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Long Last

by David Ian Harrell

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1.
It Begins 02:47
2.
In Kind 02:37
How long ago Did time leave us behind? Do you mean to Leave us in kind? Night falls Hope stalls From the shadows comes a voice Of one who knows When will you be willing To see what it shows? Night falls Your past calls How late Is too late? How long ago Did you leave us behind? You knew you’d run away to A place we’d never find
3.
Chambered 03:21
Of all of the tales that you’ve told The oldest will never grow old Tell me what I want to hear Anything to keep me near What makes you think that I have a clue? What makes you think I know more than you? I can’t tell you what you have to say I can’t tell you how to get away Will all the rules stay the same Once it’s no longer a game? Who will be first to give in Once there’s nothing left to win? What makes you think that I have a clue? What makes you think I know more than you? I can’t tell you what you have to say I can’t tell you how to get away Whenever we’re in the same room I can't tell who’s tormenting whom I know you'd never think twice To make me your last sacrifice
4.
I heard you might stop by today For a drink before you go on your way To meet a certain someone you don’t want to see To meet a certain someone Who certainly wouldn’t want to meet me He was a friend of yours Between the wars Or aren’t you really sure What it means to be you Now that there’s nothing left to do For men like us No need to uncover unnerving thoughts After all it took to get them in the ground But if it’s all the same to you I’d rather not pretend That things are different this time around Did I hear you say He was a friend of yours Between the wars Or don’t you really know What anything means Now that the men of means Have closed their doors To unsettled scores And shaking hands With unsettling plans You know I wish you the best Your trip will surely not be in vain But I hope there’s a jacket In that suitcase of yours Because it looks as though It’s surely going to rain He was a friend of yours Between the wars Or aren’t you really sure What it means to be you Now that there’s nothing left to do For the rest of the day Would you say He was a friend of yours Between the wars Or don’t you really know What anything means Now that the men of means Have gone away
5.
Redwood 04:58
You are a fool For staring with such dread At what may lie ahead I am a fool For staring with such fear At what may lie behind If I could suggest Somewhere we could fix Our eyes instead I’d say that if we Can’t see the ground beneath our feet We might as well be blind Clinging to a drowning dream Of a better past Bound down by elastic lies Never meant to last Telling me there’s little use In so much of what we do Telling me there’s little use In asking you We would be wise To spend a little less time Asking what might be So what do you say We stand above our fears And see what we can see Clinging to a drowning dream Of a better past Bound down by elastic lies Never meant to last Telling me there’s little use In so much of what we do Telling me there’s little use In asking you
6.
From the Den 06:37
Silence Fills your ears Feeds your fears Ever since you learned Of that place To which you wish you could return But if you did you’d learn It was never as it seemed So tell me Where will you go Now that you know There is nothing Left behind you Leaving only What you cannot see Leaving no one to say What might be In this quiet Not wishing to be broken By words not to be spoken Ever again In the shadows That fill your head Left the day for dead Before it began So tell me Where will you go Now that you know There is nothing Left behind you Leaving only What you cannot see Leaving no one to say What might be Freedom From fading voices Forsaken choices That pinned you to the ground Now that silence Is your closest friend Leads you to the end Of that droning sound So tell me Where will you go Now that you know There is nothing Left behind you Leaving only What you cannot see Leaving no one to say What might be
7.
From your room with a view Of the end of it all You knew just what to do When you heard the call I know you know And I know you can’t say Where you’d go If it all fell apart today Is this all you need Is there nothing more? I never should have agreed To follow you through that door No way to say How many hours remain But for this one last day There’s no use in feeling pain
8.
At the Seams 04:51
9.
Woolen 03:32
Inside, outside How much does it matter After the high tide Who we were meant to be? Come one, come all How much does it matter After the rainfall What we were meant to see? Everything we were so sure would last Just because it had survived the past Take it, leave it How much does it matter If you believe it Your hopes are real enough Coming, going How much does it matter When the wind’s blowing Who waits to call your bluff? Everything we were so sure would last Just because it had survived the past Everything we were so sure we knew Doesn’t help us if it isn’t true Run away Don’t look back You mustn’t be First to crack Run away Don’t hold on When you return This will all be gone Giving, taking Anything to keep Your heart from breaking To get you through one last night Beginning, ending Countless letters You won’t be sending Knowing that no one was right Everything we were so sure would last Just because it had survived the past Everything we were so sure we knew Doesn’t help us
10.
Dates 04:15
11.
Molasses 05:56
Though you left in the fall Your shadow clings to the wall And fills my empty chair All the echoes have died Leaving nothing inside But memories of what was there All you have to do All you have to do Is look through So much time has passed Since I saw you last Your face grows dim in my mind I’m sure I’ll never know Why you had to go You left me nothing to find All you have to do All you have to do Is see through

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released February 4, 2014

Recorded at Ape Trax Studio by Jason Tallungan.
Mastered at Experimental Sound Studio by Alex Inglizian.

All songs written and performed by David Ian Harrell except:

Marc Bonadies: bass on In Kind, Chambered, From the Den, and Molasses
Michael Burr: drums on Chambered and Molasses
Jason Tallungan: drums on From the Den

Cover photo by David Ian Harrell. Cover design by Mike Dornseif.

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