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Slow Parade

by Gileah Taylor

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1.
Blink hard oh salt-stung eyes Breathe in the northern air Rest here for the better part of the night ‘Cause I can feel the tide pulling me in Oh God I’ve been so lost And I don’t want to be adrift anymore I’ve been lost Coming in from the sea Kissing the shore Gulls low-flying Pale dunes rising My vision is coming back You don’t get back wasted days But sometimes you need to rest I’ve rested for the better part of a year Now I can feel my vision coming back Oh God I’ve been so lost And I don’t want to be adrift anymore I’ve been lost Coming in from the sea Kissing the shore Gulls low-flying Pale dunes rising My vision is coming back
2.
Still Here 03:05
I don’t see you I don’t see you anymore When you were here Were you here for sure When I saw you last It was providence Let me leave you behind All those sayings ‘Hold on loosely’ they said And I couldn’t Because every piece of me Was clutching for The last bit of you Disappearing from view You gonna sit there You gonna slumber through your days When you ran through All the years you slayed ‘There’s a quiet And it’s calling’ you say And I get it Life’s a slow parade Of a flashback from judgment day I don’t see me I don’t see me anymore Super moon shines Spying through the door There’s a sliver Of a shadow behind me And I’m hoping it means That I’m still here Am I still here
3.
Oh there is the gray light The first light turns the trees Outside my room Into sumi-e paintings Oh there will be sunrise The gray is brightening The morning trees Drift into greens Watch the world waking My heart hung out to dry Gave the night to grieving But if the sun will rise Oh the chill of winter Like the cold springs up north Surprises me I catch my breath Oh I watch the light paint Golden strokes on tall pines Cascading through My empty room Watch the world waking My heart hung out to dry Gave the night to grieving But if the sun will rise Yeah the sun will rise
4.
Way Out 04:55
Though it’s light outside I pretend I am a spy And I crawl under covers Crawl under covers I know that I’m not fooling you You’re pretending that I do I’ve not been discovered For too many moons I pretend That I’m not Weeping Daylight’s seeping in To a room that might as well be a cavern Did I disappear when the lights went down In the theatre of the small town I sit in the back row Whisper the lines I know No one’s fooling anyone We’re all acting in the dry run I’ve been undercover For so many moons I pretend That I’m not Singing Spotlight gleaming through In a room that might as well be a cavern Did I come to life When the lights came on And the closing credits played my song Leaping down the aisle And all the while People rising from their seats Oh I’m waking from my sleep I’ve been undiscovered For too many moons I pretend That I’m not weeping Exit door Opens To a world that might as well be brand new Way out Finding my Way out
5.
Roll Over Me 03:08
A soft green kindness Reach bright blue highest The clouds between Roll over me Turn down the river By going under It feels like thunder Roll over me I am finding my way While every living thing does the same Rain on a windshield City lights blurring My love is singing Roll over me A brave hand reaching After the light change Drive to the old place Roll over me I am finding my way While every living thing does the same The great gray winds blow The lightning such a show The lightness we feel Top of a green hill When our sun rises Finally rises The lightest brightness Rolls over me I am finding my way While every living thing does the same
6.
Where did the time go I used to watch it slow ‘Cause I watched it Yeah I watched it With a little girl’s eyes I’d give most anything To see what time would bring In the summer a jubilee Where fish met land And boy met sea Time get going going All lovers are a knowing This is your best shot Before the winds are blowing And changing waters glowing Baby if you’re going To love me Now’s the time Don’t take time World changes all inside Years feeling like a ride ‘Cause I went with it Yeah I went with it A girl filled up with life Boy you collided with My world and you made it shift In the summer a jubilee The tide came in And we were free Man we went and grew up And time it only flew on My grandma’s clock singing Time get going going All lovers are a knowing It’s summer jubilee Before the winds are blowing And changing waters glowing Baby if you’re going To love me Now’s the time Don’t take time
7.
Am I out in the dark again Face stoic heart weeping Are the stars falling down again To bring me hope Open eyes in the moonlight Walking in it but oh so slow A quiet flash at midnight To bring me hope Am I lost in your eyes again Trying to tell you where I’ve been If I could write you could read it then You would know Open eyes in the moonlight Walking in it but oh so slow A quiet flash at midnight To bring me hope Am I out in the sweetness Tears streaming heart seeing Is the grass rising up as if To catch me soft Open eyes at midnight Reaching for you but oh so slow You come to meet me With a flashlight To bring me hope
8.
Dawn at the house on the bay Birds singing hello to the day Still my heart throbbing with the ache Oh you’ve been here too Everybody dies A little at a time But my days for crying are over I can finally feel once more Stepping out onto the floor Take my hand before I change my mind Oh you have been here too Hurt but nobody ever knew At last the chains are coming loose Now I am holding fast to you ‘Cause you’ve been here too Everybody dies A little at a time But my days for crying are over I can finally feel once more Stepping out onto the floor Take my hand before I change my mind Oh you have been here too Everybody dies A little at a time But my days for crying are over I can finally feel once more Stepping out onto the floor Take my hand before I change my mind I can hear the birds again My listening ears are mending Dancing with a limp but still I can finally feel once more Stepping out onto the floor Take my hand before I change my mind Oh you have been here too
9.
There was a moment I went in hiding All life was winter But I never decided To turn my back On the world at large It happened in slow motion And I didn’t know what to do Nobody knew My language but you When I couldn’t see Any piece of me That I recognized When I looked in the mirror But when I looked at you I remembered me Nobody spoke my language but you The sadness I felt When I was underneath All life was quiet And I never intended To stay away For quite so long The low hanging clouds Had me under their spell Nobody knew My language but you When I couldn’t see Any piece of me That I recognized When I looked in the mirror But when I looked at you I remembered me Nobody spoke my language but you
10.
Baby I didn’t go far Only the next room over I never meant to deny you But something dark was singing behind me And I couldn’t see You came to the rescue Flashlight sweeping the room I held onto the darkness Because the dark held on to me I couldn’t sing Door opens wide Seeing outside Clinging to life again Sweetness surrounding When you’re sleeping beside me Sunlight flooding the room Babe I’m getting used to What once held me captive Under the bed or inside of me Just cannot be Curtains flung wide Seeing outside Like it’s my first sunrise again Sweetness surrounding When you’re sleeping beside me Sweetness surrounding When you’re here beside me Sweetness surrounding me

about

Floridian songbird Gileah Taylor returns to us with her new record Slow Parade. It's her version of fan mail to the defining sounds of eras gone by - from 1940s Hollywood movies and singers to the music that came out of Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and 70s. The songwriting on Slow Parade is intimate and immersive. The songs themselves have a vintage, well-worn feel to them, featuring an enchanting string quartet bolstered by a confident and mellow full band.

What makes the album special is Gileah's gift for imbuing her classic sounding songs with thoughtful perspectives on the modern world. She touches on longtime love, the inexplicable feeling of hope in moments of loss and the passing of time. The record was written in a quiet, lonely season and while these songs touch on the darkness she found herself in, they are full of the romantic optimism that Taylor fans will recognize. 

Slow Parade was recorded between Florida and Tennessee with the help of producers and brothers Gideon and Gabriel Klein. The sounds they designed, working from Taylor's simple demos, merge layers of strings, twangy Americana guitars and subtle electronic flourishes. The end result sounds heartwarming on the surface with a little sadness beneath, all held together by her distinctively unpretentious and emotionally stirring vocals. The full length is preceded by 3 singles : 'Dream Explorer' 2/24, 'Summer Jubilee' 3/29, and 'Still Here' 4/12.

VBM 233

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released April 25, 2024

Produced by Gideon Klein and Gabe Klein

Musicians and vocalists Gileah Taylor and Chris Taylor engineered by Chris Taylor

Musicians Gideon Klein, Gabe Klein, Jose Wiegand-Klein, Hannah Sorrells-Tyler and Carl Larson engineered by Gabe Klein

Mixed by Gabe Klein

Mastered by Eric Conn at Independent Mastering

Rabbit pulled from hat by J. Cloud
Cat. # VBM233
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All songs written by Gileah Taylor

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Floridian songbird releases Slow Parade, recorded between Florida and Tennessee with producers Gideon and Gabe Klein. Working from Taylor's simple demos, the Klein brothers merge layers of strings, twangy Americana guitars and subtle electronic flourishes. The songs are intimate and immersive, featuring her distinctively unpretentious and stirring vocals. Released on Velvet Blue Music. ... more

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