Fresh Laundry

"**Fresh Laundry**" is a song by Allie X written in sessions with Oscar Görres and James Ghaleb. It is featured as the opening track on her fourth studio album and second major-label studio album, *Cape God*.

It was released as the lead single from the album on September 27, 2019, alongside a visualizer video. The music video was made available in the morning of the same day. A remix by Bad Milk was released on December 19, 2019.

## Leak History

* November 8, 2020 - A song's stem snippet is leaked.
* January 30, 2022 - Studio instrumental is leaked in 160 kbps.

## Background

On September 24, 2019, Allie teased the song with a short clip of the music video. A day later, she announced the release of the song in all her social media alongside a link to presave it on music platforms.

This track was written on Allie's first day of working with Oscar Görres and James Alan Ghaleb in Sweden. Allie described the process as being trippy, with melodies and lyrics "flowing out of her".

When I wrote this lyric I was thinking about the fresh scent and softness of a warm white towel after my mother did the laundry. I was thinking about how nice it would be to bury my head into a towel like that and breath it in. I was thinking about how I couldn't get my towels to smell or feel like that on my own. And I was thinking about how I couldn't go home. This is a song about longing for things you can't have.

Allie spoke about the song in her track-by-track rundown on Apple Music:

## Theme

In this song Allie expresses her desire to have things she can't have, be it material or sentimental things. Allie wants to get out of the hole she's stuck in for whatever reasons and with that cleanliness she wants to be more vulnerable.

## Gallery

### Photoshoot by Brendon Burton

Single artworkOriginal photo (cropped)From the CD Booklet(Cropped)Visualizer Gif
## Videos

* Music Video
* Visualizer
* Bad Milk Remix

**Fresh Laundry** **(Official Video)**
**Premiere date:** September 27, 2019 **Length:** 3:53 **Directed by:** Ssion **Photography by:** Jeff Tomcho  **Produced by:** Megan Mantia**Styled by:** Kieley Kimmel**Hair by:** Tim Aylward**Makeup by:** Abigail Hayden

### Behind the Scenes

**Fresh Laundry** **(Visualizer)**
**Released:** September 27, 2019 **Length:** 3:57 **Photography by:** Brendon Burton **Visual Gif by:** Skeleton Crew

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## Official Versions

* Album version — 3:56
	+ Studio instrumental — 3:58
* Bad Milk remix — 3:03
* Cantautoma remix — 3:29
* The Cape God Digital Concert version — 3:55

## Lyrics

* Album version
* Bad Milk Remix

**[Verse 1]**

I want to be near fresh laundry

It's been too many years of not folding

**[Refrain]**

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

No

No

**[Verse 2]**

I want to attend nice parties

'Round my neck and head, thin jewelry

**[Refrain]**

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days (These days)

These days (These days)

**[Chorus]**

You said you're always on my side

But what if my side has changed too much?

Then tell me, who am I? (Oh)

You said you're always on my side

But what if my side has lived too long?

Something has to die

Who am I?

**[Post-Chorus]**

No

No

**[Verse 3]**

I want to wake up (I want to wake up)

To friends calling (Friends calling)

I think I've had enough (Think I've had enough)

Of hard mornings (Hard mornings)

**[Refrain]**

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days (These days)

These days (These days)

**[Chorus]**

You said you're always on my side

But what if my side has changed too much?

Then tell me, who am I? (Oh)

You said you're always on my side

But what if my side has lived too long?

Something has to die

Who am I?

Who am I?

**[Outro]**

I want to be near fresh laundry

Fresh laundry

Fresh laundry

**[Verse 1]**

I want to be near fresh laundry

It's been too many years of not folding

**[Refrain]**

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

**[Verse 2]**

I want to attend nice parties

'Round my neck and head, thin jewelry

**[Refrain]**

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days, these days

**[Verse 3]**

I want to wake up

To friends calling

I think I've had enough

Of hard mornings

**[Refrain]**

These days, no one's bothering me 'bout nothing

These days, these days

**[Outro]**

(Fresh laundry)

(Fresh laundry)

## Trivia

* This song was the first of the project that Allie performed live.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zKvE5BlNH/?utm\_medium=copy\_link
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://twitter.com/alliex/status/1177434518774407170
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B25oD-5hWQq/?utm\_medium=copy\_link
4. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/cape-god/1486659663

## Navigation

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