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Light Pollution

by Bre McDaniel

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1.
Chrysolite 04:36
I’m all packed up to leave town driving through the night waiting for a glowing ruby to turn to emerald light It started raining rhinestones the road is turning into pearl it’s looking like a chance of flurries all over the world there’s a city with no borders and it’s tall as it is wide after all these years still shining, i can see it in my mind no matter where I’m coming from, there’s a gate on every side and i know that this is just snow, but what i see is chrysolite i’m in a cloud of diamonds, a fog that’s held up by the breeze it’s the shape of your breath when you’re standing close to me there’s a city with no borders and it’s tall as it is wide after all these years still shining, i can see it in my mind no matter where I’m coming from, there’s a gate on every side and i know that this is just snow, but what i see is chrysolite light there’s a city with no borders and it’s tall as it is wide made of jasper, clear as crystal, i can see it in my mind no matter where I’m coming from, there’s a gate on every side and i know that this is just snow, but what i see is chrysolite light....
2.
he was burned to death on a gridiron for the way he saw all the criminals whose crime is being poor and staying alive, defied the emperor whose every word was law the tears of st lawrence are lighting up the sky and the jewels of cornelia are standing by her side three days left before he died hid everything among the crippled and the blind, stepped right up to the judge, his hands in cuffs said, "these are the riches of the church and you look poor to us," the tears of st lawrence are lighting up the sky and the jewels of cornelia are standing by her side saying these are the treasures
3.
Stardust 04:10
it’s part mystery, part speculation holding on to what is true it’s a blurry thought, some cloudy matter stardust made of me and you oh we’ve come so far and oh so far to come wait for it, close your eyes and you’ll miss it wait for it, close your eyes and you’ll miss it someone said silence is golden and gold has come from way out there looking up at big explosions breathing in the ancient air oh we’ve come so far and oh so far to come wait for it, close your eyes and you’ll miss it wait for it, close your eyes and you’ll miss it wait for it, if it’s dark enough you can’t miss it wait for it, you can’t miss it
4.
Swoon 03:38
you are in my dreams already i’m not sure who let you in must’ve left the window open for a breeze; but i caught the wind you’re coming closer but you’re still far can we turn the meteors back to shooting stars oh you’re calling me to love-- is that such a bad thing oh you’re calling me to love something about you makes me think of things that i’ve never seen maybe you’ve also made a vow to never wake up without a dream you’re coming closer but you’re still far can we turn the meteors back to shooting stars oh you’re calling me to love is that such a bad thing oh you’re calling me to love swoon you’re coming closer but you’re still far can we turn the meteors back to shooting stars oh you’re calling me to love is that such a bad thing oh you’re calling you're calling me oh you're calling me to love to love
5.
Spark 02:23
smoke creeps under the door, doesn’t mind the mess, it just eats up whatever it can get smoke creeps under the door, doesn’t mind the mess, it just eats up whatever it can get smoke creeps under the door, doesn’t mind the mess, it just eats up whatever it can get smoke creeps under the door, doesn’t mind the mess, it just eats up whatever it can get your heart’s got a mind of it’s own it can hurt in places you never knew you owned your heart’s got a mind of it’s own it can hurt in places you never knew you owned your heart’s got a mind of it’s own, got a wooden throne and a few matchsticks for bones your heart’s got a mind of it’s own, got a wooden throne and a few matchsticks for bones and here comes the spark spark
6.
i've never been to new york but i have been mugged been stolen from while i saved up for a skyscraper love i've never been to kansas but i've seen wild winds been blown around been ripped up with no soft landing light pollution has stolen the stars venus and mars behind the headlights of cars i've never seen the biggiest city on earth but the density electricity near-sightedness is blinding me light pollution has stolen the stars venus and mars behind the headlights of cars meteor showers straight ahead, scattering dreams over our beds I miss the old dark nights of a thousand falling stars, stars, stars looking for Orion above a glass tower, the kids are leading picket lines to shut down the power looking for Orion above a glass tower, the kids are leading picket lines to shut down the power meteor showers straight ahead, scattering dreams over our beds I miss the old dark nights of a thousand falling stars, stars, stars don’t stop counting them stars stars stars

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released March 4, 2016

Tears of St Lawrence, Swoon, Spark written by Bre McDaniel
Chrysolite written by Bre & Joshua McDaniel
Stardust written by Bre McDaniel & Stephanie Ratcliff
Light Pollution written by Bre McDaniel & Yiya Yin

Produced by Jordan Klassen
Recorded and mixed at The Space Studios by Daniel Klenner in Vancouver, BC.
Assistant engineer: Daniel Child
Mastered by Jonathan Anderson at Protection Island

Cover art & design by Bre McDaniel

Background vocals:
Jordan Klassen, Daniel Klenner, Stephanie Ratcliff & Bre McDaniel

Acoustic guitar, vocals, banjo-tar, music box:
Bre McDaniel

Additional acoustic guitars, bass, electric guitar, synth, ukulele angels, bowed glockenspiel, harmonica, piano, rhodes:
Jordan Klassen

Drums, trumpet, electric guitar, random percussive objects, tenori-on, doing stuff with an old tape machine:
Daniel Klenner

Cello, piano:
Brian Chan


© Bre McDaniel 2016
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I would like to thank FACTOR, the government of Canada and most of all my community for supporting this project. This was entirely a gift to be able to make.

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