The Drudgery of Digging Shallow Graves

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A second wind blows on the galley slaves
With oars in hand
And with a glint of freedom the hulls were staved
And the master was drown
A sleeper wave washed our bondage away
Before we reached land
The drudgery of digging shallow graves is in the past now

There’s thankless and checkless work to be had
There are steeples and bridges spanning the gap
And when they burn they burn hot and burn fast
The drudgery of digging shallow graves is in the past now

Oh there he goes my two faced lovers in the parking lot
Take it off
Baby, take it off and please don't stop
I'd say "Hey!"

And I have reached my galley years
And yours have passed
And you have breached your promise, Dear
There were strings attached
You are the type to imbibe and get distracted
That’s how it goes, that’s just about how it happened

In the parking lot of the Bellagio
I’m gonna leave you here
You can take the bus home
And all the escapades
On the wedding day
That never happened
Happened to be fate

Oh there he goes my two faced lovers in the parking lot
Take it off
Baby, take it off and please don't stop
I'd say:
"Hey, I gotta get mine! You're mine!"

Please don't let me go
Please don't let me go home

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from Oblio, track released June 29, 2014

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Oblio Oakland, California

Oblio is a three-piece indie rock band hailing from Oakland. Since Oblio's inception in summer 2013, the band has been busy composing and performing in the SF bay area. What started as an offhand idea has turned into a novel sonic catalog of matters of the heart. Oblio creates songs that earnestly depict the human experience: loss, joy, hope, and above all, love. ... more

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