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lyrics

Spear
Licking wounds from cushioned falls
Is not enough to know the taste of pain at all
To betray is simply to change
The path transcribed into your veins
Yellow ribbons tied to the posts
They’re faded white, so many ghosts

There were no lies, just differences in interpretation
Only stark decisions for us to make
There was no chance of mindless repetition
The dead prevented reshaping past mistakes

Rolling stream beside the road
Molten steel and blood, and black liquid gold
Every home fears our approach
Good intentions shot full of holes

Waste no time posing questions to wooden faces
Or rest content till the truth unfolds
Try to wedge into all the tiny places
Like water, when frozen it cracks the stone

Hands are calloused from their wringing
The metal is hard and cold

We’ve learned nothing from our progression
Made the spear much easier to throw
Hope you’re watching and deciding
When it’s your turn you’ll take a different road

The phony dove has been released
It’s talons sharp, no eyes to see
No branch in tow, no branch to rest
It’s plunged its beak into its chest

There were no lies, just differences in interpretation
Only stark decisions for us to make
There was no chance of mindless repetition
The dead prevented reshaping past mistakes

Hands are calloused from their wringing
The metal it’s hard and cold

We’ve learned nothing from our progression
Made the spear much easier to throw
Hope you’re watching and deciding
When it’s your turn you’ll take a different road

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from When the Gray is Turning, released May 7, 2018

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Steven Kattenbraker Washington

Part Eliott Smith, part L. Cohen, as run through the production wringer of Daniel Ash…Kattenbraker’s baritone voice is pleasant and soothing. The guitar work sweet and mellow and, might I add, deftly played… Portland’s Music Liberation Project

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