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i forget my sentiment
but not my empathy
a cold hard lie i'm spinning for you
Arachne at her weave

it's a slow decline to absolution
with Virgil as my guide
pilgrimage to frozen Mecca
to hell & back i slide

but the more i lie
the more you see
as the reel goes by
you are more free

the tales i spin are rocks to roll
Sisyphus on film
a poet's take on past events
singing death uphill

truth is made on celluloid
truth is never found
not rocks but clay to mold my tale
it all comes from the ground

& the more i lie
the more truth you see
as the reel goes by
you are more free

the trick is silence in the measures
no secrets to reveal
the less i sing the more you listen
your wounds i cannot heal

but close-ups, cuts & tracking shots
you can take them for your own
Orpheus can't turn around
with faith his song is thrown

the more i lie
the more truth you see
as the reel goes by
you are more free

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from saints beneath the stairs, released May 15, 2010

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Appalachian distortion, folk samples, and ancient myths.

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