Cover of various flowers in purples to reds surrounding the title Maria made from cutout letters sitting on a pink background

Single

2021
MMXXI
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Maria is an ode to the springtime. every year, when the spring rolls around, I marvel at how alive it makes me feel. It only felt right to personify the springtime as Maria, the type of person who floats into your life like the turning of the seasons. She is the type of person who is not here to stay, but she is here to inspire. She is the type of person whose soul is so beautiful, that in her presence, you can’t help but recognize the beauty in yourself.

Songlist

dynamic song count
3:55

Pairs with

A spring walk
Illustration of a flat shoe stepped over the stem of a flower

Lyrics

when i walk down the street on the sidewalk

on a beautiful sunday in spring

if a leaf should fall down,

i’ll tuck it in my crown,

i’ll declare that contentment is king

memorizing or trying to remember

the smell of cerulean skies

it’s my number one pick

and i want it to stick

for safekeeping when we say goodbyes

oh i’m gonna miss you maria

how you share your beauty with every broke down soul

and i always long to be near ya

even when you’ve had your days

your purples and your grays

still i never met a soul sweeter

maria!

and i’m hoping you’ll come back, maria

when you’re shining your light on me, well

yeah you like how i look,

all my bumps and my hooks,

and i’m starting to like them myself

oh i’m gonna miss you maria

how you share your beauty with every broke down soul

and i always long to be near ya

even when you’ve had your days

your purples and your grays

still i never met a soul sweeter

maria!

if you’re gonna leave me, leave me better than you found me

if you’re gonna leave me, leave me better than you found me

if you’re gonna leave me, leave me better than you found me

if you’re gonna leave me, leave me better than you found me

i’m gonna miss you maria

how you share your beauty with every broke down soul

and i always long to be near ya

even when you’ve had your days

your purples and your grays

Credits

Written, recorded, and produced by
Jill McCracken
Mix
Adam Cissell
Dead Moon Audio
Mastering
Adam Cissell
Dead Moon Audio
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