La Tierra

from An Empty Sparking Light by Liquid Casing

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lyrics

la tierra
la tierra
your gentle hands
o’, those callused hands
tied behind your back
grasping
at those frayed knots

is it getting old?
watching every freedom fighter?
watching every trampled broken heart?
has it hushed your spirits?

la tierra
with the exits blocked
and the distress sounds
I know it seems like the end
la tierra

choice. the fiction. - a word we can’t recall
we. choose. not. - the soil, the water
not. - the family we mend
nor. - the eyes we look into
not. the war. - waged upon us all

sister…don’t give up
mother…not on us
child…we won’t give up
la tierra…we won’t give up

credits

from An Empty Sparking Light, released December 1, 2007

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Liquid Casing Houston, Texas

Liquid Casing is a partnership between four musicians from Houston, TX. Inspired by the likes of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Cursive, Mogwai, Russian Circles, and The Mars Volta, Liquid Casing has developed their own sound focused on dynamics, the ebb and flow of song structure, and vibrant rhythm. While the concepts and lyrics strive to confront the intellect, the music goes straight for the gut ... more