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Gravitational Collapse

from Gravitational Collapse (Single) by Golden Veins

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“Gravitational Collapse” started as a demo from our friend Cecil, who used to be in a band with us called Beati Paoli. The demo was pretty basic, just the chords going over and over with the lead line on top and although I thought it was great, it took us a long time to figure out what to do with it. Eventually we changed the sound from the original shoegaze vibe to more of a dancey, electronic one, though we kept the general tone of melancholic prettiness.
As far as the lyrics go, I don’t want to say too much in favor of keeping things a bit ambiguous. I did have a certain person In mind, but I think the song’s general theme of losing control is open enough to apply to many different situations. I don’t remember writing the whistling part.

-G.

lyrics

It’s coming back again

And I don’t want it

This feeling in my head

And I don’t want it

But when gravity collapses totally

And utterly…with such finality

My wants and needs

Thrown into sharp relief

And so it goes, so it goes…

My mind is not my own

I can’t control it

My thoughts I think alone

I can’t control it

But when gravity collapses totally…

I wish someone else could see them

I wish someone else could see them just like me

I wish someone else could feel them

I wish someone else could feel them just like me

But no one sees

And no one feels

How gravity collapses totally

And utterly…with such finality

My hopes and dreams

Thrown into sharp relief

Here it comes again…

I put a record on…my favorite album

The film that’s on TV…my favorite movie

It soothes me…and finally I see

When gravity collapses totally

And utterly…crushing finality

How I can breathe

How I can feel relief

Here it comes…

credits

from Gravitational Collapse (Single), track released September 14, 2010
Written by GOODE/MEIER/O’GARA/SKRDLANT
Produced by GOLDEN VEINS
Engineered & Mixed by SCOTT O’GARA
Recorded at SMOKING GUNS STUDIOS, IOWA CITY, IA 2009/2010
Mastered by DOUG VAN SLOUN
Artwork by UCIEL

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