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House of Stairs

by House of Stairs

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readaux The recording and mixing are impeccable. Warm bass tones and sparkling vocals and cymbals. As recorders and performers, A+ perfection all around. The real piano and Rhodes-like electric piano layer very well in every track they are paired in. Bass clarinet and saxophone make an appearance. Everything is tastefully spaced out. Favorite track: Veil.
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1.
Soul of my own
2.
Veil 04:44
Greet the day, Flag upon my head Seems the sun, wont fit through the mesh Neverending sleeves wrap my limbs, I can’t feel my sole in these slippers Strips embalm my soul Frosted feet biting through my legs Black and Blue they quit Walking towards their fit Stretch the Sky, and slip in through the clouds I just wanna feel your warmth, I just wanna feel your warmth Stretch the wrap, and slip it to the floor I just wanna feel your hands, I just wanna feel your hands Here lies a picket fence Hiding under maiden gossamer curtains Signed by a keystone flight of courtship Locks my hollow hive Honeycomb tunnels guard my iris Cataract socket seals my asylum Break my glass, And ring around the shards I just wanna see your face, I just wanna see your face Smash all the lights, And dance around the bulbs I just wanna see the stars, I just wanna see the starts Nectar of my heart Fractures let my eyes see through the jar Dial of the sun finds my flower
3.
You left a letter timeless Reminiscing spoken silence that haunts me to this day I’ve no pictures of your face But your expression remains ingrained with each corresponding view sprawled ‘cross the page Songs you claimed keep sustaining distinct imprints without fade I see in the back row of each concert your ghost raids My resolve as I cling to the depths of this cave But we never learned to laugh I still get lost in your words Rereading love until it hurts, as the postmark trails away I remember a feeling I remember your silhouette But your color I forget the black and white is all that’s left Songs you claimed keep sustaining distinct imprints without fade I see in the back row of each concert your ghost raids My resolve as I cling to the depths of this cave But we never learned to laugh I can’t get you out of my head I can’t get you out of my head I can’t get you out of my head
4.
John 04:12
5.
Autopilot 04:48
Invective blades, Slice though my jaded palms Veins numb to blushing violet lakes Lash of gleaming shades, Lure the lost to feast their eyes on graves Exposé of chambered souls at early age Dull mirages hide the prints That finely thorn and frame the fence The barbs remain, Below the treasures blanketing the stage No room for shadows in the jewel case, Menagerie’s façade sustained |: AUTOPILOT AUTO CAUSE A RIOT IN ME AUTOPILOT CAUSE A RIOT IN ME PILOT :| Rap verse by Kash: From protons electrons to A.I. automatons Relinquish your free will, for your protection Killed spirit burned roots cut all your connections Who are you? Don't even recognize your reflection Did you take the red pill or did you give up control? Do believe all they told? did you sell them your soul? Do look you to the sky for a savior to come? Or look in the mirror knowing you are the one? Seize your destiny ain't no magic recipe Live like it's your last day never just let it be Do not go softly into the night rage against the machine chase the truth like it's the air that you breathe You will find passion is the key to unlock the mystery When you love what you do life becomes a symphony Rifler ammo arms the smiths, Exposed to lapses of their tricks Malignant strides no match for eyes, Attentive to their shifting tides My trove within, Unmoved by spinning slander of my skin
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Cutout 03:25
The candle you hold to one side They all adore the show you write Little they know where you store your spine Hiding the fold that wrinkles your lies You cut me out, and I'm down on the floor You cut me out, and I'm down on the floor Was my home too foul for your style I wanted a verdict to resolve my trial but you ran away and kept your denial You cut me out, and I'm down on the floor You cut me out, and I'm down on the floor You cut me out, and I'm down on the floor You cut me out, and I'm down on the floor
8.
SCUBA 05:46
Faithful orb formidable Shattered rule summons her force Arc disguised with straightened sides Flammable feeling Burn the ceiling Robe of fire Heresy Heir of she Hiding Fighting Set free They scraped the skies With clear lies Fumes are robbing my air supply Hourglass descending As my form is ending But mother never measured time Burn the ceiling - I'm under Robe of fire - on me Heresy - is a lie Heir of she - lifted Hiding - to be heard Fighting - her form Set -all who speak Free - from he [Kash] Beneath the surface on a voyage, to the real me I was baptized inside of fire but the water healed me Distilled me to the essence it's levels to the lessons no exceptions The ripple effect stretch in every direction Evolution in stages embrace it face the storms You got think live and BE different than BEfore The deeper you go the further you grow outside the norm Bending elements keep shifting to better forms 1 things for sure. Outer and inner war Build and destroy. I'm wavy to the core Dive with no fear I stare into the abyss I escape to the depths the peace and quiet is bliss There's they don't understand put what i am on the list They try to dictate my fate but i refuse to submit The pressure made me stronger a polished black pearl I'm breathing underwater wouldn't trade it for the world. Liquid whole Finds me safe and sound Womb of free mind Scribes my scroll and weaves unfettered rhyme Unified to build a new home Reaching down to hear the spiral Untied, unhide, unfold
9.
Inkwell 03:53
Pen mark down
 Ink from my chest, pouring out Scribbled plight. stripped pride. Send my form Enveloped mache shielding on My guard is gone
 We erased the dawn. Harbor of night Mirror of the deep blue fight Seep from your shell
 Foam and fear of the well
 Cry a little longer,
your eyes can’t breathe by staying dry. Deep blue tide roused by the storm, flipped eyes Sprawled on the coast Mourning engulfs me out of sight out of mind out of time out of blind out of line let me sink out of air out of form out of fog out of scared out of warm let me drink every wave every tide every stream every pool every sea everything
 let me drown let me drown let me drown let me drown let me drown in my Harbor of night Mirror of my hidden strife Seep from my shell Foam and fear from the well
10.
Lineal 05:24
Second Root, stretched so far While chained to the floor Broken up, spirits crushed Underneath the window pane Arms around thoughts abound, dreams of a sweet and healing sound (4x) Second Branch, stretched so far Feel the weight of the sky Broken down, drowning in your drought And I lay by your side Arms around thoughts abound, dreams of a sweet and healing sound (4x) I know all the hours you’ve lost, I know all the hours you’ve lost I know all the days you’ve lost, I know all the days you’ve lost I know all the years you’ve lost, I know all the years you’ve lost And I’m losing mine, And I’m losing mine
11.
So much time you assign to delicate arrangements of lines Without a space in sight A host of scrambled eyes, I’m lost in stories visualized You should see the kaleidoscope I’ve made With words you didn’t say Runs of lines never paint Any likeness to the depths that sculptures claim Or text that pauses frame Spoon-fed alphabet soup on my tongue Tied a noose of mumbled letters strung out Plagiarizing palates of the blinded broth Leave me a smile, no need to explain progressions of every muscle twitch no point in wasting breath the banner screens from a muted print press Your words simply rattle my brain it’s too much to take While I’m streaming sips between your ivory gates Swivel spoons through life’s cartoons No telling what message you’ll find Upon resting characters dined Sail and savor wandering fruits of play Bore ships that float by buoyant claims Dreams discovered just below their fame
12.
Cases 02:33
13.
St. Francis 06:09
Amber tanks, Smoke chambers Silent friends, Figment flares Vinyl moat, you’re sunk in your chair Boom box flooding memories’ terror You let go instead, When there’s time to be scared You imagined beating the heartless, Nevermind, never a mind when you’re gone, peace you find? Dialogue half-muted Traveling strays stay rooted to their homes Clothesline thudding, marrow tiers collapse. Long drive, Buick spattered You fell in a snare Concealed arm of fire stealing air Only you saw the forces coming Never mind, never a mind while you cry wolf, near the blind And they never let go, they said nevermind you’re so slow Secret transport of mind to hospice, Through town your allies roam. And Luke took you home
14.
Beat 04:48
Dream away, weary child Don’t you see the day is done Rest your eyes, fears aside Closet shadows have no feet to run Count your sheep, Hold the sweet beady bear that soothes your grief Walk with me Match my pace til the maker stretches space between the beats Constant heat from sun you seek Running from perimeters of night Moments fleet, blinding dust Falling behind hooves beyond the speed of light Hasted gains, Surge your panes But windows fail to hide the limp in your gait the load on your plate your efforts to avoid the roommates of your pillowcase peace will greet your restless cradle only if you Breathe a sigh for you alone, Solace waits for you in the air. You have hearts that beat for you no matter how fast you race to your grave away from love’s exchange away from cooling shade towards the rest that lies within without the need for stones that mark your fate

credits

released September 16, 2018

Holly Pyle - vocals, harmonies
Garrison Jones - synth, piano, vocals
Stephen Avalos - drums, percussion, production

Shea Marshall - piano, bass clarinet, accordion, sax
K. (Lord Kash) Cole - MC
Adrienne Finet - Violin
Aaron Requiro - Viola
Chris Finet - Bass

Noah Guttell - tracking: piano + strings
Ryan Hall - tracking, mixing, production
Bob Hoag - mastering
Jason Livermore - mastering

All songs written and composed by House of Stairs

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House of Stairs Phoenix, Arizona

House of Stairs is a jazz-based collective that draw from funk, soul and pop influences to create a distinct progressive soundscape. Inspired by the visual innovations of M.C. Escher, House of Stairs exploring multi-faceted interactions between harmony, meter and lyrics that are both compelling and imaginative. ... more

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