1. |
Three Witches
03:34
|
|||
|
3 witches live atop the hill
Looked to the elements to power their will
But the elements are the clay of the good God above
Who doesn't take kindly to worship thereof
So the devil took the place of the spirit of the trees
And the wind and the rock and the fire he so pleased
So the witches sold their souls for an unholy power
To distort and pervert and destroy and devour
Their ambition was great so many would wander
To the parlor, to the hill, to the pit near the tower
And on many a dark night there went missing a child
But the news was as silent as the snow on the plow
And many left the pews for what they did offer
But found only emptiness filling their coffers
|
||||
2. |
Bodies
02:54
|
|||
|
We walked to the lake
Down to the lake
I was so happy then
I was holding your hand
You were holding my hand
Oh I should have died then
Bodies in the lake
Floating in the lake
Lost our innocence there
Chances we could take
Choices we could make
If I could have them again
(chorus)
When the spring time brings the rain
The river will swell again
Bring the bodies washing down
Into this sleepy town
Remember my smile
Remember your smile
We were so different then
We were so unsure
I was so unsure
Of who we were then
When the spring time brings the rain
The river will swell again
Bring the bodies washing down
Into this sleepy town
Paradise was calling our name
But when the darkness came
We vowed to make our stand
But we were already damned
Already damned
|
||||
3. |
Poison Pill
04:52
|
|||
|
Keep the children from the windows and the doors
till the blood’s washed clean from the killing floors x2
There was ripping and tearing last night in my sleep
I woke in the moonlight for something to eat x2
(chorus)
We've been taking these poison pills
So many times a day it doesn't make us ill
A black light was shining on top of the hill
the witches were chanting and burning to kill x2
A long line of boys lay their gifts at the door
to be the next in the darkened corridor x2
(chorus)
This T.V. is a window into hell
The blood are the sex are both one in the sell
And the networks conspire to hasten the fall
To chip away anything that hopes for the call of love
Love love love
|
||||
4. |
Taken a Life
04:27
|
|||
|
Oh Lord -
I've been mistaken
All the love that I've taken
Can't be brought back
Oh Lord -
Why don't I feel broken?
My heart must not be working
I've taken I life
(chorus)
Have I done everything I could?
Have I done everything I should?
Could I have saved her?
Am I just lazy?
Oh Lord -
I did what they told me
Whispered she'd never hold me
Unless she takes a life
Oh Lord -
My mother has thanked me
She's given me flowers you see
Told me it’s alright
(chorus)
Oh Lord -
This news will explode me
We're having a baby
Created a life
(chorus)
I feel her near me
When I'm asleep, when I'm awake
I feel her heart beating
Feel her near though she’s far away
|
||||
5. |
Exile
05:10
|
|||
|
I've been lost from dusk to dawn until the angels all have gone
And I have seen the garden in your eyes
Shadows falling on the paths that lead to all your endless summers
Fading in the cobwebs of our past
(chorus)
Endless song
On and on and on without me
Death so long
Except for those who die
I'll be gone
On and on and on without me
Seems so long
I've been holding on
holding on
I have killed my secret shame and I have seen it bloom again
The seeds were planted deep inside my mind
Seeds that grew to armored cars and bombs and guns and childless mothers
Bomb blast car crash come Lord please soon come
(chorus)
|
||||
6. |
Vampires
03:29
|
|||
|
Vampires are real they've invaded this happiness
Left their mark on one of us made a stranger to the rest
Turned the sky to blood with a venomous kiss
Flung all our yesterdays to the abyss
There was a death on the street today you walked away smiling
Thought of many small things with the rest of us crying
And the children you said were like
Plump little pigs
Like
Plump little pigs
And the rest of us twigs
To burn away
Burn away
|
||||
7. |
Runner I
03:34
|
|||
|
I've been told
I'm a runner but I feel so old
Could you reach me if my eyes were closed?
Could you reach me if I was alone?
I swear it’s true
I would never want to be with you
If my being wasn't good for you
Open the shades and let the light shine through
(chorus)
Half of what I said was true
But it not that half that got through
To you
Pack my bags
I'm never coming back
I'll ride this train
Till the tracks are ribbons of my pain
Somewhere outside the skies are still blue
Someday soon
I'll be waiting there beside the moon
For the daybreak, will you be there too?
My love I know you know we die soon
(chorus)
|
||||
8. |
Red Night Wreck
05:30
|
|||
|
I stand here looking, looking at the scene
The twisted metal wreckage rolled up on the trees
The site and scent of bloodshed more than meets the eye
Painted pictures of a stage set form the lie
Footprints discovered, left uncovered in the dust
Broken branches, folded outgrowth through the brush
Walking slowly toward the water seek the truth
See two swimming swiftly under the pale moon the pale
moon
We’ll search for you
Under moonlight skies
And the skies are red
And the night turns red
And the sky turns red
And the night turns red, for the undead.
|
||||
9. |
Belly of the Night
02:15
|
|||
|
When you feel on fire
In the ravenous night
It will eat you alive
When you surrender your soul
When you heart is a hole
Remember what you stole
When you bite your lip
When her blood is your kiss
Remember what you miss
When the warmth of her tears
Could ignite your fears
That she wouldn't be near
(chorus)
Safe in the belly of the night
You can hide in the belly of the night
Daylight rips the sky
Cover your eyes
Cover your eyes
Decide if you'll be burned alive
Cover your eyes
Cover your eyes
Lost between the seams
They've stolen your dreams
They've stolen your dreams
You'll always be walking along the ledge
For the rest of your life
Rest of your life
(chorus)
Safe in the belly of the night
You can hide in the belly of the night
|
||||
10. |
Runner II
04:10
|
|||
|
I've been told
I'm a runner but I feel so old
Could you reach me if my eyes were closed?
Could you reach me if I was alone?
I swear it’s true
I would never want to be with you
If my being wasn't good for you
Open the shades and let the light shine through
(chorus)
Half of what I said was true
When daylight finds me
Her love will bind me
Near to you
Pack my bags
I'm never coming back
I'll ride this train
Till the tracks are ribbons of my pain
Somewhere outside the skies are still blue
Someday soon
I'll be waiting there beside the moon
For the daybreak, will you be there too?
My love I know you know we die soon
(chorus)
Half of what I said was true
When daylight finds me
Her love will bind me
Near to you
Half of what I said was lies
When daylight finds me
Her love will rip me
From the night
From the night
|
||||
11. |
Lilith
05:37
|
|||
|
Lilith do you hear her calling
I hear it too
Does it make you feel the hole in me
and the hole in you
Can't you see the light we can't feel
washing through
I think I know what we need to do
Lilith do you know the story
of the Christ
How the universe turned one day forever
On His sacrifice
Can’t you see the soldiers shaking
When the sun had turned to black
Do you think that such a loving God might bring our lost souls back
(chorus)
Her little light was ignited by the soulless black light of you and I
They told us not to try
Now the days are getting shorter the fall soon to arrive
Our daughter soon to open up her eyes
Lilith do you smell the dawn
In the air
Soon the sun will burn these empty shells
And leave her lying there
The eyes of the living to find her
Resting in our ash
If only just to see her once is that so much to ask?
(chorus)
|
||||
12. |
Epilogue
02:08
|
|||
|
He was so bright
that I
stood and looked on
This burning light
from before
time had begun
I wrestled the angel
and I thought I won
I put my hands around his neck
and squeezed until the sun
was the color of his eyes
But then he took me by the wrists
In a grip I could not break
and he took me to a place
where God's breath escapes
in the sighs of the saints
and I thought he was doing me a favor
but now I see it’s my punishment
but on the other side of pain
I see there's something yet
|
||||
Trilobytes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If you like Trilobytes, you may also like:
The Chicago duo marries post-punk and indie-pop sounds on their charming debut release.
go to album
Wrapped In Cellophane
by Vessel
Crisp drumming cuts through the tangle of interwoven instrumentation on this cerebral yet groovy post-punk record.
go to album
Essential Tremors
by Hooper Crescent
The Australian post-punk outfit's second album courses with unkempt kinetic energy, full of spring-tight basslines and hypnotic riffs.
go to album
The collaborative EP from two Seattle bands is an unexpected delight of dancey guitar rock with an appealingly tossed off vibe.
go to album
Indie rock suspended between youthful ennui and youthful rage, hooky but cerebral and taut with rhythmic tension, just like the 90s.
go to album
I Wish You Could See Yourself Right Now
by Gentle Organisms
The aptly named Gentle Organisms specialize in quietly radiant songs centered on tender melodies.
go to album
Scared to Look
by Welcome Strawberry
Tempering insidious rock hooks with shoegaze's feedback-driven delirium, these Bay Area upstarts find beauty in the loudest of messes.
go to album
