kiss me here.
In this song you have kissed me, you've held me down and made me give
and colored me red, like your anger, green, like remember when
oh the silence in the car
I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking
tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over
morning and a warning and a wager
your sometime need is split in two
and the mortar sits still in the vortex of anger
not over, when will it kill us all
I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking
tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over and
I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking
tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over
over me
over me over me over me
and under me
howling, the valley thundering
I would pass through you if you asked me to
silent head, heavy and resting
rest for the ending is rolled up in my tongue
I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking I wasn't thinking
tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over tell me when it's over
Sister Night I’ve struggled
Under my silence, my song
I’ve forgotten it all
But Sister Night, bear me to the dawn
Bear all that I owe
Silver and Gold
It is a hardcore climb
Out of the dark sometimes
Beyond to see where you are
And see it alone
In this light
Shadows drawn long
If I squint in the glow
I can almost see home
But in this life
All the suns of dawn
Are singing along
Oh little one
It is a hardcore climb
Out of the dark
Sometimes
It calls to you every hour
To see who you are
It is a hard cold climb
Out of your life
Sometimes
And it calls to you every hour
To be who you are
And be it alone
Sister night, I’ve struggled
Under my silence, my song
I’ve forgotten it all
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On Pigeonheart's 5th anniversary:
Released 5 years ago, this month, Pigeonheart remains an expression of unrefined antagonistic glee, a bundle of curious determination, and a bold thing. I (DM here) wanted to thank you all for embracing these songs, for dancing to them, for covering them, singing along with them, for carrying them with you when you travel, for the purest heart of the album is it's need to confront, be confronted. To see and be seen. One unfulfilled goal I had with this album was to release a series of proper singles, like we did in the 90's, CD singles in slimcases with collectible b-sides, remixes and alternate versions (do you remember finding that rare gem at Circuit City of all places, or was it in the bargain bin at Media Play? that single with the japanese bonus track and the singer in that song becomes a kind of pen pal because it seems like NO ONE else knows about that one song?? and it's your FAVORITE thing, written JUST for you. Well I do. I remember it. I think about it a lot.) So in celebration of Pigeonheart's 5th year, we're releasing 2 digital double singles, a pair of 2 track releases to round out the lot.
The first, High Tower / Imperial Leather, includes 2 songs written and recorded during the Pigeonheart sessions: 1) a piece of high pageantry prances between melancholy of an English type and melancholy of a Carribean kind, and 2) an existential A Capella comedy slash historical body horror. Both produced by Ben Hillier.
The second, My Impatience / Cormorant, pairs early versions of two of Pigeonheart's best loved songs: 1) My Impatience reimagined as an orchestral folk number, complete with backup singers and a string ensemble, and 2) Cormorant, in an early iteration with entirely different lyrics and production, a kind of more radio-friendly approach on Pigeonheart's thesis statement.
The heart of the record remains on its sleeve (it's a record about ME) but I hope these 4 songs provide new inroads to the collection. As always, thank you for listening! And thank you for reaching out when you do, for sharing your notes and explorations with me. They mean a lot! Sometimes they can make keeping on just that much easier.
X's and O's
David
credits
released August 6, 2021
My Impatience (early String version)
Written, Produced and Mixed by DM Stith
Strings:
Violin: Rob Moose and Casey Foubert
Viola: Nadia Sirota
Cello: Gabriel Cabezas
Cormorant (early "Gold" version)
Written by DM Stith
Produced and Mixed by Ben Hillier
Performed by DM Stith and Ben Hillier
Strings:
Violin: Rob Moose
Viola: Nadia Sirota
Cello: Gabriel Cabezas
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