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Floating Coffin

by Thee Oh Sees

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I COME FROM THE MOUNTAIN EARLY MORNING, UNDERNEATH THE CITY IN A TUNNEL CALLING RESCUE ME I COME FROM THE MOUTAIN, I RETURN AGAIN WITHOUT A TEAR, NATURALLY GIRL LIKE TO SMILE HALF THE TIME BOYS ARE THE TROUBLE ALL THE TIME SITTING IN THEIR POCKETS JUST A DIME LIFTING HEAVY SPIRITS FROM THE SLIME NO ONE LIKES A HEARTACHE OR THE KIND EVERYONES A PROBLEM SOMETIMES FLIPPING OVER SECRETS DAY AND NIGHT FLIPPING OUT OUR INSIDES, WHAT A FRIGHT
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SUN, WE UPON A CLOUD CRY, SOUNDS FROM FAR BELOW DRUMS, COVER UP THE SOUND SPLASH, BLOOD UPON THE GROUND BOOM, HARKEN TO THE SOUND SUN, SILENCE ALL AROUND ONE, NO ONE AROUND
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LAY ON RIGHT DOWN DRINK UPWARDS SKY SAY LOOK AWAY GOD IS IN MY EYE SAILS FILLED WITH SKY LAUGHING AS WE RISE SING SONG ON HIGH SUNG WITHOUT A MIND
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No Spell 04:26
HORROR IN THE NIGHT EASIER, TAKE A BREATH AND SIGH SHADOWS TAKING FIGHT EASILY FLIES RIGHT OUT OF SIGHT
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Maze Fancier 03:16
A GRAVE INSIDE A CAVE A MAZE INSIDE A MAZE WON’T GROW INSIDE OF ME NOTHING INSIDE OF ME GET LOST TOO SOON TURN AROUND CONFUSED NO BRAINS INSIDE OF ME NO BRAINS INSIDE OF ME
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A SUBTLE SLAYER RUINED KIDS AGAIN PUT THEIR LIGHT OUT IT’S ALL DARK AGAIN AND WHAT ABOUT PARENTS? LOST THEIR KIDS AGAIN AND THEIR ANSWER? HOLDING HANDS AGAIN WHOA THE CHILDREN FALLING DOWN A HOLE THEY PULL THEIR LIVES OUT NOW THEYRE IN A HOLE WHAT OF WERE CANCELLED? NOT SO GOOD RIGHT NOW AND WHAT ABOUT FUTURE? WITHOUT KIDS AROUND
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SLAYED IN PAIRS WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THEM? I SWEAR I’LL FLY RIGHT BY AND EXHUME FAIR AND SCARED YOUNG AND DEAD IN THE DUST I LOOK DOWN AND SEE THEM LOOKING UP
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Tunnel Time 04:10
HAVE A LOOK UNDER DISHES AND BEHIND THE TV I’LL BE FLIPPING YOUR LIGHT OUT AND ALL THE SPACE IN BETWEEN CAN’T REMEMBER THE FACES, OR EVEN THE NAMES I’VE BEEN CLEANING UP BODIES THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME, TO ME I’VE BEEN FILLING THE TUNNELS WITH MY LANTERN AT NIGHT SLOWLY SCRATCHING THE NAMES OFF THE WALLS OF THE MIND, FOR GOOD
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Minotaur 04:50
OIL SLICK IN MY DINNER IT MAKES ME SICK, IN THE AIR ANYHOW AND THE DREAM ON MY LIPS IS GETTING THINNER WITH EACH DAY I GET SICK AT MY WORK EVERYDAY THERE IS NO CURE BUT TO STAY AWAY, WITHOUT PAY AND THE HORNS UPON MY HEAD ARE GETTING THICKER WITH EACH DAY MEN GET SICK AT THEIR WORK EVERYDAY THEIR AIN’T NO CURE BUT TO STAY, STAY AWAY AND THEIR DREAMS, IN THEIR HEADS, CANNOT BE FOUND IN THE MAZE OR SO THEY SAY

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released April 16, 2013

THEE OH SEES ARE
JOHN DWYER, MIKE SHOUN, BRIGID DAWSON, PETEY DAMMIT
VIOLA BY K DYLAN EDRICH
HARPSICHORD BY KELLEY STOLTZ
ALL HAND HELD PERCUSSION BY CHRIS WOODHOUSE
2ND DRUM KIT AND BONUS GUITARS BY LARS FINBERG
RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED AT THE HANGAR BY CHRIS WOODHOUSE
PHOTOS BY JOHN DWYER
DRAWING BY MATT BRINKMAN
LAYOUT AND CASTLE FACE BY MATT JONES
THANKS VERY MUCH ALL UP ON YA. 20I3


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Osees Los Angeles, California

Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group Oh Sees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment - from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond - to suit his omnivorous whims. ... more

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