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songs for people who grew up in the church

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frkbmb this album is full of the secret pain that fills someone with all of the feelings that put us on the path of finally being ourselves. its always a very personal experience that "no one could ever possibly understand."

when it starts i don't know how to begin
who decided to let them in
can we cover up the window
can we shut away my sin Favorite track: time alone.
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Dylan Andersen Incredibly powerful album. Got me through a long post-back surgery recovery. <3 Favorite track: time alone.
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1.
next life 02:42
lets talk about your old job, lets talk about your old friends you used to be straight edge now you're drinking every weekend forget about last summer pretend i didn't go away lets close our eyes and bring back the good old days maybe in the next life i won't be lonely maybe in the next life i won't be alone sitting up in drive thrus staying up all night with you then when you left town i didn't know what to do maybe in the next life i won't be lonely maybe in the next life i won't be alone
2.
time alone 04:19
mostly i just sit alone mostly i just watch my phone out the glass stare at the road then three steps later lock the door mostly i just stay at home yeah most of my time is time alone the fog comes in i'm picking at my skin it covers up the window will it cover up my sin mostly i just stay at home i sit around and bitch and moan out the glass stare at the road three steps later lock the door tell myself i'll let it go i close my eyes i know i won't the fog comes in again [...] when it starts i don't know how to begin who decided to let them in can we cover up the window can we shut away my sin most my life i've spent at home think of times where i've moved on pack a bag go down the road if only it were literal the fog comes in [...] when it starts [...] the thoughts begin again i'll crucify my kin i'm breaking out the windows to burn away my sin
3.
be better 02:55
god i need your love to wash over me and i might be fucked cause i've been sinning oh my god i can't believe that i'm alive past twenty three i feel sixteen oh my god i can't believe that i'm alive past twenty three can someone prove i'm not still sleeping cause sometimes i swear it feels like i'm dreaming i'm dreaming sleeping forever, dreaming a life you think it'd be better than just alright
4.
don't you forget how much it means to me that you were there when everything was broken and empty lying next to your body and i won't forget the sun washing over me lying in bed tangled bodies now all i have is a memory unreliable fragmented now all i have is what used to be undeniable i'm wreck undeniable i'm a mess
5.
there's no time like the present passing by unnoticed yesterday was full of sorrow and tomorrow might disappear but for now we're just sitting, talking and i feel at home with you here

about

"songs for people who grew up in the church" is an EP i've written with the specific intent of recontextualizing musical ideas that i was raised on in the church.

the first songs i ever sang were hymns.
the first stage i ever played on was a worship service.

since i've grown away from the church and the faith i was raised on i have found many musical ideas hold such a specific connection to that time in my life and the music i was playing that i have been unable to separate them from one another and hear them objectively.

these songs are largely inspired by sounds, progressions and structures that i can remember hearing all the way back to my first memories of music as a child in a pentecostal church.
there are specific words chosen through out these songs because of the weight they held and continue to hold over my life due to my upbringing.

this EP is a kind of sonic catharsis of my seemingly endless well of christian guilt. many of you reading this may feel the same and this is for you.

-small pictures

credits

released May 27, 2021

songs by judy mitchell

drums tracked by jake mitchell

recorded, mixed and mastered by michael briggs at civil audio in denton texas

thank you kyle for helping with text for the cover
thank you michael for all your input and help with these songs while we recorded them.

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