Pyramid Wave is the debut recording from the solo Empire Smalls recording project. It was recorded @ BRING IT! by Kris Poulin and released in 2014. All tracks were written and performed by E. Smalls. Listen Listen on Bandcamp.
Fire (Part 1)
A fire will burn it down
Flames will burn it clean
Build your house up from the ground
We will raise the beams
It’s been years since we’ve seen you
Decades, so it seems
You’ve not been forgotten
You’ve been in our dreams
The Dust We Raise
Oh, the dust we raise
Oh, the mess we made
But we keep on moving anyway
Oh, the times we had
They weren’t all bad
But we keep on moving anyway
Don’t say a word
We got nothing to talk about
Don’t say a word
Don’t say a word
Oh, the history
Life’s sweet mystery
But we keep on moving anyway
Oh, the wars we wage
But the roads get paved
And we keep on moving anyway
Don’t say a word
We got nothing to talk about, you know we don’t
Don’t say a word
Don’t say a word
Pyramid Wave
The wind from the bay
It blew her away
And the snow fell to the ground
And then from a cave
Came the Pyramid Wave
And the stones moved without a sound
From below, it reached up and swallowed her whole
She said, “Don’t say I love you
Unless it’s true
Unless you do”
There was ice in the fields
And the cold never yields
And the snow falls from the sky
The men on the lake
Were alert and awake
But they could not see in the dark
But they tried
There were just too many places to hide
She said, “Don’t say I love you
Unless it’s true
Unless you do”
We Will Not Return
In the twilight, after the firefight
We will not return
In the morning, after the dawning
We will not return
Don’t lose yourself along the way x2
In the moonlight, after the space flight
We will not return
In the evening, after the grieving
We will not return
Don’t lose yourself along the way x2
Change (But Not Today)
Change but not today lord, I’ll change but not today
Love but not today, lord, I’ll love but not today
The sun destroys with daylight after the moon has held me tight
And the only peace that I can find is when I lay down at night lord, when I lay down at night
Change but not today lord, I’ll change but not today
Forgive but not today lord, I’ll forgive but not today
The wind whips my back as I climb upon this stone
And the only silence I abide is when I’m traveling alone, lord
When I’m traveling alone
Change but not today lord, I’ll change but not today
Learn but not today, lord, I’ll learn but not today
The rain beats my skin as I walk upon this shore
And the only thing that I have learned
Is I can’t take it anymore, Lord I can’t take it anymore
Change but not today lord, I’ll change but not today
Give up but not today, lord, I’ll give in but not today
Do you even listen to a single word I say
Well, I’ll make you a deal lord, I’ll change but not today
I’ll change but not today
