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I Was A Fire

by Eldest Son

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Zero two two seven one nine seven five Good morning dear captain you've made it alive Now take a deep breath and just soak up the scene Enjoy these few moments while the slate is still clean There's a house with a kitchen, a bath and a bed There's a wood burning stove and a roof overhead There's land to be worked, there are tools in the shed A good life to be had, a family to break bread Now if thats not enough and one day you decide That you cannot suppress your desire to fly There are books on the bookshelves, manuals and guides Build yourself a shuttle and leave it behind What goes up cannot come down You've got to leave the atmosphere to achieve the sound You know that
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Transmitter 04:22
Oh my, how long have I been away? The stars they won't say The moon, a comforting sight Now in the distance, a pinpoint of light My craft, the delicate face of a watch ticking in space Silent, the sounds of the night Absent the fruits of this flight The transmitters up but there is no receiver The captain now knows he has no use for either I'm standing by my decision to leave her Just give him a sign, make him a believer Give him a sign, make him a believer Give him a sign, make him a believer The transmitters up but there is no receiver Give him a sign, make him a believer Give him a sign, make him a believer The transmitters up but there is no receiver
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Moon A 00:48
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Prospectors 03:43
The skies they turn from blue to gray The more you do the day to day The earth is still, the air is thick You're slowly getting used to it The winds they shift from east to west You know a change is for the best You strike a deal you hope to find Some time and space on down the line The skies they turn from green to red The blood it rushes to your head The earth you move, the walls you shake The more you build the more you break Bakers baking the bread while the housekeepers make the beds Managers walk with purpose through the isles Fixing your tires, running the cable wires, sorting the mail into piles Down in the hole you nailed in the batter boards, Began in the basement and worked your way up You rehearsed, you reviewed, you got the audition Now you're ready to star in the show You move, you shake You move, you shake The more you build, the more you break There is no part for this actor He's all wrong, he's all wrong He'll never work Did you picture yourself in the prospectors union With a handful of cash and the will to begin Calling the shots on the next renovation, well, That didn't sound so bad You know what they say, "the first rule of business is know what the fuck your talking about." If you act like a child, you better speak like a man There's no one to hold your hand You move, you shake You move, you shake The more you build, the more you break If there's an art to this labor It's long gone, it's fallen out of favor The more you build, the more you break The more you build, the more you break The more you build, the more you break The more you build, the more you break
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Moon B 01:28
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Sugar 01:44
I touch your hips it feels like home All the places I have known I need you pressed against my chest, Unbuttoned, my hands under your dress I feel your lips, I taste your tongue Again like they've never been gone Between your legs, heels on my back Pull my hair baby as you cum I want to steal a little bit I need another spoonful, my love The sweetness I've been longing for I cannot wait I need some more I wanna steal a little sugar I cannot wait I want some more, my love I wanna steal a little sugar I'm here i'm knocking at your door, my love I wanna steal a little sugar I wanna taste the sweetest thing, my love
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Moon C 00:54
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Blimp 02:29
At 5000 feet up in the air I'm flying just under the clouds I'm a birthday balloon on the ceiling You're just waiting for me to come down I'm not thinking about crashing your party This envelope's just gonna blow Wherever the wind wants to take it As high as we can possibly go I went down to the gallows I was searching for a soul I climbed up to the rafters That's when I let go I fell into the city Walked out to the bay I saw the clouds start to gather I can still hear them say How high do you think you can fly How high do you think you can fly How high do you think you can fly How high do you think you can fly
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I keep finding these stories Stories that you've left behind All romance and fiction Abandoned in my mind Oh the pictures you've painted All for me to wear Like the emperors new clothes Oh I've been a fool
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This house is holy We pray the rosary A sanctimonious castle for a new born king These stain glass windows light joyful mysteries The ghosts are gone, the old guitarist sits and weeps I want to ask him how he makes it through the day Knowing he's got nothing to say I want to ask him if it hurts to know that he is gonna burn in effigy My nose is clean but there's still a messy scene I hear your words but they're not making any sense to me I see how people go crazy and I think My time has come, it's happening now as we speak Come back, come back, come heal us come mend us I know, I know we abused your kindness I want to remember oh memory find us Please can we call it temporary blindness The boy has grown His shoes no longer fit The coast is clear but we can't make a run for it I see the future A stadium, a track Inscribing circles Inside my my we're running laps Come back, come back, come heal us come mend us I know, I know we abused your kindness I want to remember oh memory find us Please can we call it temporary blindness Come back, come back, come heal us come mend us I know, I know we abused your kindness I want to remember oh memory find us Please can we call it temporary blindness
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Moon D 01:16
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Aeternus 02:50
Thought you were an angel, boy You thought that you were Just smile and everyone should adore you and they would All along, swinging the wrecking ball just because you could Boy, you better learn to use your powers for good You had the best intentions but it all slipped away It's true, you're irresponsible in every way Still flipping cars and setting fires in the woods Boy, you better learn to use your powers for good I'm not a monster but my idle hands are the devils workshop I do love all my friends Just forgive me now I know I won't stop I'm not a criminal but I've taken things I know I'll never give back I'm not an angel but I do have wings I built them from scratch I'm not a monster but my idle hands are the devils workshop I do love all my friends Just forgive me now I know I won't stop
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I Was A Fire 04:03
I was a fire I spat up on the mountain side I was the sea I swallowed ships that tempted me I was the son The eldest and her only one When I rose the birds all sang triumphant songs I saw the beast, water dripping from his nose I saw the lions rip the flesh right from his bones I saw the whale emerge and flash a moonlit tale I saw the man obsessed die with and empty hand Been looking for the green grass Been searching for a seed Collecting precious metals from land, space and sea Standing in the twilight, not sure who to be So far from my true love So far from what I need When I was a child, I used to dream the most fantastic dreams Now when I close my eyes I only dream about the country side Some mornings I do wake up to the sound of crashing waves But when I rise the birds sing songs I do not recognize Hold me close and tell me there's a comfort to this age Beyond the city's haze, beyond the cabin with the fireplace They're going down the list I know they're gonna call my name So hold me close and tell me there's a comfort to this age I was a fire I was the sea I was the son The only one
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I built a ship to sail away I took my time, stayed true to my philosophy I built a ship to sail away I made a deal with the captain way back in the day I built a ship to sail away I told my mom and dad that I had learned a trade Now I've been gone for 50 years and 40 days I'm standing at the door Someone's calling me A voice I've never heard before A melody so sweet Could it be, that it's all finally catching up with me? Weightlessness I've become disengaged from every thing and everyone So light, so lucid, so clear I'm floating up into the atmosphere Left my troubles behind My body's formed a union with my state of mind I've said all my goodbyes If I believed i'd say see you on the other side
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Moon E 01:29

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released July 16, 2013

Written and produced by Eldest Son
Mixed by Albert Di Fiore at the Rumpus Room
Vocals, rhodes, bass and drum programming by Eldest Son
Drums recorded by Albert Di Fiore at the Rumpus Room
Additional recording by Brendan Tobin
Live drums by Ahmed Gallab
Live drums on Blimp by Riff Richards

Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering NYC

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