The Dying Man

from Entertainers by Saint Syzygy

	/

Streaming + Download

Purchasable with gift card

lyrics

pinch my nose, clenching toes
rotting green flesh, kinship woes
the man staying in the room
next door is surely dying
legal drug deals, chaplains
state workers, nurses, mobile beds
i think that the institution
surely thriving
tribal pow wows, faces forgotten
catching flights, calling out of work
catholic guilt, reconciliation
stirring old thoughts, old fears
showing off, repressed tears
at the dinner table we only
speak of the dying
oh my god i've
become lost and gone
i am one of the dying
those i've loved that won't speak my name
and i'll send post cards but it's not the same as
what it was, what it could, tell me am i already-
oh my god
oh my god

farewells, snapshots, long days
tired stories on replay
the man staying in the room
next door is surely dying
reaching back, pulling forth
old times, past ghosts
bridges burned, walk with ease
this is his last chance to
get it right, i guess
he hears hang ups
not hung up, he persists
i turn red and yellow
i've never tried anything this true
tried and true dying man
i won't cry for you
you're more alive than any creature
that i have ever-
oh my god i've
become lost and gone
i am the one who's dying
those i've loved that won't speak my name
and i'll send post cards but it's not the same as
what it was, what it could, tell me am i already-
oh my god
oh my god

missing pieces, that's what i am to you
fading pictures, that's what you are to me

credits

from Entertainers, released April 5, 2017

license

about

Saint Syzygy Athens, Georgia

recording project of ian hemerlein

contact / help

Contact Saint Syzygy

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Saint Syzygy, you may also like:

Echo Dancing
by Alejandro Escovedo

The legendary Alejandro Escovedo returns with another country-rock scorcher. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2024
go to album
Drag All the Lights Inside
by Nesting

From Seattle comes this tumultuous art rock record, full of intricate songs that alternately whisper and kick. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 9, 2023
go to album
XM
by Porcupine Tree

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 18, 2022
go to album
Daffy Duck In Hollywood
by Ducktails

An hour of spacey, dreamlike new music from Ducktails. “Daffy Duck in Hollywood” boasts mirage-like songs with laid-back melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2017
go to album
Last Stop To Nowhere
by Reflection Black

Cinematic-scale goth from Reflection Black with catchy melodies, dreamy synths, punchy rhythms, and a sense of timelessness. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 21, 2023
go to album
Mantra Monolith
by Seer of the Void

Massive riffs and moribund themes power this aptly titled slab o' doom from Greek stoner metal outfit Seer of the Void. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2023
go to album
Sleep In b/w Hair
by DiCaprio

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 13, 2017
go to album