Track 9 from Sagacity of Sound.

now that the hardest parts are over 
can we still be friends 
not like it's been 
we are a phone off of the hook 
a big misunderstanding 
a left-in-the-dark 
an unpleasant landing 

maybe our time in the sand 
is seedless and trapped 
on opposite sides of the hourglass 
we're busy with the hopelessly illogical construct 
of friends between lovers 
it never makes sense 
cause there aren't any rules 
only imperfect creatures 

the sounds are getting stranger 
i question if my senses are returning or endangered 
i am an astronaut in space 
and you are the equator 
but it's you who is drifting 
in and out of temptations 
like addictions 
fun to make light of 
if and only if 
we eventually shake them 

so shake the world with me 
like a snowglobe 
the flakes can fall freely 
we don't have to worry 
how the puzzle is forming 
until we are sure we have all the right pieces 

you are the echo of a previous daydream 
once i escaped i woke up to living 
and to my surprise you were there listening 
we were both playing music 
strange for so long i had thought that my dreams 
had considered you dead 
now the record is repeating

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Christopher Belanger - voice, words, ac. guitar, elec. guitar, drum kit 
Jered Becker - bass 
Kylie Brown - cello 
Austin Johanning - trumpet 
Michael Everett - voice, djembe 
Taryn Trousdale - voice 
Shawn Craver - lead guitar

The Record Is Repeating

you melted yourself to a puddle on the floor 
the high's not as good if there's nothing inside anymore 
and life gets pretty small when you get lost in the bowl 
you're better than that son, i've seen your soul 

close your legs girl, it doesn't suit your face 
you're an angel, slowly falling from grace 
well there's nothing i can do if you don't care anymore 
you're better than that love, i've seen your soul 

you made some mistakes and now you hide in the dark 
you're too afraid of the goodness in your heart 
but i know you'll overcome, i've seen your soul 
you might be broken up but you're a piece to a bigger whole 

you once wore the crown but your kingdom has crumbled to dust 
the cumbersome words of comfort are beyond your trust 
and even in your dreams you're a fool, you know you'll wake up 
you know you gotta do something but you don't know what 

what are we for if we're not for someone else 
if we're all alone, why should we love ourselves 
well you know what i will say kid 
i've seen your soul 
i don't know what we are for 
but i know it's better not to know 
you might be broken up but you're a piece to a bigger whole

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Patrick Becker - voice, lyrics, baritone ukelele 
Christopher Belanger - elec. guitar, voice, drum kit 
Xavier Lane - voice 
Tyler Dockstader - elec. bass

Words of Comfort

i take a dive into plenty of space 
and i know somehow i will land 
you worry what be of your dull symphony 
patience my friend, it's at hand 

it's gold 

so why must i see the relative brightness 
don't hold back these notes of green 
shall i color the walls 
a clear liquid sound 
i know you can't see it 
by god you can hear it 

something that needs to be heard

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Heather Hamilton - voice 
Noah Hamilton - voice, lyrics, elec. bass 
Patrick Becker - baritone ukelele 
Michael Everett - voice, lyrics, djembe 
Taryn Trousdale - voice 
Christopher Belanger - voice, ac. guitar, drum kit 
Joel Cachero - elec. guitar

Notes of Green

stand back, do the countdown 
five four three two one i'm taking off now 
and you all look like ants 
but you're not as strong as ants 
and it's a bright day but i can't tell 
there's a window but it's crystal and it's cracked in the middle 
and everything looks like 
it's a spider or a fly and i'm a bird 
but i have no where to go 

so i sing and it sounds pretty 
to some but to others it just gets annoying 
and they want me to shut up so they can get more sleep, but no 
there's nothing you can do 
i can sing all i want and i'm singing to you 
and the words to this song are very meaningful 
but you don't speak bird 
if you lived here you would learn the language 

and as time goes by you'll notice that there's more to what you'll see 
it makes no difference, it's the same damn thing 
and when they clip your arms you're no longer a scarecrow 
you're a child, you're a pile of blindfolds 

we fly, fly like bird fly, fly together, like a feather 
think fast, here comes a hard one 
in the form of fifty milliion smart bombs 
just because you're underground 
doesn't mean you're safe from harm 
and i try to float on with a wing and a prayer 
that goes out to anyone who's waiting 
wanting to share 
it's not a novel if you don't write it down anywhere

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Michael Everett - voice, djembe 
Eric Bennett - lyrics, voice 
Mary Turner - whistle 
Christopher Belanger - voice, ac. guitar 
Taryn Trousdale - voice, ukelele 
Tyler Kelley - elec. bass 
Tyler Dockstader - elec. guitar 

BIRDS - Dante Rouser, Brandon Kelly, and Joshua Maxwell

Bird

come home 
cats and birds 
your family is waiting 
come home 
cats and birds 
your mother is crying 
it's raining and hailing 

don't fight 
cats and birds 
there's plenty of food 
come home 
cats and birds 
your mother is hurting 
the table is empty 
and we need you 
cats and birds

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Taryn Trousdale - voice, ukelele 
Michael Everett - voice, percussion 
Christopher Belanger - voice, lyrics, ac. guitar 
Patrick Becker - voice, baritone ukelele 
Shawn Craver - lead guitar 
Kylie Brown - cello 
Noah Hamilton - voice 
Leery Edwards - meow and purr

Cats and Birds

many broken pilgrims search the sea 
temporary vessels, tattered sails and busted reeds 
hearts are getting heavy 
arms are flailing 
time is over, time will cease 
into the belly 

harbour for your courage 
enter turmoil, there's a bottle for your peace 
hold on to me 
caress this bounty 
together we are pearl 

we misplace our splendor for our suffering 
captain one and all 
followed down with every ship 
waste becomes our treasure 
when our pride is overthrown 
for our love

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, track released 05 July 2013 
Christopher Belanger - voice, acoustic guitar, lyrics, drum kit 
Xavier Lane - tin whistle, voice 
Michael Everett - djembe, voice 
Kylie Brown - cello 
Patrick Becker - baritone ukelele 
Jered Becker - upright bass

Harbour For Your Courage

i will not weep 
when you cease to speak i will breathe 
and know that i'm breathing you in 
i'll know that i'm breathing you in 
you're in the wind 
all your sins, all your hopes, all your dreams 
every ounce of you wrapped around me 
every ounce of you wrapped around me 

you are a song 
and a song that is yet to be 
a burning that you couldn't keep 
trapped behind this skin 
you are great 
greater than what was composed 
your decomposition is bold 
now the earth is a host for your soul 

and you are free 
and nothing is holding you in 
you are taking the earth for a spin 
every story you are within, you are within 

and story 
story will never cease 

you grow and you grow and you grow 
every inch of the world is a soul 
every second you come and you go 
every second you come and you go 
our bodies have died 
so that we can live thousands of lives 
we have to sing out what's inside 
we have to sing out what's inside 
there is light 
and a day is a place to begin 
but the night does not signal our end 
we turn over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again 
and the story 
story will never cease

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Michael Everett - voice, djembe 
Christopher Belanger - voice, ac. guitar, lyrics, drum kit 
Patrick Becker - voice, lyrics, baritone ukelele 
Taryn Trousdale - voice, ukelele 
Jered Becker - upright bass 
Austin Johanning - trumpet 
Tyler Dockstader - elec. guitar 
Kylie Brown - cello 
Thomas Mann - neighbor

Story Will Never Cease

you don't cry anymore 
you don't even bleed 
before your heart dries up 
you need a release 

when your eyes have forgotten how to cry 
and your ears only hear the destructive words 
you're unable to develop the big picture in your head 
when the pretty people tell you how to feel 
you concede the fight before it has begun 
you sacrifice your argumentative nature 
you no longer hold your head up high with pride 
when there is no cause worth fighting for 

your grass has turned to straw, it's getting withered 
you can't even feel the blisters on your feet 
you're sly of heart, choking on your schemes 
your pail of water's floating into steam 

as you collapse, you say you're not the answer 
but you don't believe the words you speak 
you're hollowed out, a hole in home to foster 
the love of yourself you put to sleep

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Patrick Becker - voice, lyrics, baritone ukelele 
Christopher Belanger - voice, lyrics, ac. guitar, elec. guitar 
Michael Everett - voice, djembe 
Shawn Craver - lead guitar 
Kylie Brown - cello 
Noah Hamilton - voice, words 
Jered Becker - upright bass 
Eric Bennett - drum kit

You Don't Cry

so i filled the empty spaces 
like the walls of a room 
with images that take me away 
to a world more enchanting and inviting 
to my ideology 
and my distracted frame of mind 

cause the world's moving faster 
and i'm stuck in one place 
like a tree, with its purpose undefined 
now becoming more defined 
i see only love and beauty 
i see leaving and returning as one in the same 

still we speak metaphorically to give our troubled minds 
the capacity to understand all sides 
and somewhere, in this allegory wisdom 
has a place for me to hide 
while love and sound erases time 
while love and sound erases

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Christopher Belanger - voice, lyrics, ac. guitar 
Taryn Trousdale - voice 
Kylie Brown - cello 
Michael Everett - djembe 
Austin Johanning - trumpet 
Shawn Craver - lead guitar 
Jered Becker - bass

Trees

dear citizen 
if the music gets too loud 
knock and kindly ask 
and we can cool it down 
dear citizen 
don't call the cops on me 
cause i can't afford the fee 

dear citizen 
i apologize 
for parking in your spot 
on your side of the street 
if it means anything 
please keep the letters coming 
but don't be so condescending 
there's no need to be 
dear citizen 
you're welcome anytime 
please come over for coffee 

dear citizen 
we're not citizens at all 
we are children in a sandbox 
with handfuls of time 
and we can get by 
if i knock your castle over 
i can help you build a new one 

dear officer 
take off your mask 
you're not fooling anyone but yourself 
with that badge 
dear officer 
you're the same as me 
forget your false superiority 
and please don't arrest me 
dear officer this includes you 

so all children of the universe with attitude sing

credits
from Sagacity of Sound, released 05 July 2013 
Christopher Belanger - voice, lyrics, guitar, drum kit, kazoo 
Michael Everett - voice, djembe, kazoo 
Taryn Trousdale - voice, ukelele 
Austin Johanning - trumpet 
Jered Becker - bass 
Kylie Brown - cello 
Joel Cachero - elec. guitar

Dear Citizen

A family of artists with roots in Michigan, Kansas, and Colorado.  Their debut album, Sagacity of Sound, was the culmination of their time in Wichita and the documentation of their friendship and love for one another.  It is earthy, organic, and full of spiritual depth.  The majority of the album was recorded in the final eight days that the people were together, and it is dedicated to Mary Turner, their mother and dearly beloved, and the people of Wichita.

Broslyn Bards