The city is hiding
in a long grey cloak of rain
and the store's inviting, so you duck inside.
There's a mannequin wearing
the sweater you're wearing,
but somehow raised and glorified.
It's not bad to be wanted,
if only for something you have.
No, it's not half as bad as it seems.
The lethean glow
of windows decked from head to toe
like dreaming someone else's dream.
Crystal perfume bottles
like rare exotic jewels
glowing with a light almost their own;
neat little boxed up kitchenaids
all singing praises to the secret
they would tell you if you'd only take them home —
at an infinite distance
they flutter like angels around it,
casting their crowns
in the sea that surrounds it:
money! money! money!
credits
from Technicolor Nativity,
released December 13, 2019
Harrison - acoustic guitar, vocals, tambourine, bass guitar.
Jared Evans - electric guitar.
I'm in awe of the stories Eric tells with such an economy of words here. The magnificent arrangements and weighty vocals, which seem always about to fade into sigh or groan, also help. Harrison Lemke
I made a video game, and this is the soundtrack by my Casiotone guitar pop / ambient / experimental music project. That's a weird digression but sometimes life is like that. Harrison Lemke
Portland singer/songwriter delivers a gorgeous Christmas EP, fashioned in the lush style of classics by Bing Crosby and Johnny Mathis. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 23, 2020