“All things are changing; nothing dies.”
Copyright Holy Sea Music 2009
SANG DU PELICAN
Let’s have fun we die young i drank pelican blood to rise like birds
Psalm of my own: La sagesse du monde
Vuln the breast, wreck myself
Language of animal i make my own way like migrating birds
Psalm of my own: La sagesse du monde
Vuln the breast, wreck myself
ANTHEM ’97
You were caught up in at least half of the lies once they’d set to failing before my eyes. I must say, yeah I have to admit it’s my favorite work; the social symphonies I’m feigning hanging around.
Someone please call the police. It’s the least we can do.
Responsibility befalls she who has the most friends. We who all have no friends to fall back on, I’ll be someone you can turn from.
Hey what’s up with all of the mess? All of this? The subtle cost of failure, bad luck blows me down.
Someone please call the police. It’s the least we can do.Responsibility befalls she who has the most friends. We who all have no friends to fall back on, I’ll be someone you can turn from.
JAS DE SOTO (CD Only)
Please show me your hand. Have you cut to the bone? Then later these hospital bedsheets have been soaking the blood. My lady, I’m sorry you cried. Pretend that you didn’t see that. Pretend that you didn’t see that we all did.
Sunlight was never a close friend until I had none. Mister when I’m standing here I’m the one in charge! Don’t talk back to me! Don’t talk back. What’s the sum of someone once you’ve totaled the loss? Shame and wrath is the name on my cross. The Faithful have nothing at all.
Miracles can happen like distant stars. What a weekend, why would we care to say where we are?
DEER LIGHTS
Father and mother I found sunlight in between these shadows. Thank you this Winter and please leave me. I am more afraid of loving you.
Hatred fueled romance, wilted roses are my sweetest apologies. Led on by demons through this evening of drunkenness and laughing. Please hear me!
FORTUNATELY KYLE
Late night messengers take the highway I passed each rest stop along the way. Tell him, I don’t need sleep while I’m driving. Close your eyes but please talk to me. At each pass then we’re overtaken, bright light blindness at reflectors edge. Day time daggers on the horizon. We will never be here again.
Lost like a best friend, he was my best friend, he was a good man. I lost the pictures, New York city high life. We stayed in those low haunts I can’t remember. Forgotten your first name.
Two states later we passed the old bend. At the fork in Reservoir Way I cut the engine like you insisted, said good bye and got on with it. I’m going to find you again someday.
Lost like a best friend, he was my best friend, he was a good man. I lost the pictures that house of your mother’s. Our friends and our strangers I can’t remember, all part of the story so broken and lovely. I can’t remember what was your first name. I’m going to find you again, someday.
ARMS AND ARROWS
Rise to arms and poisoned arrows. He’s lost, he’s right, so beat him thoroughly. Why did I waste through six years? Where will I find myself from? Hear me out my heart and lungs.
Me, myself who I am a disappointment, accepted as that. Sculpture a white marble statue dedicated to the Lonely and Gone.
Stand up to the spoiled children. Choose your words and call your weapons. Pleasures that bring thee maelstrom. Kings among men how far. We’ve come close dear will be as one.
Be the engine to action be and not be accepted as that. I want to be a great mansion with many rooms for the Lonely and Gone.
KIPPLING
I was these wooden trees you were the bright burning starts. You being the greater thing you will burn longer than I. My memory is made of dust. Call me kipple for I will decay. There is not anything that lasts. While we lose our lives let’s laugh and sing.
We are the the only ones, made like stars and these woods let’s last and stay.
COMPANY MAN
In this silent voice you’ll say, “I quit, a Bulleit through the heart my body would collapse.” We’re flesh, and sin, and arguments. If I had the chance I’d have taken it, but I’m a company man what difference does it make should I stay or decide to leave?
I have my reasons: resistance, reaction, I fought for romance. I had no chance.
Change will only take an instant. Love will say you’re wrong. Truth will make you pure like rain or song.
I have my reasons: resistance, reaction, I fought for romance. I had no chance.
When a game of dice breaks up the loser lingers repeating throes. I drink these feelings gone. Sometimes I act so young. The tears in your eyes are tears from my hand.
THE PLANETS
Car crash, broken neck, Andrea open your eyes. The tragic strikes frequently, but we’re thankful for life.
Why me? what is this? Silence is met with a knife. The questions futility the answers denied.
There are five points of light in a room. In your eyes I’ve seen them sometimes.
Get trashed, you’re a wreck. Sad so don’t waste it alone, because you’re not the only one. No, we can’t be the only ones.
There are five points of light in a room. In your eyes I’ve seen them sometimes.
And I will never be anything I’d meant to be. I meant to be just like you are.
NORTH COUNTY
We rode the rain to the worst of the Lost Coast melodies when I sang not at all, and gave up my dear not at all. Abandonment, what would you give up? Anything I need. We made our peace where roaches crawl, and streets so foul. Not at all.
I packed up my things and I left through the front door, unlocked. I never saw you so pissed. I never laughed so hard. Now I don’t wish you unkindness, but don’t find me where you are. And if you think you might try it you’d find me already gone.
Then let this be a requiem for what will never be. I remember then, as it made me not, and spoke of ours not at all.
UNBLESSING
It’s more artful every time we do this dance. It all begins with the forcing of your wrist. I’m a man who knows which words will strike the best. When all else fails I’m not afraid to use my fist. Ask your girlfriends just how long a black eye lasts. You cover up your bruises even when you can’t. I contested the purity you attest. So you undressed.
By design these schemes are meant to hurt. You saw through them as if that makes a difference.
There’s nothing we’ve won from bitterness. I fought harder you fought first and now all we have is what it is…
HEARTACHE MACHINERY (CD Only)
Break my heart, so much blood and hid the evidence in the oil fields.
After midnight it gets so cold.
After dark it’s a game of posturing for these filthy streets, neon bars and cop cars: Heartache Machinery.
After midnight it gets so cold.
LIGHTS UP SAN FRANCISCO
Old New York was fun, but now I’m here
I met you at the airport just to say I’m leaving
San Francisco’s worst time of the year
April was met by the cruelest rain
I walked all day on my own just to send
Sent out a letter to announce I’d never come back
Postcards out to where I used to live
3,000 miles had come to an end
Right foot forward followed by the left
Right foot forward followed by the left
To lift a line from my friend Midway Smith
You’ll recognize me by a misstep
While I’m here I want to go out…
Yeah, that’s right out like a light out.
