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Thalweg

by Gauss

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1.
you're a breather, you're spirited you're a force of consciousness there's nothing to prove you're deeper than blue hold your head up high you have value because you exist your worth is more than amiss don't be so cruel you're deeper than blue hold your head up high
2.
in my age of emptiness my long lost forgotten friend I questioned all my learning I threw out my accomplishments you returned and said what is my name? and what's changed? the stakes are the same and you carry your form within you
3.
contamination spilt milk poured back in the jar dirty dishes in the silverwear drawer you're gonna be a mess someday (that's what they say) holy water I could use a splash in the face I could use a moment of grace to untie this knot that i made (that's what they say) got a problem it's just a stumbling block you're more than the sum of your knots you gotta work around them (that's what I say)
4.
your heart just sank still uneasy even ten years on and you shake your head it's the epicenter of anomaly take my hand we'll invalidate everything they've measured us on
5.
flows like a wave my origins engraved thoughts oscillate flows like a wave reinventing my crave yet walls still confine damned up to accumulate silt they call life left scant, for kin lament, inaudible obsessed with the pressures of living in frame eyes wide can't hide dilate like a cave dismantle my brain my family's away fixated on bane dismantle my brain my friends are at bay relinquish the reins the longing for warmth where displaced roots once laid left scant, for kin lament, inaudible
6.
Thalweg 02:23
7.
the flicker people point and sway we'll meet a different day they've called you up you're reassigned to memory all star handling? watch out, a human being's a lot of mass, a lot of speed crashing and tangling cynicism isn't worth a dime my friends you've got to pine again you've got a different story shaking, shaking uncontrolled your hands, your only steady grasp your feet are dangling beneath you've got to find a burst of strength but you don't have it

about

in geology, THALWEG refers to the deepest, strongest current within a river. for Gauss, Thalweg is a metaphor for the moments in life that challenge us, test our strength, and shape our course.

dedicated to ingrid louise dixon, born 9/16/16

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released October 8, 2016

recorded by kevin dixon at humdrum studios
additional recording by dante fumo
mastered by justin perkins at mystery room mastering
art by zach lewis

gauss:
eddie chapman - guitar, vocals
john larkin - trumpet, guitar
eric ash - violin
brandon miller - synth
james brickner - bass
andy grygiel - drums, vocals

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