listening to my thoughts talk in strange affected accents
done waiting for my youth to get me by
looking for that cloud of rain to burst with sound and vision rage
open arms, empty air
open arms, empty airs
pardon me I make my way
got to get out
to the observation deck I go staring down
pardon me I slip away
I'm going overboard
will I fall to heaven or to the ocean's floor
listening to my thoughts talk soft and gray and delicate
done waiting for the useless march of time
looking for a sweet release to end it lightning quick
open arms, empty air
open arms, empty airs
hurriedly I take my leave
I have no reason
to hang about this rusted wreck
I know how this will end
don't mind me I always lean this far against the rails
find some joy in guessing when my balance fails
soaring over the brittle earth
roaring over forests of branches bare
overfilled with primal drive
we are the streamline
we are the streamline
listening to my thoughts talk in screaming flight of fancy plots
done waiting for those winds of change
looking for a perfect place to punctuate the rat race
open arms, empty air
open arms, empty airs
pardon me I make my way
have to get out
to the observation deck I go staring down
don't mind me I always seem this far off the rails
find some kind of happiness in all life's little fails
in these cold distances vacant and barren
we are the streamline
we are the streamline
we are the tendrils
we push through the sky-ways
from 5 Tales from God-Only-Knows,
released December 1, 2007
Lyrics by Eric Schreeck
Music by Richard Pilawski & Jennifer Pomerantz
Produced by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
Recorded & Mixed at Funeral Home Studios in Valley Village, CA
Engineered by Gator McMurder
Mixed by Gator McMurder with Unextraordinary Gentlemen
Mastered by Michael Hateley
Executive Produced by Darren “Penance” Spinelli
supported by 4 fans who also own “Open Arms, Empty Air”
Simple story (when you break it down), brilliantly told and with awesome soundtrack :D
I've listened to this countless times since it came out, it never occurred to me to check if it's on bandcamp :) mikica1986
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