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In an Empty Room, In the Wide World

by The Split Infinitives

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1.
In an Empty Room 03:27
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I knock on your apartment door Was it me that you were waiting for? I lift you in my arms and whirl you around We lock into one, as I set you down We watch so many films together And we’re of the same feather I can’t quell my sense of disbelief That I’m here with you, that you’re here with me [refrain] I want you, I want you, I want you And I have, since I first saw you Because when we’re on, I know we’re really on That was so many months ago I spend my days sedentary, on my own I throw myself into my work On occasion, I forget I’m hurt But you ask me to be near So, I promise that I’m always right here Even when it ruins my mind And when I don’t know how to be kind [refrain] And sometimes I say the exact wrong thing Sometimes I give the opposite of what you need Know that I don’t let go of my errors and slips If I can’t unfuck up, I won’t lose my grip Because loneliness is a curse Because nowadays, an empty room is worse And I’m not holding onto hope But you and I both know [refrain]
2.
Anyone 03:23
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Can’t you hear the sounds Of an overflowing planet all around? There’s not a thing not going on And a couple more that are going wrong That faint echo in the atmosphere Going in and out of both my ears I’m deaf to all of it, and blind to most I see you now, and wouldn’t you know? [refrain] I don’t have eyes for anyone I don’t even like most anyone You could be anyone You should be anyone But you’re not just anyone Can’t we walk by the bridge Stop halfway, and settle for a minute Can’t we find that small clearing The end of the golden hour is nearing Can’t we wander through the ruins Sometime this afternoon at the soonest Let me capture you, if you would Before this light is gone for good Can’t we stall our parting This evening of ours is just starting Can’t we sway to the beat Of a slow song put on repeat Can’t we wax and wane To a rhythm that doesn’t change You pick the cadence and signature I’ll follow your lead at every turn
3.
La Jetée 02:23
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In my visions, you’re so clear I always find you on the pier One frame, you’re in sight Staring towards the skyline And then I’m gone too soon But I always come back to you In my present, you linger Your wind-struck silhouette seaward In a moment I’m meant for Like I’m the sentimental sort refrain You stare out to the ocean, just out of reach You are the waves, farther than you seem refrain
4.
Signs of Spring 03:03
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I want to find you in the street Under a humming halo-like beam I want to be a sign of spring As your perfect feel-good film[ ending Is that something you might want? I want to wake to you every day In our own quiet, shared space I want to think of you when you’re away And rush home to see your face Is that something you could want? I want to watch every show together When you’re sick, I’ll help you get better I want to live with you by my side We can be as boring or exciting as you’d like I want to know everything you want
5.
Boy in a Band 02:51
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I’ve got a love that doesn’t take That doesn’t make any mistakes That’s always real All I know is how you make me feel Like every boy in a band before me I’m bound to become an off-hand story That’ll be me, won’t it? All I can do is live in the moment You can’t stop me from being afraid I’ll try to trust you, in any case I catch your eye once in a while You don’t speak, and you don’t smile But you’re with me means All I know is you’re here willingly
6.
Alastor 02:49
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Our days were wine and roses Our nights are remembered well Dizzy, drunk, and cut up By autumn, we swiftly fell refrain We tie each other down by the wrists Loading springs underneath Am I deaf to the sounds of us in fits Eyes closed, barely able to breathe What is there to say of silence? Must I listen to my own thoughts? Don’t let me alone with myself With my losses, and unsatisfied wants refrain You’re no longer aware And I find I barely care Split into separate pairs Are you still there? x2
7.
You Say Things Change 02:49
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Your scent still lingers On belongings you left behind I tighten my fingers Around them, for a time It took a while to let go I keep a picture I paid for Of us from three winters ago In a box of cards and letters Some of which you wrote Certain pieces, they can’t yet go I called you a liar That may have been a mistruth You say things change Mae once mine, maybe they do You were right, and you ought to know
8.
In the Wide World 03:04
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Can I unwrite my bitter voice? Vitriol committed to celluloid? Darling no longer, no longing No envy, no anger haunts me Knowing you’re out there Somewhere in the wide world Are you a mother like you wanted? Keeping their young souls honest? I know your man treats you right Far better than I tried Are you close to God now? Making your family proud? Closer to heaven than ever From afar, you’ve made me better Knowing you’re out there Somewhere in the wide world With a werewolf like me roaming free Who hunted so long for your blood I come down with the moonlight through the trees Bearing witness to the damage I’ve done Is that who I am out there Somewhere in the wide world? I have so much to tell you So many apologies to make That I’ll keep to myself For your felicity’s sake Knowing you’re out there Somewhere in the wide world
9.
The Moon 03:12
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I’m surrounded By Lighthouses By my lonesome My atonement And soon We’ll regroup on the moon On the belly of a rabbit By force of habit A Greek chorus Now sings for us We fulfill our wishes As near misses But soon We’ll regroup on the moon On the belly of a rabbit By force of habit I’m not gonna give up on you Even when it’s hard not to Following the plan You offer your hand A show of the simplest Kind of forgiveness And soon We’ll regroup on the moon On the Belly of a rabbit By force of habit
10.
Before They Come for Us 02:50
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The burning skies blacken The rolling hills from afar With bears in midair We dance in pitch dark One hand takes the other They hold and never break They’ll join in good time Distant sisters in their way [refrain] Let us move in the night In the desert, in the forest Before we’re buried alive Before they come for us Our bodies spread apart On the hillside, as waves Of light spill from the horizon The soft glow of a new day As I wake, my fingers sweep Through your delicate locks Your head on my beating heart That might never stop
11.
Winter's Lullaby 02:35
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Seasons change Time obliterates People you love and know They come and go Sing with me tonight Sing a winter’s lullaby Leave the old in unison Ushering the newest in

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Here's a hearken back to our roots, I guess? More acoustic guitar. Older songs re-recorded. Songs co-written by Brian and me. That kind of thing.

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released March 6, 2017

Brian Adkins - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
Holden Martinson - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass guitar, bells, strings, flutes, organs, mixing, engineering, artwork

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Project founded by Holden Martinson and Brian Adkins in 2008.

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