The Ocean Still

from The Middle Ages, Vol II by Tyler Shipley

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Susanna has played violin on three records I've made, and her work is always amazing. When I asked her to play on these tracks, she told me she hadn't been playing much lately, and was worried that she might not be able to come up with anything. But she had a bit of time off work, and I applied some pressure, so she rattled these things off over the course of a few weeks in Ottawa and I'm so thankful. Such fabulous playing and it really made this song click. We had a version with more synths and, you know, I like a good synth, but you gotta know your limit and synth within it.

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Through a window north on indian with an old edition of The Idiot, reaching out and quickly shutting in, caught between the moon and what's lighting it. Ripping out the weaker part of me, holes so big I'm parted like the sea. Railline breeze will shake me like a leaf; is it pain or is it pain relief? Since I started treading carefully, burning slow and steady kerosene, boat I'm rowing flows so merrily; I've forgotten waves so harrowing. But the ocean still can't carry us; wind won't push us to the precipace; in the sea suspended motionless, take no action, cause no consequence.

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

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Tyler Shipley Toronto, Ontario

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

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