I dropped off the weight for you.
I wrapped it in cloth and truth.
It was burning a hole in my pocket
after pounding the pavement in June.
I stopped the clock on you,
wilted by heat and sonic perfume.
A wall of words that I couldn’t see through
in the warmth of the pavement in June.
I dropped off the weight and grew
away from the wall to the west of you.
I smelled like truth and your shampoo
in the warmth of the pavement in June.
from
Spirit Photographs,
released November 18, 2022
Gillian Stone – vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizer
Michael Peter Olsen – e-cello
Spencer Cole – drums
Written by Gillian Stone (SOCAN)
Produced by Michael Peter Olsen and Gillian Stone in Uncomfortable Silence in Toronto.
Engineered and mixed by Michael Peter Olsen.
Drums recorded at Union Sound Company, engineered by Chris Stringer and assisted by Darren McGill.
Mastered by David Travers-Smith.
Art direction by Gillian Stone.
Photography by Joel Gale and assisted by Danielle Fried.
Album cover designed at the Church of the Unholy Cacophony by John M. Hall and Gillian Stone.
This project was made possible by the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters.