Solstice: Fragments, by Headless Relatives

Solstice: Fragments

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1.	In the Beginning 03:01	lyrics	buy track
It was dark in the beginning No stars to light our way No trees to hang our pictures from No words for us to say It was wet in the beginning No wind to dry our hair No mountaintops to shelter us No one around to care We were free in the beginning Gently floating hand in hand Listening to oblivion No need for use to land Just you and me In the beginning
2.	Healthy Doses 00:54	lyrics	buy track
Lay out on the grass Don't ask me for my thoughts The minute that you ask All hope is lost Everything that's going through my head tonight Could set our whole world alight I know you think it strange But please don't go away
3.	The Prophet Heeds the Wind 03:11	lyrics	buy track
I awoke in a cold sweat Salt stinging my eyes I saw the unwashed hordes Slaves to others' lies I knew the hour had come My waiting at an end And so I took the sacred text And now my path descends
4.	Autumn Over Us 03:12	lyrics	buy track
All the leaves on the trees are changing Autumn's over us We have reached the end Of the Summer of our love As the yellow grass sways slowly Around your naked feet Can we take one final walk Before we have to speak Everything is mourning The grey sky for a pall The greater the height of our love The more severe the fall Everything is mourning The grey sky for a pall The greater the height of our love The more severe the fall So let's just forget the future And listen to the wind And remember the Summer Before the Winter begins
5.	Water Hymn 03:31	lyrics	buy track
Hot water scalds my hands A purifying rite As I scour pots and pans I feel you press against me Arms slide around my waist A soft kiss on my neck I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again Warm water beads on your skin To slide down your back Tracing mystic lines I press my lips against you Arms around your waist Water moistening my mouth I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again Cold water wrapped me up Cut me off from the world Promised a new life But nothing really changed Until I felt your arms Until I felt your lips I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again I've gone down down down in the water And I've come up again
6.	Gargoyle 03:32	lyrics	buy track
I sat down in the corner With my back against the wall And I watched I watched it all I felt the pang of hunger But I refused to let it win And I let The process begin And I was a statue Solid Unbreakable I couldn't be moved I was unshakeable I listened to conversation Floating in the air And my stone ears Held it there I watched the people milling Trying to get somewhere And I sat Free from care And I was a statue Solid Unbreakable I couldn't be moved I was unshakeable Unshakeable It was just a momentary dream I felt life return to me And the hunger returned But I kept what I had learned How to be a statue Solid Unbreakable How to be a rock To be unshakeable Every now and then
7.	Where'd I Put My Wings (Falling Song #1) 02:36	lyrics	buy track
Falling through a blue skyscape Trying to make a clean escape Green hills calling out my name What a sound And it's such a long long way To the ground I wish that I could find my wings Where'd I put those things The sky's held up by tiny strings Of sound And it's such a long long way To the ground Watching the clouds roll by I don't believe my eyes I know that they've told me lies before That's what eyes are for Where'd I put my wings Where'd I put my wings Who know where I put my wings I can't find my wings Where'd I put my wings Wings
8.	Grammar Lessons 03:37	lyrics	buy track
You have a way of phrasing That lures me in With false questions your baiting Fools me again And I swallow hook line and paragraph Your letters so sweet And wait for the day When you will come back to me But my past and my future Are equally grim The water is rising And I can't conjugate swim And you say that you want me around But I know that you want me subdued And you only love me In the subjunctive mood You throw around words with abandon And it twists me inside Your semantics too often seem random I wonder what you're trying to hide And I wait by the door like a dog And hope you return But you've got it down to a science And I never learn And my past and my present Are equally bleak The water is rising And my little boat's sprung a leak And you say that you want me around But I know that you want me subdued And you only love me In the subjunctive mood Yeah my past is imperfect And my future looks worse But I just don't have the words To break the hold of this curse And you say that you want me around And although you want me subdued I'll only leave you In the subjunctive mood And you say that you want me around But I know that you want me subdued And you only love me In the subjunctive mood
9.	Quilt Without a Seam 02:50	lyrics	buy track
When at last upon the rock stood I I saw the whole world I saw the banners of war unfurled When at last upon the rock stood I I could see everything I could see the vultures taking wing And yet I lived In the comfort of this dream A world without boundaries A quilt without a seam When at last upon the rock stood I I could hear the roar I could hear what the horsemen had in store When at last upon the rock stood I A fetid stench arose Filth and decay filled my nose And yet I lived In the comfort of this dream A world without boundaries A quilt without a seam A quilt without a seam
10.	Rain Hymn 03:07	lyrics	buy track
The first raindrop fell On my forehead equidistant from both eyes The second raindrop fell In the middle of my lower lip The third raindrop fell In the hollow of my throat The fourth raindrop fell On the tip of my nose A benediction soft and cool Passed down from the grey sky Freely given The first raindrop fell On my forehead equidistant from both eyes The second raindrop fell In the middle of my upturned lip The third raindrop fell In the hollow of my throat The fourth raindrop fell On the tip of my nose A benediction soft and cool Passed down from the grey sky Freely given Rain asks for nothing in return Rain asks for nothing in return No need for thanks or praise No need for guilt or shame No need for self-abasement No need for pious nothings No need for hollow prayers No need for ego stroking No need for flimsy deity
11.	Dismal Science 01:57	lyrics	buy track
I've been making calculations To see how much I really need you I've been working out the odds Of my dreams ever coming true And I've drawn up charts and graphs To try and figure out What is essential And what I can live without And it's a dismal science But I've got to take a stand And it's a dismal science But I've got to play the cards That are in my hand I've plotted all the data And my analysis is in But my conclusions are unnerving And I don't know where to begin We've been together such a long time And I know it may seem cruel But all the signs point to the fact That to stay I'd have to be a goddamn fool And it's a dismal science But I've got to take a stand And it's a dismal science But I've got to play the cards That are in my hand It's a dismal science And I know it's not that kind But it's a dismal science And I've got to walk away For my peace of mind
12.	Parasite 02:16	lyrics	buy track
The guilt twisted my stomach It kept me up all night Eating me from the inside out A filthy parasite But I just couldn't remove it We're too entwined it and I If I let it be I'll be in agony But if I don't I know damn well I'll die Call me all the experts Let them join in my despair The guilt that rips me from within Is something no one can repair The guilt found me so long ago Don't know how long it's been We've been together so long now Who knows how these things begin And I grew dependent On the very thing that sucked me dry If I let it be I'll be in agony But if I don't I know damn well I'll die Call me all the experts Let them join in my despair The guilt that rips me from within Is something no one can repair So call me all the experts Let them join in my despair The guilt that rips me from within Is something no one can repair
13.	Crow on the High Wire 03:07	lyrics	buy track
I've been thinking too much I've worn out the elbow in my shirt And in the drowning air I try not to feel too hurt The sodden sky might try and shove me down But the crow on the high wire plays the clown In the Summer heat It's easy to take offense But the red-tailed hawk Wheels above in my defense Gentle sadness ofttimes is a friend And the crow on the high wire plays pretend Oh the crow the crow the crow the crow Oh the crow the crow the crow the crow Oh the crow the crow the crow the crow Oh the crow the crow the crow the crow Oh the crow the crow the crow the crow Oh the crow the crow the crow the crow If the clouds don't burst soon I think I might cry And the crow on the high wire takes to the sky
14.	The Shaman Lights a Cigarette 02:53	lyrics	buy track
It's been a long hard day The sacred gives no rest From dawn to dusk I knelt and prayed To gods I now detest So come outside with me Sit down on the porch Let's forget responsibility Let our dinner scorch Because the air is sharp and clean And the wind is stinging sweet And all the lights are off Along the whole damn street So take my hand and run Leave this place behind We'll flee the burning sun That wants to claim our minds And I'll forsake my prayers They're useless anyway I can't keep The dark things away
15.	Warm December 04:06		buy track

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A collection of old demos from the early years of Headless Relatives.

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released December 2, 2022

All songs written, performed, and recorded as middling quality demos by Seth A. Biskind

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Headless Relatives Troy, New York

Headless Relatives play songs. These songs feature desperate individuals, bittersweet memories, and ancient Egyptian gods. Some of these songs can be found here.