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Neon

by Sam Moss

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1.
Neon 04:23
I was walking after midnight Three AM to be exact Crossing city limits A heavy coat upon my back Counting strangers as I passed them All were hurried, eyes ahead There is no trusting after midnight When we're just looking for our bed But I stared out from the overpass On the downtown haze Hailed a cab and headed toward it In a bleary daze The driver was slipping out Could hardly keep awake I prodded him with bony finger And we rode swerving to someplace Riding I pointed to the densest neon Made a motion to depart When I stepped out the streets were empty I let the color filled my heart And with it full I asked forgiveness With it full I asked for strength I asked it of the swirling neon And let my wish list turn to blank It was enough to pose the question I expected no reply But spun around found my way home And hit the sheets by morning time
2.
Flowers 03:53
I called you up in the middle of the night Called to wake you, that’s what I wanted How you doing, hey, I’m alright Just been having dreams, they’re mostly haunted I’m losing count of when last we spoke Finally quit numbering the days And the years get blurry and your voice has changed Suppose I only knew it covered up in pain So tell me the colors of your wall Won’t you paint a picture of your room Are your street lamps humming, did they burn out again? Are the flowers in your neighborhood in bloom? I’m gonna bore you to death or at least halfway I learned I’ve got a gift Let me tell you a story that goes no place Let the details slide, let the memories drift What kind of person have you become? Stuck between the lines or free? You know I still get nostalgic in the glimmering sun And rest my head in the weeds
3.
Allies 03:09
I did everything in hopes that you would notice Though I can't recall your face or given name I believe we could have been the closest allies Though I’ve nearly nothing to back the claim You are my favorite stranger, soft and distant We could've painted towns all wild and red I doubt this just a little in the greying sky When October falls and rests its turning head If nothing ever reaches true conclusions I’ll say it plain and just attempt the truth I’m sure you don’t recall this brief illusion Except on accidental evenings, dark and blue
4.
Rust 02:31
Oh it seems with us Though never quite the fools Shaking off the rust And abiding by the rule That if something trickles down Not needing to be much An IV of your anger A thimble of mistrust I will watch you run with it And listen to the call And all the static under it I will listen to the fall If it is monumental I’d like to tear it down Throw out all the guidebooks Spin ourselves around Coming down the walkway Uneven on the brick Throw out the dim lit hallway Flip the lights on quick
5.
Slow 03:46
I don’t belong in this room today I belong a few state lines away The windows are wide, the view is fine But I can’t do nothing but slow the time Birds fade into the grass The mountain shifts like an hour glass Where are you besides my mind And I can’t do nothing but slow the time Look at the stars, don’t know a thing I made up a map of the shit I think Astronomy of the idiot kind And I can’t do nothing but slow the time Flew on a drift of the morning breeze Think I was trying to catch a ride home for free The way I feel feels like a crime And I can’t do nothing but slow the time A few weeks on where will we be? How can I make the best history? I wrote you a letter but on every line Was I can’t do nothing but slow the time
6.
Shoulder 02:32
Touch my shoulder the way you do Come with laughter to my side There are a few things to know this season A drunk dream an empty road A shaky hand icy cold And you on the other side keeping it warm You are no stranger I know you well In a brief moment it was clear The voice I heard would leave me shelled Cleanly out two halves of man Part sweet relief part yearning hand I see it all before me wait
7.
Interlude 02:40
8.
Snap 03:42
Something gives A snap or twist A break or bend Slips through your lips Your wildest dream Fades from view The curtain falls The day is new Facing out There was so much to fear And the old reminder Still echoes in your ear
9.
Here Again 04:01
Everything’s getting uglier around here I didn’t ask it to but I had no choice Sit down, won’t you buy me a beer I’m empty in my pockets, I’m losing my voice Gone away is the mystery of youth I learned what it was once it had gone Can’t say where I buried the proof Dark eyes sparkling, the television on Are we here again or is it my imagination? Don’t you find that it’s to blame for all of this? The false light, the clear sight, the revelation I caught you singing to yourself When they take us out of here When they take us out for a ride Are we crown jeweled and waving to the peasants? Or tossed to the wind, to the side? I traced your hand on the dance floor As the lines drew heavier on my face In the fear of what i was asking for To the melody you hummed, we swayed

credits

released March 2, 2018

Sam Moss- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
with
Justine Bowe: High Harmonies, Wurlitzer, Synths
Benjamin Burns: Drums
Daniel Radin: Piano on "Allies", Electric Guitar
Michael Siegel: Upright Bass
Rachel Sumner: Low Harmonies

Engineered by Michael Siegel at Warrior Camp in Somerville, MA
Mixed by Dave Snyder at Guilford Sound in Guilford, VT
Mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio in New Windsor, NY

Cover Drawing by Will Moss
Text & Layout by Sam Moss

All songs written by Sam Moss
© 2018 Sleep Walk Songs (ASCAP)

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