The boys all blew away, left me freezing on the corner outside the bar
just like a movie where I posed for no one in my black hat, overcoat against the red brick, it made a stunning composition, The Boy With The Tears In Just One Eye, and which way was home again?
I stayed there speechless as the birds all fell quietly politely from the sky
in the backseat of my eye I thought I saw a page turn and a year burn and
the trees drop their leaves and bow to the tearing of the fabric of my life
the greatest gift, to know the kindest soil
the silver trees, that grow alone
it’s ashes all, and daughter’s love
insatiable, blurred by sweet sun
we do go on, words like ants tow our
saving grace, a little time bomb
inside of us, everything we could
ever want
Plinky shoegaze-inflected guitar rock confronts the world with both nihilism and hope on the sophomore release Philadelphia band Knifeplay. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 1, 2022