1. |
the slope
01:27
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(instrumental)
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2. |
shields / ions
07:59
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another year has come again
but nothing’s altered
just one more spin in celestial din
we take what’s offered
did we really think it would all be done
a world corrected
but it’s still our job to fix it all up
what had we expected
one day at a time
clear out all the grime
lift up your heavy shields
someday, it’ll all be fine
of course we can collect ourselves
and shake the dirt off
we know what to do if we wanted to
it’s not too far off
there’s no easy way to a brighter day
but please help us overcome it all
light the candle’s flame it won’t be the same
let’s tear down this shameful wall
one day at a time
clear out all the grime
lift up your heavy shields
someday, it’ll all be fine
one day at a time
clear out all the grime
lift up your heavy shields
someday, it’ll all be fine
even if the universe is split along a fundamental line
we don’t need to be
particles might line up in just one of two ways, but
we’re just not that binary
the world’s a bit more complicated than you might think
and it has always been
get your head out from your idealized past
it’s not that hard to be a friend
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3. |
peaceful dome
03:36
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we sleep in peace, in our peaceful dome
we stay inside, in our little home
we take a rest, for a minute, or two
we look outside, and the sky’s glowing blue
we look away from the world outside the glass
we understand that this too shall indeed pass
we stay a while, even if we’d rather fly
we will just wait for another clear sky
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4. |
lost traveller
04:19
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i’ve been gone too long traveling up the coast
sailing through these rocks i’m light as a ghost
i can’t find my way
i can’t go home anymore
i’m too far away
there are no more open doors
i can’t find my way
i can’t go home anymore
i’m too far away
there are no more open doors
to it
this world is unfamiliar
i’ve been lost for days
it feels like everything is
hidden in the haze
and then everything changes
right before my eyes
the stars are glimmering
until the sunrise
i only need direction
a purpose and a plan
so i don’t find myself
in a wreck on the sand
give me that glowing beacon
somewhere to dock my boat
give me that shining signal
that i don’t need to be afloat
please let me go
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5. |
reflection
03:38
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time slips on by- another year has gone
they’re always too short, and always too long
terra rotates around its poles
and someone’s sleeping at the controls
rust still builds upon all the gears
over thousands and thousands and millions of years
and nothing much changed; everything’s new
oh, what the hell can we really do?
let’s go for another lap
a journey with an empty map
find a way to mend the gap
and dodge every last sand trap
and find a way to make amends
steer away from those dead ends
we’ve been through all of this before
and this time we can steer to shore
let’s go for another lap
a journey with an empty map
find a way to mend the gap
and dodge every last sand trap
and find a way to make amends
steer away from those dead ends
we’ve been through all of this before
and this time we can steer to shore
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6. |
the cliff
01:58
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(instrumental)
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7. |
the falls
03:20
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wading down the river
and stopping at the falls
the path too steep to climb
waiting there, I shiver
and my careful heart stalls
i should be there on time
i’ll be there by summer
i can hear your calls
this wait is killing me
i’ll be a newcomer
the day i cross the falls
under the willow tree
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8. |
new names
05:18
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something’s not quite right anymore
i don’t feel the same
something’s there that i can’t ignore
a feeling i’ll have to tame
maybe it all was there from the start
and i didn’t know it was?
i didn’t know that it was there in my heart
but now i know what it does
we give each other new names
when the old ones don’t feel the same
maybe i know where i really belong
a tower facing the sea
i just want to live where i don’t feel wrong
where i can be as i want to be
i still have no idea who i really am
and maybe i’ll never know
but my identity is not an exam
i can just let it grow
we give each other new names
when the old ones don’t feel the same
we give each other new names
when the old ones don’t feel the same
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9. |
walls / roads
06:44
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it’s so easy to keep everyone away
guard my thoughts so i never say
anything that someone disagrees with
and keep my walls up so i never freeze
keep my walls up
keep my walls up
keep my walls up
keep my walls up
keep my walls up
keep my walls up
keep my walls up
keep my walls, aw fuck it
let’s go down the roads on the seaside
and i know, in you i can confide
looking out on the blue expanse
if i try, i can take a chance
i don’t have the time to do this a lot
i promise you- this is no afterthought
driving past all the glass towers and the domes
i want you to know, you help me feel at home
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10. |
one thing before i go
03:36
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thank you for sticking this one out
it’s been a hell of a year
each day seemed like it would be the end of
all this confusion, paranoia, and fear
so be proud you’ve made it this far
so i’ll say one thing before i go
it might seem like we’re all lost
but we can never give up hope
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Opposition. Commerce Charter Township, Michigan
A (mostly) instrumental electronic music project helmed by Rin Erika Callinen (she/her). Black Lives Matter. Trans rights.
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