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Glossolalia

by Spirit Spine

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1.
Gauze 03:33
These are my hands and when I fold them then I can talk To my creator now I feel his watch over me I drink their alligator oil I will swallow that No need to question when I've joined in their chorus now Sort through the things you wrote, the fiction instead of fact It's all been planned ahead now no use in changing that Made it my nature to think, am I at fault when I See through their holy wall, is that still all on me now On me, on me
2.
Ocean of Sand (free) 06:00
Fell out of the love for you Saw the light I led them to When I woke there was no land Only seas of golden sand Heard you say, can't see me do What I can's no choice for you So for you, cut out my eyes Blinded in your paradise Departed, divided Looked back at my writings Father to the cruel design Don't be small, it's in your mind I remember flying out Crashing into the ground Wherever I may be Feel his eyes over me
3.
We wandered to the river bank There was no proof, no cooling song Take no fanatic for anything Somebody says you're wrong Call on your arms, turn over towns Split up the ones you love Don't have to know, it's easier I can't decode your talk You trace it back, whose fault is it Who says that you're condemned They'll ask you to come to terms I can't, I can't, I can't You wrap the gauze around my head Tell me there is nothing to read Tell me you are the only one Who knows how nothing thinks Who knows how nothing thinks
4.
Ritualistic 05:40
Face to face Never turn away from him Say you want this Only for the ritual Ritual, ritual, only for the ritual Ritual, ritual, only for the ritual Face to face Never turn away from him Make believe Time is really over Over, over, time is over Over, over, time is over Over, over, time is over Over, over, time is over Said to myself he's on our side Heard it myself never asked why I know he spoke only to me I can't tell you how much he does These things we do, tongues we speak in No need to know how it begins What is true for just me must be True for everyone else, speak now
5.
Thirst 06:36
I will make a master for me Give an easy request unto him Anything to clear the dust from my lips Throat of glass, will you wet my tongue? Thirsty, but no water Who am I to bother? When I've none to offer, Must be dry He must be dry He must be dry Prayer helps my brain to stop the buzz Now though I need just my own needs Watch my hands begin to fall away Watch my teeth start to disintegrate Thirsty, but no water Who am I to bother? When I've none to offer, Must be dry He must be dry He must be dry Hoped for water I found a patch of shade I will thank you for what you have made A thirst in me, a pain you wouldn't quench For this blessing, I can thank myself Thirsty, but no water Who am I to bother? When I've none to offer, Must be dry He must be dry He must be dry He must be dry He must be dry
6.
Hunger 04:44
Wonder still, I wonder still If what you said was really right Can't forget the things I did Will I still be alright? Wonder still, I wonder still Bind his hands and tie his feet He's my son, what have I done? If you say, it must be right If you say, it must be right Hunger still, I hunger still Words are not enough for me I need comfort, anything All I need's a touch from you All I need's a touch from you All I need's a touch from you
7.
Fennec Fox 01:35
Of all that you believe, So many more you don't, How can you know you'll be right When all the odds believe you won't So when it gets too hot You tunnel like a fennec fox Never have to listen to those Tangled up in thought
8.
Ascension 03:33
9.
Sorro 04:36
Left behind the strain Unload all belief Find out where to go from here Far as I can Far as I can Sacrificed my calm Learned to realize Found that there's more to know than I ever could I ever could I cannot believe that's what I thought When I still thought that you were there This heat is only in my head This guilt is only in my head All sorrow's only in my head All reason's finally showing Found my way again Clear, I'm coming home Said that I lost everything Said I have left Said I have left Walk eternity Look for any life Never trade for anything I found the light I found the light I cannot believe that's what I thought When I still thought that you were there This heat is only in my head This guilt is only in my head All sorrow's only in my head All reason's finally showing Finally showing Finally showing Finally showing Finally showing

about

Glossolalia follows the story of a preacher traveling by airplane who crashes into the desert, leaving him the only survivor. As a result, the preacher must wander the desert in search of food, water, and civilization. Along the way he questions the religion that brought him there and the God who may, or may not, exist.

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released January 21, 2011

Thanks to: My Parents, Michelle, Jacob, Barton, Isaac, Sam, Nicole

This album's influences: A Silver Mt. Zion, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, The Antlers, Arcade Fire, Avey Tare and Kria Brekkan, Beach Boys, Beach House, Beck, Bill Hicks, Black Lodge Singers, Boards of Canada, Broadcast, Brother Jed, Bruce Springsteen, Burl Ives, Candy Claws, Christopher Hitchens, Cluster, Cocteau Twins, Elizabeth Cotten, Fantastic Mr. Fox (Film), Fleet Foxes, Fleetwood Mac, Grouper, Jana Hunter, Jesus Camp (Film), John Fahey, Julianna Barwick, Khalsa String Band, Kieran White, Kraftwerk, Kurt Vile, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, Link Wray, Marjoe Gortner, Metallic Falcons, Moby, My Bloody Valentine, Natalie Babbitt, Neu!, Nick Drake, Nirvana, No Age, Novisad, Paavoharju, The Pixies, Richard Dawkins, Ricky Gervais, Sibylle Baier, Sigur Ros, Slowdive, Stars of the Lid, Sufjan Stevens, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, Trent Reznor, U.S. Girls, Vashti Bunyan

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Recorded: Aug. 2010 to November 2010
Mastered by: Timothy Stollenwerk
Released by: Lovegiraffe Records
Contact: spiritspine@gmail.com

Dedicated to James Randi

See the press release here: www.tinyurl.com/glossolaliapress

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