The family's all here, in the warmth and the green. Grandpa's got the word-of-mouth disease, but he's holding up, and holding a beer. Aunt Gayle is addicted to assholes and sits practicing her smile. Benny is a cousin and growing a bit fat, he's got a girlfriend who brought Magic Cards. Uncle Thomas is funny, but in a different way, like how it's funny to have broken glass in your bed. Red is super tall, and not really related to anyone, but his long gray face is soft and he makes calmness with his hands. And of course there's all the rest of them, the uncles and aunts and pets and cell phones, I don't know if they're from down the lake or they're part of my family. I never cared, really, when I come here, I love them all like I love the national flag. That's not to say I don't, I'm trying to say it's there, don't doubt it. "We've got a new kind of classic about us," Grandpa will say, his stubble gray and thick. "Classics are still being made, and we're one of them."
[Relase date: Aug 4th]
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Sweet song, and I find the story accompaniment especially touching. I wonder: Did you write the description or does it come from elsewhere?
Posted by Crystal at July 28, 2009 3:58 PMusually, unless a source is cited, everything on here is written by us. Strange, I've gotten this question a few times recently, but I'll take it as a compliment. Thanks for reading!
Posted by Dan at July 28, 2009 11:35 PMBeautifully written. Also my favorite song on the album. Way to capture it, Dan!
Posted by Taryn at August 4, 2009 4:29 AM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
