MaryLambertVEVO's video: Mary Lambert - Sister

This is one of my favorite songs off of my sophomore album, Grief Creature. Once again, I got to collaborate with my long time friend (15 years now??) Sam Soo. The gorgeous strings are played & arranged by Rachael Cardiello and Michelle Faehrmann. Irena Ponizova is the incredible dancer who choreographed and performed this piece. I was blown away with what Irena was able to accomplish with so little. My oldest sister moved back to Japan a few weeks ago after living with me in Massachusetts for two years, and I miss her so much. My sisters and I are all very close, but my oldest sister and I were raised in the same environment and have shared childhood trauma that is at once difficult to speak about and also requires no language; it's almost psychic pain. We grew up very poor, but we were always making each other laugh, and the song kind of mentions that duality, which I think is applicable to anyone that comes from nothing. You have to find reasons to smile or laugh about whatever awful things are in the world or else you're going to go crazy from the big Sad. Maybe text your sisters today and tell them you love them? Copyright (C) 2020 Tender Heart Records