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Stacked Howls
03:24
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In light’s everlasting gaze / Enraptured in love I sing / Open mouthed I howl, calling out / In light’s everlasting glow / Darkness won’t take the spark in my soul / In warmth I’ve been reborn, unadorned and open mouthed I howl, calling out / In light’s everlasting gaze /
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Moving Forward
03:09
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Slack-jawed, the palm reader gawks, a spirit hovers over / The annoyed apparition blurts: Haven’t you learned your lesson yet? / Don’t chain yourself to a thought when you can think of more / The colors stirred too much will turn into mud / Moving forward is important / Dreaming of slippin’ back in time, armed with insight / Phantoms still swim through my mind / There’s no special editions / Can’t go back and change it / George can’t CGI my life, right? / Staving off rigor mortis / Mattress was soaking me up / I’m praying my blood still crunches through my rusty old veins / Standing on my own two feet again after a long time of being off, being off, being off / Let my ego drop, here’s my other cheek / Moving forward / Let my ego drop / I heard voices sing a song so heavenly / I begged, I pleaded with them: Let me hear it again / And they replied: Don’t chain yourself to a song when you can sing many more / The sounds held too tight turn back into noise /
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Arlington Hotel
02:43
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Morale got low in the Arlington hotel / Drum kit against the door, we barricaded ourselves / We had four gigs to go, my throat was killing me / Screams rang out from the next room / I’m feeling far from home / I’m feeling far from home / The boys in the band like to keep the TV on at night as a night light / But I can’t sleep with that static humming over me / Not to mention the screams and the blood stains on my sheets / I’m feeling far from home / I’m feeling far from home / I’m feeling far from home / I’m feeling far from home /
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Boneyard
03:10
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The flag’s always at half-mast now, I don’t know why / It’s getting harder to keep track, it’s happening all the time / I’m watching the news at night like: How are we letting this slide? / Refreshing the page over and over again, I think I’m gonna lose my mind / I gotta keep my head about myself / I gotta keep my head about myself / I gotta keep my head / Cuz acting like an asshole’s not gonna make anything better / I know this one thing / Acting like an asshole’s not gonna make anything better / Blood in the street on the rise / The chief of police is lying about that murder, I saw it on Facebook Live / Watching in real time, feeling barely alive / Refreshing the page over and over again, I think I’m gonna lose my mind / I gotta keep my head about myself / I gotta keep my head about myself / I gotta keep my head / Cuz acting like an asshole’s not gonna make anything better / I know this one thing / Acting like an asshole’s not gonna make anything better / The flag’s always at half-mast now, I don’t know why / It’s getting harder to keep track, it’s happening all the time / It’s happening all the time / It’s happening all the time / It’s happening all the time / It’s happening all the time /
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New Prayer
02:09
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Oh Lord, forgive me for my trespasses / I need a clean slate this year / Oh Lord, forgive me for all that shit I did when I was a kid / I was so stupid / Oh Lord, forgive me / Amen /
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Good News
03:54
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When I woke up this morning, something was different / The stories trending on my feed seem positive / Ice caps re-freezing / War ending across our planet / All pronouns and races granted equal payment / Isn’t that good news? / I almost forgot what it felt like to hear some good news / Not fake news, not bad news, or existential blues / Weapons disarming en masse / It’s never been safer to go to class / No more fear mongering / We can heave a big sigh of relief / The president’s on my TV telling the nation he’s so sorry / A total 180; a fleet of bulldozers topple the patriarchy / Isn’t that good news? / I almost forgot what it felt like to hear some good news / Not fake news, not bad news, or existential blues / Weapons disarming en masse / It’s never been safer to go to class / No more fear mongering / We can heave a big sigh of relief / I almost forgot what it felt like /
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Scrolling
04:17
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Scrolling, scrolling / I’ll fall asleep before even watching / More top tens posted everyday / How can I choose? / I’ve got the Recommended-for-You Blues / At least I won’t spend a dime to waste my time / This password’s used / Some of you think you’re immune / Scrolling, scrolling / The algorithm thinks I’m wanting politi-dramas, home movies and compilations of hits from the 90s / From some untouchable, intangible cloud / Rising up, digitally evaporating / How many times will I watch Twin Peaks to feel complete? / It’s on repeat / It’s on repeat /
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Untethered
03:04
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Asking, insatiable and fox-holed: Grant me intent anew, grant me intent anew / Let me know when to close my mouth unanswered / Let me know / I must humble myself / I must humble myself / I must learn to love myself untethered / Untethered / Outstretched and suspended above / Outstretched and suspended above / Untethered /
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Epochs
04:34
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Adjusting perspective, widening of scope / Sun-dried lazy daisy, gin soaked / I’m a seaweed mound on a strip mall, suffocated / Heeding epochs I once cradled rope / Shake myself free, I need to grab hold of some hope / I hover, I hover, I hover, I hover over topsoil / Lift stones till this worry leaves my soul / All is mine if I don’t plan on going home / Mash my bones and sweep em’ up in a dustpan / Sprinkle them over your doorstep / My voice cracks and it’s caught in a loop / The grandstand can’t shout over my gold tooth / Seduced by obnoxious nostalgia and Saturday morning cartoons / Saturday morning cartoons / Saturday morning cartoons / Count my vices, check my coffee intake / Can y’all believe I’m drinking two whole pots everyday? / I got the shakes / Has my body learned nothing? / Nothing! / Press pause on my train of thought / A stack of VHS tapes ain’t all that I’ve lost / Buying rosaries at every single truck stop just in case / Heeding epochs I once cradled rope / Shake myself free, I need to grab hold of some hope / I hover, I hover, I hover, I hover over topsoil /
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Adrift
05:11
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Just when I cast myself adrift / That’s the moment I caught a glimpse of an angel floating, speaking in tongues / Illuminating what’s been right in front of me this whole time / Hurry for my soul, there it goes! / She grins into the abyss / What felt like a void becomes an oasis / And if I dance myself clean can we move together, please? / The love I’ve been searching for was right in front of me this whole time / Hurry for my soul, there it goes! / Hold it as tight as you can / Don’t let go /
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