In a darkened
Corner where
The record player’s quiet
Our legs are two
Mountains on an island
You know I couldn’t try it
But I can see it in my eyelids
Head’s still burning with the glow of night
You soak it in, but to your surprise,
Your friends washed out in the sunrise
Now the day all blurs, and thoughts collide
Like watercolours on a pane of glass
All these words are
Birds born still
They hang
between our bodies
They stain
The ceilings like smoke.
And when the cloud has left me
Bereft, the room is empty.
When the music keeps us up all night
Soak it in, now to your surprise,
Your friends washed out in the sunrise
The day all blurs, and thoughts collide
Like watercolors on a pane of glass
credits
from Underneath Eyelids,
released June 14, 2012
david- piano, lead vocals
ben- drums
billy- bass
vanessa- guitar, lead vocals
janel leppin- cello
The sprawling new single from Irreversible Entanglements continues their combination of roiling free jazz and potent spoken word. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 16, 2019