Telekinesis from Alyosha by Joshua Powell
The first song I ever recorded was called "Witches." I wrote it for a school project based on Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." For this song, I thought, "What if I rewrote that song now that it's a decade later?" This song is about being in love with a girl sentenced (wrongly?) to burn for witchcraft. Throw in equal parts political commentary and David Foster Wallace reference as side dishes and you've got "Telekinesis."
Tracklist
| 8. | Telekinesis | 3:50 |
Lyrics
Witches never look like witches do in your mind’s eye
and when blackbirds peck out your green eyes, I won’t be able to act surprised
Well I wish I knew a way out, but the woods are closing in on you
and your coven is all around, and I’m stuck holding the matchbook now
Your veil is frost-soaked and shining
as it skirts your low neckline
Put it off, my offbeat acolyte—
when you die, do it beside me
The left wing has been clipped like a shrub and the right wing is on designer drugs
But don’t mind me—I’m just a man who began to suspect he was made out of glass
Your veil is frost-soaked and shining
as it skirts your low neckline
Put it off, my offbeat acolyte—
when you die, do it beside me
Credits
License
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Joshua Powell is the exhausted wizard at the helm of IN's most haunted rock band. From his hardcore roots in the Floridian swamps and beyond the fever dream of his folk era, his literary lyrics dig for enlightenment in a surrealist muck. “Four LP's and over 900 shows later, the midwestern road dog's ever- evolving, transcendent style embraces hallucinatory metal and grimy psychedelia.” -Audiotree