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Gospel Flat

by This Old Earthquake

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1.
Another earthquake at your back
 freight trains run off their tracks
 run down a stairway to a place you've never been and I will let you in

 When this old world becomes a trap
 skyscrapers collapse
 jump out the window on the 31st floor
and I will catch your fall

 ooh I've got my eye on you

 When fires rage across the land
 and meteors turn us to sand
 swim through the angry seas 
onto another shore and I will meet you there

 and I will meet you there
2.
All Alone 04:38
and then one day his mind was blown up high he finally saw the writing on the wall he shook his head and laughed instead of cryin' he said "I think i took my eye off of the ball." and it don't feel right to be so wrong and all alone he found himself up scraping the sky he never knew there was something to fear he peered over the edge to his surprise he said "It's a long way down from way up here." and it don't feel right to be so wrong and all alone
3.
The Old Home 04:18
She ran to the canyon, met a man And the old home is falling down I ran to California, thought I’d warn you The old home is falling down I slapped some paint on the siding, that ain’t hiding The old home is falling down Ran an ad tried to find a tenant To mow the lawn and to pay the rent But it ain’t easy in this town And the old home is falling down Nothin’ but weeds in the garden The oak tree fell in the yard And another winter is comin’ round And the old home is falling down And I couldn’t bear to sell it Momma I don’t know how else to tell it It broke my heart to let you down And the old home is falling down
4.
I'm Not Here 04:40
A veritable feast of emptiness Awaits in the grand ballroom A big band of ghosts under red balloons Destroys your favorite tune And I can see this now I’ll find my way somehow And oh by the way I’m gone today Excuse me my dear But I’m not here And all of the voices inside your head Won’t hush til they’re satisfied “Stop what your doing, come play with us and we’ll have the time of our lives” And I can see this now I’ll find my way somehow And oh by the way I’m gone today Excuse me my dear But I’m not here
5.
Box Of Reds 05:46
The invitation stands But you won’t make no plans And you won’t show til it’s time to go And one shot is too much Ten it ain’t enough If you don’t cough then you don’t get off The girlfriend in your head She kicks you out of bed you storm out and pass ‘em out like a box of reds
6.
It's a long way down from the top of the world
 so if you're southward bound would you mind a passenger
 and we'll sing ooh ooh ooh it's a beautiful world

 when I descend and I hear the last call
 just lay me down on a beach in Portugal
 and then sing ooh ooh ooh it's a beautiful world

 It's a long way down from the top of the world
 so if you're southward bound would you mind a passenger
 and we'll sing ooh ooh ooh it's a beautiful world
7.
West of west where the west never ends Might not be best to swim towards the sunset No no not yet Tied to a tree And I’m waiting for the sky to fall down on me Eventually there’s nowhere else I’d rather be No there’s nowhere else I’d rather be I need you here to keep me warm While we wait for the perfect storm We are waiting for the perfect storm If I could fly I would sail upon the clouds as they float by But they’re too high now I’m waving bye bye bye Now I’m waving bye bye bye I need you here to keep me warm While we wait for the perfect storm We are waiting for the perfect storm
8.
October 03:16
9.
That’s where it lives without a name A hundred faces come and gone Too many homes without a home A few close friends who share the pain So don’t ask me where I’ve been Cuz where I’ve been is long since gone And where I am can never be A place for anyone but me Please don’t ask me who I am Cuz who I am is what I’ve been And what I’ve been can’t be undone And what I have is what I’ve won And it keeps going round Up and down in and out all around Breaking down forever and I’m following Upside down high and low inside out Breaking down persuing Please know you’re mind is in your heart Not in your head Please don’t ask me what I see Cuz that’s a vision long since done And what I see is what I know And that’s a thing that stands alone Please don’t ask me what I’ve done Cuz what I’ve done can’t be re-born And still it lives inside me now And like the inside is unknown That’s where I live without a name A hundred faces come and gone Too many homes without a home A few close friends to share the pain
10.
Checkmate 02:51
Angel falling into place Balancing an act of faith You get yours when I get mine The space between is a lonely line The strange decay of ancient wine Empty nights and empty days I’d love to baby but we’re too late Space without time, time without space An empty bed that’s been disgraced A distant dream I can’t erase Love needs love the missing ace Close your eyes and there’s my face Take what you get cuz you got what it takes There’s plenty of accidents but there ain’t no mistakes
11.
Gospel Flats 07:53
Down on gospel flats You look for the man in a pork pie hat He’ll tell you his tale of woe But he won’t tell you anything you need to know Down on gospel flats Up on horseshoe hill The coyotes hunt for a Labrador to kill And vultures circle the sky It’s the only place left up there That money can’t buy Up on horseshoe hill #$%^&*()(*&^*()_(&^%$#@!@#$%^&^&+)*&^%^#(^*%$#&$&_^&……………. Down on gospel flats

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Recorded at Saltwater Studios, Bolinas, Ca. by Damien Rasmussen. Additional tracks recorded by Ethan Okamura at Saltwater Studios.

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released July 18, 2012

Steve Trivelpiece - Guitar, Vocals
Ethan Okamura - Guitar, Vocals
Taylor Cutcomb - Bass, piano, vocals
Michael Pinkham - Drums

Engineered by Damien Rasmussen

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This Old Earthquake Bolinas, California

West of west, where the west never ends. This is the territory occupied by This Old Earthquake, an indie folk trio based in Bolinas, California, an eccentric small town on the coast of Marin County just north of San Francisco. Described as “West Marinicana” and “sophisticated back porch music.” The sound is intimate and sparse, a pick against a string, a breath anticipates a lyric. ... more

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