Get into the queue, take a look around
People make you think, make you sigh, bring you down
Nothing on your mind, nothing in your way
Nothing but the light and the dark and the day
Stumbling steps are cold – structure folding down
Standing by the car, by the wall, making sound
Thoughts are colored numb, then they start to fade
Sound of voices thrill, piercing through, turned away
A cold grip – steely bars
The wind hits – seeing stars
The crisp pitch of a silent night turns to day
Silent night turns to day
Silent day turns to night
Back into the queue, people looking down
Nothing there to say, silent flood, time to drown
Something on your mind, something’s in your way
Something in the light, chase the dark, break the day
I got this thing that I’m thinking of
It’s not a plan it’s more like a shove
Blue Mantra Rhymes, aka Ed Cooke, pays tribute to his current home of Bangkok and its folk traditions on this delicate new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 23, 2021
The new album from the Chicago art-rock group is based on a series of recordings made on walks throughout Hong Kong in 2015. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 10, 2021