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Impact Scripture

by Spiral Island

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1.
The Gift 03:35
All of this is about the things you never said out loud the things you left in doubt until you forgot how The words come awkward and slow even ones you were supposed to know but spellings a spell make, they don't like sows that never sow Then you found the gift you thought you never had somehow it fits fragile and ironclad A code that you don't remember speaking and a true home, open and new now you found the gift you thought you never had All of this is about the way your tongue gets tied up in your mouth all the thoughts you can't get out without a broken vow The curses snuck under your breath you didn't know what to expect the friction of syllables connecting the atoms' shibboleth Then you found the gift you thought you never had somehow it fits fragile and ironclad A code that you don't remember speaking and a true home, open and new now you found the gift you thought you never had You thought you never had a legacy lost in time You were facing down foes when you grew the rose you brought the magic back When you found the gift you thought you never had somehow it fits so fragile and ironclad A code that you don't remember speaking and a true home, open and new now you found the gift you thought you never had
2.
I saw you there the barest suggestion of a ghost a whisper in the snow I saw you there in a window reflection on the wind You're haunting my dreams I'm losing sleep I feel you creep you burrow deep I saw you there a photo in a book from long ago I found your hair a wisp you left on my pillow I saw it grow You're haunting my dreams / I'm haunting your dreams I'm losing sleep / you're losing sleep I feel you creep / you feel me creep you burrow deep / I burrow deep I've been waiting, been waiting I can't tell you how long, how long I've been waiting for this moment, this moment how I hunger for it!
3.
End of Days 03:09
The white hairs I don't mind on their own but they remind me of what's to come sometimes you're a little slow unsteady on your feet but you still run I need you to be the exception to the rule prove everybody wrong I need you to beat the odds to a bloody pulp Our days together have one end already let's leave the other untied two ends would be one too many so let's just go on forever I'm unprepared to ever give you up I lost my chill indifference somewhere years ago despite all the mounting evidence the friends and foes and family I've seen go I need you to be the exception to the rule prove everybody wrong call the laws of nature out One end of days is plenty two ends would be too many one end of days I hope to leave you with the only one I want to remember O denial has saved me so much grief please don't take it away from me I don't know any other way to cope O denial has saved me so much grief please don't take it away from me I know I've deluding myself but don't disillusion me I need you to be the exception to the rule call the laws of nature out ever is too soon for the inevitable I don't want to see you decline every trend line implies an end our days together have one end already the other I'm not ready for
4.
Everyone's an unbeliever in someone else's eyes so many claim ownership of heaven there's no consensus where we go when we die If there's one thing I think I know for certain it's if I don't go expecting anything I'm guaranteed a surprise it's a consolation prize at least I'll spit in the face of whoever rigged the game by not telling me the rules Hell hath no fury it's not even a dull experience you won't even feel numb hell hath no fury hell can't hold a grudge hell's no place to judge but if there's hell below then we're all gonna go and I hope to see you there oh I'll see you in hell Scorned woman burning hotter than a forge those who wronged you would be rightly afraid don't delay, get your revenge today, don't let him escape back to the bosom of oblivion from which he came Hell hath no fury just a cold indifference no customer service at all hell hath no fury hell can't hold a grudge hell's no place to judge but if there's hell below then we're all gonna go and I hope to see you there oh I'll see you in hell
5.
My thoughts are taking me off course off the rails and down in the weeds of course in the shallows, in the shadows I've got theories no one would believe I just need a reality check, would you be? I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be? I'm lost in the funhouse, in the mirror maze in the echo chamber the breadcrumbs that were supposed to lead me home they got snatched up I just need a reality check, would you be? I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be? Let's take it apart and put it back together when we fix it we can make it better I'm just trying to be worth your effort if I ever make it out of the desert I missed connections in the correction pages I've got to sift my silo with patience but I haven't been in school in ages what happens if I lose the tools it takes I just need a reality check, would you be? I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be? I just need a reality check, would you be? I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be? I just need a reality check, would you be? I just need a second set of eyes to reflect, would you be?
6.
I was all alone running out of hope tying up my rope and then they found me I was looking down lost inside a crowd I had to get out and then they found me and then they found me We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together we will ascend We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together beyond the end I was out of friends when they took me in then I was home again and everything made sense We saw the light in the sky and it told us everything We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together we will ascend We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together beyond the end We know we cannot die we can feel the prosperity building flip a card, roll a die this could be our last chance to live We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together we will ascend We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together beyond the end We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together we will ascend We are the lucky ones we are the lucky ones together beyond the end together, together, together beyond the end
7.
I don't know where this road goes the memory grips me like nothing before and I can't ignore the scent of soap that was never mine tell everyone else that I'm fine maybe hope is overrated Well my eyes don't see so far straight to the part where we'll be fine I'm still smelling smoke, trying to clear my eyes they don't see so far straight to the part where we'll be fine still smelling smoke but I don't know if it's fire They tricked me again and again sent me in circles and filling out forms, I don't know what for I don't know where to begin where my footsteps came from I've hidden a list too well from myself The passing days take souvenirs trophies of their prey I stay awake, remain aware try to find what isn't there The passing days take souvenirs trophies of their prey I stay awake, remain aware try to find what isn't there Well my eyes don't see so far straight to the part where we'll be fine I'm still smelling smoke, trying to clear my eyes they don't see so far straight to the part where we'll be fine still smelling smoke but I don't know if it's fire The passing days take souvenirs trophies of their prey I stay awake, remain aware try to find what isn't there The passing days take souvenirs trophies of their prey I stay awake, remain aware try to find what isn't there
8.
When will these feelings reach you? What do the dead speak about? Who is searching for the ultimate flavor? Chateau attacking Egos engaged Mirrored movements Opium ceiling gaze Rooms share passages Make-up paradox Prophesied rider Arrogance chambers Why has my time stopped? Who stole her smile? What does the warrior fight for? What secret dwells within the heart? How can I get used to the cool body? Why did the memories disappear? What's waiting at the end of evolution?
9.
Ninety Miles 03:05
I can't hear the gods out in the desert ninety miles between temples stretching towards the heavens I wasn't prepared to be forsaken hiss of an exhale, no breath taken God every god has a sacred four letter name some speak in tongues, others in numbers mundane I wasn't prepared to be forsaken hiss of an exhale, no breath taken Ninety miles, ninety minutes crossing the wasteland, crossing the Styx in a space out of time I follow the signs faith alone guides my way Ninety miles, ninety minutes through the wilds, through the wilderness I hear a voice, a whisper in the void drawing me close like a torch in the night The distance takes a toll I'm so tired my eyes want to close I don't know the words for where I am I wasn't prepared to be forsaken fate of an exile, no offense taken Ninety miles, ninety minutes crossing the wasteland, crossing the Rubicon in a space out of time I follow the signs faith alone guides my way Ninety miles, ninety minutes through the winds, through the hinterlands I hear a voice, a whisper in the void drawing me close like a torch in the night God every god has a four letter name some speak in tongues and others in numbers
10.
I'm a veteran of the latest world war we haven't accomplished what it was we set out for The culture is leaving us behind the discourse is thickening into a dense fog But the postcards that I sent back home to the family got forwarded at least twenty times and our folk art is never far away the impact scripture will insulate our minds I'm a settler in contested territory trying not to develop a taste for the cuisine I keep my armaments behind me teeth got to know the latest scores for my team But the postcards that I sent back home to the family got forwarded at least twenty times and our folklore is never far away the impact scripture will barricade our minds I'm an orphan of the anthropocene an endangered species or so I believe Borders run across city blocks I avert my gaze to stay in my domain But the postcards that I sent back home to the family got forwarded at least twenty times and our folklore is never far away the impact scripture will terraform our lives
11.
Year Stealer 05:14
I can tell who you've kissed by the stain on their teeth and the hitch in their breath Then you turn up the dial and they all but disappear for a while We used to run in the same social circles But I've been telling everyone what you are Now no one is taking your excuses, you used up your goodwill when you drove your hooks into your marks It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary Year stealer I'm counting down your days Rebreather I know you'll never change your ways I'm counting on it Now you've changed up your style To run with a younger crowd who don't recognize they're in your thrall They peacock the nostalgic appeal of era they never lived when danger was real It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary Year stealer I'm counting down your days Rebreather I know you'll never change your ways I'm counting on it An entire generation of my family line toiled for your benefit and yet you took their lives My parents aunts and uncles narrowly escaped but you planted a seed in them to reap at a later date It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary I can never hope to be as immortal as you are The closest I can get is to get far away from you Year stealer I'm counting down your days Rebreather I know you'll never change your ways I'm counting on it It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary It's you or me even though I am no worthy adversary Year stealer I'm counting down your days Rebreather I know you'll never change your ways I'm counting on it

about

Impact Scripture is a collection of songs from recent years (mostly from February Album Writing Month), given a proper recording. These songs are more personal, vocal-forward, and pop-oriented, drawing particular inspiration from the Eurovision Song Contest. It's a song cycle largely concerned with death, faith, and finding truth in our fractured world.

A solo album like this is an outlet for songs that don't quite make sense for my band (Gentle Brontosaurus). It's also a chance to both showcase and expand what I can do, in terms of recording / production / mixing. If you're inspired to collaborate, drop me a line.

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released December 24, 2021

All songs written / performed / recorded / produced / mixed by Nick Davies, at Blue Corner Studio in Madison, WI (it's a corner of a room painted blue).

Mastered by Collin Jordan at Boiler Room Mastering, Chicago, IL.

Cover art: © Antoine Doré 2021, Levy Creative Management, NYC |
Web/Social Media: @antoinedoreart @levycreative

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Spiral Island is Nick Davies. Currently one fifth of Gentle Brontosaurus. Formerly of TL;DR.

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