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Long Shadow Sheep

by Long Shadow Sheep

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1.
Strega Nona 06:20
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So, board up the doors for the winter, if not a glitter may escape the gold The naysayer's claims grow familiar, but not all who shiver know the cold, you know The flowers came & went, the flowers came and went, again If we let coyotes mind the doors, we've let the wolves in You run & gunner; lead foot until the brakes stop braking With a cruel correlation of lists & limitations A mistake made is only honest to the maker But ooo, Strega Nona, an empty plate was no place for your faith Across the walls, a plan I'd laid I came back and smelled the wet paint &, damn, be it pleasure, be it pain The days all burned the same So if I want to break bread, I should learn to bake, first If I want to break bread, I should learn to bake, first The door's locked, so save the knocking for some kung-fu I've got a dead horse on my floor to beat until I see some hooves move But, these old bones don't dance like they used to Its too late for voodoo, this Truman's doomed to live & die by the moon Across the walls, a plan I'd laid I came back and smelled the wet paint &, damn, be it pleasure, be it pain The days all burned the same Sweet sativa, bring the demons out of me But, keep the Irish goodbyes Strega Nona, keep the sword from my side But, don't you say I don't know sacrifice Keep the dopamine clean, and the fool's gold in sight & pack a tiny, little suitcase for a tiny, little life
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Crawl's Pace 03:54
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Standing straight is farther than it used to seem, away You say you miss me when you're with me and I'd say the same I'm in the crawlspace, escaping at a crawl's pace Another unsaved change, another day I will stay Were we so broken? Were we so broken? You were the wind, I felt you pass me through Poof - I'll be the smoke ring, growing away You were the water in my paper cup - dangerous The walls I held you in were growing thin Ooo, what could I say to get through to you? Another unsaved change, another day I will stay Were we so broken? Were we so broken? You were the wind, I felt you pass me through Poof - I'll be the smoke ring, growing away You were the water in my paper cup - dangerous The walls I held you in were growing thin
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Doug's Point 03:36
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Evil, in the water like a life boat Call your doctor when your high's low "Its peaceful” - last impression of a black hole Ooo, tell me your mantra Sell me something I can take home Draw me up a smile Put me in your puppet show ~ a little tip-toe Back, when I heard Jackson's winding wisdom He said, "Stand at attention I just hope that men's pens help to send men to heaven This script's a curse & its a blessing" When I heard Jackson's winding wisdom He said, "Stand at attention" Maybe we hail from another dimension But, if we're in too deep, maybe the best way up is down
4.
U & U (Side A) 03:19
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Lift up all the makeup, let me see you through your own eyes You must be the finest way to wake up The way you shake the sleep from mine & if your heart is not beating right, its alright I will open up my own & hope my hold is not a squeeze too tight Look around & meet your canvas There's beauty, only if you paint it so You were all I thought of, today You & you alone Off the rails Thought I was born for them, but, oh well I never knew high, 'till I fell, & I fell Purgatory's burning, just one day ago, felt a little cold for hell You left me sitting in my own lane, bumper to bumper You know I'm a runner, I don't sit well I recall that conversation down to the stutters & if your heart is not beating right, its alright I will open up my own & hope my hold is not a squeeze too tight I recall that conversation down to the stutters It did not go so well
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U & U (Side B) 02:14
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I've seen blue & I've seen red No cool left to lose, you saw me lose my mind, instead You have seen the poison pass through my lips But, I've seen beauty & I have been in beauty's wake & so a little bit of everything will change Woke up to God & the Devil Duking it out in the details I woke up alone I woke up alone
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Quiet Game 00:49
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School Bus (Side A) 04:19
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Brake lights swarm the dying morning I taste toothpaste, give or take, 100 feet behind a school bus Stumbling down the avenue Not a clue My bloodshot, blue-green eyes, they took their views Not a hothead, not a harried hotrod could see it to pass through that humble, flashing sign And there, lies the common care we hide And we hide 3 cheers 4 the internet! Hooray ! ! 1 Who's still left in the quiet game? Who's next in blame for the daily doomsdays of every poor man's Hemingway? Is it you? Hey, let's live in fear of Monday Let's watch our parents work their lives away, and hey, lets do the same It don't seem so painful, no Are you losing patience with the cool kids? Taking their candids not so candidly, singing, "Everybody look at me! I'm your cup of tea! Don't I seem so tasteful?" ...no Small talk with a dead man; I don't have the heart to tell him, yet Head off to bed, my friend, lay your severed head to rest Every good tree knows its best to fall with an audience And I think you missed your chance
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School Bus (Side B) 02:29
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Let's keep our keepsakes safe Fix what's fine until it broke Safe for keepsake's sake Correct me if I'm wrong Its a good rain to have a roof, in A good noose not to loosen Until you fall Down goes the mountain & down I'm going, too With everything I own Oh, I'm swallowed whole
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Tangle 02:36
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Passive as a looking glass Though the batteries powering me need a change & need it fast & So, the mornings pass no slower than the evenings & the sun begins to flicker, 'til the year has passed How many now is that? Our knot was nearly freed, last night, again Is a love only loose ends we tangle 'til we're strangled & snipped? You were choking on the fire you were breathing I was poking at the dragon like some clumsy king But, when I fled the room, I heard our smothered flame Echo, loudly, down the hallway A symphony, escaping you Without a word, you spoke the truth I heard the smile you were coughing through It's taken tearing down the banisters to leave us reminded The railing was no place for balancing The railing was no place for balancing

about

It was always hard to put our music into any kind of box
or to have a satisfying answer to "what artists do you
sound like?" As much as that felt like a hurdle at certain
points, it was always a point of pride for us.
Each of these songs received a lot of care and attention
to detail from start to finish. All of the recordings and
mixes were done pre-covid - I fought off the urge to
tinker with any of the mixes despite having a very fresh
"2 year later" perspective. There are new versions of
older songs, some interlude-type things and other easter
eggs in the 9 song track list.
We made this music for the love of it, and because we
believed in it and in ourselves. I probably speak for many
artists in saying that we didn't grow up with aspirations
to be social media savants or internet algorithm junkies,
but that's the world we found ourselves in and
sometimes we allowed it to distract us from appreciating
what we have.
Listen if you want to listen. Show a friend if you want. We
aren't owed anything, this was always fun.

credits

released July 15, 2022

Long Shadow Sheep:
Brady O'Keefe
Doug Buckley
Matt Zajac
Nick Sabet


Recorded in our homes in Massachusetts in 2019 - 2020

Produced and engineered by Brady O'Keefe

Music & lyrics by Brady O'Keefe
Music by Long Shadow Sheep

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Brady O'Keefe Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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• Singer-Songwriter • Mix & Mastering Engineer

Located in Boston, Massachusetts. Available for freelance work in any or all of the areas of expertise listed above.
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