Family Portrait

by Nohmads

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"Family Portrait" was written from the perspective of a house with a family living inside of it. If a house could hear, see, and feel, what would it reveal to us? Check out our animated short explaining the meaning and inspiration behind the song at nohmadsTV: youtu.be/fXDMIL84meo

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You grew up on Lemon Grove
On t.v. dinners, and family lies
And I grew old
From the rain and the snow and the creeping vines
Settled into concrete roots

Memories lie and secrets spoil
Buried deep
Your family tree - it was born of weeds

How scared were you when my bones creaked?
Oak branches tapped at my eyes
The way my corners cast shadows in the night
I held the spirit while you cried

Don't be afraid, I tried to say
I'll protect you from them howlin' winds
And to hold your sins within my shell
Your family tree, was always weeds

You nailed your family into my walls
And I shook with laughter that echoed my halls
But I'm no home with you
But I'm no home with you

How scared were you when my bones creaked?
Oak branches tapped at my eyes
The way my corners cast shadows in the night
I held the spirit while you cried

Yours is the beating heart in this old box

Do you hear that? That's the sound of my heartbeat for you
Do you hear that? That's the sound of my heartbeat for you...
Do you heart that? That's the sound of my heartbeat.

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released July 27, 2023
©2023 written and recorded by NOHMADS

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Telling stories through art, performance & sound. NOHMADS takes its influences and noir sensibilities to create a hybrid sound of moody, atmospheric and experimental rock.

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