So, not only do we take, but we destroy
She’s busy with the ache you so enjoy
Examining the hands and bending tidal stones
It’s all about the brand, and so we guild our bones
It’s not enough to pay, we must endure
The money will turn grey, then bleached and pure
They’ll find another way, of pushing you to steal
They’ll build a bigger bomb, and throw away the wheel
But oh, they could never break you down
Go slow, we won’t even make a sound
Oh, slip out of the room, you’ll see
No, there’s no coming back for me
Surrender is a gift, but how we run
Time is not a man, it is a gun
We dance where there are walls, and sing about escape
We dream to fly not fall, but stumble when we wake
But oh, they could never break you down
Go slow, we won’t even make a sound
Oh, slip out of the room, you’ll see
No, there’s no coming back for me
Why do we all believe
That what was lost can be recovered for a fee?
And how can I build a home
When every brick will soon be swallowed by the sea?
I scratch my name into the sand and let the letters lie
For any honesty has promptly been set free
I look ahead and see the sunset rise
And watch my name get swallowed by the sea
It gives me pause and pushes me to leave
It gives me pause and pushes me to leave
It gives me pause and pushes me
To leave
But oh, they could never break you down
Go slow, we won’t even make a sound
Oh, slip out of the room, you’ll see
No, there’s no coming back for me
If I knew it would end this way, I would hold you close
but then I would deceive you
I could give you all that I own
But it would all be dust
And then what would I leave you?
credits
from UNDONE,
released June 11, 2013
Written by Arian Saleh
Produced by Dave Eggar & Chuck Palmer
Mixed by Bill Lefler
Mastered by Ricardo Gutierrez
Arian Saleh - vocals, guitar
Dave Eggar - cello
Chuck Palmer - drums
Ariel de la Portilla - bass
Brendan Muldowney - electric guitar
In addition to his career as a recording artist,
Saleh has also founded The Libretto Project and works as a
composer scoring films and commercials.
Currently residing in Brooklyn, he continues to play all over the country, writing music that carves through many genres and influences, asking more questions than it answers.
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