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Turn the Volume Down

from Unheard, Unseen by Small Souls

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James Baldwin wrote a great short story called “Sonny’s Blues” back in 1957. He narrates from the point of view of Sonny’s brother, watching his prodigy musician brother struggle with heroin addiction. The narrator comes to an understanding (perhaps) that Sonny does heroin because of the noise, the pressure, the world is too much, it’s too loud. Since the song lyrics were so dark, we worked to make the music as dirty and mechanical as possible.

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Put your dreams on layaway
And hope you get the time
Miss a couple payments
And they’re blowing up the line

Turn the volume down, turn the volume down
Oh my god please

Pinch between your middle finger
And your thumb and squeeze
Try to make some noise
Cause you’re buried to your knees
You’re living in a car if you’re living in your means
A nickel for your thoughts
but a penny for your dreams

Turn the volume down, turn the volume down
Turn the volume down, turn the volume down

Waking up at 3 a.m.
in front of your TV
Crawling to the toilet
Cause you can’t get on your feet
Cooking in a spoon, tying off a limb
Sinking in your room, slowing down the spins

Turn the volume down, turn the volume down
Turn the volume down, turn the volume down

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from Unheard, Unseen, released September 8, 2017

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