"Persephone" is from Allison Russell's first ever solo project, Outside Child (produced by Dan Knobler). Stream/buy here: found.ee/AROutsideChild "Persephone" is written by Allison Russell and Jeremy Lindsay aka JT Nero. "An homage to my first love. We were just kids, 15 years old. Her loving kindness saved my sanity and my life on bitter winter nights when I was homeless and hanging on by a whisper. Her dark basement was a refuge and an oasis." – AR Lyrics: Blood on my shirt, two ripped buttons Might’ve killed me that time oh if I’d let him He’s slow when he’s drunk, and he lost his grip on me Now I’m running down la rue St. Paul Trying to get out from the weight of it all Can’t flag a cop ’cause I know he won’t stop… I’ll go see Persephone Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen Gotta let me in Persephone Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower Come runnin’ to you in the violet hour Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin Mouth to mouth, mouth to flower Salty sweet you give me power I feel you shake under my lips Your fingers tender find my secrets Don’t make a sound, don’t cry out love Your parents are sleeping just above I kiss you once, I kiss you twice Fall asleep looking in each other’s eyes Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen Gotta let me in Persephone Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower Come runnin to you in the violet hour Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin Light on your shoulder, light on your cheek Light telling me it’s time to leave The birds are calling to the morning Your parents’ feet above us stirring Kiss your belly before I go Climb back outta your basement window Back to the cold’s bite, back to the hard life Back to the harsh bright street Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen Gotta let me in Persephone Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower Come runnin to you in the violet hour Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin #AllisonRussell​ #Persephone #OutsideChild​ -- Lyric Video edited by Andy Hawkes -- The Community of Artists in alphabetical order: Jason Burger- drums, percussion, apple cider vinegar bottle Steve Dawson- pedal steel Jamie Dick- drums, percussion Dan Knobler- guitars, slide guitar, banjo, synths, mellotron Drew Lindsay- Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, pump organ, organ, piano Alfreda McCrary- harmony vocals Ann McCrary- harmony vocals Deborah McCrary- harmony vocals Regina McCrary- harmony vocals Chris Merrill- bass Ruth Moody- harmony vocals JT Nero- acoustic guitar, vocals, co-writing Joe Pisapia- acoustic and electric guitars Erin Rae- harmony vocals Allison Russell- songwriting, writing, lead vocals, harmony vocals on Montreal and Nightflyer, clarinet, banjo Jake Sherman- organ on 4th Day Prayer Yola (appears courtesy of Easy Eye Sound)- harmony vocals on The Runner Produced by Dan Knobler Engineered by Kevin Sokolnicki & Dan Knobler Recorded at Sound Emporium, Studio A, in Nashville - September 18-21, 2019 Assistant engineer: Zaq Reynolds Additional recording at Goosehead Palace Organ on ""4th Day Prayer"" recorded by Jon Seale at Mason Jar Music Mixed by Dan Knobler Mastered by Kim Rosen, Knack Mastering Outside Child, an album by Allison Russell 1. Montreal 2. Nightflyer 3. Persephone 4. 4th Day Prayer 5. The Runner 6. Hy-Brasil 7. The Hunters 8. All of the Women 9. Poison Arrow 10. Little Rebirth 11. Joyful Motherfuckers

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