@3361174: it's funny how every immigration story is completely unique and yet we can find common ground so easily.

The "If You’re on the Water" EP, while self-released, is The Saxophones' first studio recording. It was recorded and mixed on an analog Toft console by Cameron Spies of Radiation City over the course of a spring week in Portland, Oregon. It features Alexi Erenkov on guitar, vocals, and woodwinds; his wife, Alison Alderdice on percussion and vocals; and his longtime friend and collaborator Richard Laws on bass, vibes, and Crumar synthesizer. 

The title track was inspired by a summer week that saw suicide, the transition of a relationship, and Alexi and his Father’s near death experience in a boating accident. The album pays tribute to the currents of beauty, sorrow and regret that run through our lives.

If You're on the Water

it comes as no surprise to me when things don't go my way 
i was wrapped up in this mindset where i would be okay 
this small bed is made of lies, they swallow me at night 
feel my face begin to fall, but i can never cry 

when the city falls asleep, i'll float down from the sky 
feel the wind assailing me and shuffle through moonlight 
and i will dwell upon some things and feel so alone 
i don't mind this sentiment, i know i hold my own 

all the things you've said stitch me up thread by thread 
you save this world of gray, decorate it with your verbal paint 
i thrive on what you create, soak it in let it saturate me with 
life, and come to terms with who i am as of late

world of gray

if i told you that i loved you, would you let me stay 
but i don't love you, you're just someone on who i've fixated 

i don't care if it's a lie, i don't want truth just a beautiful guise 
hide today, come back tonight, when you leave i'm fine 

everything is temporary, nothing i want is necessary 
but it'd be nice to get my way, that won't happen today 

if i told you that i want you, would you push me away 
if it were me, i'd have started running before you could finish that phrase 

i don't care if it's a lie, i don't want truth just a beautiful guise 
hide today, come back tonight, when you leave i'm fine 

everything is temporary, nothing i want is necessary 
but it'd be nice to get my way, that won't happen today 

if i told you that i loved you, would you let me stay 
but i don't love you, you're just someone that i've learned not to hate 

she says don't come over 
red rover, red rover

red rover

This week we have a cold pizza party first, an interview! Better yet, an interview with our friend and DACA recipient Andrea De La Vega. She tells us what it’s like to live with precarious status in this country for most of your life. She explains how she ended up in such awful circumstances despite following the law and conscientiously navigating the Kafka-esque immigration process. We also talk about the concept of borders, traveling back to your hometown in your dreams, and how the immigration cloud taints even the most beautiful gestures and relationships. Also Ljubica get’s really into Andrea’s story and says “yeah” a lot. (Sorry.)

Andrea's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.d.vega.7

As the DACA debacle continues, it’s important that your voice is heard. Please check out the links below for steps you can take to put pressure on congress. 

My recommendation is that you go here: https://whoismyrepresentative.com

Find your congress person’s number and use this script:
Hello,

My name is ____, and I am one of your constituents. I am calling to express my discontent with the White House’s decision to end DACA and ask Senator/Representative ______ to support legislative action that will protect immigrants affected by the termination of DACA. Eight hundred thousand lives are affected because of the president’s decision to end DACA, and now it is time for Congress to pass a law that would provide a pathway to citizenship for this group of immigrants. Does Senator/Representative _____ currently support the Dream Act or Hope Act?

If you are told your representative/senator supports either the Dream (in the Senate) or Hope Act (in the House of Representatives), say thank you and let them know you applaud that decision.

If you are told your representative/senator does not support either the Dream or Hope Act, ask the staffer to explain why. Then, let the staffer know the human and economic impact that leaving 800,000 youth undocumented would have (see script for the White House above).

If you are told your representative/senator has not made up his or her mind on the Dream or Hope Act, let the staffer know you urge the representative/senator to support these legislative efforts.

(Script link http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/daca-has-ended-you-are-outraged-heres-what-you-can_us_59ae4bd7e4b0c50640cd619e)

But here are some other great options too:

http://weareheretostay.org/call/

https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/issues/alert/alertid=78557626&type=CO&ms=web_170905_immigrantsrights_DREAMAct

https://www.thecut.com/2017/09/how-to-find-daca-protests-donate-call-congress.html


Outro: Elephant Gym-Light (燈)

Conversation w/ a DACA Recipient

my heart is so soft and stale
i waited beyond the pale
felt crushed when the world around me turned
cling to my limbs till it hurts

i dreamed of you every night
i'll think of you every time i close my eyes
the moon swooped in to set things right
and now i can't fall asleep

wind moving slow and you're not on time
then i am gone by the time you pass by
i'm already gone it's just marrow in my bones
i'm already gone it's just narrow and unknown 

i dreamed of you every night
i'll think of you every time i close my eyes
the moon swooped in to set things right
and now i can't fall 
and now i can't
fall asleep

sleep

I see the suffering I cause myself and others, but it can be so hard to change; sometimes I even forget I’m trying to change! It’s difficult to accept responsibility.

Mysteries Revealed

I saw the future wasn’t that different. 
Isn’t that strange? 
How I try so hard to be the same. 

How could I not notice the depth of the pain? 
How could I not change? 
When the vision’s so clear,
you shouldn’t need to explain. 

A cut in the flesh, a sign of the times. 
Mysteries revealed, but I don’t like what I find. 

You must have noticed the moment passed. 
How does a moment last? 
I guess I never cared. 
I just thought I should ask. 

It may disappoint you, 
but I won’t blame you 
for having fun,
because it’s hard, 
even for the chosen one. 

A cut in the flesh, a sign of the times. 
Mysteries revealed, but I don’t like what I find.
A cut in the flesh, a sign of the times. 
Mysteries revealed, but I don’t like what I find.

Songs of The Saxophones

Mysteries Revealed

Little Wings & Maher Shalal Hash Baz "Share" out 08/21/2018 on Moone Records

Maher Shalal Hash Baz - Sorewo Yamereba

Debut single released on aug 9th 2018.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/HtiRHVCF8nU

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cold pizza party is Adam & Ljubica, talking about TV and leftist politics and trashy TV

Conversation w/ a DACA Recipient

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