Written and Recorded by Christian Carpenter & Ryan Weiner

Featuring Julia Easterlin on additional vocals
Sarah E. Goldstone on Synthesizers
Ryan Weiner on Guitar
Jason Burger on Drums & Percussion
Christian Carpenter on Vocals, Bass, Keyboards

Mixed by Collin Dupuis
Mastered by Bijan Sharifi
Christian's vocals recorded by Gabriel Galvin at Four Foot Studios

Prayer Cards

When I was a kid I would scavenge along the beach
Sifting through the plastic and rubber scraps on my knees
Every piece of discarded detritus held a seed
For me to construct any number of fantasies

I know now I can’t help

That it’s in my nature to wander far with no map
Still I get discouraged when I feel lost on this path

I know now not to doubt

Cuz I’ve got the cards to show you
Many saints were also vagrants
Yes I’ve got the cards to show you
Vagabonds yet venerated

I recall when I was once very young my mom say
That I’m kindred to those who simply won’t join the fray
The most perfect marriage of these she’d call a homeless priest 

I know what I can’t help
So I know not to doubt

Cuz I’ve got the cards to show you
Many saints were also vagrants
Said I’ve got the cards to show you
Vagabonds were venerated
Cuz I’ve got the cards to show you 
many saints are also vagrants
Yes I’ve got the cards to show you
Lost and holy integrated

Endless clawing 
through the jungle 
crushing pavement 
Cinders raining 
flaming 
punctured dreams

Prayer Cards

Take Me Over

Oh lord made it all go ghost 
Not sure if he loved you most 
Don’t cry it’ll be just fine 
Don’t die this’ll take your life 

I don’t want your pity 
I just loved the city 
I swear I saw their faces 
But where 
Was I mistaken 
And dig without a name 
But where 
You’ll catch a train 
Wake now 
The sash is burning 
Fade out 
The world is turning 

I lose the will 
To walk 
In this shit 


Baby this is Babylon 
Falling to our death it gets lit 
With the smoke up in our eyes 
In a sauna with my necklace still fixed 
And it burns in the chest 
Breath mesh 

It’s a feeling like this 

Woke the next day 
Wonder how I end up like this

I LOVED THE CITY (michael harrison

Tell myself to get along with it 
There’s peace somewhere 
Contradicting 
Life unfair 
I construct 
The far land in my eyes 
Lose your mind 
A breath so wild 
And you can name it boy 
And you can name em all 

Will you show yourself 
To me 
When I’m up? 

Take 
You don’t shake 
I still wanna set this record straight 
 
Break 
I won’t break 
Saw a nice man 
While torn away 

Thread 
Tangle thread 
Let a pretty joke 
Fly by your head 

Rain the subtle dread 
I love this place 
It’s so undead

“Nose Whistle" (idly blare)

cptsd

The bolts on 
The front door 
Day it was done for me 
and the meaning was much more
Ooh 
they screech like a 
Dutch door 
And I got the funds for it 
Saving a million months foreign 
And If I make a Milli 
On dope daffodillys 
Then I’ll make a frivolous fun for ya 
Cuz the hinges melt 
As the sun turned to radiate
Towards any odd degree 
I just take it to the 88th 
And I bite myself a piece 
Found a dear I’ll let no lady rate 
Cuz her body’s going green 
Yeah her body’s going green 

God to figure out 
What I could go without 
Clouds are sensing harm
But never in these arms 
I know I can perform 
I’m sure of what I’ll say 
The intricate approach 
His every single day 
I’m proud of what I made 
(But only cause you made it
It trails me 
You sway me 
Away

And God Im well aware I don’t belong 
Brain is melted into theme songs 
Talking to the east side Palmer 
Drinking his water 
Pray for his daughter 
I need it more 
Sir, what is glory 
A different moral
For every story

"the sun from the window, oh you know it melts us down" (dan darmawan)

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written and made by richard waters
28.1.25
Photo by Wendelin Jacober: https://www.pexels.com/photo/empty-damaged-room-with-mattress-1853951/

i dont know what to say,
 and i dont know what t think
dont know how to sing here we are

she dont know how to dream
she dont know how to stay
she dont know what to do 
here we are

there's no better place to be
here we are
 there's no better place to be

you can learn to dream
you can learn to forget
you can reach a goal
here we are

and in the time 
you do regret
but then we learn
 and here we are

there's no better place to be
there's no better place to be 

these are all just my observations
i really wouldnt listen to what i say 

she dont know how to dream
she dont know how to stay
she dont know what to do 
here we are
here we are 
there's no better place to be
 there's no better place to be......

"the sun from the window, oh you know it melts us down" (dan darmawan)

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