Isolation Masquerade

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A smokey light floats across the stage
Of her isolation masquerade
Friendly fronts laced with bitterness
For the fairer mouths that sing success
(Just fake it 'til you break yourself in two).

Look at the mess you have made
Look at the mess you have made
Oh my god, you had a beautiful face
She waits by the door
With her coat in her hand
And she plays that she's calm
As she's calling a cab.

But we all can't be holy like angels
And we all can't be holy like angels
Since we all can't be holy like angels...

Allured by dawn toward the finer ways
But morning sailed when midnight rang
Now her seas belong to someone else
Who has the right to play herself
(God made His children out of stars).

Look at the mess you have made
Look at the mess you have made
Oh my god, this was a beautiful place
But her moment collapsed
Beneath the wait of the crowd
When nobody felt when she called through the sound
Well who's saving you now?

But we all can't be holy like angels
And we all can't be holy like angels
Since we all can't be holy like angels
Scrape the gum off of the sidewalk then go wash your eyes.

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Elmer and the Ceramic Trees Janesville, Wisconsin

Conceived in the summer of 2012 by Janesville, Wisconsin singer-songwriter Robbie Haas, Elmer and the Ceramic Trees blend the lush melodies of bands like The Beatles and Big Star with the doom-and-gloom pop of The Cure and Echo and The Bunny Men, the driving rhythms of New Order, and the big choruses of Bowie and Arcade Fire to form a style of indie pop that is at once harrowing and gorgeous. ... more

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