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Carcosa

by Archabald

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1.
There is a place where time stands still Where clocks won’t move All the ones who travel here will never leave again Lovers never have to part Children never grow old And in this place what’s mine is yours ‘cause our lungs have breathed their last Save me, did you get what you wanted? Or did this count for nothing? Did you take your life to give to me? A dream within a dream Of a place where we find our fears are stilled Sleep now weak and jealous moon Your grief is wasted on a terrible world Life is filled with disappointment So she chose to stop her heart so the sadness won’t find her You can argue that it’s noble to live life Or that it’s better to give up into the fight There’s a man inside his study with a picture of a woman She held his heart captive when she’d walk into the room But now she’s a memory She’s now just a memory
2.
Dark Door 04:15
Don't try to carry the weight of the world It will crush you Carrying your own heart can be heavy enough There isn't a dark thought you've had that hasn't been had before Outside the door last night I saw the darkness creep in, trying to swallow the light. It looked like a squid covered in ink, I think I saw it creeping in over the door jam, pulling into the room making US feel like boat starting to sink. I won't let us sink Not just yet I'll fight that demon for the both of us While I've still got strength left on I get weary from fighting the common mistakes of men. I don't want the mis-steps I take to shake us up again. Every whim I have is not meant to be acted on Every night with your body there but you're gone is another night the dark ink got in, I touch you, but there's no one inside the skin. There’s no one inside your skin When you’re with me there is nothing but a shell Did the dead give up because of a secret? Or is it just a dream to think that it’s all for a reason Because when you cry, you’re crying out where are you God? God, where the fuck are you? We are killing ourselves and I wish I could hear You We're killing each other I thought I was near to You I thought it was clear that we were what was dear to You I'm losing her while I'm losing You What am I supposed to do? The darkness is heavy, the ink is spreading this feels like an ending. I don't want to be done. The slow fade harder than the clean cut. Will you still love me in the famine as when you loved me during the harvest? Like when we thought we’d won the world There’s still life within these bones I’m not ready to give into the fire I want to dream of a future My dear, This is it, the most real it can get. Can you feel it yet? I can feel hope rumbling in the rafters. Can you feel it now? You think if it feels good it's the devil and if it feels bad it is god. It's all wrong. It's twisted up with both our guts bursting with uncertainty. It's hurting me, I know it hurts you too. I feel it too, I honestly do. I need you. You are the fuel that feeds the fire in me. I miss your smile. You’re wrong, you’re wrong...you still mean the world to me But you’re gone, you’re gone every time we start to speak I know it’s hard sometimes to say what you are worth And even harder when you’re dealing with the hurt So save your pride to find some strength to put into your life, your life Believe me when I tell you I need you I promise myself I won't kill myself I swear to God I won’t kill myself
3.
Ichabod 04:13
I’ve been told to put my uniform away The public wants to forget there’s a war Before the days we could say we were winning They struck fear in our hearts by blocking out the sun And I feel their eyes watching It’s not like it was back when soldiers were gods among men You say we are the ones winning Then why are we living in fear?? They’re coming, nobody cares to start running When the air burns like fire we’ll be too far gone When the new world is here they won’t care about us There were times when I could say I was alone And I was always afraid of the world Then at the dawn of the fall of this empire it became so clear…that everyone’s the same They’re coming, nobody cares to start running When the air burns like fire we’ll be too far gone When the new world is here they won’t care about us They don’t care about you And you don’t care about them....
4.
I’m afraid, that these words will sound petty at best. I’m afraid someday my thoughts will dry up and there will be nothing left. I’m afraid of what you’ll think of me and when you won’t remember me. If you do remember me, please remember me kindly and if I lose myself along the way, please gently remind me of who I am. I’m afraid someday I’ll scream these words into an empty room and the only response is reverb bouncing off the back that compounds and consumes, that excites and exhumes feelings of doubt. Is it worth it? Is it worth it? Can you still feel it when the cold hits? When the cold snap hits the back of your neck and all you feel is regret? I’m afraid of this winter coming up, because this last one I almost gave everything up. I almost threw caution into the wind. Walked out the door to head east and never come back again. You said if I left you’d be afraid you’d kill yourself, not as a threat, but it was something you couldn’t help. I hate this because I can barely help myself. You would not think that a brilliant man Was walking away without blood on his hands ‘Cause greed was the only thing that colored his thoughts And every single step in the night while you sleep But you would not care to run away It takes but a slip of the hand for your life to end They run quick match their rhythm to stay alive To make it to the end with air in your lungs and a beat in your chest. I’m afraid of my dreams becoming more pleasant than reality to the point I don’t want to deal with the real. The Prince still steals my breath sometimes. But I’ve learned to cut out his tongue and focus on the reality that grinds away at us. I’m afraid I’ll put my head on the pillow and you won’t be there when everything fades to black. I’m afraid I’ll go to kiss you and you won’t want to kiss me back. I’m afraid I won’t be good enough to keep you around, but by God I’ll try. You’re free to walk, but I hope you'll stay. I’m afraid of losing you to pride or death some day. I’m afraid I’ll run out of the right things to say. Don’t do it for me, do it for life, do it for the future (I don’t want one without you) Please see life through. See through me. This is all I’ve got, if it’s not good enough I’m sorry. I’m trying. (You still don’t care that you promised your heart, your love your life to me) I thought someday we’d meet again at The Glassy Sea. I’d be waiting for you, or you would be waiting for me. I guess the promises you made were empty.
5.
Stay On 04:51
You laid there balled up on the kitchen floor. Through short breaths you got out; “What’s the point anymore?” I don’t know what to tell you, so I’ll just hold you I’ve got the same dark shit running through my own head. I’ll try my best to be strong for you. I hope you’ll do your best to stay on Stay on with me. You’re sailing to Carcosa. I’ll miss you. I’ll still love you.

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There is no hope here

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released July 13, 2018

Recorded/Produced by Andy Othling
Mixed by Beau Burchell
Mastered by Mike Kalajian

Vocals/Guitar - Randy Bowen
Vocals/Synth - Stefan Tomlinson
Guitar/Bass/Synth - Andy Othling
Drums - Jacob Fox

Special thanks to Daniel Rose (www.rosephotoandsound.com) for making the Carcosa documentary

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