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STEP INTO THE OCEAN
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ritual

from STEP INTO THE OCEAN

June 14th, 2024
13 tracks
53:54
STEP INTO THE OCEAN
STEP INTO THE OCEAN
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Kid Lightbulbs
This is not a game it's a ritual I need for you to trust me We know all the things each other do And we came here to do amazing things But i don’t wanna end this feeling that we’ve brought into the room But look at those kids up miles above us Don't want another year of bored and nervous But I can't take my eyes off the rules So you take me into your room And you pull me out of my clothes I mean it when i say I never want to end this Then I take you into my room And I pull you out of your clothes You'll mean it when you say I never want to end this Is it okay to feel this enlightened? It feels like i’ve been born a second time This time i’m in the dirt So what do other paths give way to? The curious abandon If we don’t belong, turn and revert ‘Cause this is not a game; it's a ritual And you and i collapse into the surreal So you take me into your room And you pull me out of my clothes You mean it when you say I never want to end this
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STEP INTO THE OCEAN is a spiritual sequel. Where THROW MYSELF INTO THE BAY captured a privileged man in his 30s not handling a string of life-changing events well at all, this album is his stopping, slowing down, and looking critically at what's most important around him – including his own thoughts.

This album was (mostly) written 7-10 years before my last album was written, but I was too consumed by impostor syndrome to release or promote it. It meant something different then – I wrote it in the throes of living together with my partner for the first time, and the ups & downs that came with that. Revisiting this material 10 years later caused it to take on new meaning.

Credits

All songs written & performed by Brandon Lucas Green
except
Lyrics for "belly" written by Tess Canfield
Featured vocals on "trendsetters" and "st. alphonsus" performed by Mary Esther Carter

Recorded, produced, mixed & mastered by Brandon Lucas Green
Artwork & photography by Alicia Green

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