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Sunset or Sunrise

from Our Lady of Perpetual Hammer by Libby Hortop

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A single voice rose up clear from The People: “I can’t hear anything. I can’t see anything. Everything is dark. But I am lightening up. I am a beacon.”

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The end of this, the start of that,
The end of then, the start of now,
We share everything,
We hate everything else,

Things are darker, but I'm lightening up,
Depression's one hell of a drug,
I'm in rehab all of the time,
Is this sunset or sunrise?

Feelings, food, bandmates, booze,
Joints and germs and empty words,
And my monsters
Are your monsters

Things are darker, but I'm lightening up,
Depression's one hell of a drug,
I'm in rehab all of the time,
Is this sunset or sunrise?

It's easy enough to give a well thought-out answer,
But nobody knows if it's right,
We all like to think that it somehow makes a difference,
But all of our thinking just digs the hole deeper,

Things are darker, but I'm lightening up,
Depression's one hell of a drug,
I'm in rehab all of the time,
Is this sunset or sunrise?

credits

from Our Lady of Perpetual Hammer, released June 25, 2021
Libby Hortop: autoharp, voice
Cal Tranner: guitar, voice
Glenna Hunter: cello
Chad Nesrallah: recording

The lines, "Depression's one hell of a drug," and "My monsters are your monsters," were provided by Kelly Bron Johnson.

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Libby Hortop Ottawa, Ontario

In 2014, Libby Hortop bought an autoharp off Kijiji on a whim and began writing songs in the simplest, most uninhibited way possible. When she teamed up with seasoned guitarist and singer Cal Tranner, Libby & Cal was born. Their jangly strings and smooth vocal harmonies combine to create a unique but accessible sound. They have performed at Kaffé 1820, Roxham Woolgathering, Art House, and Pressed. ... more

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