Orbit 17

LYRICS
Silos
Flare from the sun
Was that an answer?

Add it all up
Tally the bill
No going home
We can’t sit still
I’ll guess I’ll see you all in Santa Fe

Shine on

Pack our things let’s go
Don’t ask a question
Whose answer we don’t know
Don’t lead the witness
Where else can we go?

Shine on
Am I the only one?

We’ll send our prayers
Up to the stars
Wish them well
From where we are

Silos (Rough Mix)

Big Sur

Texas (Pre-Production Mix C)

Helium

(Coda)

Monkey Bars (Demo)

LYRICS
Take a seat
Hold my hand
It’s time we talk
We never planned

Let’s take a ride this weekend
We could use a change of pace

It’s just one rule 
Wait now its two
How many more
Before we’re through?

You were a breath of fresh air
You’re a beacon in the night
Ignore the temper tantrums
It isn’t worth the endless fight

Where do we belong?
We’ll find a home
We’ll just float
Anywhere the wind blows

Tune out the news?
There’s nothing there
Worth the abuse
Pointless hot air

We’ll take a walk this evening
I just need to clear my head

Believe that we’ll 
Turn things around
Stay afloat
Try not to drown

You were always pensive
What goes on inside your head?
If I could shield you from it
Could you forget those things they said?   

Pace 
Around
The room
What will it take
To put my mind at ease
My mind at ease 
My mind at ease 
My mind at ease 
My mind at ease 

What’s new today?
Best we don’t know
A father’s blessings
To bestow

Say your goodbyes this weekend
When did we get so estranged
If I could make things better
It isn’t you I’d rearrange

Texas (Rough Mix)

Limousines + Laserbeams (Rough Mix)

Aurora (Rough Mix)

A Stranger In Your Neighborhood

Limousines + Laserbeams

LYRICS
Head down now
Head down now

Don’t you sell me out
Don’t you sell me out
Don’t you sell me out
Don’t you sell me out

Head down now
Don’t you ever think of someone else?
Head down now
Be sure to leave a light on for me

Tuck that shirt in
Everyone is waiting
You don’t want 
to disappoint them?
Such an inconvenience 
Once I thought that you would be so proud 

I couldn’t keep the yard trimmed 
Think that this needs to be a
Teaching moment
You’ll thank me later
Just know I’d never
Sell you out
Sell you out
Sell you out

Head down now
Head down now
 
Straighten up and fly right
Did you think I was born
With X-ray vision
It wasn’t worth it
Weaponized 
Incompetence
I thought you would be so proud

I didn’t wash the car right
Think that this needs to be a 
Teaching moment
Remind me later
Just know I’d never
Sell you out
Sell you out
Sell you out

Head down now

Tightrope (Demo)

Ever fall asleep while studying for a final exam? Then you dream about being late to class and when you arrive you’ve got to fight an endless wave of scantrons? Hope you remembered to bring your blue-book. Oh wait, your forgot to wear clothes? How embarrassing.

LYRICS
Memorize
Look for the answers deep inside
Find the time
Place your whole life upon the line

Close your eyes
We need you focused on the prize
Gaze inside
One lesson left to teach a proof to mystify

Memorize
You will not find you had
The answer all along

Find the time
Rest your eyes, just for a bit
Watch as the seconds tick away

Fill the circles in
Fill the circles in

Play by the rules
Its all thought out
Just squeeze yourself into the box
We’ve made a shape for everyone
Its just a slight discomfort

Don’t mind the itch
Its just a thing
We all feel from time to time
You’ll get accustomed to it all
But first we just need you to

Memorize
Memorize

Pick me up
You’ll get accustomed to it all
No distractions now
Put me down
The carrot is just out of reach
Just one last thing before you go

Fill the circles in
Fill the circles in

Adderall (Mix B)

LYRICS
Lights out now, rest your head
The faucet’s dripping

One more bill upon the pile  
Left for tomorrow 

Did it come crashing down?
Burning down?
For me?

Once you dreamt of a picket fence
Can you remember?

You always worked so hard
Was it all just to avoid us?
Anything to avoid us?

Lay your expectation down
They’ll always break you in the end

A promise of a better future
A letter left until tomorrow

Place your expectations
On my shoulders
Can I make it up to you?

Lay your expectation down
They’ll always break you in the end

Lay your expectation down
They’ll always break you in the end

Expectations

Chamonix (Demo)

Hummingbird (Demo)

Texas (Mix B)

Riptide No 4 (Rough Mix)

Recliner

Headphones (Rough Mix)

338 (Demo)

I remember riding the bus to school when I was ten. We lived in a pretty rural area, and the ride in was a dull, endless hour. But when I got my first Walkman the experience was completely transformed. No matter what might be going on in life, I could always put my headphones on and lose myself. Sometimes I even miss the hiss of the cassette tape and the anticipation of rewinding to my favorite song.

LYRICS
Perfume 
Of stale beer 
Radio is dancing in my ear 
Only plays the songs I want to hear

Turn
Your amp up bang the drums
Can you give us all a song to hum?
So you think you’re gonna be someone?
Anyone?

Put those headphones on
The world drones on around you  
Three steps and you’re gone
Just one more day to stumble through

Andromeda
Is that you rising in the eastern sky?
Your stars that prophesied our long goodbye
You couldn’t bother even tell me why?
Can’t you tell me why?

Polaris
Enlighten me you know I need you now
You asked me but I couldn’t answer how
Wipe the worry off of my troubled brow
Would we allow?

Put those headphones on
The world drones on around you
Three steps and you’re gone
Just one more day to stumble through

Antares
Why is it you have led me so astray?
I never thought that you would dare betray
I had to ask you but you wouldn’t say
You wouldn’t say

Alrescha
Show’s over, heading home
Tonight I just don’t want to be alone
I just wanted a place to call my own
No matter where my life led me to roam
The seeds of karma have all been sown
Is there no way that I could just atone?
I’ve finally done something you can’t condone
You know I never wanted to disown
My only home

Headphones

Hummingbird

338 (Rough Mix)

Feynman (Rough Mix)

Hummingbird (Mix B)

Tunnels (Demo)

Aurora - Live at Hotel Utah

Big Sur + Firefly - Live at Hotel Utah

Riptide No. 4 (Pre-Master)

Tunnels (2nd Live Rehearsal 5-9-24)

Experimental indie rock from San Jose, CA. We weave catchy melodies and hypnotic grooves.

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