Elegy

from Rise/Fall by SP's

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Don’t take anything with you, but what is left behind?
We only have this time to contribute to mankind
The days are short. When we die do we sign away our life?
Let’s pretend we’re young and go play outside

Bring it down to my level
Equalize the bass to the treble
Bring it down and I want out
Everything we’ve done destroys our self doubt
Bring it down to my level
A deal with god or a pact with the Devil
Bring it down and I see you
The crook with a key / a spiritual preview

Hold me close or let me go
Life’s a ride and then I die alone, we all die alone
Hold me up and build my tomb
Spent decades howling at the moon to prepare my room

Yesterday’s a memory, tomorrow’s a mystery
Today’s a gift to give to all those close to me
Makers make and cowards flee
I worry daily about my legacy

Bring it down to my level
Flesh, muscle, brain, more than a vessel
Bring it down and I want out
Life’s too short for creative droughts
Bring it down to my level
Summon our strength to build our temple
Bring it down and I see you
Assemble my library as my statue

Hold me close or let me go
Life’s a ride and then I die alone, we all die alone
Hold me up and build my tomb
Spent decades howling at the moon to prepare my room

Built worlds with words now let’s all play together
Stories and songs 86 birds of a feather
Create of a body of work and loves left behind
Family and friends display our secret sign

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from Rise/Fall, released February 15, 2019

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SP's Los Angeles, California

SP’s are a rollicking, eccentric garage-punk outfit with a decidedly snotty Left-wing slant. And with Rise/Fall, they aim their sonic battering ram straight for the Halls of Power.

The band—lead vocalist Steve Albertson, guitarist Steve LaBate, bassist James Holland and drummer Allen Kronenberge ... more

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