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Winter EP

by Our Brother Atlas

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1.
The Builder 05:53
KEEPING WITH THE MOTION Nothing short of failure My home, my life, I’m the greatest I am a noble I am the noble Oh, My castle is reaching towards the heavens I will, I will, I will never look down When will my splitting mind form cracks in the earth Buried in the shadow of the noble Stand a man and his home Made from his hands I live on my lonesome I am just a builder And I will always be building Pull myself from undertows We shrink, we grow Where I belong Wearing thin Stone upon stone, is the coldest of homes Stone upon stone, foundation is nothing when I live on my lonesome I am just a builder This weathered home Standing tall in the face of the ocean Wet skin, dry mouth Standing tall in the face of the noble Enduring waves, enduring tides Enduring time Pull myself from undertows We shrink, we grow I will never set foot where I belong The world’s on my sole, and now it’s wearing thin Crawl to the top, sink to the bottom Oh, white Now he drowns in shame Building his own grave Built his grave Slowly the castle crumbles As the sand become part of the ocean The noble has lost both his home and his crown And the builder sings, the builder sings his mighty song My home It’s all I have in this world This is who I am This is all I’ll ever be This is my home All I know It's who I'll always be This is my home All I know It's all I'll ever be.
2.
What is the point of a helping hand I pulled myself up from the dirt, not another man More me, less them On my word it’ll happen again More me, less them Take my words to the others’ graves Friend dead men Friend dead men Friend the ones who will never cry wolf Friend the ones who will never cry I am not ashamed to say the Earth is beneath my feet I am not afraid to be the one, the one who’s in charge More me, less them On my word it’ll happen again More me, less them Take my words to the others’ graves They’re not stopping me Just look at what I’ve done I think it speaks for itself Hear them cry for me Like a loaded gun with an empty conscience I am not afraid, I am not afraid Like a loaded gun with an empty conscience Why can’t they ever tell me What is the point of a helping hand I pulled myself up from the dirt They all look at me like Vultures awaiting their prey With their talons grabbing for my mind I never thought I’d say I guess I’m giving up
3.
Birthstone 03:18
I know we’ve all felt it Young or old, rich or poor To want control of yourself for once But when the leaves turn the wind has its way Be steady, be steady Just enough to stay Take root in the shaking earth Never lose sight of home The one place where it all makes sense The quiet, the quiet drives me insane What am I still looking for If an age is supposed to change me What am I still looking at If the mirror never reflects itself I know we’ve all felt it A sense of foundation But it doesn’t ever have to end To feel your veins coursing with happiness Be proud, be proud Just enough to stay Take root in the shaking earth Never lose sight of home The one place where it all makes sense The quiet, the quiet drives me insane
4.
What am I but a book Buried in the walls Bleeding ink into me Nothing to be but a canvas No sun No sleep I am a life untold No sun No sleep Just keep your heart in mind No sun No sleep No sun Don’t listen Ohhhh stay calm And keep to myself Being a brother to the quiet Normal lives Are given a chance But the world can change without me Bide my time Missing every part of it I’d rather wait for someone better Than to be a better someone Be a better no one Every day I find I’m not proud of who I am If we all decide to give up Then there’ll be no more heroes And if we cease to exist Then this change is just a myth Ohhhh stay calm And keep to myself Being a brother to the quiet Normal lives Are given a chance But the world can change without me Ohhh stay calm And keep my eyes awake Ohhh stay calm Stay calm Breathe silently
5.
Sightseer 06:24
Into the air Goes my sense of reality They’re on my side But their colors are blurred from sleepless eyes I can’t remember my dreams When they used to be about me It’s really quite calming to know I’m not Responsible for letting myself down But everything is changing at once And all I can see are the arrows that seek me With every single footstep made My search turns up empty so maybe it’s not to be My eyes keep sinking With every hour they’ve spent awake My bones don’t rattle They never will My eyes keep sinking From every symbol I have to read My bones don’t rattle They never will Always casting on the world-weary It’s really quite calming to know I’m not Responsible for letting myself down But everything is changing at once And all I can see are the arrows that seek me With every single footstep made My search turns up empty so maybe it’s not to be My eyes keep sinking With every hour they’ve spent awake My bones don’t rattle They never will My eyes keep sinking From every symbol I have to read My bones don’t rattle They never will What are these ghosts in the empty Alone with my consciousness Pulling strings on what I used to be We all have our pride, mine’s just in a box in the ceiling What are these ghosts in the empty Alone with my consciousness Pulling strings on what I used to be We all have our pride, mine’s just in a box So goes life in the in-between Feeling comes second to the host I need a rest from all the worthlessness Do I even exist I can’t remember my dreams When they used to be, used to be about me

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released April 8, 2012

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Mixed by Trevor Barnard

Photo by Katie Craven

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