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Discarded Angels

by Seven Graylands

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1.
Evangelina 05:45
At the end of summer She’ll disappear like a cloud And at the end of sunlight She wanders in to the night. But where she goes, no one knows What she said, had no words Where she goes, no one knows She was holding the moon and dancing with children Like a god damn neon Mother Teresa Giving glow sticks to the poor Evangelina Oooooooo Evangelina Oooooooo We want to see ya But where she goes, no one knows What she said, had no words Where she goes, no one knows When she pulls you closer Her touch is soft as the fog She’s a mystic contradiction who wanders in to the night. But where she goes, no one knows What she said, has no words Where she goes, no one knows She was singing a song as she spun in the sunlight Mixing bible verse with a cake recipe Spreading her arms out to us all Evangelina (Evangelina) She was holding the moon and dancing with children Like a god damn neon Mother Teresa Giving glow sticks to the poor Evangelina (Evangelina) Oooooooo Evangelina Oooooooo We want to see ya Where she goes, no one knows What she said, had no words Where she goes, no one knows What she said, no one heard Where she goes, no one knows but when she smiles, flowers grow (Evangelina)
2.
Noose 04:48
I’ve got a shiv for an attitude, a couple of daggers in my eyes for you. I’ve got a hat pin in my spine, watching you suck it dry, What’s your fucking point? You’re a greed machine With a cement scheme and we’re burning down your buildings with gasoline More destruction and more confusion but your profits keep going up If I found your world hanging from a noose If I found your world hanging from a noose I’d walk away If I found your world hanging from a noose If I found your world hanging from a noose I’d walk away It’s just a back-slap in the face another day, another way Things just get worse Gouge them for a dollar with the dollar getting smaller so what’s your fucking point? You’re a greed machine With a standard theme and we’re tearing down your buildings with a brand new scene More destruction and more confusion and your profits stop going up If I found your world hanging from a noose If I found your world hanging from a noose I’d walk away If I found your world hanging from a noose If I found your world hanging from a noose I’d walk away You can distract the people with a shiny new Apple and some shit on TV Greet the drooling masses with a scandal or an actress and her big brand new tits. You’re a greed machine With a perfect scheme and the people think they’re living in a perfect dream No destruction and no confusion and your profits start going up If I found your world hanging from a noose If I found your world hanging from a noose I’d walk away If I found your world hanging from a noose If I found your world hanging from a noose I’d walk away
3.
So a brand new day Never finding shelter You’ve hidden from the world Your shaking hands And with a sky so blue Everything around you turns to gray Your time has fallen through You cover up your head and join discarded angels And if the sun shines I’ll feel it on my shoulders I’ll carry it to you And keep you warm They ask for life again Covering their ears from what we say They turn their backs and then Never open up their eyes to see discarded angels
4.
Eddie always knew how to stop, drop, and roll when we lit him on fire Mary always lit the match, she thought Eddie was a liar Jim would show up at the house some time about a quarter past eight But Jane always seemed to miss the fun because Jane was always late We knew one day we’d miss That house, that time, those friends We knew one day we’d say Back then, do you remember that day? In the spring on highway eight Bob drove his car into the ditch Eddie and Mary hooked up that night Even though Eddie thought that Mary was a bitch Jules ate nothing but bread And Debbie moved away No one is really sure where she went But we all took pictures that day The day she moved away Joe would always know someone who could get us into all the good shows Jill would meet us later downtown, she’d say she didn’t want to go Chuck would sneak around the back and try to give the roadies a hand And Chuck always scored a groupie girl, he’d say he’s in the band. We knew one day we’d miss That house, that time, those friends We knew one day we’d say Back then, do you remember that day? In the spring down on the beach Mary said she’s sick of being used Eddie and Bob hooked up that night Eddie said he felt just a little bit confused Jules sure loved his bread And Debbie moved away No one is really sure where she went But we all took pictures that day The day she moved away We all took pictures The day she moved away We all kissed her The day she moved away We all took pictures The day she moved away We all still miss her Eddie always knew how to stop, drop, and roll when we lit him on fire Mary always lit the match, she thought Eddie was a liar Jim would show up at the house some time about a quarter past eight But Jane always seemed to miss the fun because Jane was always late We knew one day we’d miss That house, that time, those friends We knew one day we’d say Back then, do you remember that day? We were all out on the bridge Mary flipped and kind of lost her mind Joe had failed to talk her down She was fine because the bridge really wasn’t that high Jules just ate his bread And Debbie moved away No one is really sure where she went But we all took pictures that day The day she moved away The day she moved away
5.
Descent 06:25
Its there They said Down below Keep going They said You have to dig The more you dig The deeper you go The deeper the hole The closer you are Keep digging To find it Dig deeper Under the ground The more you dig The deeper you go The deeper the hole The closer you are Keep digging To find it Dig deeper Under the ground And so I go Into the soil I’m going To dig I have to dig I’m working To find it I dig deeper Into the ground This hole Gets deeper The only thing I find in the hole Is me
6.
Cinder 06:05
We’re moving silent We move like a serpents This cold dead black heart we keep in a box We keep collections Perverse selections The metal and the soul transcends us all Head down, Walk proud This human wanting This human craving The skin has tales of desire Black leather Whips ..or whatever The sun goes red, expands, and loves us all We turn to cinder We turn to dust Abiogenesis has nothing on us We turn to cinder We turn to dust Half-life dead stop They all go absent These gods desert us We take our paradise and do what we want With no more futures Remove the sutures Open up the flesh and let it flow Last call countdown It’s the beginning Of this new ending We’re all new gods we bring rain And lightning And thunder The sun goes red, expands, and loves us all We turn to cinder We turn to dust Abiogenesis has nothing on us We turn to cinder We turn to dust Half-life dead stop
7.
Idiot Me 05:51
I don’t hear the whispers, idiot me I don’t take the hints now, idiot me. Half the time I’m driving blind In the foggy road that is my life I don’t know where I’m going, idiot me. Now I can’t read the signs now, idiot me Unaware of dangers, idiot me There’s a closed road up ahead It’s hard to tell why I’m not dead Pedal to the floor now, idiot me Nothing seems to open up my eyes I’m just an idiot I can’t differentiate the lies I’m just an idiot Nothing seems to open up my eyes I’m just an idiot I can’t differentiate the lies I’m just an idiot, idiot Now I can’t read the signs now, idiot me Unaware of dangers, idiot me There’s a closed road up ahead It’s hard to tell why I’m not dead Pedal to the floor now, idiot me
8.
Lost 06:56
Left alone in this desert I’m a billion miles from anywhere Floating lost and I’m weightless I can feel the end is drawing near There’s nothing here for you There’s nothing left to lose Lost I’m hollow here Communication error Sent off course years ago And all you take for granted Are things I’ve since forgotten There’s nothing here for you There’s nothing left to lose Lost I’m hollow here No rain, no clouds No conversation No message from the ground No inspiration There’s nothing here (no air) No breathing here (no air) I set the charge as a warning I can hope they see my sign Lost I’m hollow here 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
9.
Quarantine 04:24
Reaching out through global wires We gaze across the digital spires No hands to hold but the words transpire Counting friends which we acquire We make the daily pilgrimage We read the words and see the image Bow our heads as we acknowledge We’re building gods out of nicad voltage (vocoder) Binding networks for colonization No desires for tactile sensation Gaining knowledge through instant translation Speaking only in abbreviation Connected, disconnected, so serene in this quarantine Connected, disconnected, so serene in this quarantine They are well known, but all alone Touch the screen. It’s like a dream Connected, disconnected, so serene in this quarantine Connected, disconnected, so serene in this quarantine Extending out our mortality Bound to machine anatomically We shall make this transcendency And finish life through LCD (vocoder)
10.
Euthanasia 05:59
With a lethargic heart its getting much colder in here Pound my lethargic heart It feels so much older it won’t start I can’t when my skeleton tries to crawl out from under my skin Sometimes it feels like I’ll never, ever win. And it feels like a million times just now Or it fells like a trillion hours just passed Over me, and through me, off of me I’m so uncomfortable kill me Reach into my chest a second time Take my heart it cant be called a crime Just rip, and pull, and tear it out It’s almost dead it’s all burned out Rip it out – it’s almost dead its euthanasia With my aging heart I’m almost saddened by you but I’ll remember the time when I was much younger and I had never been shaken then and I can’t forget all those many, many times because of you I plugged into so many machines With a congested heart its just too hard to see clear With these thickened veins I’ll sit and smoke and wonder how it still works And if I think of you I can hear this old heart sputter though Sometimes it feels like I’ll never, ever, ever forgive you
11.
River 03:51
Next to the water As the clouds came in They found another She was face down again Bound and tied the violence showed Though it happened long ago This green river still flows The ground opens wide Reveals the secrets She was holding on to so tight We dig through the night Evidence of crimes below If there was a motive we may never know And this green river flows Meanwhile above us Something caught our eye And just for a moment It streaked across the sky Where it landed no one knows Up in the mountains I suppose And this green river still flows
12.
Home 04:24
A lot of things are on my mind So many things I can’t describe Walking circles on this floor Wearing holes in the world Damnation No sensation I’ve been patient here But nothing is happening It never felt like coming home with you (around again) It never felt like coming home with you around (again) I framed the shot so long ago Emoting scenes from a silent show Been improvising takes Now I’ve run off the page Frustration No elation I’ve been acting here But nothing is happening It never felt like coming home with you (around again) It never felt like coming home with you around (again) It never felt like coming home with you (around again) It never felt like coming home with you around (again)

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When I work on an album I usually have a theme and set genre - which is why I often work on several albums at once. This time, I decided to just write and record whatever happened in the studio and go with it. Nothing decided, no framework. Just explore and see what happens.

Of every album I've done, I think I'm most proud of this one.

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released July 22, 2015

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