His hands lay like two tired lovers in his lap.
Twisting, turning, exchanging warmth instead of words.
His lips were blistered, I saw blood blossom where they cracked
A fleeting moment, the scent of lilacs on the wind.
I made some coffee, felt his eyes upon my jaw
We made some small-talk, he slowly opened on some hinge
No hint of conquest, no urge to pilfer from the well
Just souls outpouring, with all the ease of skippin’ stones.
Goodbye, stranger, goodbye stranger
I wish you all the best
Down the highway, long the biway
Be sure, boy, get some rest.
I ain’t easy, but I ain’t cold.
Come back this way when you’re feelin’ low.
A lonely hunter finds no great valour in the kill
In felling beauty, when human love is not at stake.
His daddy left them, to “fuck around and drink in peace.”
“We’ve turned out all right,” he said, and slowly closed upon some hinge.
BR:
I ain’t easy. But I ain’t cold.
So come back my way when you’re feelin’ low.
I ain’t easy. But I ain’t cold. Come back my way, come back home. Goodbye, stranger.
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it's such a beautiful album of grieving and loss and acceptance. it speaks to a particular kind of grief -- not a grieving of one who is lost, but the grieving for one who is still present and still causing pain. i love the last song most because while it could end in pain, or end with the narrators decision to permanently push this person out of their life and that would be justified, it doesn't. instead, it offers something. what is offered? acceptance. hope. and a chance for redemption janmisha
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The Oh Hellos sind was besonderes für mich. Ich mag die Wechsel zwischen den ruhigen, atmospherischen Passagen und den rhythmischen Passagen. Ich mag wie ihr Spannung aufbaut. Ich mag die Stimme von Maggie und Tyler. Ich mage den unisono Gesang der ganzen Band. Ich wünsche mir eine neue Produktion von The Oh Hellos und Surfjan Stevens; und eine Tour mit einem Konzert im Westen von Deutschland. Kert Goéland
A hushed and low-lit EP from this Melbourne musician, where dreamlike melodies drift across a bed of tender guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 19, 2023
Recorded on the Grecian isle of Hydra, this is blissed-out psych pop with stacked falsetto harmonies and luscious arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 9, 2023