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Era [live demo]

from Passport (2007) by owenshire

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This is a live demo. Imagination is needed to appreciate what this song could be at its full potential. A studio version is forthcoming.

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I can think. I can feel. I’m alive.
I’m extinct. I’ve congealed. I have died.
In the ground, under rock, in the ice
I will wait, fossilized
Until men with covered eyes
Brush off fragments of this patient life
And collect them in bags tied.
I awake to find that
I’m in a housecoat all alone.
Was I dreaming? Am I whole?
I’m on a table, doors are closed.
There is no movement in this cold.
Convict, then appeal, then deny.
I’ve erased, I’ll conceal, I will hide
In the ground, under rock, in the ice
There’s a race, There’s a hive
Of activity in my mind.
But the stasis of this patient life
Betrays the frenzy in my heart
I can’t escape this museum.
How can I stay here all alone?
Have I matured? Have I grown?
They take pictures, then go home.
Until one day, I am sold.
Then in a crowded cart I ride
While the antique sculptures tear my side
They are zinc. They are steel. And pyrite.
I’m extinct. I’ve congealed. I have died.
What is all this light?
It is pink. It is teal. Then white.
You remade me on your wheel
Emblazon with your seal.
I’m a fake. I am real. I am signed.
I was late. Never here. I’ve arrived.
I’ve arrived.
I’ve arrived.
I’ve arrived.

credits

from Passport (2007), released February 13, 2007
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written: greg muhlbock
vocals, lyrics: robert muhlbock
guitar: greg muhlbock

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owenshire Ontario

Owenshire was born when Robert Muhlbock bought a bass guitar in 1992 and began recording dozens of bass and vocal demos under that name.

Two albums, numerous "live demos," one too-long hiatus and (most importantly) one bass distortion pedal later, Muhlbock continues to release riff-based alt. rock, scattered with lush harmonies and dotted with cryptic and/or disillusioned lyrics.
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