I’ve been here before.
A road of cobblestone. I’ve been left alone.
Trees are far too high.
The sun is blue tonite. Screaming in the sky.
The ground below has opened. I float into the air.
Boulders against the stars. Oh, this is the life I’m dreaming.
Sparks shooting through the dust. Dying in the air I’m breathing.
Turning in the wind.
Burning at my skin. Now the war begins.
Everything is red.
Faces of the dead. Rocks and lightning.
They’ve blown the green to Kansas. I want to wake up now.
Boulders against the stars. Oh, this is the life I’m dreaming.
Sparks shooting through the dust. Dying in the air I’m breathing.
Looking for the darkest spot in the whitest light.
Broken up and shorted out. Only smoke outside.
Though these evil threats are gone this pounding in my head goes on.
Wake up in the dark.
Footsteps in the street. Never sleep again.
Boulders against the stars. Oh, this is the life I’m dreaming.
Sparks shooting through the dust. Dying in the air I’m breathing.
credits
from Irresponsible Boy,
released May 15, 2009
Tim Ellis - Lead Guitar, Movie Monster Guitar
Jim Walker - Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Samples, Lead Vocals, BG Vocals
The Oakland singer's latest album imagines the power struggle between man and nature as a slow, steady tempest of dark folk. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2019