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1.
God of Night 06:32
Well the paper cuts and the buttercups, they sing And the butterflies are human eyes with wings The mantis holds an ancient mold that sings Take me high, let me fly away Do you follow love, do you sink in sand or mud? I can lullaby in the source of light and love Don't you understand? I'm a gentleman And I'll fill your cup, can I fill your cup? Hold them tight, don't let them go Hold them tight, don't let them go Hold them tight, don't let them go It'll eat your mind, it'll take your soul There's an innocence to this punishment of ice You were promised light, but your only god is night Hold them tight, don't let them go Hold them tight, don't let them go Hold them tight, don't let them go It'll eat your mind, it'll take your soul
2.
I swallow darkness, I swallow sound I never hear voices, so why's this one so loud? See the light, it shines out from my mouth I follow darkness, I follow sound I never see demons, so why's this one so proud? See the light, it shines out from its mouth From hollow darkness a voice reaches out: I never smell humans, so why have you come round? See the light, it shines down
3.
Taking a shower in pure white rain Don't leave me alone, I forgot my name Taking a shower in pure white flame Don't leave me alone, I forgot my name And the light becomes a pathway to the stars And the sky becomes a ledger for the moon And the wind picks up my mood Behold the palace, the timeless place Don't leave me alone, I forgot my name Behold the palace, the timeless place Don't leave me alone, I forgot my name And he's building us a pathway to the stars And the sky becomes a ledger for the moon And the wind picks up my mood
4.
Seal the sound tell me to talk, and trust the wild hand of the fog Use mistakes use the pain, the infernal vision finally fades Not unless the lightning fails, not unless the beating stills And he follows the light down into the sand And it shines in his hand, it shines on command The fire has eyes, the darkness calls The cavemen walked, we are the first to crawl Use mistakes, use the pain, universal vision finally fades I hope she stays for the rain, I hope the light remains And she follows the light down into the mine Let it shine, let it shine O lord please let it shine Let it shine, let it shine For once please let it shine A stranger did I seek A stranger did I find Let it shine, let it shine For once just let it shine Let it burn, let it burn For once just let it burn With a stranger did I speak From a stranger did I learn Let it go, let it go For once just let it go A stranger did I see A stranger did I know
5.
Open up your eyes just for a while and see the night The light is just a vision that you know Light is filled with fire and the screams of those you love Night is what the waking ones behold Waking up is easy when the night leaves you alone But every now and then the night will bind itself to bone You'll see the world with different eyes, find darkness in the light And listen for the song you've always known
6.
I'm so happy, I'm going so far Nobody sees me at all You ignored us, you believe that we're gone Nobody knows where we are We're the reason for finding the stars But nobody knows who we are From the forest we've traveled so high Just a matter of time till we fall There's a reason we've waited so long But a light clears a path through the fog
7.
Nobody stays around me, and I'm looking for the light I can see that you all surround me and your presence is on high Who can see the future like you do? Who can see the fountain of our youth? Who can see your eyes? I cannot see your eyes Who can see your eyes laid aflame Soon I will see your eyes walk into your mind Soon I will see your eyes laid aflame Who could erase the future? Who could walk us through the door? Who can impound the looters for their crimes upon the shore? Who can save me when I'm drowning, who can hold me when I die? Who can live without a future, who can survive? Who can live without a future, who can survive? Who can live before the mermaids come alive? Who can live without a future, who can survive? Who can swim across the ocean when we die?
8.
We can see you fall through the unknown We can see you fall through the unknown You became the snake, we became the became the phone We can see you fall through the unknown We can see the fires of blood and bone We can read the lines you cut in stone We can see your face, you are not alone We can see you fall from the unknown We can hear the songs you sing alone And a quiet light shines from your home We control your mind, we control the drones We can see the end of the unknown

credits

released February 29, 2024

All songs written by Jens Langsjoen ©2024
Produced and performed by Storms In The Hill Country

Jens Langsjoen - lead vocals, acoustic piano, rhodes
Matthew Payne - electric guitar, ebow, backing vocals
Josiah Spence - bass, mello-synth
Matt Latour - drums, backing vocals
Julie Wang - violin, cello, backing vocals
Luke Langsjoen - backing vocals

Recorded at:
BeatWind Studio, Austin, TX
Prometheus Studios, Austin, TX
Sound Foundation, Cedar Creek, TX
Dragon Blood Studios, Sandia Park, NM

Mixed by Jens Langsjoen
Mastered by Carl Saff

Artwork by Courtney Angermeier
Layout and design by Josiah Spence

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