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FOLLOWING THE LIGHT

by Caitlin Scholl

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1.
Ocean 03:26
OCEAN I WENT TO THE OCEAN AND I CAN’T FIND A BED I WENT TO THE SEASIDE AND I COULDN’T FIND THE DEAD COULDN’T FIND THE DEAD I LOOKED FOR A LADY BUT SHE DON’T LIKE TO SAY WHAT SHE REALLY WANTED, I KNOW SOMETHING THAT’A’WAY OH I KNOW IT WELL AND I AM JUST A CHILD AND I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS LIFE OF HURTIN’ WATER THROUGH THE SAND AND I CANT THANK THE LADY CAUSE SHE DON’T LET ME IN AND I CAN’T FIGHT FOR NOTHIN’ AND I DON’T LIKE FOR THAT I DON’T LIKE FOR THAT I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME TIME TIME
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I CANNOT FATHOM, THE BLUEST LIGHT THE BLUEST LIGHT, FOR THE ONE I LOVE I CANNOT TELL THEM, THE BLUEST LIE THE BLUEST LIE, FOR THE ONE I LOVE I CANNOT HAVE THEM, THE BLUEST FIGHT THE BLUEST FIGHT, FOR THE ONE I LOVE OOOOOH - - - - - - OOOOOH - - - - - -
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FOLLOWING THE LIGHT FOLLOWING THE LIGHT YOU SAW YOU COULDN’T CONTAIN YOURSELF CAUSE YOU WERE BROKEN YOU COULDN’T CONTAIN YOURSELF FOLLOWING THE LIGHT FOLLOWING THE LIGHT YOU SAW YOU COULDN’T CONTAIN YOURSELF ONLY TIME CAN SAVE YOU NOW ONLY TIME CAN SAVE YOU NOW ONLY TIME CAN SAVE YOU NOW OOOOH IT’S ALRIGHT YOU WERE JUST A FRIEND, I HAD SOMEHOW FOLLOWING THE LIGHT FOLLOWING THE LIGHT YOU FOUND YOU COULDN’T CONCEAL YOURSELF CAUSE YOU WERE BROKEN YOU COULDN’T CONCEAL YOURSELF FOLLOWING THE LIGHT FOLLOWING THE LIGHT YOU SAW YOU COULDN’T REVEAL YOURSELF ONLY TIME CAN SAVE YOU NOW ONLY TIME CAN SAVE YOU NOW ONLY TIME CAN SAVE YOU NOW OOOOH IT’S ALRIGHT YOU WERE JUST A FRIEND, I HAD SOMEHOW
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Flood 04:22
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5.
OOOOOH, OH OOOOOH, OH THEY NEVER SEEM TO FADE, AND ON THE FARM THEY DON’T GO OUTSIDE, NO THEY DON’T SPEAK, LIKE ANIMALS WITH SKIN, THE RISING ACTION SWATHED IN METANARRATIVE, WHEN SUDDENLY SURPRISE, ONE OF THEM DEPARTS THEIR OWN IMPERATIVE WE SEE THEM IN THE DARK, WANDERING THE FIELDS WE SEE THAT THEY BELIEVE NO ONE CAN SEE THEM YOU SEEM TO READ A LOT YOU SEEM TO READ A LOT YOU SEEM TO READ A LOT YOU LEFT YOUR LIGHT ON OOOOOH, OH OOOOOH, OH DID THE FAMILY GROW UP COOL, BY THAT I MEAN A SMATTERING OF SUCCESSFUL LONERS, OR WAS THERE SOMEBODY WHO, (THEIR) CHARISMA ALONE CREATED SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO RETURN TO, THEY ALL WANTED TO BELONG TO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, OH AND I DO, WANT THAT, TOO IT SEEMS YOU LEFT YOUR LIGHT ON YOU SEEM TO READ A LOT YOU SEEM TO READ A LOT YOU SEEM TO READ A LOT YOU LEFT YOUR LIGHT ON AND ALL THE THINGS I WANT, AND ALL THE THINGS I WHISPER TO MYSELF AND ALL THE THINGS I FEEL, AND ALL THE THINGS I WISH THAT YOU COULD FEEL AND ALL THE THINGS I SEE, AND ALL THE THINGS I DO, I DO, I DO IT ALL FOR YOU UNFETTERED NOW THE THINGS I DO, ALL THE THINGS I DO, OHHH I FEEL THEM, ALL THE THINGS I DO, ALL THE THINGS I DO ALL THE THINGS I DO ALL THE THINGS I DO
6.
I SEE YOUR FACE, I FEEL THE SAME, I SEE YOUR SHAME IT’S ALL THE SAME WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WE’RE IN THE DARK, IT’S ALWAYS DARK, IT’S ALWAYS OURS, IT’S ALL WE’VE GOT WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WHEN ABYSS GUY – WENT UP TO A LADY HE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH TO SAY – HE WAS FEELIN KINDA SHAKY – UH UH TO GET HER ALL EXCITED - HE SHOWED HER WHAT HE HAD HE WAS LIKE A MODERN VERSION - OF JOHNNY CASH – WHAT HE SAID I’M LOOKIN’ FOR A WOMAN - FOR THIS GOOD-TIMIN’ MAN SHE SAID THE TIMIN’S PRETTY GOOD BOY - SO GET IT GOOD WHILE YOU CAN – WHAT NOW THERE WAS SOMETHIN’ IN THE AIR – THAT MADE HIM BURN WITH DESIRE WHEN HE LOOKED INTO HER EYE - RIGHT THROUGH A RING OF FIRE WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT? TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT
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WHO LIE CONSIENNAY MYONE KARAY, KO-LIE KO-DAY, KA-DIE, SYEM-PELLE-LOW UND I CAN TEH-DAY LOM-PAH-TEE KO-SEE, UND-DAY, KO-SEE CON DYADA-DO OH, SERA SER-EYE CON DAY AMAY CON DY-EYE OH, LAY, COLLAH-STION DAYSTION DAYS CON-DYE TO LAY, COODAY SOMBA-DYON-DAY, ORLAY KORON-BYE-EE AN GIRL AYUM TO-FYE-YOU ON-DAYAH FAYE SERA SERA SERA-AH-AH OLD-DEE-ON-DEE-ALL-DEE SERA OLD-DEE-ON-DEE-ALL-DEE OLD-DEE-ON-DEE-ALL-DEE OLD-DEE-ON-DEE-ALL-DEE OLD-DEE-ON-DEE-ALL-DEE
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I WAS ON MY WAY TO A GARDEN FLOWER IT WAS ALL I WANTED, BUT I DIDN’T HAVE YOU I HEARD IT’S HARD TO STAY, ON THE BOAT YOURE AFTER IT WAS ALL YOU WANTED, ON A SEA OF BLUE CIRCLE IN THE SAND, TRY TO FIND ITS MEANING OR THE CATTAIL LEANING, AGAINST A WIND THE BLOWS (IT DOWN) FIRE IN THE HOLE, IN THE STARRY SKY NOW OH WE GOTTA TRY NOW, IT’S HOW THE STORY GOES WE WERE INDISPOSED ON THE MORNING AFTER DOUBLED DOWN IN LAUGHTER, TIL THE OTHER SHOE FELL THEY SAY NOBODY KNOWS THAT OLD TRICK WITH TIMING FATHER TIME IS RHYMING, A LITTLE TUNE IN HELL I WAS ON MY WAY TO A GARDEN FLOWER I HAD ALL I WANTED, BUT I DIDN’T HAVE YOU
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NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP, AND I PRAY I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE, I PRAY I WANT TO SEE THE BEST IN YOU, I WANT TO FIND THE BEST IN YOU BUT WE ALWAYS FALL COLLIDING WITH YOU I FEEL SMALL AND WE ALWAYS FALLLLLL, OOOOOOH AND I FEEL SMALL NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO REST, AND I PRAY I WANT TO SEE THE REST OF YOU, I WANT TO FIND THE BEST OF YOU AND I SAY, THE ONLY TIME THAT I’M WHOLE ENOUGH TO FEEL I WANT TO FIND MY WAY WITH YOU, I WANT TO FIND THE WAY WITH YOU BUT WE ALWAYS FALL COLLIDING WITH YOU I FEEL SMALL AND WE ALWAYS FALLLLLL, OOOOOOH AND I FEEL SMALL NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO WEEP, AND I PRAY I PRAY THE LORD OUR SOULS TO KEEP, I PRAY THE LORD OUR SOULS TO KEEP IF WE DIE BEFORE WE WAKE, LET IT GO SLOWLY NOW I WANT TO TOUCH THE REST OF YOU, I WANT TO HOLD THE BEST OF YOU BUT WE ALWAYS FALL COLLIDING WITH YOU I FEEL SMALL AND WE ALWAYS FALLLLLL, OOOOOOH AND I FEEL SMALL AND WE ALWAYS FALLLLLL, OOOOOOH AND I FEEL SMALL AND WE ALWAYS FALLLLLL, OOOOOOH AND I FEEL SMALL
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LITTLE BIRD SHE SINGS THE BABY TO SLEEP FOR SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO SAY AS SHE FLIES THERE IS SWEETNESS IN THE DARK THERE ARE SECRETS IN THE CLOUDS AND SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO SAY AS SHE FLIES THERE IS SWEETNESS IN THE DARK THERE ARE SECRETS IN THE CLOUDS AND SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO SAY WHEN SHE CRIES THERE IS SWEETNESS IN THE DARK THERE ARE SECRETS IN THE CLOUDS AND SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO SAY AS SHE FLIES MMMMM MMMMM AQUARIUS AQUARIUS FLY AQUARIUS AQUARIUS FLY AQUARIUS AQUARIUS FLY MMMMM MMMMM AQUARIUS AQUARIUS FLY

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"FOLLOWING THE LIGHT inhabits landscapes that are dark, mysterious, and liminal. When it was recorded in 2018, I was unexpectedly pregnant, and my reality was potent and raw. The songs themselves urged me to move within this space and time unafraid of the powerful specters that lurked there, because, in fact, I was one.

To claim the identity of what frightened me in the unknown passage from one form to another... that was all put into these tunes." – CS

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Caitlin Scholl is a musician, writer, and multidisciplinary artist whose music arises like spellwork, weaving threads through old campfire tunes, forgotten imaginal spaces, and that hard pit of longing.

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released November 19, 2021

Released November 19, 2021

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• songs by caitlin scholl
• produced by scott renderer
• recorded & mixed by eric klotzko
• mastered by scott craggs

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Caitlin Scholl is a musician, writer, and multidisciplinary artist whose music arises like spellwork, weaving threads through sonic landscapes that tug on old camp tunes, forgotten imaginal spaces, and that hard pit of longing.

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