{"product_id":"swallow-glass-1","title":"Swallow Glass Song","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original song by Shannon Mahoney from the forthcoming album \u003cem\u003eKeeps Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Swallow Glass” began with a phrase that stayed with me after a difficult court hearing: \u003cem\u003eYou’re going to have to swallow glass.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as a metaphor for accepting something painful, the words became the starting point for a song about what it means to be asked to endure harm in the name of progress, procedure, or patience. “Swallow Glass” explores the distance between human experience and institutional decision-making, and what it feels like to follow every instruction, complete every step, and reach every milestone, only to discover that the finish line has moved again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, the song is also about the tension between protection and compliance, and the difference between what a system may label as defiance and what a parent may understand as responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusically, “Swallow Glass” draws from sparse Americana folk traditions, using intimate storytelling and a restrained arrangement to leave space for the words to carry their weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchase the song directly from Mystic March and receive an MP3 download to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital Download · MP3 · $1.50\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWant to listen first? Hear the full song on the Mystic March Music page \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e→\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mysticmarch.com\/pages\/music-1\" title=\"Listen to the Music\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eListen to the song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shannon Mahoney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43869238362147,"sku":null,"price":1.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/5633\/5651\/files\/IMG_1574_e70960a9-55d9-4f32-a812-d1dad15a358b.jpg?v=1788708011","url":"https:\/\/www.mysticmarch.com\/products\/swallow-glass-1","provider":"Mystic March","version":"1.0","type":"link"}