"Made in a playful mood on a playful day, with scratch vocals and lyrics never meant to remain. Over time these things set and cure and it gets hard to remove them. Made in the same batch of material as Whites, originally intended for a cassette release on Seth Olinsky's Lightning Records that never happened. Fell out of love with this. Dave shredded all over it. Fell back in like with it. Didn't know what to do with it. Wanted to end the comp with William Tyler's achingly gorgeous instrumental. Then decided to sabotage the beauty, as I often do, by playing out on a hysterical note. Consider it a bonus track. I hope it makes you smile."
lyrics
Hold these designs as closely your children
And concentrate on everything that you love
Until you seem to fly
Though sometimes you fail (with a masculine shudder)
You’ll be protected by the camera.
Do something wrong
Invest and watch it grow
And notice the way that scared little kid still shows
(The way light decides to give up on motion at absolute zero)
So we can mystify the data.
Captains of Industry: are you listening now?
Wake me when you’re ready for the blood and dancing
You and I are not alone
I’m an Actor
You’re in Casting
Weakness in design
And failure in execution
Resulted in friends that hurried to leave the room
In fact they seemed to fly
Like horses in fear
Like Believers at a party
that celebrates all this nothing that’s inside us.
Disciples of Hysteria: Are you listening now?
Slap me when you’re ready for an end to this dancing
You and I were created wrong
You’re a sound and I’m a sentence.
(But want me, hold me, lift me up, lead me on).
credits
from Greys,
released August 28, 2019
All instruments recorded, performed, and mixed, by Shannon Fields at The Run-In, Jordanville, NY; Except electric guitars performed by Dave Scanlon.
supported by 7 fans who also own “Instructions (Whites Outtake)”
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