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In Silver River

by Tawny Peaks

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1.
"The only reason I did it was to find out what it's like" A sorry excuse, what an answer to the question we can't stand to see in the light A load on our shoulders we lowered tonight We came close to making it right In a field where nothing grows, we were reminded that you never know I guess we gambled when we spoke But the words get scrambled in my throat So go ask Arthur, he won't mind Ask him why love has made us blind
2.
I swear we're coming peacefully On our hands and our knees we're crawling back into lucidity Even if I'd rather be Curled up covered head to toe, tossing to and fro If life is happening I don't want to know It's pretty lame, and I shouldn't complain, but even so... There must be something out of place, if I'd rather be floating in space Sweet dreams on Saturn's rings, lightyears from a living thing Truth be told I'd sell my soul to get some sleep Try as I maybe might, rest gets the best of me Truth be told, well tell me time and time again Try as I maybe might, I'm only guessing There must be something out of place, if I'd rather be floating in space Sweet dreams on Saturn's rings, lightyears from a living thing Tucked in on Titan, oh, a couple orbits to go Wasting time, what a waste of space I'm out of line, and something's out of place
3.
Let's leap away Let's do what's best and test the waters A double play A deal that benefits both heart and brain Can you explain How your paintings always come out perfect? In return I'll show you How to sing those songs you always strain We'll sing them softly, and then we'll sing 'em loud I know there are times when the words escape me But I can't forget them now I don't buy it, I'll knock until I try it What a way we've memorized Still I'm steered by my bad habits And I've had it up to here With a heart that bows before the brain Can you explain How your paintings always come out perfect? In return I'll show you How to sing those songs you always strain We'll sing them softly, and then we'll sing 'em loud I know there are times when the words escape me But I can't forget them now I don't buy it, I'll knock until I try it What a way we've memorized I don't buy it, I'll knock until I try it Proof those parts we've memorized Cross the Ts and dot the Is What we spell should be written well And I'd rather write than fight
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Bending Time 04:22
I never noticed, no I guess I didn't care Until the spring had sprung And I was made aware That the year was speeding by Present day giving way to the past in front of my eyes I still can't comprehend that bend in time Tripped up, trapped again The jaws can snap down now and then with no cause We never expected to get so invested It's our fault, but we'll never confess it Crumbling days have helped remind me minds decay with no cause A few semesters have put things in scale They filled our heads with tall tales Each little lesson a little more depressing Post dramatic stress, you sure have kept us guessing What's the matter that's the most pressing? Post dramatic stress, you sure have kept us guessing Well I guess that tests and trials will have their way I thought that there could only be so many morals to obey Can you believe what was hidden up the sleeve Of the year that's speeding by? Present day giving way to the past in front of our eyes And I still can't comprehend that bend in time True I'm tracing steps, they might lead back to where I leapt from safety Saved by a breeze, but I'm bruised just the same Wouldn't return if I could, it's too tame But each little lesson's a little more depressing Post dramatic stress you sure have kept us guessing So I'll guess my best, if it's really so pressing, I can guess what's next Precedent set as we cast our bets, I can guess what's next Tests and trials will have their way I thought that there could only be so many morals to obey Can you believe what was hidden up the sleeve Of the year that's speeding by? Present day giving way to the past in front of our eyes Oh I still can't comprehend... Its speeding by, and it won't slow although I've tried And I would pat myself on the back if my hands weren't tied
5.
It's safe to say it's not my place to speak So I'll suspend critique until the ending Some jump guns, and others hold their tongues But once the deed is done, it doesn't matter what you were intending What can I say? I watched the words wear away Sentences ought to be scripted in stone What can I do? You're stuck in a black spot out of the blue Caught fingers crossed, red handed too It's sure to seem like one long little while Marching single file the same worn steps forever Some slow motion memories are real Oh but most conceal how much we can't remember What can I say? I watched the words wear away Sentences ought to be scripted in stone What can I do? You're stuck in a black spot out of the blue Caught fingers crossed, red handed too Caught fingers crossed, so I hand it to you
6.
Tucked away, or shut inside Drawers and cabinets keep their contents Safe from sets of prying eyes, sitting still they're uncompromised And if it's feet he firmly plants, it's a mind he'll find will wander And he'll wonder if she'd ask why he's living in the past Oh cause he can't escape it, he just can't seem to slip away Dismayed to find out the shadows of doubt have cast him in disarray No, he couldn't shake it, it wouldn't let him get away With luck he'll speak, cause even softly spoken words will let you say: "Did you happen to notice me as I rode through the park and past you today? Did you happen to notice me as I pedaled by and glanced your way?
7.
One step from a ways away, but standing by Passing through in the pursuit of some perfect truth Your vacant stares are one way you refuse to see the stars are proof That your milky ways are simply not right Take a step from the shadows, let your eyes see light Let muscle memory take charge, and change fact Shake yourself awake and don't look back And don't look so glad To find yourself caught and crushed beneath The rigor and rhythm of responsibility The consequence is pretty clear, so what are you doing here? Pacing down the line, you're facing questions Told to turn the lens back, you crack and collapse As your milky ways relapse and take flight Take a step from the shadows, let your eyes see light Let muscle memory take charge, and change fact Shake yourself awake and don't look back And don't look so glad To find yourself caught and crushed beneath The rigor and rhythm of responsibility The consequence is pretty clear So what are you doing here, as omens appear? What're you doing here, as bad luck draws near? I'll take you, somehow, to where you can see what I see right now
8.
Don't entertain that pain you're masking I know it's wrong to be asking favors of you But I don't buy that bad luck's lasting I know I shouldn't be asking favors of you But could I beg a favor or two? Don't take the offer off the table Till you know how to turn the screws How to fit the grooves How to fight the battles that you just might lose You're running out of time only in your mind So don't take the offer off the table Till you know how to turn the screws How to fit the grooves How to fight the battles that you just might lose I know there's no punch to my platitutdes
9.
Back for back and forth again A man of two minds suffering Unreliably I can count uncertainty a friend All my faith is placed and faltering Forty days, I'll waste them waiting to begin Bouncing back from saint to sin Save your spin, cause I agree The faith I placed has past it's guarantee Perpetua, please, how come you're so at ease? As the ladder is lowered, is glory getting closer? Or could you be confused? Saved but still abused Made up mind, a mind made up uncertain And sure to hesitate, stalling as it makes the choices I can't shake

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Performed by Charlie Perris, Sam Skinner, Jonah Fried, Dexter Loos, Molly Grund, Evan Stephens Hall. Recorded and produced by Sam Skinner.
Special thanks to John Molfetas, Mike Dvorscak, Andy Jones, Evan Stephens Hall.

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released May 17, 2014

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