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It takes a lot to show up

by Rooms Formerly I Make Earthquakes

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1.
It followed Us Home You take up space and it's taken for granted This tension started on Escalation Mountain I wrote it on the side of our boat And then it followed us home You're crumbling and your hands holding the branches You won't let go, no you won't let go, no you won't I told you that we won't float away, But now I see that was so unnecessary You won't let go, no you won't let go, no you won't If I told you everything would be ok Would that make you feel more safe? We're the only two here on Tension Lake If one of us is afraid the other is brave You won't let go, no you won't let go, no you won't You're arms are tired and my arms are tired, We can't stop holding each other
2.
We Share a Pay Cheque There might be a boulder on my shoulders When I wake up it's covering my body We share a bed, we share a room, We share a house, we share a job, We share a pay cheque I carry it around, every pound Every heavy encounter We've never been apart Eleven years ago my shadow doubled I could only go so far It's as if, I pulled out the stopper, And let it all float away, And let it all go down the drain As I move around, I watch myself step over the wet spots on the sidewalks As if they were tiny lakes That we could sink in to There might be a boulder on my shoulders Holding me down, under water It's as if, I pulled out the stopper, And let it all float away, And let it all go down the drain
3.
You and the wall Your face is buried in my comforter I asked you to please, please say something You turned away, then you removed your tuque And when you finally wrote something down, It was a diagram of all the spaces allocated to all your worries as they collide in to each other We were not saying anything, Cause it was written down on the pages If we were lying down face to face We'd still not be saying anything I would still be sleeping on the inside, You'd still be sleeping on the outside I am positioned between you and the wall
4.
Gossip Saves 03:29
GOSSIP SAVES You think they've been talking about you You gotta be tough out there, there's something in the air Things don't feel quite right to go out tonight, Don't know who's out there, don't feel prepared Cause you think, they've been talking about you You don't know what they've been saying And you wonder if it's all in your head Scrutinizing yourself until there is nothing left We used to get together, and tell each other Sarah said, Jamie said, Kyle said, I said it to you, You told Jen yesterday, down the hall you heard me say “Be Brave, Cause Gossip Saves” No matter what they say or do, it will come back to you It's always been this way It doesn't have to break you down, It's about what comes around And what you take away Cause Gossip Saves
5.
Night Games 02:19
Night Games You said to meet you on the other side of the forest You said I didn't need a flashlight but I did I will bring the leftovers over, Just as soon as my eyes adjust And maybe later we can go outside and watch the stars if it's dark enough You be Panda, I'll be Koala Just stick to the path so we don't get lost An arm's reach a way, maximum What a fun game! And you told me to wear two pairs of socks instead of one and I did And when I got home my feet weren't frozen thank you, thank you, thank you What a great idea And maybe later we can go outside and watch the stars if it's dark enough
6.
Market value 01:40
Market Value Yes we put that garden in, And yes it was on your lawn the sun was hot, took off our clothes And gardened in our underwear Yes we brought the compost over You weren't home to see the work We tore up your yard for good To the detriment of your neighbourhood's Market value
7.
Organizing Hurts You misread what I said You mistaken me for someone who displeases you And you can't see it yet, but you're so effected. Loving you was easy, It took one moment to know that But it took a thousand others To let you go into the arms of another My family is inside of me And I'm sorry if you can't easily find it My cheeks burn cause I don't understand How we are so easily guided Take your courage and use it Hello, Hello you don't know me But we work in the same place We make low, low wages Have no job security I know I will see you again one day, Cause we live on this hurting planet
8.
Buckets 03:39
Buckets You turned your head, didn't see where I went Put down my bucket and followed you through the woods I'm feeling a bit thirsty, drinking all the sap that I could ever need But down that bucket Beshele, Don't you hear them calling your name? Saw you head towards the road, so I followed I turned my head, didn't see where you went! Standing alone waiting to know where I should go, Oops don't fall, don't lose your footing, these buckets are so so heavy Oh no, it's cold, it's snowing, these buckets are so heavy And then I see you looking right at me And then I see you staring right at me This must be some weird misunderstanding So, I turn my head, I turn my head
9.
Let's play getting closer I wonder how, I wonder why It took us until chapter ten to turn off the lights Our voices were so tired, we lost them in the words The words turned in to, giant boulders And we were lost inside, we were lost inside Changing positions, every time we change narration Let's play getting closer every time we switch off readers Why do the days go right by All of our moments become so isolated When it happens to us, over and over and over and these moments turn into giant boulders With tiny cracks and fissures that we could never find we could never find, we could never find We were lost inside, we were trapped inside We could never find, cause we were lost inside
10.
sleepovers 02:31
Sleepovers You said “Hey wake up, look out the window” And so I stood up, and it's the sunrise Thank you so much, for waking me up There are triangles all over the walls from the shadows coming through the light coming through the curtains I gave you And why do we always get to sleep over at your house? and when will we get to sleep over at my house?
11.
Arena 03:03
Arena You were going to write about The way you felt get it out, But you were so scared of the isolation Every time you tried, you would get stuck, So you'd spend all of your time writing To your friends about how much You would like to be alone But you're so scared of the isolation

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released January 1, 2016

All songs written by Beshéle Caron
ROOMS “it takes a lot to show up”
formerly I MAKE EARTHQUAKES
[cc] SOCAN by pretzel records [pr#2]


Recorded and mixed by Christopher Ellis
on location at Invisible Recordings and
Nicole & Alex;s home, in the Pacific Northwest
Mastered by Tom Prilesky

recorded with help from
C. Ellis, N. Caron, D. Loan, C. Gilroy, A. Miranda
V. Hampson, K. Caron, O. Lee, D. Barclay

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indie sap band from East Vancouver on the stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

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