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The Torchbearer
03:13
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~lyrics~
the silence speaks:
“you’ll be buried sullen and empty.”
your family’s shame
kept beside you at all times.
it’s the same battered resolve.
the soil behaves
as if you’re finally loving again.
the leaves decay
atop the envy we knew you’d repressed.
now, you are all that you hate.
on some hazy day,
when your return swallows me whole,
i’ll know to speak
in ways the summer couldn’t defend.
the silence heaves:
“leave your resentment where it belongs.”
did you catch the light through the cracks?
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2. |
Palindrome
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3. |
Wreath
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4. |
Ludlow
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5. |
The Receiver
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Holden
04:00
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~lyrics~
it’s after we’ve lied about
having gone to sleep
i desperately repeat:
“you are not my missing piece.”
but if it’s peace i want then
how do i surrender
your gilded sighs, your grip, and
the crook of your neck?
how ageless is the want
to plunge headfirst in the water;
the surge of feeling like
you’re held by something bigger?
and i’ve tried to starve my need
to be led by the hand
to who i’m meant to be.
if i could be still you know
i would. besides, it’s easier to lie.
and when i lift my arms above my head
i pray that i am lifted instead.
defenestrated
by a force unseen
oh believer, is it
ever really up to me?
how ageless is the want
to plunge headfirst in the water;
the surge of feeling like
you’re held by something bigger?
and i’ve tried to starve my need
to be led by the hand
to who i’m meant to be.
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7. |
Egret
03:43
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~lyrics~
“if i should say less,
would that leave you wanting more?”
“is that what you learned
against your parents’ door?”
a child of white noise
and mirrors painted over.
we fucked up when
we collared our old lives.
it’s hard to swallow
all the bloodlust.
a door forced open,
like teeth to tile.
a tempest.
“did you guess we’d
tear one another to shreds?
is that why you spend your time
tearing up your skin instead?”
“you thought me gleaming,
a flash behind your eyes.
i think it fair that
i deny myself that pride.”
i am playing
out an old dream:
a row of egrets;
your father spoke of
sympathy
a bird leans in close,
it whispers something
of scarcely tempered rage.
i speak it back to you;
you’re silent.
in the backseat, both
our first and last times,
i didn’t mean to make our bed,
but god, i feel cold as i lie in it.
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8. |
Revenant
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9. |
Seraph
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10. |
The Woolgatherer
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11. |
Kept
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Corsicana Denver, Colorado
hi! ben here. me & my friends make indie rock/dream pop with some added bleep bloops <3
Corsicana recommends:
Everything, All at Once
by These Bashful Claws
a wonderful, wonderful album by a very talented individual. perfect balance of the serene/pensive and climactic/lush.
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absolutely imperative for any fans of shoegaze. a very rare case of a band returning after extended hiatus and impressing in every possible way.
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alex is one of the best songwriters out there, IMO. such an amazingly warm, human record that i constantly find new ways of connecting with.
go to albumIf you like Corsicana, you may also like:
Fans of Galaxie 500 and Lush are invited to sink into this lovely record of shimmery dream pop from Toronto group Tallies.
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The Los Angeles power duo explore a world of "guitars, grunge, and gas station burritos" on their debut album, a riff-fueled road trip.
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Glowing Red On The Shore EP
by The fin.
Smart breezy indie-pop from Kobe, Japan. Sophisticated tunes with neat guitar work and dreamy vocals.
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