Where’s the “you” that we all used to love?
When the spirit came upon you like a dove?
And your love felt exactly like ours was
Well, I can’t believe it’s not enough
Since the day that you dyed your hair black
We were worried that the serpent would snap
You never know when you might be attacked
And once you go, you can never come back
Now the current pulls you out toward that ocean we spoke about
I always thought that all we needed lived around its mouth
But you find peace within the river’s sounds
And your love was received through a sieve
And it left a small crease in your gifts
And furrowed brows on the way that you live
Well, I can’t believe the things you did
To find light in the darkest of rooms
To find sun in the smallest of moons
To find that everything dies too soon
So why not love the road to ruin?
And now the current pulls you out toward that ocean we spoke about
I always thought that all we needed lived around its mouth
But you find peace within the river’s sounds
You taught me movement sometimes can be safe
When I was always scared to run away
Tired of lines we’re told that we should trace
Drawn by pens of someone else’s faith
Well, I’ve always loved the pictures that yours paints
Now the current pulls you out toward that ocean we spoke about
I always thought that all we needed lived around its mouth
But you find peace within the river’s sounds
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
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
The Oh Hellos sind was besonderes für mich. Ich mag die Wechsel zwischen den ruhigen, atmospherischen Passagen und den rhythmischen Passagen. Ich mag wie ihr Spannung aufbaut. Ich mag die Stimme von Maggie und Tyler. Ich mage den unisono Gesang der ganzen Band. Ich wünsche mir eine neue Produktion von The Oh Hellos und Surfjan Stevens; und eine Tour mit einem Konzert im Westen von Deutschland. Kert Goéland
Sparkling synthpop with an emphasis on high-wattage chords and the kind of melodies that burrow themselves deep in the brain. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 1, 2023