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Wintergreen

by The Scarlet Coast

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1.
Intro 00:30
2.
I went home for Christmas Didn’t like my gifts this year I found myself some matches And I smoked myself into the atmosphere Those bells were ringing in my ears Those bells were ringing in my ears Red, white, green, blue You know I can’t help but miss you Those bells were ringing in my ears Those bells were ringing in my ears I went home for Christmas Your ghost was the only friend I made I went home for Christmas A toast of the cheapest champagne (so good, so good) Silver Silver and gold Silver Silver and gold Silver Silver and gold Silver Silver and gold I went home for Christmas Didn’t like my gifts this year I found myself some matches And smoked myself into the atmosphere (so high) Those bells were ringing in my ears Those bells were ringing in my ears
3.
Interlude 1 00:53
4.
It’s cold outside but I can’t see my breath Traffic whizzes by and I forget the rest My anxiety is always there (it’s always there when I need a friend) And it’s fair, yeah it’s fair I’ve got hot chocolate by the fire (I’m stretching out hoping the night won’t end) It accentuates wintertime desire (I can feel it in the air, in the air, in the air) Reaching out to beat the cold I don’t feel old, no I don’t feel old Then it was almost like you kissed me And I almost cried so sweetly I’ll never be on that side (but when you text me all those sexy things you said they don’t align) But it’s alright It’s a stab in the back to say the least (I turned around and it was you that was smiling) You can’t be trusted with the keys (I watched it all, I watched it all fall down) There is nothing left to mend It’s the end, yeah it’s the end Then it was almost like you kissed me And I almost cried so sweetly I’ll never be on that side (but when you text me all those sexy things you said they don’t align) But it’s alright This time I tried so god damned hard Fine lines were blurred out by some chords and strums This high, this low, this anxiety overflow This heart is gonna always know That it’s alright, yeah it’s alright, yeah it’s alright It’s cold outside but I can’t see my breath Traffic whizzes by and I forget the rest My anxiety is always there And it’s fair, yeah it’s fair
5.
Interlude 2 00:24
6.
Drivin’ around with you Lookin’ at the Christmas lights This is what I wanna do with my night It never gets old Having your company And if I may say so, I love you holding me But let’s not get distracted by such things This is the season of purity Listen and hear the angels sing I’m glad you’re here with me You know that I’m dirt poor There won’t be any gifts I hope you don’t want more than a kiss The only thing that I expect Is to see your beautiful face I hope mistletoe is next, my sweet baby But let’s not get distracted by such things This is the season of purity Listen and hear the angels sing I’m glad you’re here with me Can you hear the church bells ring? It’s midnight And I am wishing for a blessed Yuletide
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Interlude 3 01:00
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Lately I’ve been preferring the rain I don’t know why but the cold and the gray They comfort me greatly It’s not that I don’t love the kiss of the sun A little time away from the horned one Would be nice though, oh so nice ya know Mothers mine Goddesses divine Forever is a long, long time See how fast the weather changes ‘round here And so in me, I am a mirror and I shine We all shine, shine, shine Silly emotions washing out with the waves Dark green tree, clear blue ocean, wind in the pines Sacrificial child’s inside Fathers mine Gods divine Forever is a long, long time Mothers mine Goddesses divine Forever is a long, long time It’s snowing and I’m shaking and my mind is finally waking This holly, this ivy, this wintergreen, this wine, this moon, this heart is overrun The sun is gonna shine on this heart of mine, I swear to god Goddess bless this one Mothers mine Goddesses divine Forever is a long, long time
9.
Proserpina, Soror, Lucis Latrix, Lucis Praeco! Revertere ab imis, et solem ad agros, ad silvas et ad terram revertere! Vale ad Orcum, et ad matrem tuam redi. Lucem fac tuam ut hiemalem vincas! (Translated as…) Persephone, Sister, Bearer of light, Herald of the light! Return from the depths and return the Sun to the fields, to the forests, and to the Earth! Bid farewell to Hades, and come back to your Mother. Bring us your light to vanquish the Winter!
10.
Sitting on my bed, staring out my window Christmas lights overhead, almost as white as snow Wonderin’ why my blood is red and why I bleed It feels blue when it’s inside of you But you know it’s red when it leaves Come those who wish to come Stay those who wish to stay Fare those who wish to fare Harmless to me and mine Three circles around the house Bearing the Yuletide light With just enough mead inside of me To warm the bitter cold of the winter night Slowly we danced in the snow globe, show me Back and forth we were both glowing Closer we’re breathing, just hold me Time is a treasure that lights up forever Sitting on my bed, staring out my window Christmas lights overhead, almost as white as snow Wonderin’ why my blood is red and why I bleed It feels blue when it’s inside of you But you know it’s red when it leaves
11.
Interlude 4 00:52
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You can buy me when you break me You can love me when you hate me You can take what all is given Even in this frozen river That’s a blizzard in a snowflake But what’s coming is forgiven Shine on me harmony in a universal rhythm Holly on the doorframe Footsteps comin’ my way Mama she’s in the kitchen, she’s makin’ dinner Darkness on the river Snowdrifts on the highway Headlights comin’ my way If I could do it all again I’d still do it my way I was driving through the mountains On the night when you left me And I took the road that I don’t usually take That’s when I slammed on the breaks I slammed on the breaks There was a doe in the road At the fork by the trees where we used to pretend to relate Soul touches the bone No amount of gold could ever make me stay After what you said I know what I know ‘cause I walked the path of the lonely road My darlin’, my darlin’ This Christmas I’m here for the cake and the snow There’s nothing else I think that I need to know Holly on the doorframe Footsteps comin’ my way Mama she’s in the kitchen, she’s makin’ dinner Darkness on the river Snowdrifts on the highway Headlights comin’ my way And I can feel it on the wind on this winter’s day Dark clouds are comin’ my way My darlin’, my darlin’ This Christmas I’m here where the wind meets the cold
13.
Outro 02:00

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released November 26, 2021

All material written by Michael Van London & David Johnson
except "Proserpina" by Michael Kundu
Produced by The Scarlet Coast and Scot Michael
Recorded at Titan Recording Studio in Seattle WA in Fall 2021

• Michael Van London - vox, keys
• David Johnson - vox, acoustic guitar
• Gretchen Bonaduce - guest vox on "Christmas Lights"
• Jaclyn Bradley - guest vox on "Christmas Lights"
• Matthew McLaughlin - guest vox on "Home 4 X-mas"
• Omar Perez-Then - guest vox on "Home 4 X-mas"
• Rachel Nisbet - guest vox on "Almost"
• Rudy Ruzicska - acoustic guitar, electric guitar & guest vox on "Blood Red"
• Sandi Fernandez - guest vox on "Mothers & Fathers"
• Scot Michael - vox on "Blood Red", bass, electric guitar, drum programming, tambourine, digital instrumentation, recording, engineering, mixing & mastering
• Xander Corbett - guest vox & keys on "Footsteps"
• Yuko Sano - guest vox on "Blood Red"

Photography courtesy of pexels.com

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