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Early Stages // DEMOS

by Arran Fagan

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1.
Revelations 04:00
The darkest night came screaming past the sunset The revelations came on bittersweet And my own heart hung stone cold as a locket Dangling on your sleeve You say that I'm not any kind of prophet But now darling aren't we clever from time to time? I don't claim anything but honest It can get harder than seeing visions, or reading your mind And the moment fell apart as if it were on purpose And the valleys on fire and I don't know what it means All through the night twisting and turning The revelations came on, came on bitter sweet As the depths of our desires came to surface You tragically wrote down every verse You believed it was worthless But I don't see the point if life's rehearsed
2.
Mary 04:30
Mary had a baby in the car Out on highway 99 in the dark And out cried the song of love Under midnight skies While holding bundled lightning in her hands She thanked herself for leaving that god forsaken man, Though his seed had sown the land To a brand new life And she knows it won't get easier, for its the only life she's known There are nights she wished she'd traveled far In her daddy's car Still dreaming like a child does when they're old But that was years ago She drove the broken highway through the night Rust worn canyons greeted her by morning light With her child at her side, under newfound skies She settled in this mountain of a town twenty years of standing still had weighed her down Now she's floating all around For the first time And she knows it won't get easier, for its the only life she's known There are nights she wished she'd traveled far In her daddy's car Still dreaming like a child does when they're old But that was years ago Mary raised her child up in that town She worked her body to the bone, into the ground Now her girl's driving round, she's driving now
3.
Hearing those words, feeling absurd, while finishing another round Own nothing but weight of wasted time Falling in love, calling my bluff, you were always good at that I dont think i'll see you one last time. Now darling set me on fire and burn me down to the ground I dont need to hear you try and try again As flames build higher and higher muffling all but a sound, Silence and abruptness of the end Ooh let life begin again Writing these songs, feeling all wrong, searching for honesty But sometimes truth is found in lies Singing out loud, addressing the crowd now staring back at me I wonder what they see behind these eyes I hope to break them, break them right down and make them feel week in the kees As a lover can do with a flash of her smile Then build them, build them back up and make them do as we please Trying to find a purpose for a while Ooh just want to see a smile Hearing those words, feeling absurd, while finishing another round Own nothing but weight of time
4.
The Well 04:20
The silence weighed heavy and the words came slow Thinking on things that you did know It was not a lot, but you didn't stop, Running your mouth and speaking too much Drawing from the well of a once good thing Now stranded in the desert no hope for spring, You'll figure it out, know what you are talking about, But you're as pale as a child whose seen a ghost in the house And all these years that passed you by Came crashing right down with a single sigh They don't need a reason why To pack it all up and turn out the light Burning all those letters you once received It's easier than reading and answering, Will you pay it on time? Counting nickels and dimes And does it feel better once it's out of your mind? Working too hard to make ends meet Feeling like a man on your own two feet, But now you're alone, and the sounds of a home, Are echoing down those streets that you roam And all these years that passed you by Came crashing right down with a single sigh They don't need a reason why To pack it all up and turn out the light And all these years can pass as moments, While others won't let you out All this weight that you've been holding Cast the shadows and throw out that doubt You're stronger than ever, but it's time to let that beast out

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Early Stages // Demos: this is a collection of one take recordings captured during our band practices. These songs were written at home and fleshed out and recorded in our practice space, a catholic chapel on our university's campus. We would gather around a single mic in the room and play the songs once each all the way through, and then turn off the mic for the rest of the night and continuing with our practice.This happened for a few weeks and we took our favorite takes and put them here, the only editing done was volume balancing. These songs mean a lot to us and we are excited to share a little bit of what is to come in the future.

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released November 25, 2016

Arran Fagan - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
Jack Pfeffer - Viola
Jonathan Wiley - Upright Bass
Album Art Concept by Emily Nelson

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Arran Fagan Portland, Oregon

Singing songs of sadness and having a great time doing it.

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