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May The Stars Keep You From Darkness

by Go Imperial

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1.
I'll wait, until you come home I'll stay, if you promise to stay awake These days, I'll be honest, We better let dogs lie. Right now, in this moment, I can't keep opening my eyes But how far back will you go? How far back will you go? Its like a wave swelled, too slow How far back will you go? How far back will you go? Because when the waves crash, you'll know. Deep in the water is just fine, If your feet can touch ground But if you drink all it's black brine, Be careful, baby, you might drown. If a sentence could not be made, I would be your champion Thinking clear is not why I'm paid Because in the waves, I am happiest. But I've found the window to throw the brick to bring the whole world down I've seen your face look back in every mirror I can't escape the path my blood leaves on the pavement now To lead me back to the home you left on the ground I'm gonna bury all the things that you gave me in due time. But it's so slow to turn my head away from buildings created in my mind Oh no, I can't pretend that if I crawl from the edge I can rewind Because this show is on display for all the babies to see what they're in for, but shouldn't be. It shatters, I breathe, the pattern is me
2.
Your eyelids flutter up & down And stars come out of them Your heart it carves a stallion’s path To a memory that won’t last Be it a beacon of light or incendiary ashes All of us burn for something, some straight to the ground Don’t you dare close your eyes. The swords and shields are always raised Still pushing forth with anticipation In spite of all the fires blazed This has become a tribulation If love was poison in a bottle and labeled “Stop” You’d still drink it down down down — down to the very last drop Don’t you dare close your eyes Don’t go to sleep Don’t you dare close your eyes The stars will creep through the blackness Don’t go to sleep Those dreams will haunt your life The swords and shields pointed backwards. Protect your stars You only get one chance to really give them away Protect your stars You only get one chance Don't you dare close your eyes Don’t go to sleep Don’t you dare close your eyes The stars will creep through the blackness I finally see Don't you dare close your eyes The stars will keep you from darkness
3.
Night Song 04:45
I’ve fallen in a big sleep But sleeping with the lights on, Will never lead to good sleep The night was meant for lights off Cuz when the sun rays come down in my room I need a big wave to black out the face in my view It’s kinda like a night song The kind that you sing when you shout at the moon It’s better when the light’s off Cuz we can be whatever we choose I'm crawling from the sunbeams, overexposed. I'm never one to daydream Cuz those are meant for eyes closed But on most days, you'll find that it's true That when our feet play in the moonlight, it's best for my mood It’s kinda like a night song The kind that you sing when you shout at the moon It’s better when the light’s off Cuz we can be whatever we choose I could’ve been brighter, but I’m not Cuz in the dark I will always prove It’s better when the night’s long Cuz in the day, I can barely move. Oh, you could have been bright Lights out
4.
Bolton Strid 04:20
I was living in a different world Chasing moons across red horizons My feet in blood I don't know where the glass came from The broken promises or bottles swallowed Down my dead throat I just wanted some peace of mind That everything happens for a reason, or season Whatever that means Its far behind me, its out of my reach But I can feel it gaining and breathing on my neck We met and like the Bolton Strid, I jumped the water and the current split and dragged me in It was simple geometry Cutting patterns on the fabric of my life And I just wanted some peace of mind That everything it happens for a reason I just wanted some peace of mind Of why my planet is just how it is Spinning backwards, upside-down on fire Hey scream out When there's no one there to hold you when you're falling down Hey reach out Throwing anchors in the air will only hang yourself Just take control of what makes you whole And Don't drown yourself
5.
Gal Gadon't 04:01
I've lived through the coldest of nights This blanket just comes up too short The sheets end up frozen and wet Cringing with each move, barely a warm hold Your face pressed in my tired mind I feel you when all turns to dark Without you I cannot survive but with you I think I can soar I hear them screaming down the halI I hear their crying through the walls I hear the chains scratch up against my door But I won't give in without a doubt These bones won't break, this heart can't stop There’s still a quaking fire in my blood I see your face fill up with doubt I see you feeling overwhelmed But I’m feelin so powerful! It’s never over till it’s done We’ll pull you out There’s terror beneath you That pulls you down But it’s alright, it’s alright We’re back & forth But can you handle all the joy?

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released February 19, 2022

Eddie Thomas - drums + heartbeat
Marshall Read - guitar
Beau Wagener - vox + guitar
Justin Young - bass + vox

additional vox on "Nightsong" beautifully sang by Fatima Thomas and Karen Young

Produced and Mixed at Elmwood Studios, Dallas TX by Alex Bhore
Mastered by Matt Barnhart

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