Talons of Empathy

by Soot

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1.	Planeswalker 03:53	lyrics	buy track
would the night break for a bow between brothers One with a dagger at the throat of the other Whispering the reasons for his revenge Gonna Catch that evil in a mason jar Shake it up, bag it up, sell it on the wire carry all the fire, carry all the fire, all the fire make a beacon, a signal to admire Gonna fuel that flame into the sky Cut through the clouds, put a scar on God’s mouth carry all the fire carry all the fire all the fire Just as sure as he will blow it out Catch that evil in a mason jar Label it and post it and return it to sender Scatter all the ashes and bathe in all the embers Be a dead rider, be a devil killin’ rider And ride that horse down into hell
2.	We Say I Love You 03:34	lyrics	buy track
I am skinning you and picking out your teeth I am the poster child of “happy to see you” with PTSD We are church bells swinging but our clappers have been cut We don’t make sound anymore In this house we say I love you We hide the bodies under the floor You wanna be amazed You want the ransom You’ve gotta get changed You must look handsome I am the last defense of a castle with no walls Sent out like hounds in the night Oh friend beware of the dog Cause he’s playing fetch with your scent Baskerville ain’t got shit on him And in this house we say I love you But in this house we play dead You wanna be amazed You want the ransom You’ve gotta get changed You must look handsome You wanna be amazed You want the ransom You’ve gotta get changed You must look handsome You’ve gotta get changed You must look handsome
3.	Oxendine 03:27	lyrics	buy track
On a holiday On a Sunday went to a friends house And you bought nightshade (And I made you return it) You started on the floor Then you rose to the door It all just just looked so messy I whispered “dear Lord” You said my power is real You said I can finally see You said this is the way I feel When I skip my blue and greens You asked if I thought you were a witch I said absolutely not I think you dosed acid in high school And you were raised by a w.a.s.p. (and they’re ashamed)
4.	The Critic Smiles 02:41	lyrics	buy track
leavin feet prints on the ceiling Merce Cunningham couldn’t hold your hand Or help you conceal them A tiger, a diver Couldn’t deny this night for all the earth has gathered ‘round you And the critic smiles You’ve had a perilous night And all the earth has gathered round you Like a flag in an orange field Or dancers on a plane Like a false start or a green target Like four faces or a diver finally coming up for air
5.	Turning Out the Lights 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Hold my hand Until it ain’t worth holding Come and lay In sinking sand The devil thinks We’re in his teeth But we will ride From East Tennessee I don’t really know how we’re supposed to sift through all of the evidence Yeah I’ve already lost some years to worrying, drinking, running pinching on my skin I’m about to stray into the dark and I’ll never be back again Closing your eyes, turning out the lights I don’t know Gentle brother How I woke Up as this man I see myself Finding some place To lay our hearts To lay our arms I don’t really know how we’re supposed to sift through all of the evidence Yeah I’ve already lost some years to worrying, drinking, running pinching on my skin I’m about to stray into the dark and I’ll never be back again Closing your eyes, turning out the lights
6.	Monksdream 01:33		buy track
7.	Strangers Again 02:29	lyrics	buy track
In the background on your phone Rick’s playing piano And I’ve only met him once but all my friends know him and think we’d get a long I’m a skeleton waiting on the elevator And I’m disintegrated (by the time we reach my floor) (clamorous noise) How strange it is that after all of this time We have begun again, we are strangers again In the talons of empathy I’ve been crushed like paint And all my friends know it but I’m pissed off you’re back in my house again I’m a skeleton waiting on the elevator And I’m disintegrated By the time we reach By the time we reach my floor How strange it is that after all of this time We have begun again, we are strangers again How strange it is that after all of this time We have begun again, we are strangers again (I didn’t know it animated like that, that’s cool) (that is cool) (Should we start this movie) (We should start this move)
8.	The Family Gun 04:29	lyrics	buy track
I don’t wanna rough nobody up but I will yeah I will I just need to sell the family gun I just need a few dollars for the truck I just need to lay down in the sun And I will yeah I will Probably not so Bad once you get to know the cat Said the mouse who Already had chalk around where he sat Probably not so Bad if we stopped to chew the fat But where I come from Talking makes you a rat I don’t wanna rough nobody up but I will yeah I will I just need to sell the family gun I just need a few dollars for the truck I just need to lay down in the sun And I will yeah I will Your Breaking down like Cars on the freeway (hide the stash) When your help comes You’ll have left your wallet on the dash And I will tell you That there ain’t no stopping me From committing A true highway robbery I don’t wanna rough nobody up but I will yeah I will I just need to sell the family gun I just need a few dollars for the truck I just need to lay down in the sun And I will yeah I will I’m gonna have Corrina make you a playlist She’ll know all the songs to break y’all’s hearts I’m gonna have Corrina make you a playlist She’ll know how tear y’all apart I don’t wanna rough nobody up I don’t wanna rough nobody up I don’t wanna rough nobody up But I will yeah I will I don’t wanna fuck nobody up I don’t wanna fuck nobody up I don’t wanna fuck nobody up But I will yeah I will I just need to sell the family gun I just need a few dollars for the truck I just need to lay down in the sun And I will yeah I will (Oh that’s the sun)
9.	Honey 08:41	lyrics	buy track
Each one of us lit Like a pilot light Lined up in a row Rowing through the night Tidal faces swallowing the island Some future geographer’s passion project Sweeter than honey spilled into tea I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me There’s nothing more powerful Than the ones we miss I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me Something sparkles across Makanda’s sky Hopped in the pickup We followed it for miles Sometimes somethings need to stay hidden I still feel the earth Like a room that’s spinning Sweeter than honey spilled into tea I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me There’s nothing more powerful Than shaking your fists I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me We turned the gold into lead and the lead into bullets I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me Sweeter than honey spilled into tea I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me This is how opposites Warm each other Like freezing hands Sharing one glove This is how opposites Follow the leader To an alter bed That’s covered in blood This is how opposites Hold each other Like spider’s web That’s being spun This is how opposites Feel each other When they’re in love When they’re in love Sweeter than honey spilled into tea I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me There’s nothing more powerful Than shaking your fists I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me We turned the gold into lead and the lead into bullets I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me Sweeter than honey spilled into tea I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me There’s nothing more powerful Than shaking your fists I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me We turned the gold into lead and the lead into bullets I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me Sweeter than honey spilled into tea I’m on the mend now Wait until you see me
10.	Meat on Your Bones 02:40	lyrics	buy track
I’ll be the meat on your bones I’ll be the meat on your bones Where do we go when we don’t behave Where do we go when we don’t act straight Where do we go when we can’t stay I’ll be the meat on your bones
11.	Angels 07:07	lyrics	buy track
The archways have fallen Mattresses on the ground Your foxholes are haunted There’s blood in the clouds And when I’m hard of hearing And out of breath in my chair I’ll be complaining like Matthew About what they put in the air If I take money from the government If I my money from the government and go away Angels take money from the government So if I take money from the government I’ll go away What a fever dream that was That I awoke from in haste The blackened flame of my family These precious stones go to waste I whispered goodnight moon And it smiles back red The mirror, the martyr That little outfit of the dead If I take money from the government If I my money from the government and go away Angels take money from the government So if I take money from the government I’ll go away

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released November 30, 2022

mixed by Zac Montez
mastered by Zach Weeks
produced by Luke Fedorko and Micah Mathewson
written by Micah Mathewson, Luke Fedorko, Cole Cosby and Zane Lake

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