Walk the Moon

LYRICS

You were not a cathedral, love,
I knew that when I met you
But I still wear this ring around my thumb
And even though I do my best
To find you in the quietness
Less often now, oh I still bite my tongue

And summer comes in waves
But I never felt safe
Maybe it's not the same
So give it a different name
Oh, I try to tell you
But my words rot before they're ripe

They were born at the wrong time

And now four hundred years have passed
Since last October burnt her last
But you never cared, and now you never will
I dreamt I was an astronaut
Then I woke up and I forgot, but
In the dawn, the moon was rising still

And autumn comes in waves
But still I don't feel safe
Maybe they're not the same
So give one a different name
Oh, I tried to warn you,
But my words were all born freaks

They all looked just like me

The lamplight like a swarm of bees
Comes pouring through the centuries
Tonight I'll sing her songs about the moon
And you are like a telescope
Turned wrong way round, held much too close
I never sang this aria for you

And winter goes in waves
And even this will break
No more of these golden flames
No more of this crumbling name
Oh, please tell my daughter
She has her mother's face

But somehow she'll be safe

The years will go in waves
But she'll live to see the day
Maybe she's not the same
But she'll find a different name
Tonight, I will sing her
The loveliest lullaby

And she'll turn out all right

Aria (Salem, MA)

Winona Smile

from the new bs ep
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They’ve written songs at two am
they’ve told us how they’ve written them
and the stories are endearing
and even cuter when they start to sing

in every month there comes a day
i wish that i could go away
to a universe where i’m just as creative too,
and every night my thoughts are new

before I fall asleep at three,
the second hour brings jealousy
there’s the geniuses and then there’s me
scrolling through clickbait endlessly

so i present to you a single
last minute, little jingle
and if you feel that it is forced, what’s it to you?
at least it’s something to do

something to do, to do
something to do 

they’re staying up all night to sing
so what if I don’t do a thing

I think I’ll expire at a tired rate in my bedspace
and let creation take a break

but as for now it’s two am
it’s been a three year long attempt
it’s been a slow and it's forced too
but it is something to do


Midnight Jingle

Happy Boxing Day ya'll. New Track w the amazing Hannah McCarthy

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/a6d83e'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

Free Download

BOXER - Sleep Talk (feat. Hannah McCarthy)

Don't Tell Me

oh god not another demo

WORDS

i will leave my jacket sleeves rolled up
you borrowed it one evening, feeling cold
wore it into town, made it back by curfew
gave it back to me with the neatest folds

i will read your book and return it quickly
i won’t think about every note you’ve made.
read it in a day, let myself feel sick
i’ll isolate the heart with a barricade

cause i am not here to win
but i am not here to lose to you
i know that i have always been
a sleeptalker, saying names

spend all my time awake
afraid of what i’ll never tell you
scared of how i’ll always wait
for you to tear me up

for you to tear me up
for you to tear me up

i have always been so good at
conquering the bull at the carnival
never let it go, even when i should
yeah even when it’s over, dead and dull

i am not here to win
but i am not here to lose to you
i know that i have always been
a sleeptalker, saying names

spend all my time awake
afraid of what i’ll never tell you
scared of how i’ll always wait
for you to tear me up

but you can tear me up
yeah you can tear me up

i know we talked about it
i never said what i mean
wanna grow old with you
i guess that’s kind of obscene

Sleeptalker

written/performed by merced stratton
mixed/coproduced by maral ohan
sw4g by god



turn the lights off, climb into bed
whisper confessions where you lay your head
it's not a secret, no, i'm not surprised
i think i could see it even when you closed your eyes

maybe i'm your next mistake
a wildfire coming
a bone waiting for a break
a target running
maybe i'm the one you'll hurt
a bird that plummets
the reflection in the sea
of the aching summit

but i, no i'm not one to shy away
your eyes are all i need to want to stay

close the door now, lock it too
you know it's best when it's just us in the room
am i sleeping or could it be
that you're the one who burrowed deep into my dreams

baby, can you hear me now?

Redding, CA

MODJESKA LP out 5/7, single out 3/5
thanks for listening!
musicbynightjars@gmail.com

Aria (Salem, MA)

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