I was singing by the river, waiting for my troubles to be gone
and you were coming through the speakers, sliding down my ears and played their drums
and I was sick with holy fever, burning up with blankets and with love
and you would love me like a mother, cooling me with freezing baptisms
It seems that I had struggled O' so long to say your name without some fear of finding out your name was nothing more than just a name to make things clear
but then you give your hands to me and I have seen your side and touched the holes
the holes that spell forgiveness in fewer letters than I could ever be told
if I am a sinner, than I have got Paul in my sights
'cause we have both been living with unspoken thorns in our sights
but then you take those thorns out and wear them all as a crown
things had changed the moment you came down
call to me, you call to me, in disbelief i fall flat on my face
the countless times that you've caught me is never as surprising as the chase
so bind my heart in dirty rags and tie it to the place you call your home
and I will walk forever with you, you will be the only place I roam
it's such a beautiful album of grieving and loss and acceptance. it speaks to a particular kind of grief -- not a grieving of one who is lost, but the grieving for one who is still present and still causing pain. i love the last song most because while it could end in pain, or end with the narrators decision to permanently push this person out of their life and that would be justified, it doesn't. instead, it offers something. what is offered? acceptance. hope. and a chance for redemption janmisha
The Oh Hellos have come to hold a very special place in my heart, not just in this album, but in others as well. Hello My Old Heart was one of the first songs I ever heard by them, and it's been a treasured journey listening to them ever since. ladyoforion
In Adrian Snood’s songs, soulful vocals and slow-moving alt-pop swirl together to create something distinctly moving. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2023
I absolutley LOVE the harmonies and the strings with this. It is BEAUTIFUL. You have such a way with layering those things together. It meshes so flawlessly. With the whole EP though I really enjoy the "lived in" feel to it. norma_grace