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Underneath

by THISNESS

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1.
Negation 05:36
You opened up the liminal Against the dusk the hour stalled The owl called to end it all Your response was visceral Until the stars lead you home Bacchus dances in the dark Inscribes light in a dying poem Pushes through the watermark You watched the headlights on the road The webs of fire opened up Glints and splinters you tried to hold But the prisms wouldn’t stop The prisms wouldn’t stop The prisms wouldn’t stop The prisms wouldn’t stop To the fear of the winter the nomad closed one eye In the evenings he heard coyotes licking the last bones clean Now the moon came down and rested light on the grasses The seed caps molded the mist as if crying the stench of the morning drift I closed my eyes against the blankets The young ones were taking shelter again from the monster sounds The nomad told me stories about the chanting The sounds without rhythm A yearner’s voice, persistent and surprisingly deep How the forest covered their eyes and ears The smoke from their mouths mixed with the mist Each one in exile from the other Negation is doubt Negation is doubt In the nothing, find the world Negation is doubt Negation is doubt In the nothing, find the world I suddenly turned into that ambling wanderer A dancer in the feathers of light The hunger of the swampy ground pulled me down Nothing like this had ever happened before My eyes squinted; my lips tightened As I sunk, I thought about the nomad His one closed eye looking out through the inside A witness to the changes covering us Negation is doubt Negation is doubt In the nothing, find the world Negation is doubt Negation is doubt In the nothing, find the world
2.
Hung 05:13
Mountains fall at your feet Heavy weather overwhelms your dreams Our hands tilt towards the sun Sculpt the earth where the soil is numb No Wilderness Remains Untouched No Wilderness Remains Untouched No Wilderness Remains Untouched No Wilderness Remains Untouched When I touch the ground I touch the ground When I touch the ground I touch the ground The wolf walks on the beach heavy weather lights up her face Nature dies in the church Falling towards the roots where the soil is numb No Wilderness Remains Untouched No Wilderness Remains Untouched No Wilderness Remains Untouched No Wilderness Remains Untouched When I touch the ground I touch the ground When I touch the ground I touch the ground When I touch the ground I touch the ground When I touch the ground I touch the ground Hung out of balance Hung out of balance Hung out of balance Hung out of balance
3.
Savasana 05:49
You set the fault line, Under the incline I held my body still and felt the earth rise You turned it clockwise, and stopped at dreamtime Erased space with a quill, and saw the structure shine Underneath, the weight’s increase Underneath, you negate Underneath, the weight’s increase Underneath, in your breath I will surrender Underneath, the weight’s increase Underneath, you negate Underneath, the weight’s increase Underneath, in your breath I will surrender Underneath, the weight’s increase Underneath, you negate Underneath, the weight’s increase Underneath, in your breath I will surrender
4.
Fake 07:20
I’m not dead, I’m only faking I’m not dead, I’m only faking She snuck across the fenceline Barbed wire ripped her clothes Distracted by turning stars She tilted toward Orion Her hands traced the lines Felt around gardens for forking paths But the wires got crossed and sparked Dark pools rippled with vibrations I’m not dead, I’m only faking I’m not dead, I’m only faking His face was flushed from sleeping From his bed he saw forests burn The smoke covered them in blankets Pressing against the prairie grain His body felt numb without movement Under his bare feet were tremors He pretended he didn’t notice And got lost in the shadows I’m not dead, I’m only faking I’m not dead, I’m only faking I’m not dead, I’m only faking I’m not dead, I’m only faking

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Underneath was recorded in May 2022 at Wildland Studio (Hickory Hill, AR) by Daniel J. Edquist-Whelan & Thisness; mixed & mastered by Daniel J. Edquist-Whelan at Studio 19.

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released February 3, 2023

Lyrics by Jamie Dow / Music by Thisness
Album art by Jamie Dow

on Underneath, Thisness is:
Jesse Butler - guitar
Jamie Dow - guitar & vocals
Michael Norton - bass guitars
Alex Bush - drums

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THISNESS Hickory Hill, Arkansas

Thisness plays dark psychedelic post-punk in central Arkansas

Thisness is:

Jesse Butler — Guitars and other stringed instruments
James Dow — Vocals, Guitar, Loops, Tape Machine, Saxophone
Adrian James — Drums and Percussion
Michael Norton — Bass Guitars
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