Melpomene, by Ursa Indigo

Melpomene

by Ursa Indigo

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1.	Melpomene 04:44	lyrics	buy track
I couldn't fall asleep The ships docked too early, and I wasn't ready to be saved Oh, your bed felt strange You were clinging relentlessly on to the pillow case The ships came in too soon They sent in the sentry With lifeboats and white flags aplenty, But I wanted to stay I guess I missed my window I am always jumping way too high Or maybe it was you who thought the grimy moon was way far out of sight And oh, Tragedy, how I would die To float in to heaven, Lazy, contented With you on my mind The sinkin' ships the burnin' bridges We've manifested our on demise I saw her in your eyes, Melpomene You cast your nets out You don't care what your bringin' in A strange embodiment of a man Or a muse Either way, you're singin' the blues Sweet Misery The apathy grew wild as a thicket The bed we made in your name Oh, it was covered in blood I've seen the sun rise over that desert I felt the bloodlust of your sands I've spent a lifetime as a child Searching for your hand Melpomene The ships came in too soon, But I wanted to stay
2.	Broken Dream 05:14	lyrics	buy track
One broken dream, now you're down on your knees Despite this barren day you were feeling free When your heart cried out, "I love him!" No sacrifice was willing to be made Maybe your spirit can't be broken, but your heart is shattered underneath your feet You know the stars can be such liars You were lost in a belief You'd give anything to feel this Maybe to love is all we need One broken view and we're all bound to hell We can't be loved if we don't love ourselves No pleasant reveries, no beautiful horizon Open the box that you are shutting your lives in You have so much love to give You have so much life to live When you're running through the rainstorm Don't let the lightning strike you down When you're running out of the norm Don't let their cold eyes get you down Running your colors out of the lines, You're soaring way above the clouds You'd give anything to feel this Maybe to live is all we need
3.	Black and White 04:57	lyrics	buy track
An angel of war sends me photographs, black and white I surrender So we Chew on Floridian palms The majesty of loons And how To conquer the moon I do look on that day with anxious yearning, His epic return to the void Because this game of tug of war was always easier without holding the rope So I taped his photographs beneath a mask that hangs from my mirror Where I spend hours rehearsing How to disappear And I cannot force his wings closed, I cannot soften the blow, no His motions like ocean tides So strong and so slow So I taped his photographs beneath a mask that hangs from my mirror Where I spend hours rehearsing How to disappear So I taped his photographs beneath a mask that hangs from my mirror Where I spend hours rehearsing How to disappear
4.	Melody 03:55	lyrics	buy track
Outside looking in Melody is chasing her tail again Buried a bone, went back home to focus Patience, dear, nothing clear dwells in the distance Inside echoes thin Burrowing deep holes under her skin again What is this strange, smoky wilderness Round and round, she fell back to cyclic existence Oh, and the mantras were just advertisements We cannot do it alone, please come join us They say love will set you free, but they know not what that means Love will set you free, but we know not what that means
5.	Luminosity 05:08	lyrics	buy track
I blocked the sun out with my hand to try and show you I can stand without the light of a thousand burning stars I tried to show you all I am without my bright eyes breaking down into certainly never being sane again I need to feel this I need to find out who I am So I can live this The sun is always in my eyes Remember you told me life's a test I wore my satin, flowered dress And we sat wondering about this quiet world We followed all the golden lines Your chest was so damn close to mine That night the ocean roared with gentle jealousy I need to feel this I need to find out who I am So I can live this The sun is always in my eyes But now, the sun is going down on this quiet little town Real dreams always conquer our sweet reveries I dreamed you held me in your arms The people set off their alarms And when I woke up you were gone with no goodbye I need to feel this I need to find out who I am So I can live this The sun is always in my eyes
6.	Underground 03:12	lyrics	buy track
They put on uniforms of blood-thirsty thieves And marched through the gardens of Adam and Eve Stealin' fruit from the earth's only trees Forcing names onto contracts hanging off their sleeves Underneath the ground I'll wait Underneath the ground always Underneath the ground I'll be Underneath the ground The bluebird sings to the alley-cat The food for the dog's eaten by the street rat The king walks by peasants tip their hats Tell me, can you fathom that? Underneath the ground I'll wait Underneath the ground always Underneath the ground I'll be Underneath the ground Isn't she lovely? Watch her drown Isn't she lovely? Hold her down Underneath the ground I'll wait Underneath the ground always Underneath the ground I'll be Underneath the ground For one is lost and never found
7.	The Epitaph of Caution 02:09	lyrics	buy track
Please, sir, can you help me? I'm lost Do you have a compass, An old map I could borrow, A global positioning service Please, sir, I know it's late, but I lost my way somewhere on the interstate And all these roads, they look exactly the same And night turns to dawn, Still the road seems just as long Please, sir, Can't you see You're just like me I can see it in your eyes I can smell it on your breath It's the heaving of your chest Lend me some of your precious time And night turns to dawn Still the road seems just as long Please, sir, I know it's late, but I lost my way somewhere on the interstate And all these roads, they look exactly the same
8.	Old Crow 05:24	lyrics	buy track
Old Crow Did they leave you in the dark Without so much as a spark to light your way home? Why don't you tell them Birds of a feather got to flock together After all Old Crow All those bad omens foretold Such a heavy burden for one little bird to hold Aren't you just a songbird like the rest of them The best of them, baby Old Crow, didn't your mama tell you If you want to play with the big boys You've got to learn how to roll Old Crow, you know you've go to find your way home
9.	Bo 03:15	lyrics	buy track
The wind sucks the words right out of Bo's mouth A melody carried out By someone's weathered hands I know their eyes like ocean waves I know their silence never hides a thing But, how could you ever hear them over all that heavy rain? You spread your wings then pull them in tight Ground yourself in flight, But the soil is just quicksand I know their love is like that day You fish it out and they pull it back in again I told you so, nothin' ever works out quite as planned Oh, you ebb and flow Anything to bring that feelin' home Cast your anchor out But your terrified to land Nothing ever works out quite as planned I know their eyes like ocean waves I know their silence, it never hides a thing But, how could you ever hear them over all that heavy rain?
10.	Ethereal 05:12	lyrics	buy track
Was a supernova space cadet Came down from the sky Drenched in light, oh, soaking wet Crashed into a lock-head jet Ethereal Spaceman, what have you to offer? Here we serve life, love, and laughter Stray away from disaster Because a spinning cloud breathes out a sound Ethereal Words are meaningless, Vibrations true Global Consciousness, a mess Fooling me, fooling you Ethereal

credits

released December 27, 2014

All lyrics, main vocals, compositions, and rhythm guitar by Chloe Demos
Black & White, The Epitaph of Caution, Old Crow, and Ethereal recorded and mixed with Billy Siegel in Flemington, NJ and also Channel Drive Studios
All songs recorded, mixed, and mastered by Zack Spader at Channel Drive Studios
Broken Dream ft. Ben Wilton on flamenco guitar
Black & White ft. Billy Siegel on keys and bass, Andy Demos Jr. on saxophone, Ben Wilton on flamenco guitar, Alex Letizia on percussion
The Epitaph of Caution ft. Billy Siegel on bass and keys, Alex Letizia on percussion
Old Crow ft. Billy Siegel on keys and bass, Alex Letizia on percussion, Andy Demos Jr. on saxophone
Ethereal ft. Josh Mayes on bass, Alex Letizia on percussion, Ben Wilton on flamenco guitar, Andy Demos Jr. on saxophone, Lubomir Smilenov on gadulka

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Ursa Indigo Asbury Park, New Jersey

This is the official page for Ursa Indigo: a tri-album release project.

The original songwriting/lyrics/compositions are by Chloe Sayre Demos, but the actual songs are a collaborative, beautiful brainchild of her super-talented friends and family. ... more