Sacred
Crude
Tender
Earth
Cold hearts pumping
Thick black blood
Sever the veins
Let it leak into the body
Sacred
Body
Patient
Ghosts
Their Nation was here
Before our nation's birth
Those who remain
Will still be standing
Let loose the dogs
We'll keep the things we took
And we'll shoot you in the face
If we don't like the way you look
Sacred
Ground
Heavy
Bones
Safe in the cradle
Of their mother’s womb
Never suspected it would
Be cut open
Sacred
Water
Mother
Giver
Speak, scream, and fight for her
but they won't listen
Forcing it inside
without her permission
Let loose the dogs
We'll keep the things we took
And we'll shoot you in the face
If we don't like the way you look
Sacred ground
Brave spirits are riding on steeds with their descendants
Sioux pursuing suited parasitic stratigraphic rapists
Who pierce the soil and suck and suck, their hunger never sated
Fat ticks on a starving dog, as she’s slowly overtaken
Her tears purest lake water gift to her children
While corporations spin a lie into a future promise broken
Repeating the sins to which they've never admitted
From dark chapters of history, conveniently omitted
A modicum of empathy would help in deciding
Or should we go back to December 29th of 1890
How many million barrels of blood flowed through Dakota
Buried deeper than your hands in her pockets to hit your quota
Shearwater team up with film composer and percussionist Brian Reitzell (Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, etc). Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 27, 2015
Shannon Lay put her unique spin on some favorite songs, from Elliott Smith and Vashti Bunyan to Ty Segall and Arthur Russell. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2023
Shannon Lay's soft psychedelia calls to mind the pastoral folk of 60s and 70s artists like Pentangle and Sandy Denny. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 16, 2021
Songs of timeless beauty and power in the mold of Vashti Bunyan and Nick Drake from enigmatic Los Angeles artist Shannon Lay. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 4, 2017
Relive the potent punk rock blast of NYC group The Hissyfits with this comp showcasing them in all of their snarling, hooky glory. Bandcamp New & Notable May 6, 2024