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Heart Like Thunder

by Hallie Spoor

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The inspiration for Heart Like Thunder came from a medical experience, and a bathtub. I was very ill, and had fully lost my voice the night before a huge show I was supposed to play the next day. I've never been a huge meditation person, but I intuitively knew I needed to be in water. I sank into the bathtub and listened to my heart beating. I thanked every part of my body for what it does for me in the world- thank you arms for holding my loved ones, thank you feet for carrying me through the world. Thank you face for showing people how I feel, thank you eyes for seeing the mountains and sunsets. This was the most out of control I've ever felt, and the most acceptance I've ever felt for my body.

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I am floating further from the shoreline
Breathing slowly trying not to sink
Hearing murmurs of a half-life beneath

Can you hear me babbling in the water
Spilling secrets like we were friendly
We're just writing different endings

It's easier to stay, wash yourself away
Better to give in
Watch the colors fade, as you slip away
Choosing not to swim

And I look around as I go down
Pressure going deeper to the ground
I can hear the last words that you sound
And my heart, like thunder, pounds

It's been ages since we've seen the water
Years can flow by, dried up like a stream
Dreaming isn't what it used to be

It's easier to stay, was yourself away
Better to give in
Watch the colors fade, as you slip away
Choosing not to swim

And I look around as I go down
Pressure going deeper to the ground
I can hear the last words that you sound
And my heart, like thunder, pounds.

credits

released December 1, 2022
Piano, Vocals by Hallie Spoor
Guitar by Jacob Matheus
Bass by Noah Evan Wilson
Cello by Elisa Winter
Violin by Lily Desmond
Drums by Nicholas Baker
Synth and Baritone Saxophone by Stephen Rodes Chen
Music and Lyrics by Hallie Spoor
Produced by Hallie Spoor, Stephen Rodes Chen, and Ted Young
Mixed by Ted Young
Mastered by Jessica Thompson
Album Photography by Sierra Voss

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Hallie Spoor Brooklyn, New York

"If you’re a fan of confessional lyrics and a strong, powerful voice,” writes 303 Magazine, “then Spoor is your girl." Based in Brooklyn, indie-folk singer-songwriter Hallie Spoor has often been described as an old soul. Her compelling vocals and emotional storytelling has led to her nickname, “The Adele of Americana". ... more

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