Songs for the Grazioso Issue (a selection)

Dear songbirds, we are infinitely excited to share Issue IV of Half Mystic Journal with you this December; it is a creation full of so much softness & sunlight, something that is sorely needed in these times to remedy the dark corners that still remain. We have hope that Issue IV will carry you through the cold winter nights ahead, just as it’s warmed us as we’ve worked on bringing it to you. Here is where you can preorder your copy, & here is where you can submit your writing & music for possible inclusion; submissions close on November 17th.

& of course, being Half Mystic, how could we share Issue IV without a playlist to get you in the mood for it? Here is the HM team’s soundtrack to grazioso: the dream-bright waltz – the soft-stained song – the place where sunlight settles & nothing really hurts…

Songs for the dream-bright waltz-the soft-stained song-the place where sunlight settles & nothing really hurts. Curated by the team at Half Mystic, an international, independent publishing house, literary journal, radio show, and arts organisation. More info at http://halfmystic.com.

“Bloom” by the Paper Kites

in the morning when I wake
and the sun is coming through
oh, you fill my lungs with sweetness
and you fill my head with you

“La Vie En Rose” by Daniela Andrade

hold me close and hold me fast
this magic spell you cast
this is la vie en rose

“Strawberry Blond” by Mitski

look at you, strawberry blond
fields rolling on
I love it when you call my name

“Until Then” by E^ST

won’t be hard to be happy till then
I'll just have to make time a friend

“Che Vuole Questa La Musica Stasera (Who Wants This Music Tonight)” by Peppino Gagliardi

che vuole questa musica, stasera
che mi riporta un poco del passato
la luna ci teneva compagnia
io ti sentivo mia,
soltanto mia,
soltanto mia

“Swingin’ Spathiphyllums” by Mort Garson

(instrumental track)

“You are the Moon” by the Hush Sound

you don’t see what you possess,
a beauty calm and clear
it floods the sky and blurs the darkness
like a chandelier

“Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop” by Landon Pigg

I never knew just what it was
about this old coffee shop I love so much
all of the while I never knew

“Rhodd” by Iwan Rheon

mae’r ffordd yn hir
ond, ambell waith,
gall rhodd
gael ei ollwng
ar dy draed

“ひまわりの家の輪舞曲 (Rondo of the House of Sunflowers)”, composed by Joe Hisaishi, sung by Mai Hisaishi

おむかえは まだ来ないか
ら その間に 一寸だけ歩か
せて もういちどだけ踊り
たい そよ風になって

“Ultralife” by Oh Wonder

days passed slowly, lost and low
you gave me hope and now there’s only
blood running in my veins

“Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins)” by Father John Misty

you left a note in your perfect script—
stay as long as you want—
and I haven’t left your bed since