"Trapped in the pages of stories I would never write, suffocating in my own ideals as all shatters under my trembling feet"

song ;; achilles come down 
by gang of youths (slowed & reverbed).

lyrics : 
achilles, achilles
achilles come down, won't you
get up off, get up off the roof?

you're scaring us
and all of us
some of us love you
achilles, it's not much but there's proof

you crazy assed cosmonaut
remember your virtue
redemption lies plainly in truth

just humour us
achilles
achilles come down
won't you get up off
get up off the roof

achilles, achilles
achilles come down, won't you
get up off, get up off the roof?

the self is not so weightless
nor whole and unbroken
remember the pact of our youth

where you go
i'm going
so jump and i'm jumping
since there is no me without you
soldier on

achilles
achilles come down
won't you get up off
get up off the roof?

loathe the way they light candles in Rome
but love the sweet air of the votives
hurt and grieve but don't suffer alone
engage with the pain as a motive

today of all days
see, how the most dangerous thing is to love
how you will heal and you'll rise above

achilles, achilles
achilles jump now
you are absent of cause
or excuse

so self-indulgent
and self-referential
no audience could ever want you

you crave the applause
yet hate the attention
then miss it, your act is a ruse

it is empty, Achilles
so end it all now
it's a pointless resistance
for you

achilles, achilles
just put down the bottle
don't listen to what you've consumed
it's chaos, confusion
and wholly unworthy
of feeding and it's wholly untrue

you may feel no purpose
nor a point for existing
it's all just conjecture and gloom

and there may not be meaning
so find one and seize it
do not waste your self on this roof

hear those bells ring deep in the soul
chiming away for a moment
feel your breath course frankly below
see life as a worthy opponent

today of all days
see, how the most dangerous thing is to love
how you will heal and you'll rise above
crowned by an overture bold and beyond

ah, it's more courageous to overcome
you want the acclaim
the mother of mothers (it's not worth it achilles)
more poignant than fame
or the taste of another (don't listen Achilles)
but be real and just jump
you dense motherfucker (you're worth more, achilles)
you will not be more
than a rat in the gutter (so much more than a rat)

you want my opinion (no one asked your opinion)
my opinion you've got
you asked for my counsel (no one asked for your thoughts)

i gave you my thoughts
be done with this now
and jump off the roof
can you hear me Achilles?

i'm talking to you
i'm talking to you
i'm talking to you
i'm talking to you
achilles come down
achilles come down

throw yourself into the unknown
with pace and a fury defiant
clothe yourself in beauty untold
and see life as a means to a triumph

today of all days, see
how the most dangerous thing is to love
how you will heal and you'll rise above
crowned by an overture bold and beyond
ah, it's more courageous to overcome.

𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍.

The Consequence Of Imagination Is Fear

full credit to thoushaltnot listen to them i jsut rlly need this song on soundcloud

the haunted-phonograph (slowed n reverb) by thoushaltnot

Fish in a Birdcage

Rule #4 - Fish in a Birdcage

Waterfall

Rule #21 - Momento Mori

Bloody! Bloody!

This song was written and produced completely in my dorm with a $20 mic. Forgive me for the oddities it causes. 

Background:
And Eve was told not to eat the fruit, because "she would surely die." Instead, she learned information that she was not given before—she gained a power in that sense; she became the apocalypse.  What other powers are women "forbidden" from, all in the name of holiness? Maybe we should take a bite of that apple, feel some warmth from that lit match, explore ourselves, explore each other. They are baptizing the candles of tomorrow: they are snuffing flames. Why? They're scared of the heat we might just bring to the table. Mwah-ha-ha...

I digress... lyrics!!:
baptiser, baptise her, rose water, soft daughter
rectify and sanctify her, hold a moth and let it flutter
Don’t forget to floralize, don’t vocalize the smoke in eyes
Don’t don’t don’t strike.
catchin’ on that distant lie she’s gotta be divine
death-defier hanging on a burning tether line
then line breaks, spine aches, coiled snake, broken rope and Joanie chokes
they hope her perfume’s stronger than the soul

They’ll put an apple in your hand but don’t you dare bite it
A match and a wick but don’t you dare light it
They say temptation be a sin, don’t look any more behind it
That’s just how it is, don’t you dare fight it
They’ll put an apple in your hand but don’t you dare bite it
A match and a wick but don’t you dare light it
Life’s only meant to live, don’t fill it with excitement
Abstain, restrain, forgive, yeah, that’s how he likes it

Wax-dripper, flame-kisser, lost-livered life giver
Crucify and waterlog the sinner mother, sinner daughter
She could take you by surprise   
Beware the July fire ides
She’s a locked and loaded inferno with underglow she cannot know so drown that power fore it overflows
Sorry man, it’s way to late, her choice is made, the apple’s ate, the candle starts to flicker in a wicked little divine state
Rising and rising, gently respiring

she can’t let the candle burn
She can’t let the candle burn
So they’ve gotta teach her so she knows how to learn
That she can’t let the candle burn

CANDLEBURN

CANDLEBURN (Dorm Demo)

Played by The Crane Wives...
Kate Pillsbury - Emilee Petersmark - Ben Zito - Dan Rickabus

featuring their friends…
Steven Leaf - Seth Bernard - Rachel Gorman
Savannah Buist - Katie Larson

Produced by The Crane Wives & Ian Gorman
Mixed by Ian Gorman
Engineered by Ian Gorman & Ben Zito
Recorded at La Luna Recording & Sound in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mastered by Glenn Brown at GBP Studios in Lansing Michigan

Artwork by Rebecca Green
Album Design and Layout by Bill Chesney

Thank you to our loving families and dear friends, Ian & Rachel Gorman, Glenn Brown, Rebecca Green, The Accidentals, Seth Bernard & May Erlewine Bernard, Steve Leaf & the Ex Pats, Joey Schultz of Chickenbach, John Campos, Kris Kessel, Sean, Sarah & Arlo Lamborne, Tyler Rehm, 88.1 WYCE, Matt Jarrells, John Sinkevics at Local Spins, Emily Fox & Michigan Radio, Kevin Romeo & Rhino Media, Joey Basch, Josiah Barber, Amber Buist, Josh Gibson, Bill Chesney, Leah Pillsbury, Mark Sturr, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, The Appleseed Collective, Joy & Tim Lago, Marianne & Jim Fischer, Carmen & Javier Vargas of Mi Pueblo in Kalamazoo and Edith the Kitty. Thank you to all of the people who have welcomed us into their homes, fed us a warm meal, or shared with us their stories. 

Special thanks to our PledgeMusic contributors. This album would not exist without the help of our fans! We are grateful for your support and humbled by your loyalty.

Curses

Lyrics:

If the double-row eighteen-cylinder
Air-cooled radial engine
Is not enough to tip you off
Before he slips you off the needle
Drops you into unstitched space
The wasteland which henceforth
Shall be referred to as “your place”

The captain lives by the sword
And the captain loves by the sword
When the captain dies by the sword
He'll leave you trapped in the cockpit
Crying out "Mayday!"

When a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher aerial courtship
Nosedives in a blitzkrieg from that Whiskey Delta
You can tell the backyard bomber
Never helmed a cargo crate
He croaks out undoing and doom
To the wishful safety net
You jeopardized your life to loom

The captain lives by the sword
And the captain loves by the sword
Once you elope with the captain
You'll leave on a sordid honeymoon
Trapped in the cockpit
Crying out "Mayday!"

Always the last and never the least
Always the fast and never the feast
Always the cult of domesticity
Always the jolts of electricity
Always surpassed and never decreased
Always amassed and never released
Always the past controls your mind
Never the peace you hoped to God you'd finally find

The captain lives by the sword
And the captain loves by the sword
And when he dies by the sword
He’ll reward you for your obedience
For your countenance has woven in at every turn

Even as the back, even as the back
Of the hand
Even as the back, even as the back
Of the hand still burns
Even as the back, even as the back
Of the hand still burns
From the last airstrike

Credits:
Music and lyrics - Stephan Nance
Piano/vocals/backing vocals - Stephan Nance
Programming/bass guitar/guitars/banjo/organ/keys - Josh Frigo
Violin/viola/cello - Yoed Nir
Double bass - Jeni Magana
Trumpet - John Lake
Trombone/bass trombone - Becca Patterson
French horn - Meredith Moore
Piccolo/flute/oboe/clarinet/bassoon - Josh Plotner
Percussion - Mathias Kunzli
Drums - Aksel Coe
Orchestral arrangement - Josh Plotner
Vocal recording engineer - Adam Sweeney
Mixing - Josh Frigo
Mastering - Alex Dobbert
Artwork - Rebecca DeMoss
Graphic design - Chad Lowe

Mayday!

Preybirds (Watcher Song)

Rule #47 - The Birds Are Plotting

A noir-tinged Revolutionary War song-cycle about Agent 355—known more by a number than a name. Through candlelit rooms, coded manners, and quiet exchanges, a woman gathers what cannot be spoken and sends it onward in plain sight. The album leans into what history confirms, what it hints at, and what it leaves blank—honoring the unseen work that shaped outcomes without claiming applause. It closes from a present-day perspective, urging listeners to carry that same steady courage forward.

The Candlelit Crowd

Song by Creep-P
Art by GHOST [http://www.twitter.com/GHOST_AND_PALS]
Tuning by Prisma [http://www.soundcloud.com/mr_prism]
Inspired by Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared 4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FGgwCQ22w]

YT:  https://youtu.be/nl-qexH5mzg
NND: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm30664816

BANDCAMP: http://music.itseyeris.com/album/tv-deluxe-edition
ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tv-deluxe-edition/id1195172761

VSQx (w/ Instrumental): https://www.mediafire.com/?61okubo9lb64541

The Consequence Of Imagination Is Fear

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