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about

Written on Martha’s Vineyard in the summer of 1999, I’d originally intended this song (along with another, “Riptide”) for my high school band. A month later, I was in Chimpira – a stylistic mismatch for the song, and while “Riptide” returned on the first Neon Calm record in 2002, “Porcelain” stayed buried until I dug it out for demoing on June 6, 2006 at Record Plant, and subsequently, for solo shows that summer. While originally written as an experiment in alternate tunings, I eventually brought it back to standard. It was recorded at subSpot (Justin Siegel’s drums, Frogs’ bass, Nita Mickley’s violin & Kelli’s backing vocals), Giulio’s Carmassi’s house (for his piano and bowed vibraphone), and Archon (my acoustic guitar and lead vocals).

This song was written about the suicide attempt of a friend, and while it always bugged me a little about the lack of a lyrical connection to the rest of Welcome to the Danger Show, the song always managed to make the cut as an album track and live show number because it just always turned out so darn beautiful (especially live when Steve McDonald started reinterpreting the violin parts with his e-bow).

lyrics

Reaching out with a porcelain hand, she’s wanting to go where nobody knows her face, the bad intentions. Swallowing hard down her porcelain throat, she’s known it before. She opens the door, goes outside, sings her song. And if you fall, I won’t let you, I won’t let you slip through the cracks. I won’t let you, I won’t let you slip through the cracks.
She’s not all right, so porcelain white. She’s light as a feather, so easily broken every time. And if you fall, I won’t let you, I won’t let you slip through the cracks. I won’t let you, I won’t let you slip through the cracks. I won’t let you, I won’t let you slip through the cracks.

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from Welcome to the Danger Show, released March 27, 2007
Marc M Cogman - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, & percussion
Justin Siegel - drums
Frogs - electric bass
Giulio Carmassi - piano, bowed vibraphone
Nita Mickley - violin

Produced by Marc M Cogman
Recorded at subSpot (Venice, CA), Archon (Sherman Oaks, CA), and Giulio's House (Mar Vista, CA)
Mixed by J.D. Andrew at YeRusto! (Santa Monica, CA)
Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Sound

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