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Gold & Gravity

by The Seventh Word

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1.
So, what became of all of that beauty? Slowly decayed into a simple sense of duty . . . What do I need? What am I missing? Only the truth that you’re so readily dismissing. We had it all, until we lost it on the way. That’s another story . . . Where are you now? I’m only guessing: Meeting somebody who thinks you should be confessing... What do I know? Nothing you told me. Now all I need are someone else’s arms to hold me We learned the hard way: in the end, we owe ourselves. And now I’ll crawl back on the shelf . . .
2.
They shouldn't have to tempt us with a meaning or a telegenic cast; The time between our meeting and our parting will all soon enough be past. Necessities and sympathies that surface in the middle of our path Have poisoned us and shut us off from all the things we knew were meant to last And when it first occurs to you, The distance and the attitude Will shift enough to let the changes through The meaning you've expected and projected onto everything you knew Has started to escape and rearrange itself around a simple truth And when it first occurs to you, the timing and the attitude Will shift enough to let the changes through Beneath the soil and sympathy and symmetry we've strained to scramble through The mysteries of history are buried like a seed inside of you
3.
Doubt 02:57
The most insistent pain, the most exacting costs The feeling of deception here, beneath this crumbling cross No way to make it right, nothing to be undone I never thought to doubt you, but that time has finally come What I have never had, could never count as lost but all these things dissolve into the noise and the exhaust I found the strength to lose you I lost the words to pray My faith has been confounded by the ignorance and shame What I have never had, could never count as lost The feeling of deception there, beneath that crumbling cross The dream has faded fast, our time has finally come I don’t believe in anything I can’t touch with my tongue I taste the air around me But I can’t speak your name Some things might seem uncertain, but it’s easier this way
4.
All those words, carved in stone all those voices and those bones all that time all alone as we drove along those roads in the end, i was wrong, I was weak, you were strong All those songs in the air all that patience and that care, by a thread, by a hair with your history laid bare in the end, you were right plain as day, plain as night Let it come; let it go Oh, no all those words in the air all that power and despair time has come, you're not there I've got nothing to declare in the end, you were wrong, i was there, you were gone Let it come; let it go Oh, no
5.
When in the night I saw you falling I heard you calling "Come back to me". You were the one who I could come to Who I could run to, dream after dream. "I'll be waiting", you kept saying. If only that were true - hesitations, cool evasions, too . . . "Day follows night", you told me softly: It bounced right off me, so many times. Down from the dark, a million questions in all directions, and still no light. "I'll be waiting", you keep saying While I just wait for you - Cold white sheets and empty avenues.
6.
I had the perfect plan, To follow when you ran. I practiced all my moves, Said things I knew weren't true. I should have taken a bigger bite; The future's looking bright. We were supposed to lose, We never heard the news. You had the perfect view, But my calls were all refused. We should have started a different fight; The future's looking bright. I was unnerved by the noise, and the curves of the road and the girl, and the spin of the world. The blank, averted eyes; The orders we defied; We tried to stand a chance Against the last advance It wasn't easy, it wasn't right; The future's looking bright.
7.
Toothpaste 02:21
Toothpaste hides the taste of tooth decay, but nothing seems to change from day to day. There’s hors d’ouevres decomposing on a Chinese crystal tray, but when I look outside, the streets are open wide with both directions looking just the same. The window’s cracked, and rain keeps pouring in. There’s nothing more than crumbs left in the tin. The neighbor’s girl is staring, like I’m crawling with sin, and on a magazine, the teenage movie queen is drooling carelessly onto her chin. I’m hearing muffled voices bleeding through the walls, and footsteps keep on thundering through the halls. The telephone’s not ringing, but it seems like you should call, and sometimes late at night I pull my bandage tight and wonder what will happen when I fall . . .
8.
The darkness at the edges of the day reminded me of what I meant to say. A little late: the story of my life In shadows of the silence and the knife. The daytime yielded gently to the night; you always put up some kind of a fight. The dollars and the days that pass us by while waiting on the silence and the knife. In solitude the father sells his soul; the darkness at the limits of control; the fear that eats the edges of this life, at rest beneath the silence and the knife.
9.
Cain 02:58
God told Cain, "I'll eat your grain, and the ripe, sweet fruit of the vine. But sweeter still is a good clean kill, and the fresh, sweet fat from the base of the spine." Cain sat on a stone, down by the river alone, and tried to think of a way to get free from the sight of the Lord, whom his brother adored, but who made Cain get down on his knees. Then, down at his feet, what looked like fresh meat: he saw a rock that was the color of blood. Cain picked up the stone, and he wandered on home to the field where his brother stood. “If God likes meat, I’ll give him something to eat”, he said, as his brother fell to the ground. Cain tasted the blood and said, “I don’t know about God, but I can dance to that bone-breaking sound!”
10.
√-1 02:28
How does the time go? I don't know. And where did the girl go? She went back home. So where do I go? To the √-1. The children are lying, asleep in their beds. Their parents are frightened, right out of their heads. But all they're frightened of is the √-1 And all they're lying for is the √-1 All the things you were promised, way back in your youth: A moment to shine and some positive proof. While you were fighting for the √-1 and you were dying for the √-1 What do we need, and what do we get? Nothing right now, and nothing quite yet. But what we're waiting for is the √-1 And all we've really got is the √-1 How does the time go? I don't know And where did the girl go? She went back home. So where do I go? To the √-1 How do I go? To the √-
11.
Miss America 02:09
Where shall we go, my insatiable lady? What shall we do with the time on our hands? What can we say to the fools who mislead us and leave us to lie in the sand? Desperate measures are cold consolation, and nothing can burn like the sun in our eyes. All of the horses are beaten to battle by men they pretend to defy. What can i give you, invincible baby, that you couldn't have with the wink of an eye? The weather is calm, but you're losing your patience, while waiting for storms to arise. Desperate men often seek to persuade you: I'm sorry to see that you've finally succumbed. Maybe one day we can settle the difference, and live with the lies that we love.
12.
All I've Got 03:14
The last time that I saw you, you waited at the door, and told me that you didn't have the patience anymore. You gave me what I asked for: you told me what was true, but all I want, and all i need, and all I've got is you. The bills were paid, but memories fade: the easy days were through. The sun dipped in the gutter and the storm was fighting through. We hedged our bets and moved along that downtown avenue, and all I want, and all i need, and all I've got is you. I'll keep the motor running and I'll try to leave the city with a guarantee. This meeting's called to order and I'll let you know when it's okay for you to leave. You didn't want to be let down easy, you didn't want to be free. You should have left all the dirty work to me. The first time that I saw you, you waited at the door and told me that you weren't afraid of dying anymore. It's not a hope, it's not a bet, it's not so hard to see that all I want, and all I need, and all I've got is me.
13.
Emptiness 02:17
I’m lazy, I suppose, and nothing worries me. (The limits of this lie are nowhere to be seen.) ‘Cause I need something, but I want you. The people on the street are saying I’m to blame for what you did to me. They’re whispering my name. ‘Cause I had something when I had you: Emptiness.

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released November 7, 2014

Recorded and Produced by The Seventh Word

mixed by Rubin Nizri at NR Studios
mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering

Recorded at Strawberry Hill Farm, Wolfeboro, NH
Additional recording at ∞, Brooklyn, NY; 40 Exchange Place, New York, NY; NR Studios, New York, NY

All songs by Isaiah Singer © 2012, Worm’s Eye Music (except 1,3,4,10, & 12 by Isaiah Singer and Nelson Salis, © 2012 Worm’s Eye Music and Angry Guru Music). All rights reserved.

Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Harmonica, Keyboards - Isaiah Singer
Drums, Percussion - Nelson Salis

String arrangement on “A Perfect Plan” - Sean Hagerty
Violins - Sean Hagerty
Cello - Caleigh Drane

Electric Piano on “Miss America” - Douglas Rushkoff

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