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1.
Moonrakers 02:46
What it seems may not be where a hidden beam falls on your hair. Scrape the waves, and shoot the flare. Moonlight bathes what wasn’t there It wasn’t there. But we knew then the end was soon. Time don’t bend, so rake the moon. Years ago, I knew none, except the glow, a braid undone. Kept away, kept for fun. You did stay. While I did run. I did run. I knew this road.I knew this room. Well, time don’t slow, so rake the moon.
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Do I mind if you stop by? Well, damn straight! You’re my alibi. And, not for nothing, see if I care. You know this place is dead and the whole damn town, they already stare. Can’t you see that tar and feather is meant for me? Don’t you need another friendly face for you to read? There’s a house by your boyfriend’s stash The glass is broken and TV smashed. There’s a typewriter on the second floor that never wrote “Nothing and nothing no more.” They wrote “Nothing” and nothing no more Just remember when you stop by I’ll be on the floor pretending I died And, not for nothing, see if I care You know I’m not sticking ‘round, I’m leaving town with my half of the share. It’s not true - the brutality of youth. A car mirror cracked and a broken front tooth. These reflections weren’t meant to last, the Captain sees land but is tied to the mast
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Tangier 04:22
Softshell in the ghost trap waiting for a pull that never comes Golf carts float upside down out near where the markers washed away Rot tide tugs pilings down That dock is buoyed up by prayers alone The outside men they talk of carbon, they talk of apes They say the waters will rise and that there is no escape Well, the waters killed the Pharaoh’s men Sometimes you have to drown the world to start it back up again It’s his will, it’s his order One nation cried underwater This town ain’t built upon stone Settled bones sleep through the airish ‘morn I’ll stay, I’ll never leave Until the island is swallowed whole All gone, swept away like a third of the stars in the heavens
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I forgot I was walking south without the towers in sight I could swear it was right by Ear, but I must not be right This street? This block? Retreat? Jaywalk? Circles and circles. Keep walking. Was it across from the park? Where John met his Mark? Or off Dekalb Ave? Where Nicky the Knife got stabbed? It’s not there no more.
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Newton 04:45
We walked the streets of Newton. The year was ninety-three. I asked you what class you cut. You asked me to let you be, “You know, the moon is covering the only thing to see” Look to the ceiling as it fades away It was just a feeling, another weekday From his porch, an old man heard us and spilled his herbal tea. He screamed, and rose, and fell, again, and called to us from his knees “If I catch you shits round here again, you’ll be hanging from that tree” And so we carried on in my Shadow, north on Twenty-Three I asked you if you’d seen a ghost. You said you’d seen enough of me. Look to the ceiling as it fades away Who knows what you’re feeling, it’s hard to say There’s no more revealing what led us astray It was just a feeling, another weekday
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Back in sixty-two We were losing ground and the rent was due Took a flyer down Medical study, seen it ‘round town Change the way you see it’s your opportunity Change the way you hear Help find the cure So why not try to help? Plus some pocket coin to help myself Signed away my rights Filled out the form with my loved one’s dislikes Take it once a day Take it with no food Call without delay ‘Till the study concludes Now what you see is what you get, what you get, what you get when you’re barely looking You call and cry, you scream until you forget, you forget, you forget what you were really seeing Can you remember Those songs you knew before? Photos and letters Now blank on your living room floor On the sixteenth day My eyes went dark and I started to sway Then I tried to scream I felt held down by something unseen Did I hear my name? It sounded familiar, but not quite the same Blind or future sight Can’t see now, but I see tomorrow’s light
7.
Tell 03:06
Didn’t you tell me that you’d been here before? You recognized the door? I know you came here looking to finish off this final chore. But I thought it was more. “We’re getting reports of violence coming from the second shift. Digging to resume.” We’re getting close now, five more meters to breach the veil. Does she know her moves in this world break up nations? Does she know her words in this world bring damnation? I can see from your eyes this won’t go very well. It’s always been your tell. You are so lovely even as you turn to leave. If only you could believe. “Call back your men the levels are too high.” “Fall back! Fall back!” “There’s something coming through” “There’s something wrong with the sky.” Does she know her path in this world break up nations? Does she know her thoughts in this world bring damnation?
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Keep your mind as busy as your mouth. Don’t be shy, it’s what it’s all about. She looks great even this close up Here she comes, walking down the aisle All-wheel drive and a bright white smile She’s here to spray away the stains you fight each day Champions of love, proceed, proceed, Valued customers draw near and feed, We’ve only just begun to bend and bleed Sink your teeth, this thing could be real, Pure love in a box of cereal If you trust your judgment, you may be Dodge material Here she comes, she’s all bows and curls Let us thank the heavens for those little girls It’s time to obey your thirst betcha you blush first Champions of love, proceed, proceed, Valued customers draw near and feed, We’ve only just begun to proceed to feed Give in! Give in! Give in to the taste!
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I’d be lying to you if I said I knew the way Why didn’t we keep with the group? Why did we have to stray? Let’s stop here for tonight They won’t get us, the cold just might Search flares are falling dark the perimeter has been marked There’s no more room for discovery Gone from rescue to recovery Do you remember why we came here? You never struck me as a sightseer. Well strike me down if I lie once more Until I lay on the forest floor Search flares are falling dark the perimeter has been marked Call it off, cancel the calvary Gone from rescue to recovery
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Sleeve 05:21
I used to meet you by the stream Hidden there where my tent would lean I never knew the age that you seemed And your signal flags what did you mean? Didn’t you mind being taken until I did awaken? Didn’t you mind being flayed until my role was played? Nothing to believe Nothing up my sleeve On your dark side of the river We would set out to deliver A mark against the flow of time Before I heard the third bell chime Didn’t you mind being used until the stone refused? Nothing to believe Nothing up my sleeve

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An album of songs about memory misused.

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released June 25, 2020

written, performed, and produced by The Earthly Frames (ASCAP). Recorded at Code Owl Studio. Mastered by Ravi Krishnaswami at COPILOT Music + Sound.

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The Earthly Frames is recording artist Gabriel Walsh. He's currently in process of creating The Rainbow Table, a nine album series corresponding to ROYGBIV (with black and white). The latest album is blue: Taped Over coming in April of 2023.

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