Father I have a confession to make / I’ve never confessed for fear of losing faith / in something I’ve never believed in / my prayers go unanswered for the third time this week and if he’s really there / staring down from above at us / then why is it so hard to sleep / to know that there’s someone who cares / I can’t take this pause in the cycle / I’m screaming out / oh my God well someone please help / show me the light in this / I am going through hell again / oh my God well / is this downhill / one minute more to speak from my chest / I’m burning for a moment before I am laid down to rest / I guess to confess is a regular thing / but a grasp on the concept I seem to be lacking / so let’s have a toast to the burn on the back of my throat / that makes all of this a bit easier / not for me, but for you / I’m not who they thought they once knew / tying ropes up to trees thinking that was the answer to everything / now I know that it’s not but a word’s all you need to get out of the dark / when you’re sinking and sinking and drowning / and screaming out / oh my God well / someone please help show me a light in this / I am going through hell, again / oh my God well is this downhill / one minute more to speak from my chest / I’m burning for a moment before I am laid down to rest / I am resting / or trying to anyway / wake, I am waking / from nightmares about my days drunk / I’ve been drinking / and I don’t believe anything said / I’m not speaking / I’m at the end and my life line’s been cut / and the passed three years have been nothing but questions / about love , about God, about life /I just need a moment before I give up / just one breath of air / before I give in to the things my reflection might say from my mirror about why I exist and why I’m still here / I’m screaming out / oh my God well / someone please help / show me a light in this / I am going through hell, again / oh my God well is this down hill / one minute more to speak from my chest / I’m burning for a moment before I am laid down to rest
The brilliant Madison McFerrin unveils her first full-length, a lush pop-soul triumph full of gorgeously textured songs. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2023