"Feel It All Over is a catchy minor-key new wave powerpop hit bolstered by Ethan Lipscomb’s piano and Cathy Monnes’ one-woman string section, Hoffman’s protagonist determined to live at full throttle until the curtain falls."
- New York Music Daily
"Feel It All has a brisker, perkier tempo and the urgent vocal sounds much clearer. Hoffman has an attractive and beguiling voice which does suit this quasi-Goth backdrop. The song is strong and well thought-out."
- Pete Sargeant, justlistentothis.co.uk
lyrics
We all take turns bursting in the room
Giving it adrenaline try to make it burn burn
This is my impression, I want it in your head
Do you feel my outline press into you press into you
Before I go, I want to feel it all
I want to make it last, the moments that pass
They speed up, they crash
I want to be inside it, I want to feel it all
We follow, they lead
Excuses, we plead
Give me just one chance
I'll show you, I mean it
I've got this little flame
Be gentle, be gentle with me
So it will grow, I need you to see
Before I go, I want to feel it all
I want to make it last, the moments that pass
They speed up, they crash
I want to be inside it, I want to feel it all
Inside me there's something
Unfinished, a painting, a feeling, a need
A country, it's waiting
A story , a seed
Inside me there's something unfinished...
Before I go, I want to feel it all
I want to make it last, the moments that pass
They speed up, they crash
I want to be inside it, I want to feel it all
credits
from Family Ghost,
released January 27, 2017
Lauren Hoffman - Vocals
Tony Lechmanski - Guitars
Catherine Monnes - Cello
Ethan Lipscomb - Keys
Jeff Diehm - Bass
Jordan Mancini - Drums
Written by Lauren Hoffman
Recorded and Mixed by John Morand at Sound Of Music Studios, Richmond, VA
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