Gabby, I'd hoped that one day we'd get to see this through
Maybe you'd come for me and I could cover you
But this is not a pop song. Run away from here or never get anywhere
I built this war machine of parts from every headstrong little girl who stood over there
Gabby, I'm not your life but you're hardly Christ, I swear
See how I've drawn your blood, my redemption wasn't there
Ambitious little pop star, deeper than every diversion you're caught up in
You want the same thing that we all say in the quiet, for this life to not hurt again
You're like a brother, tell me all the things I never knew
You're like a sister, tell me what it was they said to you
If what I'll know by then now is true
Then everything turned out okay, Gabby
I've been in two worlds, they were mine and yours. They hardly shared anything
I put a universe between them in my favorite dream. You probably never hear me sing
You're like a brother, tell me all the things I never knew
You're like a sister, tell me what it was they said to you
If what I'll know by then now is true
Then everything turned out okay, Gabby
Now all the people in the world are in their right place, boy and girl
It's hard to say who's right or wrong when everybody's come undone
Now all the people in the world are in their right place, boy and girl
It's hard to say I'm right or wrong, my privileged place within the poem
credits
from How to Build a Hole,
released May 31, 2019
Credits:
Mark Cuthbertson: vocals, bass, guitar, synth,
Josh Hanlon: synth
Mark "Bucky" Wheaton: drums
Jace Lasek: shaker
There is not much bettter than listening to Tom/Uncle Larry play the guitar and listen to his compositions. A true master !! If you like guitarists with touch and taste instead of showing off you will absolutely love this album !! vpo6
Something of a meditative flow that feels more important than whatever he is playing at a given moment. Occasional monolithic phrases and delicate shaping of feedback sculpt time. errantzephyr
I can't count the amount of times I've listened to this and the amount of people I've shared it with that love it just as much. Amazingly musical. Lemuel Hayes
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Bright, gorgeous, bashing songs from these Belgian shoegazers that never lose track of melody amidst the waves of distortion. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 23, 2023