smoke and bile, smoke and bile
flowing long and backwards as the mean ol Nile
sin and kicks, sin and kicks
there’s a kid skippin stones on the river Styx
deep and muddy, deep and muddy
blood don’t run clean, it don’t run for money
rust only comes for strength that gleams
dust only settles on the pure and clean
everything you’re doing, you’re doing to yourself
you’ve never said a word to anyone else
all shall tread and none shall enter
the way and door both made of splinters
the eyes can fear but cannot see
the mind whispers lies of clarity
the lungs heave on but draw no breath
the heart beats out a long slow death
the gut is true, the gut is free
like a snake laid long in a rootless tree
all shall tread and none shall enter
all shall tread and none shall enter
Lovely, finger-picked acoustic guitar songs that manage to build whole melodic worlds with just a few gentle notes. Bandcamp New & Notable May 21, 2018
Tompkins Square offers newly-recorded material from two guitarists to commemorate their appearance on a 1967 Takoma Records sampler LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 2, 2017