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Swallowed The Light

by ketseleh

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1.
i went staggering in my city porcelain darkness clinging to me crack the shell of deep silence and i'm in in the pale blue morning light it's a shame i forgot to make my bed it's a shame i forgot to make my bed and lie in it are you giving up an hour are you giving up a week nothing to be gained from power it's a dishonest dream it's a shame i forgot to make my bed it's a shame i forgot to make my bed and lie in it are you giving up an hour are you giving up a week nothing to be gained from power it's a dishonest dream i can't help it i'm a martyr i am sacrificing sleep i love to know the sun is up and watching over me
2.
Steeple 03:24
broke up the fight at a quarter to 3 you told me you wanted to prove you could bleed pried open your fists in the shape of a steeple dripping with blood on the heads of the people you said it was over but i know that you lied when you come over i turn off the lights know that you did something wrong but you don't know what it is know that i've heard it before but i'm tired of listening, listening i'm tired of listening, listening
3.
smile i swallowed the light that you gave me fine i'm waiting all day for you to come to me come give it to me i'm not scared to wait by myself i'm not scared to wait by myself did you think i was scared for you? if you get lost look for me where the light ends i cannot keep up with the passing time it's only a crossing of paths in a dream i'm not scared i'll wait for you my whole life
4.
Overfill 01:36
grey day blooms from the side of the hill go on fill the room up overfill, tip the scale is it making sense to you catch your breath on the top of the hill go on fill your lungs up overfill, tip the scale is it making sense to you grey day blooms from the side of the hill go on fill the room up overfill, tip the scale is it making sense to you
5.
Heat Of 01:24
6.
Growing 04:27
7.
Saturn 04:56
all of my debts have been repaid i'm heading to the other side only a moment in time not a forever type maybe you'll feel better in the morning maybe you'll feel better in the morning and all the stars i've ever seen are burnt out, broken, faltering there's no light for miles i can't see my hands they don't belong to me all the stars i've ever seen are falling all away from me when my time has come i believe i've made my peace with everything all of my debts have been repaid i'm heading to the other side when i called you that night i was afraid i shook myself hard and slammed the door when you said "maybe you'll feel better in the morning, maybe you'll feel better in the morning" and all the stars i've ever seen are burnt out, broken, faltering there's no light for miles i can't see my hands they don't belong to me all the love i've ever known is static, frozen like a stone when my time has come i know i know i've made my peace with everything
8.
Tell The Sky 02:56
tell the sky i love her and i'll see her soon i'm going to take her in devout servitude i make my way to her praying to be clean i know that she will save us from everything forgive me forgive me i know not what to do i'll see you soon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon

about

It's like you're in this deep deep hole,
Like so deep and dark you can't see anything around you.
And someone sends down a light into this hole,
To help you find your way out, but you lose it somehow,
It gets buried or something.
And they keep sending down lights and you keep losing them
But you're beginning to feel comfortable, you're not too bothered about it. You're thinking:
"Well at least someone is watching out for me and will be there for me, Sending down lights.
And maybe one of these days I won't lose that light.
But for now I think I'll just stay here in my hole
And take a little nap
And dream."

credits

released May 30, 2022

All songs written and performed by Madeline Swinger
Mixed & mastered by Sanche Ramirez

Madeline Swinger - vocals, piano, synths, guitar on 8
Sanche Ramirez - production, bass on 1 & 4, guitar on 3, tape loops on 3 & 4, drums on 4

Album art by Samantha Morris

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ketseleh Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

you want friendship.
you want to see rare sights.
you’re afraid of getting old.

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