Alphabet Soup

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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

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from House of Stairs, released September 16, 2018
Holly Pyle - vocals
Garrison Jones - synths
Stephen Avalos, drums
Shea Marshall - saxophone

Ryan Hall - tracking, mixing
Bob Hoag - mastering
Jason Livermore - mastering

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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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