01 - 00:00 Frame by frame
02 - 03:10 X
03 - 05:00 Crossed out
04 - 08:15 Wonder
05 - 10:55 Lost, not found
06 - 12:48 Grey things
07 - 15:38 Floral
08 - 16:41 Crush
09 - 18:58 Colorless

Lyrics

01 - Frame by frame

It's what you said, it all came together
unforeseen, unbridled, something truly special.
Could we have known the next path?
A boy, a naive love, a passion choking me up.
Thats when it all fell a part.
Pieces of my insides splintered and strewn -
I've picked it up, I’ve put it down.
I’ve searched every corner of this house, empty rooms, empty halls.

Frame by frame, passing the time, staring at this endless image of the
horizon. Looking out on the ocean where your specter paints the sky...
I’ve forgotten whether its the sunset or the sunrise...
Either way I'll sleep, I’ll sleep until I can pick up the pieces.

02 - X

Facing down what lies before us is priority.
Black x's and despair is in the air.
You've brought treason to humanity
We're against you every step of the way.
This disgusting display of ego can't go unpunished
the ripple effects touch every one of our lives.
We're in a dark place, but with the deepest of roots.
Brothers and sisters, nothing is beneath you.

03 - Crossed out

Crossed out, marked for dead.
Forgotten, unwanted, misused and abused.
Black eyes, dried lips, white knuckled
castaway, and buried in filth.
Is that how you see us? Our community our people our life’s work?
We’ll bring these fucking monarchs to their knees.
shoulder to shoulder, strength and friendship.
shoulder to shoulder, strength and friendship.
Bury those who want to bury you.

04 - Wonder

Wonder, so much wonder,
gentle minds swaying back and forth,
the want to guide and be guided.

To teach is to care, can I share with you? Our closeness I hope this never fades.

Laid out, swimming in clouds.
Nervous, to shut it out, miss a beat, a breathe, a song, even a proud moment.

Step after step I’ll be there
To see you grow wings
To see you fly
I’ll listen, I’ll learn
Pushed away, but then magnetic again.
Our closeness will never fade.

05 - Lost, not found

Isolation, anxiety, eyes held open.
All that's left to do is remove myself from the body, flesh and tireless state.
Caught up in my own perception of the world, disillusioned, imprisoned with no escape.

We've waited so long, I can see the glowing light.
How I envy your freedom, soft eyes, the way you look beyond.
I know it's too late for me, don't turn back its ok to let go.
The rumble, the crashing, it's not far off now.
Beneath the waves a drawn up figure in the sand, lost and not found forever more.

06 - Grey things

If this means that we should be a part, I know that I'm young.
I can't stop crying you are nothing but grey things.

It's still fragmented, you shut me out - the wall was up and insurmountable.

Short lived was our fantasy but worth every last second.
Punk shows, best friends - we knew every street in this town.

Then it changed, you and I, you wanted something I couldn't give.
I couldn't grow, couldn't see what was right in front of me.

Now I see, you were right
Life felt lost, I fucked up.

07 - Floral

Arranged and held
We're pulled
We're pulled down

In past tense,
orchestrated
assembled

Leaves in lines
Purpose placed, perfect

We feel retrofitted feelings,
First in, last out
Stocked up, bought out

08 - Crush

We move like weather now,
swift,
fleet
capable of calm
and malice alike.

Swell,
sweep
in the crash,
crush underfoot.

Hold your head,
hold your breath,
wash away
float home.

The ocean and the leagues below
crush depth,
underneath and down.

09 - Colorless

the great call of distance, sometimes it brings the feeling of suffocating depth how can the world be so vast and small at the same time
reality has played its tricks again
distortion on the airwaves and brainwaves
power-lines are swimming in the sky

trying to keep our feet on the ground, weightless ,the only thing keeping us together is each other.

this climate is bound to reach a climax

colorless my beloved, hold my head, cast me down to lick my wounds
i asked for it, i need this, you've done more than your fair share. play by play its visible now. glimpses of light through holes in the fabric. in between breaths, figurines of light and shadow dancing across your perfect frame. its a warmth, familiar, piercing through the armor. armor built and hardened from a misguided path. from a place you've helped me forget.

Band from Oakland, California.

LP available through our awesome co-releasing labels:
Conditions Records (US)
Dog Knights Productions (EU/UK)

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https://elleoakland.bandcamp.com/
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Recorded @ The Atomic Garden by Jack Shirley in East Palo Alto, CA
credits
released September 14, 2018

Shout out to Freddie Ruiz for helping write the intro to Grey Things.
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