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The Eighth

by A Pregnant Light

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Advance my hands Into the freshness A blade of sound Into the vastness Cleft from the sadness Wild horse harnessed With a magical flash Like a mermaid tail Cleft from the sadness You and I and Atlas Holding up the world Hating every second of it still But I’ve got a little thing And you’ve got a little ring Spent the night Smelling chain link (chain link!) Cleft from the sadness Night light I might Never sleep the same Never be the same Never be in pain Counting on a lucky star Driving down the street Dashboard feet Gonna tell me everything And I listen to you speak Though I’m slowly going deaf And the engine’s getting louder And we’re leaking gas again I know what it’s like to be inches from death And not care one bit And keep driving all night I found a prayer in my pocket And your name was at the bottom I know the spirit’s moving now I can feel her in my mouth As you decipher what this is Shifting colors in the sun Maneuver through the brush Following into viridian I made a wish Lit a candle Put a fiver in the tin Smelled the incense And insects were crawling on my skin I found a lizard on a ledge He let me look him in the eye I asked him why he chose this temple Told me “cuz it’s up so high” I felt the mist coming in From the ocean and the wind Blew the sweet scent of jasmine And Asiatic spice It took a long time to get here And I couldn’t even drive But I found you in the flora Because you’re always in my life My fingers wander My eyes do not My arms are stronger Than you thought Murmur murmur Countertop countess We are nothing if not luxurious
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Pennycolor 02:15
There are signs There are signals Adding up to 108 There is no card higher In the deck than the ACE Crashing hearts Crushing art Books piled up behind the door I could go on forever I’ve done it before Losing all my pocket change Under the lip of the rug Penny color Take me under Bring you up Then pin you down Fill me up I’ll do the same Wear me all day Penny color It’s an honor I’ll keep you warm I’ll keep you safe Under my bed I found your blade In my dreams I see your face Sneaking me a kiss in the center of the cafe
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Counting on a lucky star Driving down the street Dashboard feet Gonna tell me everything And I listen to you speak Though I’m slowly going deaf And the engine’s getting louder We’re leaking gas again I know what it’s like to be inches from death And not care one bit And keep driving all night I found a prayer in my pocket And your name was at the bottom I know the spirit’s moving now I can feel her in my mouth
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Still In Two 04:59

about

There are signs, there are signals adding up to 108… there is no card higher in the deck than the Ace. “The Eighth” is a story told in five parts. Each song flows into the next. It is a journey starting with “My Right Side” setting the scene in the signature APL style with acoustic guitars holding up the narrative as sonic signposts. “Water In The Door” and its accompanying reprise strip back the loudness and anger of Purple Metal and embrace the beauty and melodies that are hidden in a summer storm. These are rain songs. Through sheets of rain and heat you can hear something reaching out… lifting. There was once no hope, but that was until I heard the thunder. There is something hidden in those distant claps. “Pennycolor” moves quickly, like change falling out of your pocket. You always find the things you lost in the unlikeliest of places. The story ends with “Still In Two,” a quiet, synth and hand percussion driven meditation among the backdrop of field recordings of storms and birdsong captured specifically for this release. I found a prayer in my pocket and your name was at the bottom.

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released September 1, 2023

Written, recorded, produced, and performed by Damian Master. Field recordings captured by Damian Master, July 2023.

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