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Dig to the Orient

from To Persevere by aeroplane, 1929

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Dig to the Orient

Standing on an unstable house of cards,
you ask me now, "Just what are we doing here?
We got so caught up;
now everyday, my skin fits me less."
& we're playing outside.
We're infantile; believing & trusting,
we're simple: ambitious.
We decide we'll dig to the orient.
The notion begs no question.

Pages turn in reverse:
the years subtract
like a fire burning backwards,
creating fertile soil.
The seed, the scene,
the signs of innocence.
The misconceptions,
the thoughtful questions,
like, "When the fuck did we grow up?"
I must have missed it.

Bury me in that hole I never finished
with everything I ever though existed.
Pull the wool over my eyes.
I can't recall exactly when I lost interest.
We've got our work cut out trying to fix this.
Still, we'll try to remain optimistic,
if we've failed at least we've tried.

[You caution, "Let's not be naive."]
We're taking this back,
& I think we're the same as we've ever been.
But we're dropping like flies
& it's just so goddamn hard to persevere
when gravity's claiming the house of cards.

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Credit

Peter Federman - electric guitar, electric organ, hand claps, voice
Jacob Eli Goldman - hand claps, reading
Alex Mazzaferro - voice, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, floor tom, hand claps, air organ, vibraphone
Wil Mulhern - drums, tambourine, fuzz organ, floor tom, hand claps

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from To Persevere, released May 2, 2006

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aeroplane, 1929 Springfield, Massachusetts

aeroplane, 1929 was a band from New England. Between 2005 & 2010, they released two albums & two EP's on Topshelf Records. The band consisted of Alex Mazzaferro (vocals/guitar/keys/lyrics), Jacob Goldman (bass/keys/recording/arrangements), Noah Goldman (guitar/pedal steel/keys), & Wil Mulhern (drums), plus friends like Julian Veronesi, Chad Jewett, Dave Van Witt, Alex Syner, & Peter Federman. ... more

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