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Peony
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Singer/Songwriter
Peony was released on June 6, 2025 by Echo and Ink Records as a part of the album Peony - Single
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Release DateJune 6, 2025
LabelEcho and Ink Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Ink and the Echo
The Ink and the Echo
Other Instrument
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Samantha J Slyter
Samantha J Slyter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Samantha J Slyter
Samantha J Slyter
Producer

Lyrics

You should've seen me just three days ago
Tight in the bud secrets i never show
Unfurling like ribbon in soft pink defiance
A miracle made up of controlled compliance
Every day praying that someone would open
The bloom that I was before I was broken
You walked in with your words and praised me so high
Placed me in water then kissed me goodbye
But beauty's a burden when no one checks in
You handled me gently but left me again
And I swear I smelled sweetly I swear I was kind
I held it together while I was losing my mind
Call me Peony soft and swollen
Heavy with the weight of being golden
Falling in pieces just out of reach
Pretty on tables but broken beneath
You loved the bloom but not the bend
You wanted the beauty that's where it ends
Call me Peony… delicate deceiving
Darling for a moment wilting while believing
I danced through the Midwest with dirt on my knees
Praying the silence would bring me some peace
I smiled like sunshine I played the part
But every act left a crack in my heart
You don't know how loud silence can ache
When you're blooming for someone who just wants the vase
Shedding my petals like the secrets I've kept
No hands to hold me no voice as I wept
And I know how to sparkle I know how to shine
But still rot in the dark when you're not really mine
Call me Peony soft but seething
Heavy with the weight of always needing
Laid out like an offering wilted and warm
Beautiful even while weathering storms
You loved the version that was easy to hold
Not the girl who gets quiet when left in the cold
Call me Peony… always performing
Lonely even while adored every morning
Maybe next time I won't bloom so soon
Won't beg for sunlight in a rented room
Won't bleed my colors for hands that don't stay
Won't shatter in silence just to obey
Call me Peony bruised and holy
Heavy with the weight of being lonely
You saw the softness you missed the ache
You watched me fall but I didn't break
You loved the petals not the cost
You can't grieve what you haven't lost
Call me Peony… call me once more
Still leave me scattered on the floor
Written by: Samantha J Slyter
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