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Fist Full of Glass

from The Middle Ages, Vol II by Tyler Shipley

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We made several different versions of this song, and I liked them all, but this was the one that fit. An early attempt had included our friend Josh playing a really dark synth that Jay had made out of wood and screws, but the timing was wonky because we hadn't used a click track. So we started from scratch and decided to add a full drum kit, like fifteen guitars, e-bows and other things Jay had built. I'm the first to admit that it's a little self-indulgent but I didn't have a rep from the label telling me what our fan demographic wanted, so here's eight minutes of our shit, enjoy.

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Shaking hands, inside my door. Eyes rolling back in my sinew arms. Neck twisting right, fist full of glass, head on cement, hair in your grasp. Thirty-four years a war was waged; predators and gods upon you raged. You battled back, lied, stole, and fucked. You crossed the dark and made things to love. Your tiny heart carried through flame, you carry on but still it shakes. It shakes and shakes, you raise your steel, you swing the blade but it isn't real. It wasn't there; you made it up. Voice in the dark, you made it up. You're on the floor, it's real now. I can't hear you breathing, you're flickering out. Come back to me, there's still a little light. Come back to me, it'll be alright. Maybe that's a lie; you come anyway. Live another day, raise another blade.

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from The Middle Ages, Vol II, released September 2, 2017

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Tyler Shipley was the founding member of the Consumer Goods (theconsumergoods.bandcamp.com) and now performs as a solo artist.

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