come lantern light, push back the forest
and illuminate my way
bring me the sound of a familiar tune
and a kindly stranger's face
come milky moonlight, wrap me in your
comforting embrace
smooth all the edges and blunt the angles
of this foreboding place
cause I have been here before
and I will be here again
come whistling wind and whisper wisdom
into my waiting ears
grant me the will and the steady fingers
to quell these quiet fears
and I feel the presence of my father
his voice I can almost hear
but for the pounding in my chest
as the fatal moment nears
bend low boy, put your ear to the ground
feel the flowing flood that surrounds
the faintly falling faraway sound
of all things lost that will one day be found
and late at night when no one's around
I watch the walls come tumbling down
even still the echoes resound
of all things lost that will one day be found
Hollywood soundtrack music from the silent era to the present re-imagined as beautifully ornate pop with a haunted heart. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 8, 2020
Nicole Mercedes caught our ears with a debut LP in 2012. She's back with a new group and an inventive LP of folk and chamber pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 7, 2016