Hello my name is..
Next to a marker
Pick it up, fill it in
Shouldn’t be too hard
Hello my name is -
A conversation starter
Go on now, begin
Tell us who you are
Ooh ooh ooh…
Hello my name is -
A slight hesitation as you
Consider if it fits
After the year that you’ve been through
Hello my name is -
Do you hear an invitation
To maybe shed the skin
That hides your deeper truth
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
A handful of letters
Strung together
Chosen by your grandma
Your Mother had another one in mind
But she was young and tired
So on that cold November night
She whispered in tandem with your first cry
Sure, that’ll suit her fine
Sure, that’ll suit her fine
Hello my name is…
Echoes in this room of strangers
Means a little less
With each offering you make
Hello my name is -
Surely there’s a bar, here
Oh this evenings wearing thin
Next time you might leave that space blank
Ooh ooh ooh…
Ooh ooh ooh…
Hello my name is
A gift to your next lover
Its syllables on their lips
Before they open to a sigh
Hello my name is…
Perhaps select a new one
Figure you’ll grow in
To it’s opulence and shine
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
A rose is a rose is a rose
Everybody knows
That doesn’t come close
To getting it right
A rose is a rose is a rose
The story goes
All subtlety lost
In our rush to define
By a handful of letters
Strung together
Stuck to you forever like glue - ooh ooh
Hello my name is
Hello my name is
Hello my name is
You’ve forgotten what you came for
Hello my name is
You’re scanning for the door
Hello my name is
Gonna follow you wherever
Hello my name is
Stuck to you forever
Handful of letters
Handful of letters
Ooh ooh ooh
from
Here's To You,
released May 5, 2023
Produced by Dave Mehling
Sarah Morris: vocals, piano
Dave Mehling: piano, organ, pedal steel, accordion, synth, guitars, percussion
Thomas Nordlund: acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Andrew Foreman: electric bass
Lars-Erik Larson: drums, percussion
Recorded at Salon Sonics, St. Paul, MN
Additional Recording at: The Hideaway, NE MPLS, MN; Salon Sonics, NE MPLS, MN; Dave’s House, MPLS, MN
Engineered by Holly Hansen
Additional Engineering: Jason McGlone, Dave Mehling
Mixed by Jason McGlone
Mastered by Rob Schlette, Anthem Mastering