Electric bolt
Shot through her brain, separating past from future
And she shook on the table, shook on the table, shook on the table
Legs out
Stiff as little arrows, pointing the way to the future
Blood on her mouth, she was shaking in my arms, blood on her soft white mouth
Empty eyes
Green as sea glass
Dark as the sea
Without a lighthouse
Don't say it
Saying it makes it real
Keep the word in your mouth like a bloody tooth that you can't stand to pull out
Don't say it
Saying it makes it real
Keep the word in your mouth, don't say the word, don't say the word, don't ever let it--
Out in the snow in front of the shelter, I held the body of a red-tailed hawk
Cradled like a baby, still warm from the beating of the little red heart before the little heart stopped
I asked her why it had to die
She said it was blind, blind from the blood in its eyes
I hold her tight
Her eyes cloud like sea glass
I beg for time
But I feel it slip past
Don't say it
Saying it makes it real
Keep the word in your mouth like a bloody tooth that you can't stand to pull out
Don't say it
Saying it makes it real
Keep the word in your mouth, don't say the word, don't say the word, don't ever let it out
Don't say it
Saying it makes it real
Keep the word in your mouth like a bloody tooth that you can't stand to pull out
Don't say it
Saying it makes it real
Keep the word in your mouth, don't say the word, don't say the word, don't ever let it out
A surprisingly tender and intimate concept record about long distance love from Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers/Head Wound City. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 30, 2019
Dreamy, intricate guitar pop from Oakland's Absent City; splashes of accordion, sitar, lap steel, and mandolin add textural richness. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 26, 2020
These tracks are straightforward and concise, never relying on gauzy metaphors to complicate her declarations of love. Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 20, 2017