Matters of Flesh and Mind

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To my enemies of old, you know this ain’t your fight
To my lovers long ago, you know you were all right
All these subtleties are boldly tearing us at the seams
And it’s strangely apropos to living outside our means
We cannot sustain this casual affair of feeding through our eyes
Cuz when the honeymoon has passed we’ll be running for our lives
It’s always the same old story of…

Sorrows of all mankind worn as such, in disguise
Peel this mask and you’ll find matters of flesh and mind
All our hopes we rely on our own borrowed time
In this life, we decide matters of flesh and mind

This desire…
(Sorrows of all mankind worn as such, in disguise)
Makes me blinder…
(Peel this mask and you’ll find matters of flesh and mind)
Takes me higher…

To my enemies of old, you know you were all right
To my lovers long ago, you know this ain’t your fight
All these subtleties are boldly living outside their means
And it’s strangely apropos to tearing us at the seams
Cuz it’s the same old song ‘n dance and when realize
We should’ve been prepared not feasting through our eyes
Caught up in a web, instantly gratified
A flicker of the truth is only a reminder to stay blinder and get higher…

As the sun should make us brighter, so our love should hold us tighter
But we live our lives in anger and the fiction just gets stranger
Am I wrong to feel frustrated that you cannot be persuaded to the light?

This desire…
(All our hopes we rely on our own borrowed time)
Makes me blinder…
(In this life, we decide matters of flesh and mind)
Takes me higher…

Sorrows of all mankind worn as such, in disguise
Peel this mask and you’ll find matters of flesh and mind
All our hopes we rely on our own borrowed time
In this life, we decide matters of flesh and mind

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from Matters of Flesh and Mind, released April 17, 2013

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We are a 5-piece band from Des Moines, IA. Our music is alt-rock'ish with some heavy progressive and electronic influences impacting our creativity. All in all, we just want you to hear and enjoy our music.

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