Glass Monuments

by Echo Vector X

supported by
Jonathan Collins
Jonathan Collins thumbnail
Tally Diablo
Tally Diablo thumbnail
mbockbra
mbockbra thumbnail
DeadlyTheRoadie
DeadlyTheRoadie thumbnail
araffle
araffle thumbnail
/
1.
Intro 00:13
lyrics
[Instrumental]
2.
Under Domed Electric Skies 04:28
lyrics
Under domed, electric skies with eyes that follow Thoughts breed crimes, treason’s high, the courts are hollow In demand, private places to show sorrow But we can't; patriots eat shit and swallow I dream of feelings I can't have With meanings so lost in the distance On ceilings, on tables, they listen to me On the street, greet the faces without smiles Take them out, kill them all with manners mild They command, but it's up to us to follow If we can't, they lock us up and lose the file I dream of feelings I can't have With meanings so lost in the distance On ceilings, on tables, they listen to me We can't get lost in the distance No way to show our resistance We can't get lost in the distance No way to show our resistance I must make a foreign sound And say my thoughts out loud Risk the death that starts to rain down from the clouds
3.
Metallic Heart 04:03
lyrics
You said I would never feel anything That my pain was all just a lie Although science might’ve worked out many things Cold machines, they would never cry The truth is you don’t know much about anything And, sister, you’re all dead inside And now we see… All of this is falling apart Left outside you’ve rusted My metallic heart Reached inside and ripped it apart Left outside you’ve rusted My metallic heart When I woke, you told me to do everything That my job was all there was to life But I feel, and now you pull my heavy strings Though machine, I’m not those other guys The truth is I care too much about everything And, sister, I know that you’re mine But now I see… All of this is falling apart Left outside you’ve rusted My metallic heart Reached inside and ripped it apart Left outside you’ve rusted My metallic heart And there’s nothing I can do ‘Cause I’m programmed for you And you’re my spark But now I see… All of this is falling apart Left outside you’ve rusted My metallic heart Reached inside and ripped it apart Left outside you’ve rusted My metallic heart And there’s nothing I can do ‘Cause I’m programmed for you And you’re my spark
4.
Box Of Eyes 04:28
lyrics
Please take these sins away Make them worthy Make them holy And so pure Please take my hate away Make me lovely Make me easy And secure I never wanted to take it there, yeah Life has a way of breaking me, yeah I don’t know why drowning’s so hard to stop But I tried so hard to grip it and still I dropped, Momma I don’t know why drowning’s so hard to stop Can you grab my wrist and turn me into something that’s living? Please take this pair of eyes And try to see me See me clearly In the light Please pull me from my skin Feel the real me And touch me From inside I never wanted to take it there, yeah Life has a way of breaking me, yeah I don’t know why drowning’s so hard to stop But I tried so hard to grip it and still I dropped, Momma I don’t know why drowning’s so hard to stop Can you grab my wrist and turn me into something that’s living?
5.
Breathe 02:47
lyrics
An old car sits by the rail A floor mat sticks from the parts that I dropped Okay, now that I fixed you Paid for your motor Now shouldn’t you start? And if you breathe, I can feel it And if you breathe, I can feel all your waves And if you breathe, I can feel it And if it breathes you can kill all the way Your gaskets appear to be dripping Iffy call stayin’ under your body Your frame suddenly seems to be slipping Your headlights dark and your power is dim And if you breathe, I can feel it And if you breathe, I can feel all your waves And if you breathe, I can feel it And if you breathe, I can feel all of your waves And if you breathe, I can feel it And if you breathe, I can feel all your waves And if you breathe, I can feel it And if you breathe, I can feel all of your waves Sold it to me strong and now your breath is blown away Pull you in the garage door out of the alleyway Pounding on your engine as I carburet your lips Spraying starter fluid, but still your oil drips Breathe so I can feel it Breathe so I can feel all of your waves Breathe so I can feel it Breathe so I can feel all of your waves And if you breathe, I can feel it And if you breathe, I can feel all you waves And if you breathe, I can feel it And if you breathe, I can feel all of your waves
6.
Counting Down 03:58
lyrics
(Counting down until the end of time) We meet out on the street To seek our inner darkness Your scent of tangerine Mixed with hot, burning wires Under the TV sky Gripping your hand so tight Fingertips touch through rubber Mouth so dry with fright Green light glints off your visor Breath fogged until it’s white The pounding of the bassline Sending us a warning sign Go dance with it Go face the fire We’re counting down Until the end of time Go dance with it Go feed desire We’re counting down Until the end of time We slip into the alley Lit by our inner sun We’re breathing in each other No visors, no gloves Under the TV sky Gripping each other tight Fingers that fight cold zippers Mouths sip sweet delight Your back against the concrete You glide against my thigh The pounding of the bassline Beating through your chest to mine Go dance with it Go face the fire We’re counting down Until the end of time Go dance with it Go feed desire We’re counting down Until the end of time
7.
2UP 03:28
lyrics
[Instrumental]
8.
End Of The World 03:08
lyrics
Fear me, I’m a war That has started when you’re born There is nothing you can do to stop your blood Come into your world With its edges torn and curled, Fading photographs you keep In a box Reach for my noise Let us sync until you’re stored You have hidden in your pain All the worlds that came before Touch to my noise I’ll keep you safe and stored Till the end of the world Hate me, I’m the score That will count you when you’re gone There is nothing you can do to start your blood Come into my world Where no edge is torn or curled Digits counting out your life into my box Reach for my noise Let us sync until you’re stored You have hidden in your pain All the worlds that came before Touch to my noise I’ll keep you safe and stored Till the end of the world Everyone’s a loser, when death’s What’s left to choose from, you’ll bleed until you’re only made of fear Reach for my noise Let us sync until you’re stored You have hidden in your pain All the worlds that came before Touch to my noise I’ll keep you safe and stored Till the end of the world I’m the end of the world I’m the end of the world I’m the end
9.
Silver City 03:56
lyrics
The glass signs on glass stacks The long lines and half steps Choked by traffic Chaos swirls outside of you From false skin to fine lace Your sly grin fills subspace Are these humans? These are not humans, but they are. Guys like me can’t escape From the silver city But with you I’ve found the gate Guys like me can’t escape From the silver city But with you I’ve found the gate From rooftops to ground floors When cogs stop, gears keep score Ghosts come haunting Ghosts keep hunting after you The thought crimes and false facts The long lines to smokestacks I will fight them I will fight them next to you Guys like me can’t escape From the silver city (Guys like me can’t escape) But with you I’ve found the gate Guys like me can’t escape From the silver city (Guys like me can’t escape) But with you I’ve found the gate They built gold monuments brick-by-brick Which fell in a moment with a click, click, click Until quiet Don’t fear the quiet inside of you Guys like me can’t escape From the silver city (They built gold monuments brick-by-brick) But with you I’ve found the gate (Which fell in a moment with a click, click, click) Guys like me can’t escape From the silver city (They built gold monuments brick-by-brick) But with you I’ve found the gate (Which fell in a moment with a click, click, click) Guys like me can’t escape From the silver city But with you I’ve found the gate
10.
Splinter 05:15
lyrics
I could chase your demons And I could break your beast I could scrape your system If you would only let me I can try and try and try and try again But it gets me nowhere You sit there and you’re looking so resigned Do you even care? Do you feel sorry for me? Sorry for me? I hope you like the taste of your tears Do you feel sorry for me? Sorry for me? I hope you like the taste of your tears I could hold you tighter I could make you clean I could make it better If you’d only let me I try and try and try and try again But it gets me nowhere You sit there and you’re looking so resigned Do you even care? Do you feel sorry for me? Sorry for me? I hope you like the taste of your tears Do you feel sorry for me? Sorry for me? I hope you like the taste of your tears I can make it through If you just don’t care I can feel you slipping away Who is feeling sorry now? Who is feeling sorry now? Who is feeling sorry now? Come out and let me hack you in two Who is feeling sorry now? Who is feeling sorry now? Who is feeling sorry now?
11.
Forget 05:29
lyrics
Life has slipped beyond No warning that the things to come were too few It’s too late for me To change anything Anything at all Forget all the things you meant to me Forget all the things I’d love to say Forget all the times you smiled at me Forget all the ways I messed up things for us Cannot make amends And I won’t get another chance for forgiveness. In this life it seems Like so many things Didn’t go our way Forget all the things you meant to me Forget all the things I’d love to say Forget all the times you smiled at me Forget all the ways I messed up things for us We sleep beside the truth of time And waking up, we close our eyes to the feelings Anyone can be undone By their feelings We sleep beside the truth of time And waking up we close our eyes to the feelings Anyone can be undone Forget all the things you meant to me Forget all the ways I messed up things for us

about

This Bandcamp-exclusive "VHS Edition" of our debut album is 'as we intended' - complete with our VHS ident "Intro" and tape flutter between tracks. We knew this would not work well on streaming services, but if you're buying this from Bandcamp, we reckon you understand the value of listening to an album from start to finish as an important experience. Thank you, and enjoy.

credits

released October 13, 2022

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Echo Vector X image

Echo Vector X Oxford, UK

Synthwave / Synthpop / Indietronica duo from Oxford, UK & Providence, RI. Debut album Glass Monuments out now.

contact / help

Contact Echo Vector X

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Echo Vector X, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Seafood Sam joins the show to discuss his newest album, " Standing On Giant Shoulders".
listen now