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We Collide

from Keep It in the Dark by Motes

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lyrics

When we collide
the ordinary muddle
settles into Milky Way.
Carmel flows everywhere
the nougat goes.

Then we decide
to set aside our slumber
rumble on toward two o’clock.

[chorus]

You be my bride.
I’ll take you to Toronto,
lift you onto a tidy tram.
Me and you, rolling toward
a lakeshore view.

Then we’ll collide
enfolding any drama
into calmer quips and quotes.

[chorus]

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from Keep It in the Dark, released May 23, 2015

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Motes Urbana, Illinois

In the traditions of post-punk and dreampop, Motes' guitars are rhythmic and noisy, and their melodies are hushed and frail. The group is decidedly Midwestern, though, in their exploration of emotion through imagery and exposition. Their poetry has a kind of existential clarity; and sometimes, through layers and modulation, Motes get messy—but never miss the mark. ... more

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