Dead Clade from URUBURU by HLLLYH

at the end
when the show got out
we spilled out onto the street
from the bridge to the reservoir
they had no chance just to keep the peace
we’ll sleep when the sun comes up
sleep when our bodies give up
cuz our time’s not unlimited
we’ve got a moment to make it count

we came, we saw, we we burned it down
turned every single hydrant on
and every pane on every store was broken by the dawn

we’re not special, we’re just what’s left
we’re not chosen, we’re a dead clade

every time there’s a miracle
it’s something i can’t see
and the dreams that encourage me
they’re all happening in my sleep
doomed from the starting line
doomed when the pistol went off
because the pace is galacial
we’ll need an epoch to make it out

we dip our beaks and pump the gas
accelerate into the ground
now every note we ever played
is burned into the walls

we’re not special, we’re just what’s left
we’re not chosen, we ‘re a dead clade

Two cells alike
one follows all the signals
one grows beyond the game plan
and subdivides
one dies on time
the others mute the death call
A rush, a growing steamroll
builds up inside

A cough, a crack, a wheezing
cloud heads and red drums creeping
in many arrowed sadness
the worst is knowing
we’ll be soon untied

And I know when the oceans cool
they’ll lumber out of the green
to become the impossible
and learn a new way to think

in a mirror we will realize
that they’ve been we along
and with that, reunited
we’re going back to the very first song

unburn the door
unsinge the hairs
and chase the fire up the stairs
we trap it in a tiny jar
to light another night

We split the wheel
Undo the doubt
and pull the rattle out our mouth
we spit the poison on the floor
let’s live another day

It’s not over, it’s just begun
it’s not over, relax,
wake up,
you won

• Rock
• emo
• indie rock
• noise pop
• noise rock
• spazz
• California