Hungry Ghost

by Pippa Molony

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1.
You dream of me A drowsy, still Slumbering soul Beauty, A fragmented thing Oh, she is all fragments now Sit there, And watch me Time will undo us, Undo us both Sit there, And watch me Two silent Silent souls I saw last night In my dreams Lovers abed With grief in their arms I saw last night In my dreams A moon With nothing to be sad about Visit the place where we go Is this the place we know Is this the place we know Visit the place where we go Is this the place we know Is this the place we know In my dreams A moon With nothing to be sad about Beauty, A fragmented thing Oh, she is all fragments now You dream of me A drowsy, still Slumbering soul Beauty, A fragmented thing Oh, she is all fragments now Sit there, And watch me Time will undo us, Undo us both Sit there, And watch me Two silent Silent souls I saw last night In my dreams Lovers abed With grief in their arms I saw last night In my dreams A moon With nothing to be sad about Visit the place where we go Is this the place we know Is this the place we know
2.
Like any hungry ghost He walked over the hill to the ocean side And soon he found himself in the place Where they had lived when Pan was alive He stood before the building An ordinary apartment now Painted a pale yellow His room had looked over the town Always in the wind as it was now He stared at the building He felt nothing He tested it He tried But still he felt nothing
3.
Last night I danced with Angels Sky blue light followed us wherever we were One gives no trouble One smiles and plucks feathers from her shoulder I am fond of the angels I am fond of the angels Sky blue light followed them wherever they'd go Sky blue light followed them wherever they'd go One gave no trouble One was alone And we danced in a crowd on the road wearing white, a light above protecting us And we danced in the road as a crowd wearing white, a light above protecting us Last night I dreamed of the Angels Sky blue light followed wherever we were One gives no trouble One smiles and rests her head against my shoulder I had a dream of my Angels Sky blue light followed Wherever we were One gives no trouble One was alone And she smiles as she gives me her wings to borrow One gives no trouble One was alone And she smiles as she gives me her wings to borrow
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A camera situated above the bed Focused on her sleeping face Same room same point of view I hover for a point in time Where she lies A woman lies in bed asleep A beautiful woman I know this without having been told so by anyone Her hair, across the pillow like a flood of dark water I can make out a slight Slight movement At the base of her throat She is breathing I can make out A slight look in her eye At the scene She's not looking at anything She's probably not even dreaming She's probably not even dreaming She's probably not even dreaming Slip me into sleep Slip me into sleep Into the realm of sleep
6.
A cold dry windy day Clouds blowing through the sky Sunshine and shadow A dead leaf brushes by The streets remind me of St. Louis Red brick houses, trees And vacant lots, bright and windy Back in a cab through empty streets When I reach the fourth floor It looks completely unfamiliar As if seen Through someone else's eyes I hope you find your way I hope you find your way It changes fast, faster than anything In an instant, we're remembering My dearest memories Now unfamiliar to me As if seen through someone else's eyes St. John's Cottage in Wales Where he resides now on a discovery Time took bites out of his memory You don't see me cry You don't say goodbye You don't see me cry You don't say goodbye And I write myself between worlds He promised me time He promised me time He promised me time He promised me time Oh he promised me time I hope he finds his way Hope that I find mine
7.
An uncharted feeling Unable to say words My body trembling Nervous electricity electrified as I am My arms spinning I've never felt like this Body burning A butterfly in stomach feeling Cold Water shock high, instilling in me And I know as this is happening Somehow It'll never be the same What I thought about you and I Is different Something has changed And I am Falling And I am Falling And I am Falling And I am Falling And I am Afraid
8.
They are singing for you Why then does the cold wind blow straight through me? Why then does the hot sun burn into my skin? Sickened by you, Deflated and full to the brim of you All at once, craving your food I'm sickened by you Spring came and wiped the winter from memory Damp She sucked the pain out of me and carried us through Summer.

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Hungry Ghost is a concept record that explores the theme of ‘consumption,’ with each track offering ethereal, experimental electronic sounds inspired by the overall theme, Irish folklore and dreams. Much like the Hungry Ghost in Buddhism, the music speaks to a longing for more, for a place I don’t quite belong, for connection with otherworldly creatures—always yearning, never satisfied. It’s about a feeling of being on the outside, looking in, always on the cusp of something, but never there.”

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released October 18, 2024

Created in collaboration with Rory Sweeney.

1. You Dream of Me

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Music by: Rory Sweeney
Additional Production: Daniel Callanan (Local Gods)

2. Hungry Ghost

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Lyrics: Kim Stanley Robinson
Music by: Rory Sweeney

3. Angels

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Music by: Rory Sweeney

4. Dream Rec 002

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Music by: Alex Denton

5. A Woman Lies in Bed Asleep

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Lyrics: Haruki Murakami
Music by: Rory Sweeney

6. St. John's

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Music by: Rory Sweeney

7. Falling

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Music and Backing Vocals by: Greg Tisdall
Additional Production: Rory Sweeney

8. Spring Came

Music & Lyrics by: Pippa Molony
Music by: Rory Sweeney

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Pippa Molony Dublin, Ireland

Pippa Molony is a multidisciplinary artist from Dublin. As a musician, she creates work in various genres, but it is mostly electronic/experimental in nature. Pippa collaborates frequently with prolific Irish producer Rory Sweeney and is set to follow up her first single, 'Angels' with the release of her debut EP early next year. As well as being a musician, Pippa is a filmmaker and theatremaker ... more

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