look
before you listen
its a two way street but we’re so quick we’ve barreled through the intersection
stop (stop?)
this ride (why?)
alert
the driver!
now we’ve got both hands on the wheel
I’ve got to, you’ve got to, we’ve got to find direction
we’re sticking to the plot – you brought your big paws to the waterpark
slide baby– it leaves a mark, the kind you get from racing through front of the queue
hello (hello)
listen close (okay)
we’re turning dials to static odes
the sun is high
the tank is full
the wild west’s an open road
the diamondback
looks coiled to strike
we grit our teeth and speed ahead
and know this desert owes us nothing
we’re chasing trains of thought – yours went left and mine to the waterpark
motor memory– not easily forgotten when you’re two twin snakes tangled in a knot
dove or dove
read or read
lead or lead
tears or tears
wound or wound
engine piff puffin, sporting those rose colored glasses from the water park vending machine
yield to yellow lines, don't cross til they turn white
all i see is red in a desert of green
The great underlying instrumentation paired with Florence's droll stream of consciousness lyrics make this album stand out. It feels so personal and confessional. Favorite tracks are Strong Feelings and Leafy. I've heard Scratchard Lanyard on alt radio and love that one as well. tofupotpie
Alvvays has always been great, but with this album they took it to the next level. Every one of these songs is lodged in my brain now, permanently (in a good way). s. moxley