I met another version of the man I've come to be
a startling perversion of the mirror that I see
The symmetry is scaring me.
The speaker in my head speakin' on reverse delay
The world becomes an echo of what I was going to say
Overwhelmed by input; my thoughts beyond control
Angels, demons, businesses competing for our souls
The symmetry is scaring me.
I can't stop it,
I try to stop it;
The Tells of Parallels.
'Cause it's equal and opposite
once you get on top of it
who'd you put in hell?
Keys don't exist but to open locks
Time still persists even without our clocks
And I can't ignore that I've done this before -
it's happening more and more
and what's in store is starting to impair me
The symmetry is scaring me.
I can't stop it,
I try to stop it;
The Tells of Parallels.
'Cause it's equal and opposite
once you get on top of it
who'd you put in hell?
The symmetry is scaring me.
Yeahow.
Y-ow.
Keeyhow.
Yeahow.
credits
from The Tells of Parallels EP,
released October 1, 2010
* Bob Buckstaff - Bass
* Chris Faller - Drums
* Mike Maimone - Electric Piano, Vocals
* Jon Alvin - Recording & Mixing
* All on production
* Mastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering
* (c)/(p) 2010 Mike Maimone/Mutts Music
* Recorded at I.V. Lab, Chicago, May 29 - 31, 2010
* Mixed at I.V. Lab, June 2010
Juxtaposing poetic balladry with roaring feedback and warped piano lines, the Vermonter's music is as stunning as it is unsettling. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 21, 2024