Before I Knew What Love Was
from Constellation Choir EP by Everest Cale
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"Their sound is gritty, bluesy, and raw, bearing emotion while also transporting the listener to a sweaty, raucous underground show." - Buzz Chips
lyrics
It can't be held together by my hands
A continental shift break
When you looked at me I felt like I exist
I knew that I was something more
And that I had love
My mother said she heard me crying from the womb
Screaming until they let me out
But now that I have felt, I wish I could go back
I'm not eager like I was before
I knew about your love
Like before I knew what love was
Lord let me die, let me know that you want me
I'm not getting the same signs and responses
As I did before I knew about your love
Like before I knew what love was
They examined my motionless heart
And placed it in a canopic jar
With a portrait of her on the side
So everyone can know how it died
A continental shift break
When you looked at me I felt like I exist
I knew that I was something more
And that I had love
My mother said she heard me crying from the womb
Screaming until they let me out
But now that I have felt, I wish I could go back
I'm not eager like I was before
I knew about your love
Like before I knew what love was
Lord let me die, let me know that you want me
I'm not getting the same signs and responses
As I did before I knew about your love
Like before I knew what love was
They examined my motionless heart
And placed it in a canopic jar
With a portrait of her on the side
So everyone can know how it died
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from Constellation Choir EP,
released October 22, 2013
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Everest Cale Brooklyn, New York
Praised as "ROCK-‘N’-ROLL, THROUGH AND THROUGH" by Interview Magazine, Everest Cale's music swells with guitar-drenched free- for-alls before collapsing, leaving just singer Brett Treacy and his guitar, pulling the audience closer with his hushed voice, earnest lyrics and just the right amount of ringing in your ear. ... more
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