A Mirror Brightly, by Geographer

A Mirror Brightly

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1.	The Light in the Dark 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Any other fool could see That you weren’t moving Did you love what you thought I’d be Cause I was improving We try to debate it but we don’t have a clue Every time you erase it takes a little from you You don’t get a lover You don’t get a lover You got too many feelings You don’t get a lover You don’t get a lover You got too many feelings Your heart Is bringing me down The light in the dark You know it just went out I gotta leave you honey But I don’t know how You know I kinda need a little help right now Stumbled into paradise amid the confusion Shoulda never stayed past that chime excuse the intrusion Passion gets stronger if you leave it to cool Can’t take it much longer just what am I to you You don’t get a lover You don’t get a lover You got too many feelings You don’t get a lover You don’t get a lover You got too many feelings Your heart Is bringing me down The light in the dark You know it just went out I gotta leave you honey But I don’t know how You know I kinda need a little help right now Odysseus would drown if he’d ever seen you Mysterious devotions when you step in the room You don’t get a lover You don’t get a lover You got too many feelings (Odysseus would drown if he’d ever seen you) You don’t get a lover You don’t get a lover You got too many feelings (Mysterious devotions when you step in the room) Your heart Is bringing me down The light in the dark You know it just went out I gotta leave you honey But I don’t know how You know I kinda need a little help right now
2.	I Don't Remember It Starting 04:09	lyrics	buy track
Swallow your fist Hide a quarter in it I’ve been living in sin So baby come and get it Cut off your hair Fall down a flight of stairs I mean nothing to them Was it something I said We’ve got high hopes and old friends We’ve got rivers and oceans We’ve got plans on the weekend We fall in love before we find it Pick out a dress Take your body out of it They will all come running Oh isn’t she something Cover their bones Write their name into a stone Just don’t ever mention That your head is spinning You will build a house where you won’t be welcome You’ve got money now maybe you’ll be handsome I’ve been thinking about paying off the ransom Paradise lost if you find it can I have some We’ve got high hopes and old friends We’ve got rivers and oceans We’ve got plans on the weekend We fall in love before we find it Oh did you find it
3.	One / Other 05:15	lyrics	buy track
Will you run away like all the others Give the future to another What if you are not the question I’m asking Well you answered it I could be your painted big dream You could put me in your coffee We could make each other dizzy We’ll cross that bridge when it falls Dying stars and groceries Buy one the other’s free What are you after You bastard You sold the sky And bought paradise But who asked you Are you that sure Any last words You only get one or the other You only get one or the other One or the other You only get one or the other I was here before the sky was plundered Down the alleyways I’m hunted A flame could turn whole cities to ashes It happens I could be your gilded mountain You could save me from a thousand Throw a coin into a fountain Hey I mean you never know Cluster bombs and cold feet Anything you need except answers Now dance for us It’s hard to live without beliefs But talk’s so cheap it’s free So just stop it You caused it Next topic One or the other You only get one or the other You only get one or the other You only get one or the other You only get
4.	The Burning Handle 05:13	lyrics	buy track
I sincerely hope you can prove me wrong Everybody needs an avatar that they can rely on We sacrifice each other to our gods I’m getting out You’re one of us Our disguises dream too I’ve been drinking your eyes Like holy water Holy water I’ve been spreading your lies Like a lamb to slaughter A lamb to slaughter Faith isn’t blind It’s been playing you the whole time I sincerely hope this is all my fault A beggar with a thousand faces and a lost cause We tied our horses to each other’s plans To seek our fortune in a foreign land I’m getting out While I still can Nightmares are dreams too Under your influence Heady and innocent Studied and passionate As if you could care less Anodyne reverence Surrounds you and hems you in Acolytes genuflect Every night in your bed Calumny, avarice Tragically pacific Following your bliss Right into the abyss Steal back your porcelain Effigy off of him You will be born again Into my reverence It never ends
5.	You Never Know 04:00	lyrics	buy track
If we gotta spend Every minute left In the lion’s den Then give me something sweet To put between its teeth Anything but me Waiting on a second son The first you spurn the next you love Man you’ve got it down to a science You can be forever young Rich enough until you’re numb I would rather die trying We will never know baby It’s better that we don’t maybe I know that you can see the flaw Break your teeth to spare your jaw Tell me what’s been troubling you child No vision came to you at night Nothing broke open the sky Fear is such an elegant liar We will never know baby It’s better that we don’t maybe If we gotta spend Every minute left Trying to pretend Then give me something strong That I can write it on Something to defend Think of all the wasted years Trying to defeat the fear You could have been living beside it You and I can both be wrong After all it’s up to us Aren’t you getting sick and tired We will never know baby It’s better that we don’t maybe We will never know baby It’s better that we don’t maybe (We will never know baby) (It’s better that we don’t maybe)
6.	Learn How to Lose: Act 1 04:20	lyrics	buy track
Now it feels just a little unwise To let you in this room Soul in doubt but I let you slide What else can I do Life hits so hard that we learn to lose I was getting pretty good at it Until I met you If you feel the only way to get this right Is starting over I don’t know if you were meant to be mine But I can’t believe my Eyes When I’m with you I shoulda known better It would only get worse I shouldn’t have let you But you gave me the curse This life hits so hard So we learn how to lose I was getting pretty good at it Until I met you If you feel the only way to get this right Is starting over I don’t know if you were meant to be mine But I can’t believe my Eyes When I’m with you Can’t believe my Eyes When I’m with you Nothing begins That cannot be caused Nothing that lives Will live there for long This life hits so hard So we learn how to lose I was getting pretty good at it Until I met you I want to feel alive Like lovers do I can’t believe my eyes When I’m with you I can’t believe my eyes When I’m with you (It’s true)
7.	Learn How to Lose: Conclusion 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Wouldn’t it feel oh Wouldn’t it feel oh Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Wouldn’t it feel oh Wouldn’t it feel oh Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Wouldn’t it feel oh Wouldn’t it feel oh Take me on backwards Take me on backwards This or that It would’ve unmasked her Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Wouldn’t it feel oh Wouldn’t it feel oh Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Wouldn’t it feel oh Wouldn’t it feel oh Take me on backwards Take me on backwards This or that It would’ve unmasked her Take me on backwards Take me on backwards Take me on backwards
8.	Van Halen 05:14	lyrics	buy track
You’ve been spending your time Making deals with your innocence You used to burn so bright You’d go blind in the mirror So you waited for a sign From the other side But all you got was a letter That nobody signed Your heart’s a lonely sound You know so is mine and there’s no one else around Your time will come somehow But if you never look up you’ll never live it down For the rest of your life You tried to write a reply You didn’t know where to send it You didn’t even know why So you never look back Ignore what you’re missing Some things just stay hidden In plain sight You were born on the wrong side With the will to live a lie You did everything right You had everything covered Your heart’s a lonely sound You know so is mine and there’s no one else around Your time will come somehow But if you never look up you’ll never live it down So you learned how to fly Wrote your answer across the sky In beautiful letters It brought tears to their eyes You got so many answers But not a single reply They all just kept asking you How’d you get so high Your heart’s a lonely sound You know so is mine and there’s no one else around Your time will come somehow But if you never look up you’ll never live it down Live it Live it Live it down Live it Live it Live it down
9.	Improvisation for Broken Wurlitzer (Interlude) 01:20		buy track
10.	Everyone 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Cold fusion and violent crimes Precious delusion to get you through the night Everyone breaks in two sometimes Everyone is a friend of mine Everyone feels the same inside Nobody knows what’s on your mind Tyrants and fools burn when they collide There’s no restitution for losing paradise Everyone breaks in two sometimes Everyone is a friend of mine Everyone feels the same inside Nobody knows what’s on your mind Banish illusion or close your eyes Archaic institutions can change but they’ll never die Can you hear me Can we talk There’s just one mystery That’s unresolved You seem distracted A bit confused Like threadbare fabric So much to lose Everyone breaks in two sometimes And nobody gets another try Nobody has words to describe Everyone’s got some good advice
11.	Except You (Interlude) 00:52		buy track
12.	Got It Wrong 03:00	lyrics	buy track
This life is soft to mold But we carve it out of stone Give our hands to what they hold And our freedom to the cold But what if we got it wrong What if there really is a God What if the answer’s in the stars And one day we’ll shake our bodies off The rules are simply made Pull a thread and weave your fate Feel an urge to disobey Make a sound that fades away But what if we got it wrong What if there really is a God What if the answer’s in the stars And one day we’ll shake our bodies off I could be your effigy Raise me high above the street Set ablaze for all to see Nothing in my heart
13.	I Ignored Everything I Could (Interlude) 00:49		buy track
14.	And I Won't Be Here When It Ends 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Burning mountains Wayward comets Tiny creatures Floating around you Breathe in Pieces of your skin Ocean giants Alone and silent Imprisoned In simulations Bones compressed To liquid Fueling airships Rivers frozen Set in motion Foreign armies melted

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Indie-pop luminary Geographer (the solo project for Mike Deni) delivers a deeply personal & sensational record, reflecting on his own experiences within society on ‘A Mirror Brightly.’ “I focused on my experience moving through the world: feeling like an outcast, being denied love in its many forms, and struggling to find meaning in an existence that looked increasingly like a void the more I peered into the glass,” Mike says. Although the album is intimate, it’s not simply autobiographical like his previous releases. “This record takes that existential shock but explores it through humanity as a whole, rather than just me as an individual.” The title, he explains, “refers to the lights of the phone shining in our eyes, blinding us to ourselves, obscuring the truth.” As much as A Mirror Brightly isn’t afraid to ask all the questions, it can be luminescent, too. “It also refers to the beauty of this life. That is the glimmer of hope on the record. It leaves the option open that one day we might turn the light back away from our faces to illuminate the darkness that surrounds us.”

Mike produced most of the album himself, recruiting producers Taylor Locke (Linda Thompson, The New Pornographers), James Riotto (John Vanderslice, Samantha Crain), and Daniel Che (Run River North) for some finishing touches. Central to the Geographer sound is Mike’s clear and compelling voice, which EARMILK describes as “synonymous with the word angelic” and is reminiscent of contemporaries such as Electric Guest, St. Lucia, & Local Natives.

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released February 23, 2024

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