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Silver Lining

by Courtney Swain

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1.
I am here once again And I’m waiting to go again I never woke up this morning, this week, or tonight I am here again I don’t know if you can hear Wait for me before you go out that door I just want a little sunshine in my life Enough with the silver lining Enough with the silver lining Enough with the silver lining Let me wallow in the monochrome
2.
Camenti 04:00 video
One minute ride - it’s an easy sell Two panes of glass - it’s an easy tell Three steps apart - we’re scared as hell Four times I lied - I’m doing well Hold on to what we have ‘cause lately we’ve been losing track of all the ways we counted ourselves lucky without looking back Words on our lips already gone We swore we wouldn’t look away I guess we were wrong In the waning light If I could jump across I’d like to say goodbye To the times that we loved Hold on to what we have ‘cause lately we’ve been losing track of all the ways we counted ourselves lucky without looking back
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I want to be the asphalt in front of my house Anonymous, understated Lets everything roll off its back, right onto Main Street Road don’t hold no grudges (no no, potholes ain’t character flaws) I let the gubernatorial bodies come over and patch me up (when I need patching, patch me up!) I want to be the power lines over and under my head Nobody cares where they start, where they go, where they end You don’t gotta gossip when you carry the newsbytes (yeah yeah, always the first to know) When you have a bad day and fall on your face people leave you the fuck alone Leave me the fuck alone
5.
The Player 00:25
6.
Magic Mirror 03:03
I’m always living through a magic mirror You’re picture perfect and I’m crumpled on the floor The words you wear for me are see-through sheer You’re the angel, I’m the devil at the door If I can’t sell you on me Then you can’t sell me on you When every alibi is stainless steel And your best weapon’s a banana peel Even though you have a leak-proof seal Condensation can turn into a tear If I can’t sell you on me Then you can’t sell me on you I let go and walk away I don’t have much left to say
7.
Out of a crown of white thorns a black orchid is born Black flowers hang wilting in sorrow Trying to steer clear Trying to see clear How does it left its petals Voyeuristic palms that meddle Derange yourself on the sunny shores Your fangs grow through your tongue Caught in a rage, ominous claws You draw the veil upon us The eyes eclipse The scales fall off Caught in a phase Soldered in place How does it pump its bellows Fatalistic score to settle How does it knit its blossom Metamorphistic endeavor Derange yourself on the sunny shores Your fangs grow through your tongue Caught in a rage, ominous claws You draw the veil upon us
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Who Woulda 05:39
Hold the door please, it’s been a long day I can’t begin to explain how the pieces started to fall I don’t need a drink I don’t need to talk I just need to find the fastest way home Pull down the shades and gaze into the dark Move along please, it’s been a long day I don’t have much left in me aside to stumble along I don’t need a lift I don’t need a smile I just need to find the fastest way home Peel off my clothes and close all the doors Who woulda Who woulda thought Cut the crap please, it’s been a long day I don’t wanna hear it unless it undoes the day back to dawn I don’t need the thoughts I don’t need the prayers I just need to find the fastest way home Crawl into bed and brace into a ball Who woulda Who woulda thought

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released April 29, 2022

Music and art by Courtney Swain
Produced by Vince Welch
Mixed by Vince Welch
Mastered by Randy Roos at Squam Sound
Reamping and additional production by Bradford Krieger at Big Nice Studio
Sound design and beats on Camenti, Derange Yourself, and Who Woulda by Faye Fadem and Kyle Harris
Guitar on Camenti by Elliott Klein
Synths on Camenti and Who Woulda by Peter Danilchuk
Slide whistle and piano on Inanimate Object by Bradford Krieger
Beats on Inanimate Object by Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth

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