Rivet Lyrics

I was named after my grandmothers in the tradition of my family I was born after my stillborn sister Romantic idealistic lies euphemize as fantasy But the water always bursts firs...Read Full Lyrics

Progress versus risk Chaos and control A sluggish titan's brisk Descent international A completely unremarkable excursion across the ocean Caught the eye of the world Technology e...Read Full Lyrics

"My sisters and brothers they hated so bad To see me go west like someone gone mad To leave all my loved ones and kiss them goodbye Just hoping I'd see them in the sweet by-and-by....Read Full Lyrics

The cold finally broke this morning It's quiet on the dock The sun feels so close and warming The air is heavy I'm dreaming of a life I can't afford The ground starts to tremble b...Read Full Lyrics

You won't miss the water 'til the well runs dry Can't appreciate the taste with a bountiful supply Don't know what it's like to live until you barely survive I don't know what it's...Read Full Lyrics

You can reach for your service pistol By the time you get it I'm betting that this will be over and done with Leave your badge and your gun You won't be coming home tonight Becaus...Read Full Lyrics

The wingspan of my exploits is vast as the sea Familiar commencement, familiar routine As my Mother lay dying, my Father would scream "Son, do you dream the American dream?" Oh no,...Read Full Lyrics

Oh what a typical story Contested site, the Americas With treaties broken, the same sad token Torn and repaired it with paraffin Disembodied heads Disembowel the earth A monument ...Read Full Lyrics

The hapless hills of Hollywood Hide halfhearted happiness A hardened heroine hangs her head Hear her hyperventilate Here her hands had hammered home Her half-written history With...Read Full Lyrics