Telling Sally is actually the oldest song Sama has written that we use to this day.
It was written in the summer of 2008, when her neighbour in this really fancy neighbourhood she lived in at the time, stepped out onto his porch to the sight of two half-naked girls (one of which was Sama) and a fifteen-year-old boy in a dress.
Long story.
Anyway, it was one of many little things that sparked the inspiration for this song, that basically is about stalking your neighbour only to realise they're even more effed up than yourself.
lyrics
Well, it was quite an ordinary night
And I walked by your house
When somebody turned on the lights
What a coincidence I had my binoculars out
And oh, oh, I happened to look in through the window
It's not my fault your bushes are so comfortable
But what I witnessed was disturbing
It might keep me from returning, oh
Sally, your father is a crossdresser
Unless your mom's got a problem with testosteron
And I don't mean to make you freak out now
But he looks way better than you in your leather-thong
Think I'll find another home to study
Read someone else's mail and give back what's left of your cat
Sorry that it had to come to this
But talk some sense into that freak and I might just take you back
And it was pretty late Sunday night
And I sat in the car in your garage again
I like the smell of the seats when you've been driving 'round downtown for a while
That's when I noticed a funny banging noise
And realized it was coming from your trunk
It then turned out it was your mother and her boss
But who could blame her?
I mean... He's quite a hunk
Sally, your mother is a submissive nympho-freak
Who humps her boss while your dad's jerking off wearing her heels
This information's just started to get to me
And lately I've found it hard to hold onto my meals
Think I'll find another home to study
Give back your panties and stop calling your cell phone at night
Sorry that it had to come to this
But consider some counseling and sooner than you know, I just might...
... Drop by to watch you when you sleep
I used to do that, like, three-four times a week
Wasn't that right about the time of our first restraining order?
Guess there are many different ways to show someone you love her
But Sally, your family is a freak-show and I
No longer feel the urge to drive by your house late at night
credits
from Wring Ya Pockets,
released September 17, 2014
Lyrics: Sama Slingshot
Drums: Wasser
Bass: Kråka
Guitar 2: Martin Jensen
Guitar 1: Sama Slingshot
Vocals: Sama Slingshot
Studio: Laidback Studios
Anything technical: Jørgen G. Henriksen of Laidback Studios
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