The Watchers

from The Golden Shore by We Are The West

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If I asked would you leave
break a trail, raise a sail
and set us free?
I'll be there foul or fair, you'll see
If the wind that blows underneath
could lift you out, erase the doubt left lingering why not go?
something's got to hold
something more than memory
When the sun sinks low and the shadows grow
silent curtains pulled across the neighbor's window
we'll steal away to somewhere we can hide
but something's got an eye on me again
I saw them lined up on the ridge
silhouetted as the fog rolled in
high above the treeline
looking over the oceanside
Father used to tell us stories
about the Watchers in the hills
he said, “When the sun sinks low
and the shadows grow
the Watchers show”
but nothing seems to happen in this shit town
so meet me in the woods by the old station
when the sun goes down
you start running
they keep on coming
standing maybe ten feet tall
headless horse on hind legs busted from its stall
and the lights through the trees
maybe they see
we ain't got time to worry about these things
we're on a mission
you hear the ocean
breaking like the day breaks
everything's in motion
If the world could come in between
the stars and all the colors of these forgotten dreams
then why not us?
something's got to hold
something's got a hold on me again

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We Are The West Los Angeles, California

We Are The West began way out east in a shipping container on a sheep farm in Holland, then inside a convent in Brooklyn, before growing underground in an LA parking garage where they host a renowned monthly concert series. After a series of site-specific EPs, and their soulful LP debut THE GOLDEN SHORE, they've emerged from the pandemic with a new collection ONLY ONE US their finest work yet. ... more

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