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Fall of Man

by Port Arthur

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1.
I Remember 02:51
You brought me once down to my knees A long time passed but I’m still weak The next time that I fall asleep Might well be the end of me Could you promise that you might Remember all those summer nights? We fought against the burning sun And laughed about the world to come Stop right there What did you do before our love was gone I’m so tired What am I saying, I loved you all along Sometimes I wish I was a man And I remember that I can And I remember what I was I know I still have work to do Stop right there What did you do before our love was gone I’m so tired What am I saying, I loved you all along
2.
Control 04:04
Well I woke from a fever dream last night in my new bed I shouted to the star-light “Oh God, if I am dead Please tell your angels to let me bed so that I may understand In my own way” And I fell back to sleep Head was churning, stomach burning Didn’t know where I was Four AM and sickness forming mental static buzz I flew around the room a couple times before I lay down to rest And I fell back to sleep I’ve been thinking about myself too much I’ve been working way too hard Control is all I’ve ever known That’s why I’d rather see you when I’m stoned That’s why I’m so impossible to know Didn’t know for sure if I was here or I was there A magic trick, the fleeting kick of morphine and the glare Of all the heavenly architecture they built to care For me in my sleep I’ve been thinking about myself too much I’ve been working way too hard Control is all I’ve ever known That’s why I’d rather see you when I’m stoned That’s why I’m so impossible to know
3.
Lesser lights of consciousness are dancing in my eyes A rising feeling in my soul as my body dies Hanging on an energy, an astral being now The time is right for exiting, my clock is winding down Done with cancer's greed, falling through the spinning leaves Toward my newest home, excitement mounting on the eve Talk to me in the strangest language that you know It's a gift to understand the highest highs and lowest lows Never feeling freedom with your head sewn shut so tight Falling into chaos though your soul is shining bright Falling into chaos though your soul is shining bright Falling into chaos though your soul is shining bright Falling into chaos though your soul is like a light
4.
Never again, never again Will we dance beneath the blue mountain moon Never again, never again Will we sleep in the fields of our home When I remember how we came together The nights we spent alone were so sweet We fell to our knees and thanked the spirit of the leaves For blessing us with the sound beneath our feet Blue mountain moon, you’ve shared your tune With all the people gazing up at you Blue mountain moon, you know it’s true The ones who love your gift are just a few Blue mountain moon, I’ll cry to you, it’s hard to shake the feeling That we’re doomed At night I wash away all my sins, then I fall asleep Summers I wake up late soaking in sweat from the heat I followed all of your rules Even though some were just cruel Blue mountain moon Blue mountain moon You are so cruel Blue mountain moon You are so cruel Blue mountain moon You are so cruel Blue mountain moon You are so cruel
5.
Fall of Man 02:45
At the end, it’s good to see you In the winter dressed in snow Can we find our love again Like fire-lit skies so long ago Knew you before you first began Before you met all your new friends Who took you from your home and lover Down the highway into nature You’ll return someday The fall of man, now that’s a shame Now all you creatures look the same Through cracked screen doors or VR eyes There’s no such thing as compromise I call you every now and then But only when you’re in my thoughts Cause I’m so busy with my health While you camp in a parking lot We’re at the end, I’ll come to you You’ll cry to me “It’s just not fair” It’s true our love is evergreen But even trees need watering You’ll return someday The fall of man, now that’s a shame Now all you creatures look the same Through cracked screen doors or VR eyes There’s no such thing as compromise Well looks like you have found me now In the spring with budding leaves March the trails, swim the rivers Get high on the mountainside I followed you through thick and thin You kissed me once and then you grinned And said “You’ll miss that someday” The fall of man, now that’s a shame Now all you creatures look the same Through cracked screen doors or VR eyes There’s no such thing as compromise 'til you return to me

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"If this invisible germ of life in the grain of wheat can thus pass unimpaired through three thousand resurrections, I shall not doubt that my soul has power to clothe itself with a new body ... when this earthly frame has crumbled into dust."

- William Jennings Bryan, 1908


Dedicated to Kristin Keith and Jess Hartweg

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released February 27, 2017

All songs written, arranged, produced, engineered and mixed by Luke in his bedroom and at the Headroom, Philadelphia PA.

Additional engineering by Mark Watter on "I Remember."

Mastered by Scott Craggs at Old Colony Mastering, Boston MA.

Art by Elliott Woolworth

Luke Shefski - vocals, guitar, organ/synth
Phil Arrington - drums, tambourine
Jacob Colby - violin
Drew Davis - electric guitar on "Control"
Todd Fausnacht - lap steel on "I Remember"
Margot Gatenby - vocals
Ello Shertzer - vocals
Carolyn Thorn - vocals
Chet Williams - bass on "I Remember" and "Fall of Man"

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Baroque pop garage rock forged in the Philly basement show scene. This is the sound of the woods, waves, and wild places.

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