everything inside me seems to be white and bright and gleaming
You can take the dirtiest and paint them white
I wanted to stay that pure so everyone could come inside and turn to gold and turn love
but we can burn a hole inside our chests just with our minds
and let the smallest things come in pretend they are right
I would let myself go blind, would let myself go deaf
be a cripple in your sight, to keep you in my chest
o, to keep you in my chest
you have marched around walls seven times with trumpet calls but they don't fall, no, they won't even budge at all
you can't get much closer to me when you're already inside of me you don't leave, you don't
we can burn a hole inside our chests just with our minds
and let the smallest things come in and pretend they are right
when you don't leave much, but you don't stay much, it seems like it is right
I would let myself go blind, would let myself go deaf
be a cripple in your sight to keep you in my chest
o, to keep you in my chest
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