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Silent Steeples

by Dispatch

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1.
Steeples 04:18
I heard a story about a boy who was swept off the deck The sweeping tide swept the sea over his neck But it did not end there, the boy began to swim And dared to the sea that dared to invade him did you ever want to know me did you ever feel like you could it's a silent steeple that carries us down it's a silent steeple But the sea wouldn't so much as reply So the boy swore to the ships that were fated to die Red sky at night, sailors delight Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back We were going with the wind in our hair And we didn't want to look back 'cause if we did We would not care And if we all were to die now Well it wouldn't be that bad Cause the boy in the waves said he'd give us everything Everything he had To go on and trace that scar, like we did ten years before chorus sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on…
2.
The wind blew and her hair stood still He sits beneath her window sill… She awaits the magic in his hands He walks her out into the night And takes her in a different light Her eyes divert to the water beneath his feet oh, the water beneath his feet oh, the water beneath his feet Boy wakes up and runs outside To find that all his fears have died And all the shells are laying on the sand She kicks a rock along the road And stood still while the story was told Do you believe in me he said, can you believe in me… oh, you believe in me oh, you believe in me The wind blew and her hair stood still He sits beneath her window sill… She awaits the magic in his hands He walks her out into the night And takes her in a different light Her eyes divert to the water beneath his feet oh, the water beneath his feet oh, the water beneath his feet oh, you believe in me oh, you believe in me
3.
Water Stop 04:25
When you dove, Drunk with sleep in your eyes You stole what was left of the sky I remember how you freed your hair, Hung your head in a forgotten stare And I thought…and I thought when will the water stop, will it pour all day? when will the water stop? I know that you can't say. Turning to fall our of our lives, Spinning pictures: blue screams and red kisses. You sank into yourself and I got lost Somwhere in between. when will the water stop, will it pour all day? when will the water stop? I know that you can't say. She is washed up on his shore, There's no time to get into his life. She is washed up on his shore, There's no time to get into his life.
4.
Hey, Hey 04:36
Well I'm moving kind of slow Down that same old path Wasting time inside this hour glass She's coming up ahead now And I feel, yes I feel My head turning like a race car wheel Maybe I'll try to say hi another time I've gotta find a way to get inside your mind I'll talk smooth and walk one step closer Be real cool, dang real cool. say what you want, say what you mean question yourself are you really what you seem? say who you are, say what you mean question yourself are you really what you dream? Now here I come one more time But she slides on by Not even a second look She took the bait right off that hook I've got my blinders on tight I pull my cap a little lower I can hide, hide away You might think that this is easy for me But there's a lot of things you don't know, You don't care, you don't want to see Long while since I've got myself across But maybe there's a reason for that Even if I caught you I'd throw you back. chorus hey…hey… I really don't want to fall back because you don't seem like you care and if I would fall back you don't seem like you care fall down your back, fall down your back fall down your back, fall down your back I will not, I will not hold, hold you back you don't seem like you care Fall back…you don't Fall back…you don't Fall back…you don't
5.
The river of doubt gave birth to a beautiful stone And in my hands I held it and I knew I was on my own So I picked it up and held it to the sky And in my reflection, I knew I was all alone Then I saw this girl with the most beautiful hair She had it wrapped around her for clothes she did not wear I asked her for a lock and she complied, after leaving Gorgeous footsteps in the sand as if she didn't care She was the prettiest girl I ever saw The stone lay still without a flaw The feelings I had defied the law As I came to, I went to And I took a look, a look down the road To see a badger and a one eyed toad They didn't say a word, they just looked at me With that wise old look of the old Then I went down to town To my favorite merry-go-round To the place where magic horses fly And you seldom see a frown but then I stole a ring from the flying horses and I can't begin to explain how I stole a ring from the flying horses and it's all rusty now I stole a ring from the flying horses and I can't begin to explain how I stole a ring from the flying horses and it's all rusty now You see 'cause that stone fell through my pocket And that lock of hair flew away with the wind If you get a chance to meet upon either Well you know where they've been But don't pick them up or try to find me They're much happier to be on their own Beauty like that knows no home And then if you take a look, a look down the road You'll see a badger and a one eyed toad They won't say a word they'll just look at you With that wise old look of old chorus
6.
I went down to the drug store to check my head against the Bright light but she caught me from behind And though I did not know and though I did not care I could not tell that I was blind to think my world a bubble And to think that my brother's was too And that she had come To shatter all that I knew So I straightened up my back and I cry Do what you must do take me now before I change my mind take me now before I lose my mind So I headed to the deep, deep forest To catch my earnings But my earnings were all up My brother looks up at the sky and says Why have you poisoned my brother's cup And I say don't you worry boy Cause the woman who came for me Will surely show you your bliss For she holds the answers to all your fears she questions the apocalypse chorus
7.
8.
Mayday 04:32
man: I saw you yesterday Your eyes were the color of soe kind of grey. I hear what you're saying Please, don't let me go I've got all these people down below. They rush to talk: They rush to say Man overboard… May Day…May Day…May Day… Troubles are brought back by you Funny how we, we go down We go anywhere, but to the ground. woman: So I hear you're doing fine You've flown all those planes that have been on your mind. I can't understand. I don't need to know I'll speak to you through this radio. They rush to talk; They rush to say Man overboard… May Day…May Day…May Day… Troubles are brought back by you Funny how we, we go down We go anywhere, but to the ground. Troubles are brought back by you Funny how we, we go down We go anywhere, but to the ground. They rush to talk; They rush to say There's a man and he's overboard
9.
Born Normal 04:47
Born a normal child, but the dream it didn't last long Would you hold him down, my God why does he hang on Someone do something, don't turn in disgust Look him in the eyes Can he hear us - can he hear us Calling back to my friend Won't you write me again, won't you say this is the end eight years gone by wanted to scream but he could not cry suffer he so gallantly he says, you have no idea what it's like to be me I'm not saying that I do I just wish that something was different I'm not saying that I do I just wish that something was different someone was different so hide your indifference away What punishment is this What did he do Lord to receive all this And it was a narrow miss Clench your muscles hard my son Do what you must do Look him in the eyes Can he hear us Can he hear us Calling back to my friend Won't you write me again, won't you say this is the end chorus away yes I hear you I have all the ideas in the world away yes I hear you I have all the ideas in the world away yes I hear you I have all the ideas in the world away yes I hear you I have all the ideas in the world
10.
The furrowed bed of sand worries again As it had before, waves left the land. For the falling leaves the child weeping alone, He's letting go of the anchor and all the lines… Waiting for the fingers of the grey wave Or his mother's hand to roll over him With endless water…10,000 bridges Show me father. Now I'm older, now much older And this wake can take me out to sea. And this wake can take me out to sea. I can see her, she is calling me I can feel her there…I can feel her there. Waiting for the fingers of the grey wave of his mother's hand to roll over him With endless water…10,000 bridges We hold a gun Show me father.
11.
And I will walk with you Using the stars as guides On a homeward path we go Knowing our time is nigh I, I will walk…to be with you So put your hand in mine And lay your head to rest We'll light the candles now They won't be lit for long We'll know our day was blessed chorus And I will walk with you Using the stars as guides On a homeward path we go Knowing our time is nigh I, I will walk to be with you all that I've done, and all I say to be with you…
12.
Elias 06:44
Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye Taizofara naye fara naye Taizofara naye fara naye Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye Taizofara naye fara naye Taizofara naye fara naye Kwaziwai? Kwaziwai? Makasimba, here? Ndakasimba kana makasimbawo Ndakasimba, Ndakasimba, Ndakasimba kana makasimbawo You raise your head, you beat the sun But your boys they lie so close to you Do you dare get up and wake the two Oh, Elias, I see you there at work in the day time Do you think you answer all the questions in the world In just one word, I think you could Cause if you die will I get word that you're gone Or will I hear it in passing conversation Or will I stop short and fall to the ground Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me Honest and Manuel, well they're at school now Given the chance that their father's never seen To see what's beyond section 17 And in ten years when you look back at your boys Well you know they're grown way taller than the tallest Sugar cane in the field Cause if you die will I get word that you're gone Or will I hear it in passing conversation Or will I stop short and fall to the ground Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me I see your wife she stands stooped over by the fire outside And I see your boys and when they look up You know I think they got their mother's eyes Cause she looks so proud, she looks so happy She looks so proud, she looks so happy Cause if you die will I get word that you're gone Or will I hear it in passing conversation Or will I stop short and fall to the ground Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me Hold my hand just one more time To see if you're really going to meet me
13.
What's real these days Am I your friend I wanna run, run From all my foes Hey I'm still, still So alone Got news for you boy Got news for you boy I'm on the other side You don't know You can't tell I'm on the other side I'm all dressed up In disguise Well it's easy they say You just smile the day away Yeah, yeah, yeah So push away what hurts We'll show you a drink To hold, hold Yet I hold you in And you give, give them All they need While you choke on While you choke on I'm on the other side You don't know You can't tell I'm on the other side I'm all dressed up In disguise Well it's easy they say You just smile the day away Yeah, yeah, yeah Crossing your heart Won't be easy this time When you raise your trembling hands And swear away Swear away your life, yeah When will life change for me Could you answer that I wanna crawl, crawl on a new shore And know, know what's on my chest Rest my heart Rest my heart I'm on the other side You don't know You can't tell I'm on the other side I'm all dressed up In disguise Well it's easy they say You just smile the day away Yeah, yeah, yeah The other side The other side The other side The other side The other side You just smile the day away Yeah yeah yeah
14.
Craze (Live) 04:07
Craze a chance You learn to dance Most people they just go on Doing what they can Don't you know, don't you know One feeds the monster One feeds the soul Learn to see the old man And he was sitting on his cracked land Don't you know he's tuning the wheel of everyday And he's afraid of what he can't see Was it in the fire or the photograph If it's hard, it's gonna get harder If it's hard, it's gonna get harder Cause the baby's crying As the old man sighs And the baby's crying As the old man sighs Would you go Would you try to look a man in the eye Learn to see the old And his cracked land He's turning the wheel of everyday You learn to see the old man And his cracked land He's turning the wheel of everyday He's afraid of what he can't see He's afraid of what he can't see He's afraid of what he can't see Was it in the fire or the photograph Well if it's hard, it's gonna get harder If it's hard, it's gonna get harder Cause the baby's crying As the old man sighs Well the baby's crying As the old man sighs The baby's crying The children scream The old man sighs as I begin to dream The baby's crying The children laugh The old man sighs as I take the path The baby's crying The children scream The old man sighs as I begin to dream The baby's crying The children laugh The old man sighs as I take the path Learn to see the old man And his cracked land He's turning the wheel of everyday You learn to see the old man And his cracked land He's turning the wheel of everyday He's afraid of what he can't see He's afraid of what he can't see He's afraid of what he can't see Was it in the fire or the photograph

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released August 19, 1996

Recorded in June & July of 1996 at Midi Tracks Studios
In association with MRGI in Denver, CO

Mixed by Scott ""Gusty"" Christensen
Engineered by Dave Powelson

Remastered August, 2004 by Seth Foster at Universal Mastering

Produced by Dispatch

Other Side and Craze recorded 5/96, live at Middlebury College

Engineered by Mark Christensen

All Music by Dispatch

Talk Stretch Publishing/BMI

www.dispatchmusic.com
www.foundationsrecords.com
www.universalrecords.com

DISPATCH is formerly ONE FELL SWOOP.

Steve Bursky for Foundations Artist Management, info@foundationsmusic.com, www.foundationsmusic.com

Booking: Frank Riley for Highroad Touring, www.highroadtouring.com

DISPATCH thanks:
the Corrigan, Urmston and Heimbold families for all their love, patience, and unconditional support. Our friends and family at Middlebury College, in particular Su "Leon" Tan our musical mentor and wizard of the winds, extraordinary applause to Dave and Gusty at Midi Tracks for making the recording happen, Christian "the master of all rhythm" Teele who appears courtesy of Celcius Records, a division of F2 Entertainment, Leif 3B Heimbold for all the bass tracks, Eric Heimbold, Leif, Christian & Wendy for the graphic direction, Mark Christensen of Cramped Quarters Studios in Brattleboro, Vermont, Cul and Cub, Ry Dags, Suzanne Daley, Margie and Dana, Greg and carol, Tyler Matty, Madhavi and Bex, E-Dawg, Erin, Pam and Hannah Quinn, Brad Lee "Bandit" Cohen for the Slingerland kit restoration, Coombe and Overhardt, Lee Sloz for the legal and all other "chargeable" services, Kelly and Rick for their endless hospitality, Tappan Z for all the great road trips, the Leidichs for sharing their paradise and providing the great escapes, Cider Mill, the Northwestern crew, Karen Whit, Wendy, Diane, and Christian @ joe's production grille in Boulder, Colorado, Rob Mathes, Hermit Thrush, the WoodRiver Bandits, Carlos Costa and all at Student Activities, Jamie Damon, Courtney Slautterback, and Ilse Guck, for the great pics, Wendy Rubin, for the album cover photo, Bean and Boob, #100, Weejer, Oaks, the Davy family, the Holders and Eagle Creek, Gogo, Dapi Tapi, Elias and his family, the Pendergasts, Stephen Duennebier, Jabberwocky, RRCS, shepard's pie, Em, little squirrels, Calliope Music, Vermont Folk Instruments, Takamine, Washurn, A&L, Fender, and Paul Reed Smith guitars, DR handmade strings, Mesa Boogie, Slingerland and Pork Pie drums.

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