Hello, I Yell is a free folk demo by
Jon Bailey — track 9 on the upcoming album
Grief Eater.
Stream the ~1:25 MP3 here, open the full lyrics, and watch lines rise like mist around the cover —
from deep down in my well / the water will rise with the tears from my eyes.
A free demo premiere of Hello, I Yell by Jon Bailey — track 9 on the upcoming Grief Eater album. Alternative folk from Saint Augustine, Florida.
Is it on streaming?
Not yet on Spotify or Apple. Stream free here first. The 2018 album lowercase i is on major platforms.
What’s next?
More Grief Eater demos are live — including Crash into Nowhere and Hard Stone Carver (both with official YouTube music videos). More land over time. Sign up for release updates on the Grief Eater page.
Quick answers
What is Hello, I Yell?
A free folk demo by Jon Bailey — track 9 of the upcoming album Grief Eater. Stream free on this page (download is currently locked).
How long is the demo?
About 1 minute and 25 seconds.
Is it on Spotify or Apple Music?
Not yet. This page is the free premiere. Jon Bailey’s album lowercase i (2018) is on Spotify, Apple Music, and elsewhere.
How do I find it from the main site?
Go to Grief Eater and click track 9 — Hello, I Yell.
Where are the lyrics?
Tap Lyrics for the full water-rise panel. While the song plays, timed lines also fade in around the cover art.
Can I download the demo?
Not right now — the download button is locked. You can stream free on this page.
What is the lyrical interpretation?
Hello, I Yell is a short cry from the bottom of a well. The speaker greets the dark
from deep down, painted ghastly and white by moonlight, having a hard time floating while water rises
with tears. Sorrow is both flood and lift—the water will rise with the tears from my eyes.
Then structure fails: walls go down, the floor dissolves, a smoke cloud is breathed out, the body
dissipates and teleports away. The uncanny turn is recognition: it’s strange, yet familiar / I do remember this—
grief as a known weather system rather than a first-time surprise. The song closes by returning to
rising water and tears, a loop of catharsis.
What are the main themes?
Isolation and the need to be heard (yelling from a well); tears as rising water (grief as flood and release);
dissolution and escape (walls, floor, body); the uncanny familiarity of recurring emotional states; and
moonlight self-image—ghastly, white, half-spectral. A compressed Grief Eater demo about calling out from depth.
