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Essay Man

from Desert Pavement by ISMAY

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lyrics

Essay Man

Just the two, a kitchen afternoon
He points out to her--see the small moon
And from their drive, that started 5 am
She’s so tired and starts pulling at her hem

She feels bored and so she opens up
Pages of outrage to fill her cup
And she can’t stop the reading though she’s tried
Because it makes her feel alive

And she can read a million words a day
All about her man, scroll down the page
There are lines of comments, she dismays
Can’t believe the things these people say
mmmmm

@caitlinb and@soccerfanman write
Words that make her shout, flip on a light
There inside her head she shifts to think
Something’s wrong with the man that stands at the sink
There in that kitchen

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from Desert Pavement, released January 26, 2024
Lyricist/Composer: Avery Hellman
Producer: Andrew Marlin
Engineer: Julian Dreyer, Avery Hellman
Assistant Engineer: Talia Service, Kenny Harrington
Recorded at Five Springs Farms

Avery Hellman: vox, nylon guitar
Andrew Marlin: background effects

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ISMAY is a Folk/Americana music project driven by California-based singer/songwriter Avery Hellman. Their debut album Songs Of Sonoma Mountain was released in 2020 and named one of the 10 best Albums in the Bay Area. Growing up backstage at their grandfather’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, ISMAY was inspired early on by artists such as Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, and Hazel Dickens. ... more

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