1. |
Marlin Spike
02:39
|
|||
|
you are a blade
sharp enough
to carve my densest stone
you’re a marlin spike, a marlin spike
you loosened the knot, you loosened the knot
you carved up
your voice
you had to tell me the way around your weakness
instead of finding the reason for your hardship
I held the note
wondering
the road it took to me
I held the note
suffering
a deeper breath but still no rest
you warmed up
your voice
you had to tell me the way around your weakness
you hate to tell me you’re scared to lose me
you hate to tell me you really need me
you hate to admit you’ve changed
|
||||
2. |
Good Dregs
02:04
|
|
||
|
I had nothing to say
when our eyes met from far away
hands drumming on your thighs
and the space between your eyes
you’re everybody’s face
you keep reminding me
of the taste of air in my mouth
and the birds in the south
cabin by the park
the steward of the springs
told us to find our own meaning
and to grow our own wings
we have come so far
learning who we are
can’t turn you down
you’re the only one around
it’s a ripe time
to learn something new
to learn new
ways to love you
|
||||
3. |
||||
|
there’s a break in the feeling
and I’m positive, I’m positive
I can go no further
speaking sign language to a blind man
I am caught in the distance
of your callousness, your cowardice
I’m the only one who chooses
every time I throw a stone
I’m not trying to break you
I’m just trying to break away
I’m not here to please you
nothing could make me stay
I fought for you when I knew
you wouldn't do the same for me
I won’t be good in your neighborhood
I’m your girl who got away
I would sleep on the edge of
your high-end Thermarest
in my linen dress
I could tear myself to pieces
wishing you would comfort me
lean my bare back on the baseboards
feeling gullible and vulnerable
take your ring back, take your things back
you can’t hurt me anymore
it’s more than I can take
it’s more than I can give
we’re not bound to go through with this
this is no way to live
I’m not trying to argue
I’m saying what I have to say
I’m not trying to break you
nothing could make you tame
I lied to you when I said there’s nowhere I’d rather be
you’re an honest man with a decent plan
and you’re not the one for me
you hold me in a way that pushes me away
I want you to hold me in a way that pushes me to be more like I am
|
||||
4. |
Send Purpose Down
02:48
|
|
||
|
second story
window light
lenses to shade
eyes from the sun
swell of longing
to feel close
will you limit
or lighten my growth
you bathe in salt
I ride the flood
no need to think
run just because
a call from my form
is stronger than my
constant response
to thoughts in my mind
bandage appears
before wound
feign to defend
what I offer
follow someone
else’s path
frustrate urges
deny my needs
try to be tough
pre-emptive shroud
my instinct's to guide
not be my own guard
my motion holds
your empty weight
send purpose down
below silent wake
|
||||
5. |
|
|||
|
in a safe place, nothing but free time
I let myself get carried away
staying up late doing projects
I can’t sleep cause I’m excited for the next day
come on Michael slow down
remember why you chose to come
you have no excuse son
you have got to make time for everyone
surrender yourself
and at the same time
explore yourself
tend the fires that made you
in a strange place, not on my own time
I’m sweetly weak and sore to the bone
when the day’s done, I have no problem
passing out hard, ‘cause I’m preparing for the next round
come on Michael slow down
embrace the way you chose to come
temper your aggression
cameras down, you’ll miss the motion
bend your world
and at the same time
learn your world
tell me when you’re hurting
|
||||
6. |
Drawn to You
02:37
|
|
||
|
swam to the other side
paddled back dry
built a bridge to drive
cruised along
looking out, vapor is rising
I heat up when you're around
take what you want, working in retail
we’re creeping out and leaving town
I want this for no reason
you're beside me, I'm unsettled
feel a pulse up in my temples
blood consumes my brain
give in to the pull
cast off what makes me stall
yeah you're the one I'm drawn to
you're witness to my fantasy
hooked by a heated line
roused deep will
let my instinct guide
it can’t be wrong
blushing skin, reaching for contact
knees quake, touching the ground
breaking in, act on a feeling
frenzied when I’m locked out
when you hold back your attention
check and balance your exertion
hide interest, use caution
how can I relate
living by our weird moods
super genuine
yeah you're the one I'm drawn to
I can't control my fantasy
|
||||
7. |
Not by Care
04:21
|
|
||
|
falling fever
bearing raw gums
teething kindness
crying lavender
spilling color
breathing your sound
leaving torment
renew sureness
completed by surroundings
not by care
to seek warm touch
to believe strongly
to dig through snow
to sense my drive
vision grainy
reflex reeling
dark sky waking
longest morning
I’m whole
I fill me
with patience
not with mirrored joy
etching
the inside
bending blindly
supple hand
|
||||
8. |
Void Touch
02:29
|
|
||
|
his touch is void
won’t deceive me, harm free
inside, back out
stretching to the ceiling
too loose a tie
ends are wearing
to lean, to be
a resource to depend on
he keeps far from
my diary, page three
is blank to keep
hounds from reading
rewrite the lines
ruin the ending
the verse, it sticks
empathy to blind curves
was not built into his timeframe
see the distance getting better
unconditional understanding
take out screen door, weather permits
|
||||
9. |
|
|||
|
stayed overlong
exhausted reserves
timely return
to center ground
when I check my display
it’s the end of the song
and for you
deliberate pause
lighting a match
to keep warm won’t do
for the rest of the night
fires drained
try to ignore
persistent approach
pressure increased
patience tried
when you push, I draw back
then you hide and I want more
you can’t give me quality
and I draw a finer line
when you push, you trespass in
I can’t learn to say no
I light match after match and find
no way through, my root retracts
making a chart
to keep track of the risk
file away
a folded impulse
a delusion, a draw
a major expense
now I retreat to get
focus back
|
||||
10. |
||||
|
spacious surface stays dry
if you don’t ask for help
share your message, honest
I can keep it near
what draws you back eastward?
people? landscapes? climate?
you want something different
or one place that holds true
I offer quiet labor
and peaceful gesture to soothe, to soothe defenses
and I’m feeling bad for the moment
I’ll be alright before you know it
lend me your hand, I won’t hold it in
or hold you under when I’m feeling
anxious; often
I have to focus
to listen to know your
tone
|
||||
11. |
Bask in Easy Tone
02:20
|
|
||
|
water to rinse my hands
blessing my fingertips
this morning I feel like
I have no history
long look, slow reply
offer turns warning
sent away my goodbyes
what could come tonight?
false bay through the lens
and air like wine
use the leverage you
were born to
driving around the bend
deserting a figurine
bury beneath the soft stone
reasons requirements
I am basking in my
easy tone
keeping still and I’m
free to go
|
||||
Hoop Seattle, Washington
soft rock band expressing the feelings we get from knowing people, learning about the world we
live in, and
making our own worlds
ig: @hooptheband
www.facebook.com/h0o0p/
booking:
hooptheband@gmail.com
www.decencyden.com/artists/hoop.html
... more
If you like Hoop, you may also like:
A Crow Looked At Me
by Mount Eerie
supported by 10 fans who also own “Super Genuine”
Such a special album I struggle to think of what to say about it. At times I'm afraid or put off even listening to it and sometimes its the most comforting thing in the world. I got this from a vinyl code and I only listened to that physical copy of it the morning after the night my dog died. The first time I ever lost someone that meant the world to me and it was the first time I didn't cry to it. This album is beautiful and if youre reading this, you are loved
go to album
The Song is Coming from Inside the House
by The Song is Coming from Inside the House
supported by 9 fans who also own “Super Genuine”
Harmony and fotos y recuerdos I love u strange ranger
go to album
Okay with Dancing Alone
by Janelane
Wistful power pop plays like a peppier Dear Nora.
go to album
One of Seattle's most interesting bands, Versing evolve their indie rock sound in more spaced out, laconic directions on this new release.
go to album
Seattle upstarts thread their surging power-pop with wistful nostalgia and softly-felt despair, exuding empathy as well as energy.
go to album
supported by 9 fans who also own “Super Genuine”
Found this via @rabea_senftenberg and love it very much!
go to album
