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White Mirror

by Boy King Islands

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1.
'Til these stars grow up, I'll ignore their light Make my wish I'll come true right before they die Trust us, imagine away Believe your all's believed by all Constellation trace And through it all, you gave your all Let them guide you home - warm and blinking eyes That grant your wish, only forgive As they close goodbye Trust us, imagine away Believed your all's believed by all The risk you rushed to taste - it taught you all Trust us, imagine away Believed your all's believed by all Constellation trace, you gave your all - believed it all
2.
Twin Flames 03:45
I've missed you Since our one was reduced to two Since we went from "I" to "you" Since we lost us I look for you Every time I become new Every time born without you 'Til we find us I wait for you The side of me He made us lose The side of you giving me proof That He'll find us Cause I've missed you Since our one was reduced to two Since we went from "I" to "you" Since we lost us I look for you Every time I become new Every time born without you 'Til we find us And I'll find you At a moment that He'll choose Ageless moment that He'll use To remind us Die again and again, rejoin only when we realize who we really are Live again and again, rejoin only when we're ready for who we really are
3.
Shielded in silence All the sound ringing hope of what's to come & Distorting all that was but wasn't meant to be - At least not then With covered ears, still turning dials Amplified beyond control & Taking hold of all you hear is you Counting missteps You build the staircase climbed to you Pretend to hide, but open arms to what will kill If let through Grab the gun - sense him nearing now Grab the gun - he can't hurt you if your eyes are closed Grab the gun - swallow it all back down But you won't fire... You never will. Imagined violence Opening doors Thoughts like daggers just for you Each silver blade a clouded memory of him You half-defend With harbored pride An unnatural smile Fiction's your sense of control I'm taking over me I am what can kill And you're still you
4.
Crying Wolf 03:03
Coloring everything from inside, becoming all he's shown She's coloring everything from inside, distrusts all she's known Erasing everyone from outside, so he'll feel more alone She's crying wolf again Turns always to never Turns theirs to her own She's telling everyone She's telling everyone she believes in goodbyes She's telling everyone She's crying wolf again Laugh again at the boy whose mind and heart refuse to align God is laughing again at the boy ruled by hollow signs He prays that anyone else would answer, he's too afraid to know He's crying wolf again Swearing superstition's only his fools' gold outgrown Turns always to never and forever on their own He's telling everyone He's telling everyone, so proud to feel it's a lie He's telling everyone He's crying wolf again
5.
Held 03:49
Take apart all time Manifest my life Remind us who we are Impatient with time Captured within life Thinking we're all there is Hold on to you Releasing this day Beholding all time Treasuring all life Merge into all you are Escaping all time Mastering all life Becoming all there is Hold on to me Remember to stay
6.
Outlined in dark, hidden lines Hidden time, one through nine Ten again, slacken time Hidden tears, hidden smiles Fears we'll find, but inside Brightened shine Unsewn eyes, unsewn minds Clear again, now again Say It's Home Ignite the dark, hidden lines Killing time, one through nine Ten again, now all mine Masked in tears, forcing smiles Coils unwind, now aligned Here again, ourselves again From base lead, now golden, we're revealed again
7.
Rub sticks together Discover fire All we ignite Not our concern Plant a garden Seeds into flowers Open our eyes Watch seasons turn Light a candle Let's start a fire Open our eyes & Watch it burn       Grow farther away but       Closer, closer Kiss you again Let's start a fire All we ignite Mistakes to learn Walk into traffic We've got the red light Closing our eyes & Wait our turn Hold you this last time All I've admired Closing our eyes Each death is earned       Grow farther away but       Closer, closer       Never alone but       No one left to please Rub sticks together Seeds into flowers Closing our eyes Not our concern Kiss you this last time We've got the red light All we ignite Mistakes to learn
8.
White Mirror 03:30
Unified heart and mind
 Breathed alive, floating safe inside 
Forming sight, remembering the light:
 The first touch of joining us outside,
 The first home you called our hands and eyes We watched you ride
 Sneakers tightly tied
 Balance tried, wheels fell aside:
 Felt the sidewalk scrape at your skin,
 When it scabbed you tried it all again Took her hand 
Swallowed butterflies 
Saccharine taste, and pulse giving rise: 
She'd pierce the heart on your sleeve,
 But made space for someone else, you believed And then from two 
Love became three
 And we'll remember you through everything you see: 
The first time she opens her eyes,
 A crawl to a walk to a goodbye, 
 When all her cuts have healed and tears have dried, 
 Hold the mirror to the part of you that dies 
 And smile
9.
From unreached heights, our myths alight Outlined heroes & their combatants loop in our looking glass; Define all we ask While all that's asked of us & those we trust sharpen in the telescope: A drifting blueprint of our lives, mirrored above The rise, The chase, Betray, erase, Retry and face yourself Expand, contract, overreact The moon pulling tides and coaxing will, It starts and ends & then again our orbit's safe But then at last the moment's passed, Our sun flickers in its last goodbye - Or has a planet's lap now trapped Her Holy light? We can't tell from where we are
10.
Echoes 05:00
Sleep to lose this version of truth extinguished by light Make our escape from youth Our echoes renewed Keep from view aspersions, abuse Relinquish the fight we fought I lost for you Four hands, two swords Four eyes, two hearts Awakening again None of this was real Seeing you - a version of you - Surrounded in light We've escaped untruth Guarding you Amaranthine youth turned ageless tonight We're free to die as proof Six eyes, four closed Two hearts exposed Bleeding in our hands Only this was real Never wake me up Echo us Dreaming all of us Trust in us, ash to dust

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Boy King Islands' third album, White Mirror

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released March 24, 2015

All songs written between Fall 2011 and Summer 2014 by Boy King Islands (Diaspora Music, ASCAP & He Heard Himself Say, BMI). Recorded and Mixed by Boy King Islands and Dan Smart at home and at ECHO/NORMAL. Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Company. Design & Layout by Someoddpilot.

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Boy King Islands New York, New York

Boy King Islands was a duo comprised of long time collaborators Zachary Mastoon (aka Caural) and Jason Hunt. While their signature sound grew to encompass more psychedelic influences and diverse orchestration over the years, they remained true to their experimental aesthetic, carving out a unique and noisy niche in the ever-evolving non-genre of "rock music". ... more

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