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By Design

by mmeadows

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Drop like a shoe on the black of the pavement
Wait at the top of the beach, let the wave hit
All that I wanted and more, it’s amazing

Kill all the grass on the side of the highway
Flock to the shore on a tropical Sunday
Roll and I roll, when’s it gonna roll my way?

I don’t want to stay long
Please don’t make me wait
The river holds a secret
I’m standing on the banks
Yeah, I’m standing at the edge now
Looking for a sign
But what’s the use in trying
If it’s like this by design?

Call to the wind, let her know that I miss her
Saving all my pennies for keychains and t-shirts
I can I do what I do when the world hurts
Kill all the grass on the edge of the greenway
Guy in the street selling mixtapes of reggae
Pack up my bag and my passport, fly away

I don’t want to stay long
Please don’t make me wait
The river holds a secret
I’m standing on the banks
Yeah, I’m standing at the edge now
Looking for a sign
But what’s the use in trying
If it’s like this by design?

Now I settle in to watch the Jersey pines and white pines
Buckling toward the ground, as I cross the borderline
Looks like this land will hang onto her mystery for another century or two
But I can’t keep mine

I don’t want to stay long
Please don’t make me wait
The river holds a secret
I’m standing on the banks
Yeah, I’m standing at the edge now
Looking for a sign
But what’s the use in trying
If it’s like this by design?

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released November 15, 2022

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mmeadows New York, New York

Longtime collaborators Kristin Slipp and Cole Kamen-Green come together as a duo in mmeadows. The band’s distinct sound is informed by their deep musical backgrounds: Kristin is a current member of Dirty Projectors, while Cole has worked directly with Beyoncé on two albums, 'Beyoncé' and ‘Four,’ Lorde on ‘Melodrama’ and ‘Solar Power,' as well as Laurie Anderson and Meshell Ndegeocello. ... more

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