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Red Beam
10
Americana
Red Beam was released on October 24, 2025 by Bloodshot Records as a part of the album Crowd Pleaser
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Release DateOctober 24, 2025
LabelBloodshot Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joelton Mayfield
Joelton Mayfield
Performer
Joel Paterson
Joel Paterson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joelton Mayfield
Joelton Mayfield
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joelton Mayfield
Joelton Mayfield
Producer
Alberto Sewald
Alberto Sewald
Mixing Engineer
Connor Gilmore
Connor Gilmore
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

in the red beam
barreling through the window,
I imagine a lake of fire
try to picture a picture of Cuyahoga
with seven billion bodies floating by
but all I see is sunrise
jump scare
buddy, roll over
who convinced you
he’s getting out alive?
selling prescriptions
you can get over the counter
with a sparkle in his tooth
and sequoias in his eyes
waiting on some famous call from home
that’s coming in any time
maybe the kids upstairs
will find the right note to sing
and the heaven we deserve
will show up to prove me wrong
but ’til then, I’ll pretend
god’s children never grow up
waking every morning at the end
of my rope
in the red beam
barreling through the window,
I imagine what it’s like
to survive
when everyone you’ve ever loved
is either damned or booked up,
born again or buried alive
in the red beam burning through the sky
maybe the kids upstairs
will find the right note to sing
and the heaven we deserve
will show up to prove me wrong
but ’til then, I’ll pretend
god’s children never grow up
waking every morning at the end
of my rope
when I wake up before my alarm clock,
I know I’m not ready to die
heaven’s indignation bleach blurs to yellow
and I watch the red beam settle
any homecoming surprise,
catch my breath,
and close the blinds
Written by: Joelton Mayfield
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