The debut EP of Seattle-based Vibrant Mortals, “6 songs for dancing / weeping / laughing” is candy-pop electronic dance beats wreathed by a 7-piece live orchestra and dark, urgent lyrics. We hope to dance beautifully, knowing full well that we are going to die.
lyrics
Well it’s a late night
I’m feeling restless
and it’s been so hot
so I’m wandering round
The moon’s full
and my heart’s broke
and I can’t sleep
so I’m headed downtown
I've got this desperation inside
a loneliness that’s driving me
that I cannot hide
I’m looking for my people
looking for piece of mind
but damn this party has been so hard to find.
(Where are you?
Where are you?)
It's a small club
with a packed house
and the sweat smell
of a shadowy crowd
I’m so lost
in this dark place
in these strange shapes
and the music’s so loud
This loneliness won’t leave me alone
A hollowness, a hunger
that lives inside my bones
My body’s not connected
and my mind is apart
so sad that somehow I’ve forgotten my heart.
So I need
All of the people I love
All of the places I’ve known
to come calling through this song
as clear as on the telephone.
And all the grief will fall away
like leaves of grass and grains of sand
and I will dance, yes I will dance
like the goddamned madman that I am
Yes, I will dance, yes I will dance, Hey!
My legs move
and my hips shift
my arms lift
my body spinning around
My mind’s blank
and my eyes closed
and my wrists shake
coming alive in the sound
I wish I could be somebody new,
a man who could find solace
like some other folks do
I’ve never really fit
I’ve never really belonged
I’ve never felt this isolation so strong
So I need all of the people I love,
all of the places I’ve known
to come calling through this song
as clear as on the telephone
and all the grief will fall away
like leaves of grass and grains of sand
and I will dance, yes I will dance
like the goddamned madman that I am.
Yes, I will dance, yes I will dance, HEY!
It’s medicine, it’s medicine, HEY!
Come inside, My Soul,
you’re welcome home,
Come inside, My Soul,
you’re welcome home.
Yes, we will dance, yes we will dance, HEY!
Yes, we will dance, yes we will dance, HEY!
It’s medicine, it’s medicine, WOO!
credits
from 6 songs for dancing / weeping / laughing,
track released December 18, 2022
Cornet, trumpet, and french horn by Eric Padget
Baritone saxophone and clarinet by Kate Olson
Trombone by Ben Swanson
Violin and viola by Alex Guy
Violonello by Maria Scherer Wilson
Drums by Galin Hebert
Violin, vocals, and electronics by Nathan Langston
Vocal recordings, mixing and mastering at Rack Recording
Engineered by Greg Blaisdell
Acoustic instruments recorded at Jack Straw Cultural Center
Engineered by Daniel Guenther
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