I came up from the water
I swear I saw you there
Light within my father’s eyes
Tears tumbling everywhere
The angels were singing, or so I was told
For the war weary soul that gave in
Holding a rose and a fresh set of clothes
I knew a strange still within
You felt so close
I stared across the water
I dared to step right in
The ghosts of those old shipwrecks
Whistling down the wind
Ocean, my friend, are you vast enough
To put out all the fires we made
As if in response, oh you swallowed me up
And for once I was unafraid
We were so close
Rocking on my parents’ porch
Pulling out my hair
I stumbled through a feeble pass
At something like a prayer
Then like a bolt from the blue, a chickadee flew
And landed on a dish full of rain
As if in response I took off my shoes
And cried there as the mourning dove sang
You flew too close
credits
from All The Nothing I Know,
released March 7, 2023
Ben Littlejohn - pedal steel
Ryan Day - bass
Hauntingly beautiful “ambient-folk mini-epics” from Portland singer-songwriter/multimedia artist Dao Strom reflect on memory and identity. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 8, 2022
So hard to un-vibe! It's like these melodies and feelings came from drawers inside our brains, too real to forget! Might be too deep, it's just a good record. Run up the saaaales <3 TwinTrash