A skeletal yet brilliant cloud of dark jazz that wrests levity from the feeling of being possessed. The bed track of guitar and vocals was recorded to cellphone, maintained here but embellished from its original state with O's drums and synths.
lyrics
Devil does what devil does
There’s no way ‘round only through
When I’m hot with hurting heart
I’m burning all through and through
Honey wants to read my head
My head is hot with the blues
Devil does
what devil does
Ever loving, burning one
The light was overdo
Devil wants to kiss the sun
And burn it all through and through
Honey has a dizzy spell
As dizzinesses do
credits
from Moonlit Building,
released January 25, 2023
Written by Steph Yates
Performed by Steph Yates and Olivier Fairfield
Dreamy, hypnotic, lovely music. Simple and beautiful arrangements. What a wonderful taste Sessa has. Without any doubt, one of the very best records of 2022, I have the feeling it will be soon considered a classic everythingroovin'
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