Little Trophy" out Feb 2023!
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