What Did The Music Sound Like

from Mirrors To The Sun by Lea Thomas

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Brandon Telg This is a stellar track. After I heard it once, I've had it on loop in my head ever since.

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lyrics

You were going to see
the city looking
for a “change”
-what a loaded word.
You would never be the same.

And your sighs were fogging up the window,
watching all the lights go
in and out of frame like
gold thread over
black velvet.

Did you hear it?
What did the music sound like
What did the music sound like
What did the music sound like
What did the music sound like
It’s been a long ride
It will be a long ride still

A little more than a microdose- you were wide awake.
Seems like the shadow work paid better than your day job.

And your eyes were burning through the ceiling:
the colors and the feelings
of endless surprise
when you see things
through a new light.

Did you hear it?
What did the music sound like
What did the music sound like
What did the music sound like
What did the music sound like
It’s been a long ride and
it’ll be a long ride still.

Are you ready
for the break down?
It might not feel so heavy
If you listen to the sound.

Heart, hold steady.
Let the music bring you back around.
Just listen to the sound.
Listen to the sound.

What did the music sound like?
What did the music sound like?
What did the music sound like?
It’s been a long ride and it’ll be a long ride still.

You were going to see
the city looking
for a “change”
-what a loaded word.
You would never be the same.

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from Mirrors To The Sun, track released April 27, 2021
Music & lyrics by Lea Thomas
Performed by Lea Thomas (guitar, vocals), John Thayer (drums), Nico Osborne (guitar), Brendan Mulvihill (bass)
Recorded at Thump Studios in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed by John Thayer
Mastered by Heba Kadry

Cover photography by Hannah Rosa Lewis-Lopes

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