Hymns for the Hopeless

from Night Blooms in the Apocalypse by Nightblooms

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I was raised in an agnostic household, but living in America offers very little chance of escaping the pervasive grip of religion. It so fully permeates our culture, ethics, and laws that it can often be difficult to recognize where religious doctrine ends and secular principles begin. And while organized religion plays no direct role in my life, I can acknowledge that I’ve always been somewhat envious of the comfort and sense of community it can bring people. It unites and offers solace; but it also divides and otherizes. This song attempts to reckon with my ingrained cynicism and a conflicting desire for spiritual fulfillment, all against the backdrop of cold synths, warm pianos and guitars, and a pleading question: Will I learn to be alright?

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If I close my eyes and give into the love divine
Will I find some place out beyond the whispering pines?
Is it something real you could show to me?
Come turn me inside out and then we can begin

Will I learn to follow?
Will I learn to be alright?

But I can’t fake it and I don’t think I’ll make it out alive
So say a prayer for me and mine

Tell me how to be so I could live and act in harmony
A simple change of scene, a different kind of way to breathe
That’s all it takes I’m told | many centuries old
Come tear me inside out and then we can begin

Will I learn to follow?
Will I learn to be alright?

But I can’t fake it and I don’t think I’ll make it out alive
So say a prayer for me and mine

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from Night Blooms in the Apocalypse, released September 1, 2023
Vocals, guitars, bass, piano, synthesizers, percussion - Sam Logan
Drums, harmony vocals - Ellis Anderson
Lap steel, synthesizers, drum machine, Wurlitzer - Saman Khoujinian
Harmony vocals - Chessa Rich
Harmony vocals - Charity Lane

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