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And I Glow : the basement sessions

by Mally Smith

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1.
Oh sailor, oh sailor The glow of the moon and the swell of the sea If you follow the stars where will they lead? Oh sailor, oh sailor I know well the pull of the tide The high and the low and the thrill of the ride Oh sailor Oh mother, oh mother I’m so different from you I fear My heart on an ocean so far from here And oh father, oh father If I brave the waters will you be the shore? A light in the tower, a port in the storm? Oh father… Could I sail away With breath and wind to guide me? Could I sail away home? Oh love, oh love Will I ever anchor, will I ever stay? Or could you be the sails, could that be my way? Oh love… Could I sail away With breath and wind to guide me? Could I sail away home? Oh sailor, oh sailor The glow of the moon and the swell of the sea If I follow the stars where will they lead me?
2.
White Dress 04:01
She wore a white dress only for an hour She never left the store, she just stared into the mirror She saw the other life that was only in her mind It wasn’t real, not real, she could feel The tears, oh the tears as she fell She walked along the road, dragging lace through the snow Trading white for soaked sad tatters Her seams ripped and edges began to fray As she stumbled home through her daze The tears oh the tears, they fell And there were men to pass the time And there were men to ease the mind But the white dress, the white dress had lied You can find her down in the reeds With her whiskey, on bended knee In a white dress that would not let her breathe The tears, oh the tears they fell
3.
I pull my dress over my head Put it on the pyre with the rest I stand in my skin beside it all I light a match and watch it fall I watch it fall. The flames climb higher, they crackle and scream Your words burn away with my lingering dreams I step my body into the blaze The heat of the burn The fury of the flame. The fury of the flame After I die, then I’ll rise I’ll be clean of heart and clear, clear of eyes I’ll spread my wings, I’ll spread them wide And take to the sky. And on that day when finally you return All you’ll find left of me here Are ashes and feathers And embers that burn
4.
And I Glow 05:56
I am the moon and I glow I am your blood I will fill you up Tremble the sound when my heat strikes ground Bend in the trees, I am the storm that buckles your knees But am I too bright for you? Am I too big for you to hold on to? Remember my mouth on your mouth I bare the teeth that make you bleed But am I too bright for you? Am I too big for you to hold on to? For I am the moon and I glow… Glow
5.
Empty House 03:10
I know I was in love, but I’ve forgotten you’re touch You’re so far away from me now Once I was the sea calling you home to me You’re so far away from me now. Well I traveled the world, held fire and pearl You’re so far away from me now I made love to God, felt her wings in my arms You’re so far away from me now. So far away So I sit in the empty house alone All the dust, all the ashes now long gone I just sit with my empty heart to hold I don’t know you anymore. I know I was in love, but I’ve forgotten your touch
6.
Scars 06:08
I carved out my skin with a blade that wasn’t mine In a box where we soaked in a world gone by A burn on the littlest of my fingers Lullaby, tearful choke My welcome confession, I couldn’t the smoke Scars, a permanent shelf I should learn But I still make a fool of myself My once upon a time Your get out of jail free line You spent yours and I lost I lost mine So now I’m empty and full I’m full to burst There’s nothing for me here, only thirst Only thirst Familiar sound Lost and found Is it gone, the solid ground? Sleight of hand A loaded glance The clearest glass Another chance It’s not healing, just trying hard to forget It’s not moving, just faking it ‘til you don’t regret You can be so blunt I am blind Putting up a front, well... I’m pretty far behind I didn’t know I’d fallen behind

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released May 19, 2017

recorded at MM Studios (www.middlemountainmusic.com)
produced, engineered & mixed by John Nolan
additional production by Mally Smith
Mally Smith vocals, acoustic & electric guitar
Dustin McCormick percussion
John Nolan electric guitar, dulcimer, piano, korg, keys & everything else!
*Scars co-written by Callum Grant

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Mally Smith Somerville, Massachusetts

Mally Smith is a singer-songwriter who divides her time between Boston and Edinburgh. Reminiscent of Shawn Colvin or a young Joni Mitchell, Mally combines tasteful guitar playing and poetic lyrics with a voice that will melt your heart.

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