Consent (Single Edit)

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Consent is the energetic first single from Rookes' self-produced, grant-funded album, POPNOTPOP, which is set for a November release. Conceived at the height of London lockdown, Consent follows in verbatim the stream of revelations Rookes experienced while processing the breakdown of a relationship that had spun out of control. The result is an infectiously catchy and cathartic piece of pop-rock, that re-establishes Rookes as one of the most innovative writer-producers out there today.

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Rookes - Consent
© Rookes 2022

Was it all for nothing?
Who’s in charge?
Is it desire or destiny
Driving us straight into the sea
Where do I make a complaint
I didn’t sign up for this
I didn’t sign up for this

It’s not a new normal
It’s not acceptable
I laced a little hope in
I left a little light on
But I should not have done
No, I should not have done
Oh oh

Blown up in slow motion
Who’s in charge?
You’ve been filling my body up
with all your hurt for days
Where do I make a complaint
I didn’t consent to this
I didn’t consent to this

It’s not a new normal
It’s not acceptable
I laced a little hope in
I left a little light on
But I should not have done
No, I should not have done
Oh oh

I lost myself today
I don’t know how I did it
And I didn’t know I could
It only took a minute
To mess it all up
To mess it all up
Just like your mama said you would

It’s not a new normal
It’s not acceptable
I laced a little hope in
I left a little light on
But I should not have done (No, I should not have done)
No, I should not have done (No, I should not have done)
No, I should not have done (No, I should not have done)
No, I should not have done (No, I should not have done)
No, I should not have done (No, I should not have done)
No, I should not have done
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh

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released September 15, 2022
Music and Lyrics by Rookes
Produced by Rookes
Mixed by Rookes and Katie Tavini
Mastered by Weird Jungle

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"A compulsive piece of contemporary pop" - Adam Walton, BBC Wales

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