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O Memorie

by O Memorie

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1.
O Memorie I 04:35
O memorie why can’t you just be good to me O memorie I need a moment, leave me be Morning shoots me up and already I’m aching back and head Shaking myself out of bed and my eyes are all frosty, you know like I’ve been Crying in my sleep or something, what was my dream again Probably a memory, I hear they’re all the same as dreams to your brain I’ve made my history a list, list, list, Right here, right now that list is this In no defining order, across a tape recorder I’ve got a sentimental hoarder disorder or I’m just taking the piss O memorie why can’t you just be good to me O memorie I need a moment, leave me be O memorie why can’t you just be good to me O memorie I need a moment, leave me be I lose sleep but keep my new, defeated face away As my limbs creak and break, awakening all those dreams or memories What’s worse than third-person recollected thoughts? Like I’m already a dead man spending more than what he ought to I’ve made decisions out of love and fear Either way, I’ve landed nowhere near To understanding this idea of happiness It’s too heavy to embrace in case it wanders off and disappears O memorie why can’t you just be good to me O memorie I need a moment, leave me be O memorie why can’t you just be good to me O memorie I need a moment, leave me be O memorie why can’t you just be good to me O memorie I need a moment, leave me be O memorie why can’t you just be good to me O memorie I need a moment
2.
Thimble 02:58
You were very noble But time, time is an oval Too old to live on the bullshit Too young to lose and live with it Fried mind, trying not to miss him In time, you follow your wisdom Too old to live on the bullshit Too young to lose and live with it You made a lot of memories that all now make no sense He may gain the enemies but you’ve lost confidence The answer here is simple, you will stitch up what you lack But hold onto that thimble just in case the prick comes back He was so pretentious With all his great adventures Too old to blame his child eyes Too young to know otherwise The boy lied and didn’t just to surprise you It up and paralysed you Too old to stand the bullshit Too young to just finish it What the hell just happened You were happy now you’re not He fell off the manhattan wagon Dragging you along Too old to just forget it And too young to understand No bullshit, stay sober Sit and show us it’s all over Noble shit, stay sober Sit and show us It’s all over
3.
Helen Hugh 04:14
Demons Poison Ghosties Know them You’re capable Escape them all Great or small I’m telling you There’s hell in you The well is dry You’ll feel anew At least you’ll try What is up And where am I? Skeletons Silhouettes Yellowstone Don’t forget You made it out You’re braver now You’re safe for now I’m warning you The storm in you Is all you need To fill a well And plant a new seed What is up And where am I? You gotta go back You gotta go You gotta go back to go forward
4.
Mt Rain 01:36
5.
Lost 02:53
Peace is rainfall again And I can’t say we’d be the same as we were when we were friends Shame shaped a sow’s ear Saved a silk purse for when there’s something worse to fear I’ve had nerves of a calf Freedom falsified and noise around my neck, go ahead and laugh I left my lies at the door Take as long as you want, it doesn’t matter anymore Peace is rainfall again Fair enough, I recall it was rough but that was then And this is now, start back up It’s not my place; like I said, it was hard, but what the fuck If you’re lost I am lost
6.
Comprehend 04:04
Can you begin to understand Can you begin to comprehend Can you begin to conceive We’re at the end I got my door fixed finally But now I still take my time leaving this room I just stay learning trades burning kindly Keeping away from an end too soon It’s a kind of young mythology The transcendence of a thousand-year weekend But I’m not born from the odyssey I’m Icarus on the mend (what a bellend) Will you believe in something true Will you believe in the pretend Will you have faith that you’re you Right at the end I always did fuck up the opening act And I’m not one for repeats Of course, some of you were hoping that Clear off the edge of your seats It’s a sort of sorry parody And the actor fits the crime What a comedy to tragedy Where we swallowed all our lines Can you begin to understand Can you begin to comprehend Can you begin to conceive Will you believe in something real Will you believe in the pretend Will you accept what you feel Here at the end And the sun does its thing in the morning
7.
Sloe Gin 02:38
I’m drinking sloe gin and it’s far from December I’m drinking sloe gin only to remember I’m drinking sloe gin only to forget I’m drinking slowly as there’s just a finger left I’m drinking all that I can find inside my house But I’m feeling sentimental for the famous grouse She taught me all about how ugly I could be And that goodbye was something else entirely I’m drinking milk because I’m told it heals your bones I’m drinking honey for the goodness in the combs But all this milk is old and bad beyond compare And all this honey leaves me struggling for air No, no, no, no, I’m drinking sloe gin No, no, no, no, I’m thinking so thin No, no, no, no, I’m drinking sloe gin No, no, no, no, I must be goin’
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Halloween 06 03:32
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Feels Calm 01:12
10.
Overcast 05:10
I'm in a brand new space and time Well past the winter I know Far from the feeling I recognise Must've hid it in the snowball fight I've never seen so much moonlight Even now it's overcast I can feel you smiling Free up your fire island mind It's enough that we've grown older We need a pyre right outside To carry on our shoulder tonight We never breathed as much moonlight Even now as we say our last I can feel you smiling
11.
O Memorie II 02:20

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dream or memory

o memorie is the namesake's namesake. taking shape from a shaky bedroom-folk place, half awake.
it's a way to pay respect to all the bruising, all-encompassing moments we walk through and away from. It's the need to so wildly humanise the meaning of memory that it aches out the ashes and immortalises them in songstories.

for midnight listeners
and diary readers
and bedside phonecalls
and quiet commutes
and tired-eyed, fried minds that fill the waking world
and such

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released January 27, 2017

Music & Lyrics: Joseph Ruddleston
Backing Vocals: Janine Purce; Mairi-Clare MacLean; Natcha Chirapiwat; Florence Cullen-Davies
Synths; Guitar; VO: Carlos Mario Boscio González
Woodwind: Marybeth Kern
Mixing & Mastering: O.M.
Label: Mt Rain Records (O.M.)

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O Memorie Brooklyn, New York

"O Memorie is at times dark and haunting as it is bright and up-lifting. The songs are thought provoking and powerful. One need not wait until the dead of night to listen to them, as they sound just as good on an overcast afternoon." Divide & Conquer Music ... more

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