1. |
New Disguise
02:53
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I gave myself a new disguise
I wear it every day
From the market to the morning drive
I gouge myself away
Never believed I could become what I wanted to be
Never just allowed myself to set my spirit free
Trained myself to fight the tides
Upwelling in my soul
A blackened curtain over my eyes
My wreckage left untold
I don’t know if we can ever see what was left behind
The universe expanding out of sight and out of mind
Was your time on Earth a waste?
What indifference do you face?
Are you a sacrificial lamb?
Are you worse off than I am?
(Probably)
I gave myself a new disguise
I wear it every day
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2. |
& So We've Seen
03:26
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And so we’ve seen
Our queen in distress
Howling blindly at the wall
In glorious states of undress
I saw a ribbon waving through her hair
Her lopped head rolling
Falling down the stairs
In her mind
She wasn’t there
And so we’ve seen
The bastards of decay
Chewing on their red cigars
From dusk until the light of day
Son, you better rearrange your mind
Quit fooling around
And get to work on time
To be sure
You’re not our kind
Which lie do I choose now?
A warm high
Or a golden cow
And so we’ve seen
A dream that was not blessed
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3. |
Let Go
02:59
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Man I’m trying to let go
But all I feel is all I can’t control
In the melting of this tomb
In the sheet of ice
In the flooded ruin
I come back home to you
To all I ever knew
I needed one more chance
To live beyond these plants
These plants
Well I’m sorry you fell ill
All that haunts you is all you couldn’t kill
In a sea of white guitars
You’re the strip mall queen
Of the boulevard
I went to see your play
And felt some type of way
I went to see your band
And cut off both my hands
My hands
I’m trying to let go
But all I feel is all I can’t control
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4. |
Factory Floor
03:35
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Come to me savior,
My suicide sailor
And lead me back into your room
Wipe off the sweat of a thousand infernos
And lay me back down in my tomb
The precipice shatters,
It breaks and it scatters;
Soft music is all I can stand
Bankrupt on dignity, the cold hand of industry
Guiding each uninformed man
So you think we’ll be fine
In this bittersweet decline
I just know it’s got nothing to do with me
My calm and coy best friend
You’re out on the weekend
Scrolling through every last line
City of shadows, swoop down to the gallows
And take what the greats left behind
Words are free falling,
The vultures are calling you
Back to the factory floor
Live or die, baby, they all know I’m crazy
Just because I’ve been pining for more
So you think we’ll be fine
In this bittersweet decline
I just know it’s got something to do with me
The light that surrounds you and all that you’re bound to
Is blinding you further each day
I’ll wake up and call you, I’ll shake you and stall you
But I cannot stop your decay
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5. |
A Star
03:11
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I see a star
In the corner of the bar
He found a way
To shake you down
To throw you out
Upon his ground
Of solid sound
Yea yea yea…
Standing by the sea
Rising water and me
It seems so strange
To finally speak
To sow and reap
I’m far too weak
From this endless sleep
Yea yea yea…
But I’ve got the power
To make it with you
Centuries gone by
And nothing left to do!
Some may hate us
While others they lay claim
To an artificial spark
For an artificial flame
Will you take my love
Like a mourning dove?
Will you take that ride
Back to the other side?
I see a star
In the corner of the bar
He found a way
To shake you down!
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6. |
Break You Out
05:53
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Somehow there’s a way to break you out of here
An endless winding road where the country disappears
A magic sort of light that will shine upon your skull
A borrowed tune or two just to pass the hours dull
No, it never seemed quite right for you
The hours slip away as you come unglued
To disappear
Into your gloom
Winter crept back in and the daffodils decayed
The problematic countenance of love is here to stay
Cynicism reaches out and leeches to your soul
The cowardice of man clings to the ghost of rock and roll
No, it never seemed quite right for you
The hours slip away as you come unglued
To disappear
Into your gloom
Somehow there’s a way to crack into your mind
To energize the resonating thoughts you left behind
No, it never seemed quite right for you
The hours slip away as you come unglued
To disappear
Into your gloom
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7. |
How Fine
03:37
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I am trying to achieve something impossible
I’ve got almost no tricks up my sleeve
I made them audible
I’ve been trying to enjoy
My last year as a boy
It’s a losing game I’ve played
I want to see how fine I can be
Without making anything for you
I was so distracted by their gold
That it poisoned me
We were so obsessed with getting old
In our finery
We are but a footnote on a scene
That has sabotaged our schemes
We’ve a losing hand displayed
I want to see how fine I can be
Without making anything for you
I am trying to achieve something impossible
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8. |
Granite Swell
03:07
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I can see where I’ve been stuck
In the sandy crypt of old
Runway lights, they burn your skin
With the old ways growing cold
A stranger cast a doubt
On my sheltered absolution
We can’t go without
New love to touch our new skin
I don’t know where I went wrong
On the freeways, out in the fields
Humming to myself that same old song
My calcified ideal
A new friend showed me how
To shake my isolation
To tip that golden cow
Of a bottle and a basement
I see the light upending
The swollen granite swell
Sorrow never ending
But a warmth to feel as well
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9. |
Human Paradise
03:42
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I saw the red moon rising
With the light of laughter
Then I fell into the dark
Of a dream I knew I had to tear apart
With my Self collapsing
Past and future spinning
Falling deeper down the well
We are free and fine
And more than just ourselves
I’m free from the delusion
Of a human paradise
No sense in the collusion
Between my ego and my mind
Oh, I know I’m lucky
To be right here right now
In this citadel above
With my brother and sister
Skies and stars of love
Oh I feel so empty
So adrift in words now
As my thoughts unravel slow
Into greenhouse gas
To the lake of fire they go
I’m free from the delusion
Of a human paradise
No sense in the collusion
Between my ego and my mind
I’m free from the delusion
Of a human paradise
No sense in the collusion
Between my ego and my mind
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10. |
I Want to Know
05:16
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I
I want to know
What you’re waiting for
I
I want to see you in the morning
Lights
They flash
Across the mezzanine
Hands
They grab you with no warning
Fingers in the cracks of my new mind
They vie for my attention
Someone set a trap for me to find
In the screen of my new phone
We’re all alone
I
I want to see
Where you’re coming from
I don’t want to lose you in the dawning
Tip
Toe creep
Across the bedroom floor
Splay your name over the awning
Fingers in the cracks of my new mind
They vie for my attention
Someone set a trap for me to find
In the cushions of your throne
We’re all alone
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11. |
Failing at Ego Death
03:33
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I ate the whole bag and felt so sick I thought I was gonna die
Sweat came pouring down my face and stung my fading eyes
Visions of a funeral with everyone I know
People getting loaded at the open bar
Playing unfinished demos
Oh no…
I guess I gotta have just a little bit more respect
For the love I take for granted every day
For this medicine that kicked me down and left me on the floor
For a silly joke that flutters through my brain
You look so divine inside this tipi where I lay
Rainbows crashing into white as my life just slips away
To think I’m still aware of my poisoning mistake
To leave you all alone in this rapid heating phase
No way…
I guess I gotta have just a little bit more respect
For the love I take for granted every day
For this medicine that kicked me down and left me on the floor
For a silly joke that flutters through my brain
The feeling fades, I stand up, drink some water, check my face
I can hear the house music come blaring from your place
When my train rolls in I will be waiting around the bend
But I know it’s not my time to go, it’s not the end
It’s not the end
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12. |
Just a Feeling
02:38
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I spent my whole life trying to get close to you
To sell you something you already have
The market forces that control the world
Let us go free and put others in rags
Don’t you see that I’ve tried
To break free from my
Sick history
We’re at the top
Doomed to wander under clear blue skies
Through cathedrals charred by fire
All of our creations we propped up so high
Products of animal desire
Don’t you see that I’ve tried
To break free from my
Sick history
Of rock and pop
The night moon rose and then
The eagle froze and then
The west imploded
The world stopped
It’s just a feeling
At the top
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Dogs At Large Chicago, Illinois
Dogs at Large creates “languid, Americana-inflected indie rock,” as described by the Chicago Reader. The group’s discography features songs inspired by Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Judee Sill, and Big Star, but Dogs at Large may also get compared to modern country-influenced indie artists like Cut Worms, Dougie Poole, or Daniel Romano. ... more
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