Stay

from Now by Jesse Mac Cormack

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The beginning of the relationship. The fire, the passion. This really beautiful thing that doesn’t last. These are moments that mark us forever. We all keep very specific memories of them. Once the fog has lifted, it can all seem like a dream that never happened. Afterwards, life catches up to us. We fall back into the patterns that have been holding us back since our very first relationship. We’re also influenced by the example of our parents. It’s tempting to constantly move on to another dream, as soon as the flame goes out.

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-- Lyrics --

One day at the time
You are everybody else but mine
If we leave it behind
We go again and we stand in the line

And I’m missing the desert fun
Yeah, what could we do to keep it forever?
No, we’re not the only ones
Wild spirits are looking young

There’s a hole in my chest
When I think of the times out west
Lovin’ you for the best
Whenever I wanted, no regrets

And I’m missing the desert fun
Yeah, what could we do to keep it together?
No, we’re not the only ones
Wild spirits are looking young

You can’t save me
You can’t bring me back
From the way they raised me
And every single lack

And I’m missing the desert fun
Yeah, what could we do to keep it together?
No, we’re not the only ones
Wild spirits are looking young

And I’m missing the desert fun
Yeah, what could we do to keep it together?
No, we’re not the only ones
Wild spirits are looking young

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from Now, released May 3, 2019
Jesse Mac Cormack - vocals, bass, synths, percussion
Francis Ledoux - drums
David Dupaul - bass
Alex Dodier - saxophone
Mélanie Venditti - viola
Sarah Martineau - viola
Camille Paquette-Roy - cello
Edith Fitzgerald - violin
Amélie Lamontagne - violin
Geneviève Bigonnesse - stand-up bass

Recorded by Jesse Mac Cormack and Tonio Morin-Vargas at Jesse's studio and Breakglass Studios in Montreal.

Produced by Jesse Mac Cormack
Mixed by Matt Wiggins at Strongroom Studios, UK
Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, NYC

Written and composed by Jesse Mac Cormack
Arranged by Gabriel Desjardins
Published by Secret City Publishing Inc.

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Jesse Mac Cormack Montreal, Québec

SOLO is the sound of that transformation, recorded over the course of a year and a half, marked by its hardships but also its relief. Across 10 rippling tracks, the singer summons a sonic world that's razor-edged and intimate, influenced by the textured electronics of James Blake, Caribou and SUUNS. Drum machines stutter under blooms of synths; curses float below swirls of loving sound. ... more

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