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Loved​/​Dark

by Alison May

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Michael Keerdo-Dawson
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Michael Keerdo-Dawson From the opening track you know that Alison May is presenting you with something a little darker than average. This aching folk-rock near masterpiece is a work of art. Alison May's voice is as haunting as the instrumentation is enchanting. Favorite track: Raft.
Douglas Leinen
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Douglas Leinen It took quite a few listens before I realized how great the drums on this album were. The songwriting stands out a lot more, but one day it hit me how great the drums were. Then looking at the credits I saw not only did Alison May write all the tracks but she also played drums. The production on all these tracks are great. Favorite track: My Own Good.
J. Danner
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J. Danner It's rare when an artist comes along with a completely original sound like this. This record is quirky and intoxicating and gets my vote for most addictive album so far this year. Favorite track: Ophelia.
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My Own Good 04:51
Am I the daughter of a boy unloved Who could not be consoled Connected only by our crimes, unsolved There’s a story untold It’s all for my own good It’s all for my own good No evidence has been destroyed Although, there’s a mystery that has gone cold And I won’t dare to ask you why Though you know As my progress will unfold It’s all for my own good It’s all for my own good Paralyzed, but I look alive, just like you think I should ‘Cause it’s all for my own good
3.
Helen 03:24
Helen died, hours before she was to be breathing All her things placed inside a storage unit Everyone had so been looking forward To a moment they would try not to remember Matthew stared, hands were folded so tight, bleeding A compost glare indicates who marred her breeding While everyone kept their eyes straight forward Like the news that was so hard to deliver Though I know the secret to move forward There are memories I can not afford to surrender
4.
On Going 03:42
Yes, I’m aware that my home is burning But, I will rearrange the sofas anyway To appear as though I’ve had company I’ll sit down in the middle of the hallway And I will stay there as long as it takes ’Til I’ve become somebody else entirely Here’s the fence that’s wide dividing Could it be worth the climb? The away’s been long awaiting I can’t guess who will know me for always ’Til I start wearing glasses, let my hair go grey And I’m done making any memories I only keep all the worst of the best ones In order to maintain some sort of shallow ground On which I’m neither saved nor left to drown Here’s the fence that’s wide dividing Could it be worth the climb? The away’s been long awaiting
5.
Bad Timing 04:14
If I still love you this much in the after Or I still wonder Where we would be if I had stayed ’til August Clear through the sawdust Tell me I’m a fool I still think of us when we’re much older Long missed each other Time has passed enough for us to let go Of all but the unknown And I’m long over you These scars on my hand now are just a tattoo Always reminding of you Both can’t be removed
6.
Ophelia 04:00
In the time it took for me to say I’ve lost I had been gaining all I needed to reprise A spirit fallen long ago Call it the makeup of a greater man’s disguise The brightest star he made Soon would fall It’s not the last to go There’s an evil place I’m dragged to when it’s slow Call it a theatre. I’m the phantom by the closed Curtain that won’t reveal the source Of all of this tension I’m the parasite and host The brightest star he made Soon would fall It’s not the last to go I’ve made my bed now
7.
Jon 02:54
I had not been followed The rain started coming down loud A crack ran down the light post Lose power when it tumbles down The running should start now I met a man named Jon Only three letters in his name His skin was like the earth tone His eyes made me feel afraid But, he was my final friend 
Somehow, I don’t feel let down Mostly, I’m afraid That I can not be followed I’m going to the other side now Inside something once hollow No one can hear my shouts But, still, I feel so loud Somehow, I don’t feel let down Mostly, I’m afraid
8.
Misplaced 03:42
I have been searching for a place to call my own It should be one more stone’s throw away Say I won’t be misplaced I have been told one too many time’s that I was wrong Or that I don’t belong to the near Say you’re on my side here It’s over now No one’s waiting You weed me out But, I won’t be the first to let go I have spent one too many night’s drinking alone Thinking I should have gone away with you last year Will I spend my life here It’s over now No one’s waiting You weed me out But, I won’t be the first to let go
9.
Loved/Dark 03:28
Yes, I regret the words I never said to you Not because they were unspoken, but in my heart I have made little attempt to cease these daydreams They are something like my coffees in the park Loved as they are dark I lay my head on someone new, and feel my heart sink As I fail to recreate some sort of spark I cast a smile with no return, and start to miss you Like I miss my mornings spent in Meadowlark Loved as they were dark To say rehabilitate sounds so drastic And to say I’ve moved along sounds all too harsh Though these lies will go untold, I still feel an impostor Like the spiders stowed away on Noah’s Ark Loved as they were dark
10.
Raft 03:54
I will go down first I have rehearsed for such catastrophes I will owe this rope What little hope that I have left in me Whatever’s left in me Yeah, that was the night that you blacked out ‘Cause I didn’t give to you my seat Well, I made a vow that I’d leave town if you ever made it back to the beach One of us has got to sink I could work the earth A little dirt I’ll learn to shuck the grain Then I’ll take my corn, and in the morn’, I’ll pay the crows to say Keep out It’s her land now and she’ll fire if you move your feet Yeah, I made a vow that I’d leave town If you ever came looking for me One of us has got to sink I will float Like Noah and his goats Until the rainbow came The colors stayed the same Yeah, that was the night that I blacked out ‘Cause I didn’t give to you my seat Well, I heard a sound and you got out Just in time to have a look at me You were standing on the beach
11.
The Fountain 03:53
Your heart is a knife That pokes my soul And I should go Before it starts to stab through Yes, you have been waiting a long while But, so have I Who is entitled To take the dog She was lost And, Lord knows, you never found nothin’ Tell me you’ve been searching far and wide But, so have I Go hide in the bathroom And carve yourself to sleep I would not weep for you Your heart was the fountain And mine was just the coin That could not sink Into you Yes, you will be walking a long while But, so will I
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10x2 04:55
I can not explain Why out of ten by two I was the only one to take the blame When you cried I’m not allowed to sigh I only hold my breath and feel the glaze slowly cover my eyes While you drive Not trying to let go Of hands around my neck Knowing mercy only comes from someone else instead Dear Christ I will try to fight Though it’s highly likely I will die this way Without a light inside But, I’m trying to let go I’ve made a habit of Holding on to those I find myself the least able to love Without price But, I’m trying to let go Yes, I’m trying to let go I can not explain Why out of ten by two I was the only one to blame When you cried

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released July 29, 2014

Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Piano: Alison May
Bass: Michael Jude
Electric Guitars on "The Fountain": Lester Price, Sean Nanos
Vibraphone: George Weber
Engineered by Jeff Price
Produced by Jeff Price, Sean Price, Alison May
Mixed and Mastered by Jeff Price, Sean Price
Recorded in Carbondale, CO at Misery Loves Co. Studios

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