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Illuminated

by noah mclaughlin

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She holds her heart on the outside of her skin Makes the best of me rise out of the din In this saloon of tired souls Broken chains sing each other whole She holds her heart on the outside of her skin Sea-change eyes & bitter gin A bite of brine & a song of sin Her name can conjure ever last blue sky Her voice may crack, may be slick or sly Her hands may mold, make silent calls Her lips can catch me when I fall Her name can conjure ever last blue sky Sea-change eyes & bitter gin A bite of brine & a song of sin I am building a tower of song With amber tunes that rhyme her name along The curve her hips may trace beneath The hymn her body sings within my hungry reach Babylon would blush to play this game Pull aside the curtain, give this tune a name Call it bliss or rapture Call it what you will Set me on my course and give me to my quill Set me out my course, let me eat my fill Sea-change eyes & bitter gin A bite of brine & a song of sin
2.
She bites her lip and she says "whiskey" So I pour a shot smooth as her smile And we talk of love and lust and leather We put off sleep for awhile We fall into that bottle Fall under its spell And grin This conversation is like fencing Half in jest, half a test We are circling an emptiness Waiting to step, waiting to rest We fall into that rhythm Fall under its spell And dance Be my north star, my confessor Mend me with gold when I'm undone These depths of want and aspiration This yearning hot like August sun Let us fall into that fire Fall into that flame And burn
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Panacea 02:33
she sits all day in the sun she's in love with everyone she plays out in the rain she's the cure for all of your pain panacea i see you her smile can melt the clouds her song can draw a crowd catch a glance from her emerald eyes watch her soar through azure skies panacea i see you she's everyone's darling starling when the sunset is drawing near from her strawberry throne she always goes home alone panacea i see you
4.
i want you to come over spread some of that death around i want you to read me the riot act i want you to take over spend me all about the town i want you to reign me in you know just what i mean you know just what i need you know just what i mean you got your crystal ball in me i want you to possess me sign away my soul to you i want you to drain away these blues i want you to undress me parade me about the room i want you to break me in you know just what i mean you know just what i need you know just what i mean you got your crystal ball in me

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A sampler of Noah's work, from hard-rockers to toe-tappers and torch songs.

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released August 29, 2023

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noah mclaughlin Atlanta, Georgia

Appalachian distortion, folk samples, and ancient myths.

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