I Don't Wanna Know

by desert life

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"I Don't Wanna Know" is the first single from our album "Let it all pass", which will be released in September 2023.

From the first note to the last, “I don’t wanna know” sounds as if it was written on the back roads of Nashville, rather than near the sandy beaches of Tenby (where desert life is based). The upbeat acoustic guitar and soaring pedal steel guitar make you want to put on cowboy boots rather than a wetsuit, but alas, like many alt-country songs, it's all about heartbreak. It's a tale of how a man's heart sank as he received word of his ex-girlfriend's newfound love and the cruel realization that he wouldn't be getting a second chance.

It was produced by Nick Swannell (Studio 49 Narberth) and includes Jon Graboff on lap steel guitar, who has played on records by Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Norah Jones, Willy Nelson, and Noel Gallagher (amongst others)

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I don’t wanna know,
that she is walking out with him,
I don’t wanna know,
that she is holding his hand,
I don’t wanna know,
that she goes to his room,
oh, no!

’cause it hurts so hard,
and it cuts so deep,
without her here,
I can’t,
No, I can't sleep,

I don’t wanna know,
That he sees you brush your hair,
I don’t wanna know,
that you no longer care,
I don’t want to know,
That he kisses your neck,

’cause it hurts so hard,
and it cuts so deep,
without her here,
I can’t,
No, I can't sleep,

I don’t wanna know,
That she is, happy now,
I don’t wanna know,
That I must let her go,

’cause it hurts so hard,
and it cuts so deep,
without her here,
I can’t,
No, I can't,
No, I can't sleep.

credits

released July 14, 2023
desert life is Chris Swales & Tom Jordan
with Jason Downes

Produced by Nick Swannell
Mixed by Nick Swannell
Mastered by Chris Swales

Lyrics by Chris Swales & Brian Mackenzie
Music by desert life

Chris Swales - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Percussion, Organ
Tom Jordan - Acoustic guitar
Jason Downes - Drums
Nick Swannell - Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion
Jon Graboff - Lap steel guitar

Recorded at Studio 49 Narberth and The Orchard

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Desert Life Wales, UK

West Wales based Alt-folk.

Their self-released debut album “Let it all pass”, was released in October 2023

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