Through the static gammons
we could pull you out from
whatever swallowed you
don't get lost in the sound
all the withdrawal white noise
we know the symptoms
if you get scared on the other side
you can come back home

if things get too loud
and you're over it
you can come back to life
and return to the big quiet

we took the same shift
shoveling dirt
just to see which one of us
could get the other fired first
no i still don't know who won
i'm stuck digging up ground
have to watch it cover you
and get lost in the sound

if things get too loud
and you're over it
you can come back to life
just like i did
and return to the big quiet

wall of noises
split up into different voices
calling all kids
back to when they made their choices
when we repeat this or should the other side decide to quit
or you're over it
can i just come with
return to the big quiet

Final Mastered EP.
Lyrics & Music by Devlin McCluskey
Performed by The Dead Ships

Produced by  Brendan Canning
Mixed by Alex Newport
Engineered by Josh Steube
Mastered by Noah Mintz

Big Quiet

When we were kids dreaming big on the corner
One day you'll grow to walk a company line
Youve got to pay for the room they let you die in
You're riding high with a watch you get compliments on

Now that you're big scheming kids on the corner
One day a church maybe a soul they can save
A set of keys to an attic on the north side
A company line and a plan you can coast to the grave

Bang bang
We run the streets with lofty lies
Get yourself paid
Cause fascism's in fashion once again but
We die when we say

When we were kids dreaming big on the corner
One day you'll grow to walk a company line
Maybe a wife and a room she lets you hide in
Collecting crumbs in a box where you spend all your time 

Now that you're big scheming kids on the corner
One day you’ll grow to be so old you can die
A stack of bills put your back up to the corner
But you can leave with a shot whenever you like

Bang bang
We run the streets with lofty lies
Get yourself paid
Cause fascism's in fashion once again but
We die when we say

I'm gonna get me mine like dozer
We were bound to get the call one day
Don't see all that's stacked against you till it's over
And real's only something to keep till the walls will fall away

Fascism's in fashion once again
Get yourself paid
Fascism's in fashion once again but
We die when we say

music/lyrics by Devlin McCluskey
performed by The Dead Ships
produced by Brendan Canning
mixed by Alex Newport

Cover art by artist: Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins

Copyright 2016. The Dead Ships

Company Line

This is a cover by Megan Bonnell of the Neil Young classic Unknown Legend. For more about Megan: www.magnoliamusic.info 

Megan's new album Magnolia coming April 15th via Cadence Music. 
Produced by Chris Stringer/Joshua Van Tassel. It does not feature this cover, so check out her website for more info!

On tour now!
North American dates:
Mar 31 Hamilton, ON - Casbah
Apr 02 Toronto, ON - Adelaide Hall
Apr 03  Wakefield, QC - Black Sheep Inn
Apr 04  Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange
Apr 12  Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's
Apr 13  Edmonton, AB - The Almanac
Apr 14  Calgary, AB - The Gateway
Apr 27  Vancouver, BC - The Imperial

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OUT June 24, 2016 on Nevado Music
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