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Reimagined Static

by Our Twilight Pastime

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1.
We feed our hearts undiscovered proofs to fill in the gaps of what we don't know or what we can't make sense of. Infinity's expanding; we don't know why we sleep; we need a reason when tragedy strikes and why compassion loses out to greed. I want to believe that the answer for everything is right in front of us tonight. Twenty feet from the sidewalk a long car holds on to someone beloved among a sea of black dresses, black shoes and socks. The spilled ink of sorrow stains the cars as they pass by. The pain and tradition sing a song about closure as the children try to figure out why. I want to believe that the answer for everything is right in front of us tonight. Put pen to paper; let's extinguish uncertainty forever with one good gut feeling. I've got a good feeling.
2.
This street is nothing magical. We don't expect a cure as we walk a route we've done a hundred times before. The sky's on fire, the street littered with poetry, I pocket just a few I like to keep this simple moment with me. We pass a house with renevations underway, the scraps of its past out by the curb-- therapy out on display. Could we open this light blue door left on the street and walk into the world we want? Could it be that easy? Oh, if only it were that easy. This night is nothing magical. It can't prove it is at least. But we can choose to walk inside with suspended disbelief. Oh, it can be that easy
3.
On my way back home on a commuter train, en route. Wishing I could spend less time on this damn thing and more time with you. Looking out the window I watch the grass turn to brush in time. The overpass passes by too quickly to read the graffiti on its side. Can we capture some extra time? Take an hour or two before our calendar, as over developed as this island, leaves us no room. I'm still singing about the same thing I wrote back in '08: that no passion or interest glows as brightly as time with you today. So I daydream a few more stops of what may seem mundane to write. But these tiny moments bring out the color in this life that we've outlined. Maybe it's not cinematic to wish for something so small. An orchestral swell never hits as well as the sound of your voice down the hall. The train pulls in and I let you know that I'm on my way home to you. In a minor routine you're a major key, the song that gets me through.
4.
You found me in the light, but could you find me in the dark if I brought some kerosene, a lantern, and a dream that our love could make a spark? You know I never shy away from an adventure or a thrill. So I say bring it on, play our records until dawn because we haven't had our fill. And now we've lived and learned. Hardship only helped us grow. A symphony will never beat someone singing in the street because it's in the cracks and folds that true beauty can be found. And we've got love in our sights. So now let's raise a glass full of promise and a chance for our future to shine bright. Hand in hand. Hearts beating in time. This is our year, I can feel it. Let's take these moments that we've got before what we've got to do and spend them every chance we get, because in the end there's nothing better than nothing with you. Hand in hand. Hearts beating in time. This is our year, I can feel it.

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My 5th EP and 9th overall release as Our Twilight Pastime. Over the past couple of years I have been trying to write my lyrics more like how I write poetry: focusing on the little things and describing a moment in time. This is the latest result: songs about a walk, a train ride, driving passed a funeral.

As always, this was recorded entirely at home.

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released June 17, 2022

All songs written, recorded, and performed by Michael Goldense (that's me).

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Our Twilight Pastime New York, New York

Hi, I'm Michael Goldense. I've used the name Our Twilight Pastime since 2004 for the music I write & record at home. Check out my latest EP, Reimagined Static. I also released an album "The Light of What We Are" under my own name in 2017.

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