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from the quiet of the underworld

by Hillary Capps

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1.
Montage 03:48
I’ve been waiting for the tiger lilies to bloom I’ve been staring at a sliver of a daylight moon Like every day it seems another year’s gone by I watch them grow and disappear If angels are real just tell me where to fly Do they get stuck in the same motions just like you and I? They can’t pull me out It’s only me with every doubt In all the ways I could write this story I watch it like a movie Time wraps around me slowly Feel it like a heartbeat Director’s cut, just write me a montage scene Not what I pictured but it’s clear Just let it happen you can’t script it out of fear That simple magic weaves a thread day to day Like the M train humming me to sleep A half mile away If angels are real just tell me where to fly Do they get stuck in the same motions just like you and I? They can’t pull me out It’s only me with every doubt In all the ways I could write this story I watch it like a movie Time wraps around me slowly Feel it like a heartbeat Director’s cut, just write me a montage scene Director’s cut, just write me a montage scene A sliver of the moon A sliver of wood A sliver of hope A dragonfly wing We heard the silver train turn on the tracks The sound of a soft whistle We watched the train go by We walked home in the wind Past the old church An outline in the last bit of light And I told you the story about the dragonflies We fell asleep in your bed I left the window cracked open To hear the whistle I watch it like a movie Time it wraps around me slowly Feel it like a heartbeat Director’s cut, just write me a montage scene We watched the train go by Director’s cut, just write me a montage scene Watched it go by Watched it go by Fleeting slivers of people’s lives In passing
2.
Reeds 04:42
3.
Smokescreen 04:37
Lyrics: If you ask I’ll say I’m fine Tell you the things that I’m doing right When you stare I will shine Show you the things that you like I don’t remember when I forgot to sing But I can’t forget now who we wanted to be Who designed this smokescreen? What if I fall, what if you see? I wanna feel like 19 At the heart of how to be free A golden ocean starts to fade And I’m pulled under Like a venus retrograde But from the quiet of the underworld I know how to find the bright spots I don’t remember when I forgot to sing Wasn’t it yesterday we were 17? Who designed this smokescreen? What if I fall, what if you see? I wanna feel like 19 At the heart of how to be free How to believe Maybe if you ask me Next time I’ll tell you I’m scared we won’t see Every corner of the world And all that we dreamed Who designed this smokescreen? What if I fall, what if you see? I wanna feel like 19 At the heart of how to be free How to believe How to be free How to believe If you ask I’ll say I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine
4.
Edges 03:33

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released February 23, 2024

All music & lyrics written by Hillary Capps, “Montage” co-written by Anthony Farina
Produced and mixed by Tiger Darrow
Mastered by Tess Greenham at Clearlight Mastering
Cover art by Jessica Hanley

Instrumentation:
String arrangements by Tiger Darrow
Multi-instrumental production by Tiger Darrow (synth, drums, guitar, keys etc)
Keys for "Reeds" and piano for "Smokescreen" by Cale Hawkins
Violin Ginger Dolden
Viola Pete Lanctot
Guitar + additional production Anthony Farina

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Hillary Capps New York, New York

Hillary Capps is a Brooklyn based alternative pop singer songwriter.

"Hauntingly Melodic" - Impose Magazine

"Releasing in four parts in tandem with the four lunar cycles (new, waxing, full, and waning) and over the course of the year’s first five months, the tracks themselves slowly illuminate Capps’ penchant for lush indie pop and introspective lyricism" - The Deli Magazine
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