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MICHIGANIA

by Mover Shaker

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1.
Rushing water through the cracks beneath the door There's pressure on the other side, I've never drowned before I know there's others lost out there, just drifting on debris But they're never coming back for me There's places they gotta be They've gotta grow a family and pass away at 83 And I will fall into the sea, with this structure sinking all around me Ursa Minor, take me Have you ever drowned in your living room? Have you ever lived so long, but never had lived farther from the truth? So say what you wanna know Before you let me go Down the rabbit hole The currents pull me under We'll breathe no more So send light of day Pull me out, grab my hand Your arms retracted as you gripped land Fight the tide, unearth these bones If I let go I shall never see home The currents pull me under We'll breathe no more
2.
Quiet Room 03:26
Shattered hearts on broken glass A single measured time elapsed Of leaves of autumn trees that fall below I'm asking for your sympathy Even though it's always given to me Social scenes are my disease that never let me grow And I can't scream to let you know I can't bear to let this go And all the colors in your eyes I don't wanna see you cry anymore You let out a sigh, that'll quiet a room Makes your friends wanna know what's bothering you And you let 'em know cause you always tell it all You're holding back what you wanna say Throw it all, throw it away I can't live another day to know that you're not home I can't scream to let you know I can't bear to let this go And all the colors in your eyes I don't wanna see you cry anymore The ions fill and waste away They reek of death, replace, decay I'm wide awake, it's 3am Repeat the hunt until repent
3.
Zipper 03:58
Sometimes I feel like I'm watching my life from behind my eyes Lately I've felt like I'm living my life from inside my mind And after it's all been done We're still existing motionless, emotionless Take me for what I am Take me for what I am not As long as you're with me in time I will not share these emotions now emotions now Take me for what I am Please try to understand Sometimes I feel like I'm watching my life from inside my mind Lately I've felt like I'm living my life from inside my mind And after your guise falls My eyes will follow your motion All along, you're what your waiting for While I'm trapped up in my thoughts You're drowning for what you love And time will show if this is just best for us both Take me for what I am Sometimes I feel like I'm watching my life from inside my mind Lately I've felt like I'm living my life from inside my mind
4.
Low 05:08
So lay low It's over your head I watched you grow And when the fall ends We won't So watch for your breath as frost takes hold No I never heard a thing about you Lay low This Winter won't go The Spring warms my soul And if the frost turns your nose red It's too cold to leave your bed It's over your head You're too naive to know what they meant No I never heard a thing about you Lay low This Winter won't go The Spring warms my soul Fed by water, gardens grow I'm pushing daisies through the snow I know that you're cold But I felt your heart and I felt warm So lay low This Winter won't go The Spring warms my soul Fed by water, gardens grow I'm pushing daisies through the snow So lay low No I never heard a thing about you Lay low No I never heard a thing about you
5.
When faces change to space There's nothing left to chase If we're honest with ourselves and each other And riots all die down I still can hear the sound Of their voices chanting slogans Burning becomes burnt Feelings become hurt I fell asleep on angel days and woke misunderstood Falling out of love with your cliches Looking for a dove in the shade Bring an empty bag next time you're here I'm not fighting with you nothing's gonna change Falling out of love with your cliches Looking for a way out of this place Don't you put that look upon your face This all just sounds like something you would say The tape's on the bed and I'm changing for me It's all in your head, you never know what I mean That sounds like something you would say I'm outside of town and I forgot how to speak The landline is down, it's not the same when you scream That sounds like something you would say No fruit grows without flame I tasted honey and felt ashamed All the brake lights flicker out We bury blood within the sound Burning becomes burnt The light burns but it burns good You fell asleep on angel days and woke misunderstood Like the first song is always sweet The best things in life are free I cut the cord on my designer dreams I feel reborn in the dead dog's heat I cut the brakes to feel the speed I'm spilling honey in my chamomile tea I set fire to the sycamore tree I'm turning profit on the falling leaves
6.
No Backyard 03:30
It starts in fall when flowers grey A scene where nothing gold can stay I keep forgetting what you'd say "You wanted more than you could take" I don't wanna sleep in the living room This couch alone is not our home Backyards and cigarette smoke, For loved ones you've had to let go You'll bend in the Michigan heat I just wanna sing something sweet "You wanted more than you could take."
7.
I just wanna know what you're thinkin' about But I don't wanna know what you're thinkin' about I just wanna know if you're feelin' some doubt But I don't wanna know if you're feelin' some doubt I don't wanna turn on you I don't wanna turn you blue I just wanna know what you're thinkin' about But I don't wanna know what you're thinkin' about I just wanna know if you need to get out But I don't wanna know if you need to get out I don't wanna turn on you I don't wanna turn you blue I just wanna know if you're thinkin about But I don't wanna know what you're thinkin about "Ladies and gentlemen, The chief hope of our enemies is to divide the United States along racial and religious lines and thereby conquer us. Let's not spread prejudice. A divided America is a weak America. Through our behavior, we encourage the respect of our children, and make them better neighbors to all races and religions. Remind them that being good neighbors has helped make our country great, and kept her free. Thank you." It's all the same It's all insane Bound and gagged, ritualized Young at heart and ready to fly Fast asleep, grow up and die Void and waste, no sign of life Trauma jerks the soul from its moors I believe there's life on Mars
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9.
It felt like forever in your room We'd play pretend till the Sun was the Moon The water was warm; it was turning you blue And when i'd had my fill, you were singing the news: You don't value heavy machinery You're in love with some high school scenery shit Everyone I know is afraid to be dead You stick to your ink, cause it's all in your head It's so much easier singing someone else's words Lay your feelings out in a Quiet Room where they can't be seen or heard Take your pictures down You blend into the walls Shock and awe Anxious and vain You paint by the numbers It's all insane Kiss the skin before it breaks Your pine-forest mind It's all the same It was bound to begin, it was sure to be May Arbitrary, en vogue, you submit to the change Not a moment too soon, or a season too late You're becoming the man that you wish you could hate Cleanse the psyche with thunder and lightning Play your songs so I can sleep in sound Put your hand to the pen and wave your flag Love your love in remembrance of all that you've had It's so much easier singing someone else's words Lay your feelings out in a Quiet Room where you can't be seen or heard There's a line on hold But no one ever calls Shock and awe Anxious and vain You paint by the numbers It's all insane Kiss the skin before it breaks Your pine-forest mind It's all the same Lament for the end Sweet nocturne pouring fourth from your cellar door There are years and years you never meant to never see I'm crippled and bored by your passive-aggressive beliefs Now that the Michigan Spring's come to pass Did you get you want, did it make you a man? The radio shifts and plays back the mass All electrical impulses fading to black I tried to be patient and temper the seas Lighting a flame to the sycamore tree Burning, becoming; the Phoenix is free I wish I was ready to love me for me Hem the seams on our clothes Pick the rose, you might get thorns
10.
Do you feel the heat? Feel the sun? Resting on the sea Stranger things have happened But a man said to me Don't let them fool you The earth is on repeat I've tried to find the words Endless moments, they seem Time is just deception This is just a dream An eclipse has cast The tides are high My slowly sinking spirit withered and dry

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MICHIGANIA

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An Exploration of Midwest Space and Time


In loving memory of Gabby Garzoni

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released December 9, 2016

Performed by Mover Shaker
Engineered by Thomas Dobbins at Rax Trax Studios, Chicago, IL
Produced by Mover Shaker and Thomas Dobbins

Mover Shaker is:

Jack Parsons - lead vocals(1,2,5-9), backup vocals(1-10), electric guitar(1-10), acoustic guitar(2,9), electric bass(1,5,8), piano(10), auxiliary percussion(2,3,5,7,9)

Gabriel Miller - lead vocals(1,3,4,7), backup vocals(1-10), electric guitar(1-10), mandolin(7,9), auxiliary percussion(7,9), living breathing modulation machine

Ryan Shea - electric bass(1-9), backup vocals(1,4), auxiliary percussion(7,9), "shut up colin"

Colin Shea - drums, lead vocals(10), backup vocals(1,2,4,7,9), acoustic guitar(10) auxiliary percussion(3,7,9), "shut up ryan"


Additional musicians:
TJ Wolfgram - trumpet(9), french horn(4,9)
Nico Haag - vocals(3)
Bubba Ayoub - rhodes keyboard(4,9,10)

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