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White Raven

by OnceOver

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1.
The Prelude 01:44
Go on, and fly The silence of your cries This life, denied Know that I fall below you
2.
She's had enough of the withering rough and planting seeds that never seem to yield In a war that she's fought there before She's mending wounds that never seem to heal But I know that there's never been proof That the pain inside of you will ever produce A chance to live, without a regret Save your last breath for your death Save a chance to reset yourself Give me my signs now, I'm waiting But the clouds are camouflage And the silent figures are telling me My sunburnt wings can't fly at all Because this is the death of you It is the birth of something new The abandonment of the raging skies A vivid view through the white raven's eyes I've held my life in the pull of a trigger Praying - "forgive me I’ve tried I was just hoping to find Waiting to find a place where I could land I hope someday you'll understand" But I was not lost, I was just finding my own way No matter what cost, the sun was still setting on my days You were not mine, and I was not yours to follow So I filled up my cup, plastered over the hollow Hold out your arms, are you flying or falling? An empty cockpit and you still feel nothing Hold out your heart, are you living or dying? An empty casket and you still feel nothing Abandon yourself, release a white raven I'm fragile myself, but we are worth saving Untangle the cords, release a white raven Imagine yourself, beautifully braving....
3.
Snake through the sand, I wasn't foolish I knew that you held all the power in your hand Though not enough to save your tower Not enough left for those you've devoured But I, was the ringing in your ears Haunting you when the lies fled your lips And still you climb, and scale your tower In your bliss, leaving those in your pit Enlarged and swollen, my eyelids frozen And I'd unfold them, but I don't mean to start a war I missed the part where, where I'm the problem, I'd like to solve them, but I can't take this anymore So next time, you feel the need to release your Rotten, acrimonious, hate Surely it's never, never forgotten Trapped inside webs spun from your concoctions I, was the bitter on your breath I was the stunned when choked down the rest Consumed the rind and claimed it sour Somehow blamed it on those you molest Traded truth for a ticketed train I did it all but it was all in vain I remember, I remember the pain The first time I was washed down the drain I need your help not someone else's But you still run away (He said) I am the ghost and the giant The sickest thing that you will ever see Destroying those in defiance The flood you're never meant to see The rest are sinners or they're cowards Let their families try and flee I am the ghost and the giant I am the one you can't see
4.
The Ocean 05:28
So you sailed away this time I'll wade waist high in the ocean just to say goodbye Cause we had to, be pulled apart Our shore's held together by my cross-stitched heart This distance, this chasm, you've sewn stitches in my heart Each one's a cherished memory so my heart won't fall apart The fog of the morning, the dew of the night The hands that held the child's hand, now grip the wheel tight Sometimes when the seabirds crow, I feel like there's so much left to know Is love gained? Is it won or lost? From it sustained, is it worth the cost? Sometimes when the whistle blows, time slows, and the water flows Are we waves - though that rise and fall - somehow never exist at all? So you sailed away this time I'll wade waist high in the ocean just to say goodbye Cause we had to, be pulled apart But our shore's still held together by my cross-stitched heart Never mind the songs that we use to sing, or the sands that the shore would bring Or the ships that the winds pulled by, I never knew that's what it's like to die BOARD YOUR VESSEL AND SET OUT TO SUNLIGHT BOARD YOUR VESSEL AND SET OUT TO SUNLIGHT
5.
I remember when this house was more than my home Turn the key and slowly unlock the door But suddenly, my family is wanting so much more And I never thought I'd live through this Never thought you'd leave and never exist Tell me this is just a dream And you'd open your eyes, and your life won't pass me by I knew from the start that you'd leave with my heart And never return to the place we would part And you'd open your eyes We won't say our last goodbye The doors to my past are locked, But you gave me keys to the memories in case they were blocked And I would never abandon any thoughts that I have of you With this key I'll never let you go… Tonight, I'm running out of words to write On letting go of winless fights On letting go of sleepless nights But I'm letting go But you're just a box of bones And I am here now all alone Why did you, why did you have to go? Why do we have to go? Cause I'm on the outside looking in Waiting for my life to begin And when you left it was pouring rain But I knew that the clouds would leave again One day, I'll turn the skeleton key And we'll be where we're supposed to be
6.
You know how long I’ve had to live with this sting? Know what it’s like to feel like life is slowly slipping away? But I’m reminded that thoughts become things The universe my puppet, I’m the one who’s holding the strings So I, - so we - we see everything that we want to see But the truth lies somewhere far beneath The perceptions of our own reality Get up or give in, let the battle with myself finally fucking begin It’s me vs. me, my wrong versus right; I better take control or else just give up the fight. Hey, no. It’s already like I’ve lost control Hey, no. I'm never gonna let me go. And this is a song for everyone Who feels the same Like they’re to blame. And their hope is gone And they can’t stay strong And they can’t go on Just remember you are not alone Not a second goes by that I don’t think of the consequence, Ending it all it just makes too much fucking sense I can’t win a war when I’m not there to fight - I can’t see the stars unless I turn off the light. So I wont let me down And I wont break these bounds The singing of 1,000 sounds No, I wont let you down

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"White Raven" (EP) is the sixth studio album by Toledo, Ohio based OnceOver. The album is entirely free to stream, download, and share - and it's encouraged to do so. However, donations are graciously accepted and will be used to create physical copies of the EP and other merchandise.

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released December 30, 2013

OnceOver is:
Steve Dwyer - Vocals
Paul Dwyer - Guitar, Vocals
Bruce Stelter - Drums
Colin de Saint Victor - Guitar, Vocals
Nick Archer - Bass, Vocals

OnceOver thanks; our wives, our families, our friends, and our fans.

Produced by Steve Dwyer and OnceOver. All songs written by Steve Dwyer and OnceOver. Recorded and Mixed at Axiom Sound Studios, Toledo, OH. Published by Axiom Sound Publishing ASCAP. ℗ & © Caged Bird Records, 4810 Wickford Green Suite #28, Toledo, OH 43617. All Rights Reserved. CBR131225.

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