Time heals all wounds while distance makes the heart grow fonder. They make us wiser or drive us further apart. Take the long way and take your time. TIME + DISTANCE was released February 21, 2023. On this EP, Empire Smalls was Chris Auman, Mike Dixon, and Tim Davison. Recorded by E. Smalls in the RoosterCow Lounge. All songs mixed and mastered by Kris Poulin. Listen to TIME + DISTANCE on Bandcamp.
You Took the Long Way
There’s different paths you can choose, and uh
It’s not a game you can lose, because
You meet fakes, you find fools, and then
You turn around and meet them again, my friend, and—
You took the long way
You took the long way
You took the long way but you got here, yeah
There’re different roads you can take, and uh
What a difference it makes, because,
You hit bumps, you get breaks, and then
You turn around and hit them again, my friend, and—
You took the long way
You took the long way
You took the long way but you got here, yeah
Benjo Snippet Rides Again
There’s a whole lot of worry in the world
There’s a whole lot of worry in this world
I know you would change it if you could
If you could change it I know you would
Benjo Snippet lay down your head
Benjo Snippet go to bed
There’s a whole lot of trouble in this town
There’s a whole lot of trouble in this town
Don’t let that trouble get you down
What goes around now is gonna come around
Benjo Snippet lay down your head
Benjo Snippet go to bed
Benjo Snippet lay down your head
Benjo Snippet you’ll ride again
A Long Time Ago
I can’t stop the breeze from blowing
And I can’t stop the trees from growing
I remember walking with someone I used to know
We were talking about the future, but that was a long time ago
I can’t stop the leaves from falling
And I can’t stop the birds from calling
I remember talking about what I don’t know
I remember the time I remember the place, you disappeared without a trace
If you need me I’ll be outside tinkling
It’s how I find relief, it makes me feel alive
Suburban lawns, abandoned lots, it’s my view of the world
I thought it was the future but that was a long time ago
We Will Not Return
in the twilight after the firefight
We will not return
In the mornin’ after the dawnin’
We will not return
Don’t lose yourself along the way
Don’t lose yourself along the way
In the moonlight after the space flight
We will not return
In the evenin’ after the grievin’
We will not return
Don’t lose yourself along the way
Don’t lose yourself along the way
Fall Apart
I don’t wanna know, how it ends
Will the broken boy, walk again?
Into the forest – of swaying trees
Though its limbs do move most unnaturally
Down the wooden steps – they softly creak
The fog is taking a shape that cannot be
Within his palm a magic pearl
Will the thief give up his loot to save the girl?
Let’s fall apart, meet again
Let’s fall apart, so to amend.
Let’s come undone – as if we’ve won – you’ll see
Let’s fall apart
The tender poet has a soldier on his knees
A hunter’s pooling blood, spreads his disease
A hollow body lays within the trace
Let’s wipe for prints, save October grace
Let’s come apart, rewrite the end.
Let’s fall apart, meet up again
Give the loot – for the girl – in the end you’ll see
Let’s fall apart, you and me.