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Let the End Times Roll

by Noble Kin

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1.
from the rocking chair falling angels crash land sweeping up ain't easy you wouldn't understand sifting through the ash when you already got the gold in your stash i got a mind to come down there and kill that man come on why don't you save him if you can your deathbed is made and i'm lying in it now keeping it warm for you on a broken bough drifting through the mud when you already got the gold in your blood i got a mind to come down there and kill that man come on why don't you save him if you can blindfold imitation moths to a star kind old stimulation may be all we are suffer through each life like it's one long disease they've got the cure for this one if you've got the cure for these sifting through the sand when you already got the gold in your hand i got a mind to come down there and kill that man come on why don't you save him if you can come on why don't you save him if you can
2.
there's a saying somewhere that if you're the snare then somebody else gotta be the bear it's easy to take if you know when to break it's easy to take if you know when to break grass and grains cover remains but you know how the fields get when it rains dig a deeper hole and let the end times roll dig a deeper hole and let the end times roll because the heart is like a diamond down a mine in that it needs a light to shine or else it might as well be coal or iron ore in that it needs a flame to roar ivory and jade below the parade bones and stones plowed up by the blade hearing ocean swells in sahara shells hearing ocean swells in sahara shells fossils recoil under the soil but you know how cold blood gets when it boils still the flock has to live by the shepherd's clock still the flock has to live by the shepherd's clock and yeah the heart is like a diamond down a mine in that it needs a light to shine or else it might as well be coal or iron ore in that it needs a flame to roar stuck in reverse in a horse-drawn hearse whitey's haiku only make things worse can't hear a thing under the virgin wings can't hear a thing under the virgin wings squabbles in the coop break out in a loop perpetual state of trying to regroup what a lonesome sound when they hit the ground what a lonesome sound when they hit the ground because a heart is like a diamond down a mine in that it needs a light to shine or else it might as well be coal or iron ore in that it needs a flame to roar
3.
well there's no better place to stall cradled in the shade phantom limbs snatching all the glory as it fades now the hatchet's been dug up from its fallow bed phantom limbs droop and shrug and claw the earth to shreds picking up last year's broadcast there's still no future in the past sweeping up yesterday's sawdust keeping all that wood in the shed is a bust and should the highest boulder fall leaving no place to hide phantom limbs shoulder all the burden on the other side picking up last year's broadcast there's still no future in the past sweeping up yesterday's sawdust keeping all that wood in the shed is a bust
4.
betrayal such a kick in the crutch limping so much it hurts to the touch hunted down like a beast proven not to exist but strange encounters casually persist well it was all the rage but the heat of fireflies tends to meet with a short lived demise let's keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage so many moons man it's hard to keep straight just how many it takes to sanitize the slate well it was all the rage but the heat of fireflies tends to meet with that short lived demise let's keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage thunder and lightning rattle this blessed roof there ain't no rest for the dear departed and i'm living proof well it was all the rage but the heat of fireflies tends to meet with a short lived demise let's keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage keep the distance between us in a cage
5.
See You Soon 02:39
stained with love that dried like wine another gunslinger folds up his sign shoots himself in the foot with a nine the shoemaker whispers good morning moonshine and all the masked men beg and swoon to the long legged beasts upstairs at the saloon and like gypsy moths magnetized by the moon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon faithfully long lost embers ignite old timers hold their fitting ends tight the washtub gin dries up overnight the youngins repent in the cold daylight and all the masked men beg and swoon to the long legged beasts upstairs at the saloon and like gypsy moths magnetized by the moon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon yeah just a little taste it's much to fine to waste on gains gotten ill and used back alley epithets unraveled cassettes spat out flat out refused the horizon's aglow with a back road flare onlookers catch a chill from the night air over the hill the sirens glare the search is on and nobody's there and all the masked men beg and swoon to the long legged beasts upstairs at the saloon and like gypsy moths magnetized by the moon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon i'll see you soon
6.
Dead End 04:17
all she ever wanted was a bashful star he was only ever able to get so far she was so excited she could hardly stay awake held the scalpel to his heart and her hand didn't shake the bedrock spelled it out all about that old godsend who took the scenic route to a dead end all she ever cared for was a shining stooge got what she prayed for now her debt is huge yes i see her troubles are just like mine the tears burn worse than turpentine the bedrock spelled it out all about that old godsend who took the scenic route to a dead end a nomadic fixture now revealed to be drifting even further a-field nailed to the wall like an empty frame a storm cloud rider who never came all she ever loved was a driving mist he was the only one who seemed to exist and after all the false alarms she tripped he was rambling in his sleep and her name just slipped the bedrock spelled it out all about that old godsend who took the scenic route to a dead end
7.
lately the dead of the night is mostly reserved for raising ghostly spirits in depression glass to hear your voice and see the past maybe i should have listened more closely the first time you told me drowned out by bakelite tombstones counting backwards on your numbered bones and even if it just brings back the pain make it rain make it rain flightless grounded by lament now leaving footprints in wet cement now staring at the sprawling sky hounded by your lullaby 40 thieves among the trailers prowling shepherd's in the doghouse howling crowded waves breaking on silvertones counting backwards on your numbered bones and even if it just brings back the pain make it rain make it rain
8.
say them rampant fleece mongers really curse when they leave their shells and throw it in reverse and lose themselves in their own black hole with leopard wings they can't control and they can't bear to hear the rest of the news on account of their limp and lifeless bad graphics blues and they really must be going now to where the mortals lay and it wasn't gonna happen any other way yeah those rabid war ponies prance and strut sparing no one their bewitching smut and leave great holes in the canopy when they revise astronomy and they can't bear to hear the rest of the news on account of their limp and lifeless bad graphics blues and they really must be going now to where the mortals lay but it wasn't gonna happen any other way as the veil descends them flashy flukes whip out their tales of gothic archdukes and once they collapse half dead ingénues try to give them a taste of the love they abuse and they can't bear to hear the rest of the news on account of their limp and lifeless bad graphics blues and they really must be going now to where the mortals lay but it wasn't gonna happen any other way and they can't bear to hear the rest of the news on account of their limp and lifeless bad graphics blues and they really must be going now to where the mortals lay but it wasn't gonna happen any other way
9.
all of your shortcuts turn into dead ends the pawnbroker has your mother's cigarette holder have you ever noticed how all of your friends keep getting older while you stay the same you don't care if she's guilty you just like how she pleads you rub salt in her wounds then throw it over your shoulder haven't you noticed how all of your leads keep getting colder while you have no shame you're just a city slicker in her ghost town you would think you could by now but nobody ever learned you how butane from your lungs burned out the spark in your eyes you were an inferno now you just smolder haven't you noticed it's only your lies that keep getting bolder the more that you claim she's a stampede in your one horse town you would think you could by now but nobody ever learned you how
10.
The Only One 03:47
before you call it's all borne by stuff that falls you'll be the only one who wonders about her luck the sky that boasts you know it's just the bastard ghosts you'll be the only one who still manages to give a fuck oh it's the way of love to stay such dumb luck found oh and the bastard sort have the heart to beat you through the ground oh you're the only one find the stem and pull it out and show it to them full of another vein that bleeds out shame from the deal you struck seeds have sewn themselves together for you to moan you're still the only one who doesn't give a fuck oh it's the way of love to stay such dumb luck found oh and the bastard sort have the heart to beat you through the ground oh you're the only one spool the thread and remember beds where you have bled now and then the toss is lost to the dumbstruck soon the pain of great loss will have minor gain oh you're the chosen one no you still don't give a fuck oh it's the way of love to stay such dumb luck found oh and the bastard sort have the heart to beat you through the ground oh you're the only one oh you're the only one oh you're the only only one

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released November 9, 2018

Keith Polasko: Guitar, Vocals.
Craig Polasko: Bass.
Harry Keithline: Drums.
Reed Black: Keyboard, Piano.
Engineered and mixed by Reed Black at Vinegar Hill Sound.
Mastered by Gabe Herman.
Textile construction and cover photo: Nicola Gardiner Works.

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Noble Kin Brooklyn, New York

Noble Kin provides curious glimpses into his perception of human civilization as a cycle of violence and inequality couched in cryptic lyrics and classic rock grooves.

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