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Underground

from Faces from the Static by Ian Marquis

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Underground is a song about growing up. Lyrically, it's made up of vignettes that all touch on some aspect of life. Some of those are part of my story. Others, I've only experienced from the sidelines.

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You broke your foot
And spent the summer in a cage
If fifteen screws can make a man
Three or four eradicate an age

He dug a hole
I was amazed
He burned the corners of a page
It's hard to breathe, we looked around
But I knew there was treasure hidden

Underground
Your head, cause you don't wanna be found
Your feet immobile in the stone
Scared of crowds, afraid to be alone
Now you don't dare to make a sound

He whispers like a drought
Can't pay a thousand men
To figure out the message
When the words are such a mess

Underground
Your head, cause you don't wanna be found
Your feet immobile in the stone
Scared of crowds, afraid to be alone
Now you don't dare to make a sound

Ativan
Concrete shoes and Ritalin
We slept in

Underground
Your head, cause you don't wanna be found
Your feet immobile in the stone
Scared of crowds, afraid to be alone
Now you don't dare to make a sound

Now you don't dare to make a sound

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from Faces from the Static, released July 1, 2013
Written, Recorded, and Produced by Ian Marquis

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Ian Marquis Portland, Maine

My songs are tiny ecosystems: self-sustaining, self-contained, intricate, and densely layered. I'm captivated by found sound and immaculate production. I sample my own work. I chop up my guitars and create arrangements I could never have played. I treat my voice like an instrument, pushing and pulling it in otherworldly directions. I polish each track until, sonically, it feels like it sparkles. ... more

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