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Swallow The Sea

by Luna Keller

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"Swallow The Sea" is one of the last songs written for "Ocean Inside Of Me," after realizing that all the songs I had written about shame didn’t fit the story of the album. There were some really dark songs full of anger at myself that felt cathartic to write but did not belong on the album. It’s almost ironic that the hardest song to write was the one about keeping my struggles hidden. I wanted the song to express how my mind isolated me from the people who love me, how detached from reality and lost I felt. And since I hadn’t dared to write those words at the time, I found them in my healing process from a place of reflection.

A good friend once told me that my map wasn’t aligned with reality, referring to the image I was painting of myself. "Swallow The Sea" is a look at that map, feeling worthless, broken, and scared in the echo chamber of my mind. "Hold your heart tight, say it’s alright, swallow the sea" - my head created this narrative that my worth was defined by me pushing through on my own and not being a burden to the people I love. This mindset kept me from reaching out for help for a long time. I hope that this song will make those who might be in a similar situation feel less alone and maybe help adjust their map a little.

This is the clearest indie folk song on the album. Production-wise, I felt it was asking for that direction, and Dominic Romano did an amazing job creating that sound. Indie Folk has been one of my favorite genres to listen to for years, and even though I really enjoy moving between genres, it is also nice to create a song that falls more clearly into one of them. So here’s a sad indie folk song from my heart to yours.

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Oh what a mess to be broken
You couldn’t guess the words never spoken
Beautiful girl, not like before
The weight of the world, the clothes on the floor

Stop the bleeding
Just keep breathing
Stay with me
Hold your heart tight
Say it’s alright
Swallow the sea

Wasting away on the sidewalk
Hear them whisper that it’s my fault
I feel their eyes on my body
My mind tells me what they see

Stop the bleeding
Just keep breathing
Stay with me
Hold your heart tight
Say it’s alright
Swallow the sea

Oh what a mess to be broken

credits

released January 26, 2024
Luna Keller - Vocals & Guitar

Produced and Mixed by Dominic Romano
Mastered by Sam Moses

Dominic Romano - Acoustic Guitars, Synths, Keys, Percussion

Evan Morden - Violin


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Luna Keller Cologne, Germany

I'm a singer-songwriterholic who loves making indie folky songs and putting my soul on paper.

Music was part of my life, I remember listening to my parents doing music when I was little and singing along getting all the lyrics wrong. I was thirteen when I picked up one of my dad's guitars and 19 when I moved out to become a full time musician. I am so grateful to be on this path! ... more

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