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This is the second song to 2001’s The Glow Pt. 2. Here Phil re-visits “The Glow”, the 11-minute centerpiece of The Microphones‘ previous album, It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water. “The Glow Pt. 2” is a second wind, a continuation and a step forward from his earlier records, since, as Elverum sings i...
[Verse 1]
"I took my shirt off in the yard."
No one saw that the skin on my shoulders was golden
Now it's not
My shirt's back on
I forgot my songs
The glow is gone
My gliding body stopped
[Verse 2]
I could not get through September without a battle
I faced death, I went in with my arms swinging
But I heard my own breath
And I had to face that I'm still living
I'm still flesh
I hold on to awful feelings
I'm not dead
There's no end
My face is red
My blood flows harshly
My heart beats loudly
My chest still draws breath
I hold it
I'm buoyant, ooh ooh
There's no end
[Instrumental]
the Glow pt. 2 was written by Phil Elverum.
the Glow pt. 2 was produced by Phil Elverum.
The Microphones released the Glow pt. 2 on Tue Sep 25 2001.