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Silence is, in many ways, the quintessential example of a good song that got sort of lost in the shuffle, and fell between the cracks.

Written in the final months of the LUCK sessions, it was assumed early on, that it would end up on the "next album", and was, in fact unofficially considered to be an obvious candidate for the Aurora album, when the group decided to work on maven and Aurora at the same time.

By the time the two albums were taking shape, and when the song distribution / running orders were decided upon, for reasons of pace, and possibly even the age of the song (with no recent evolution to it - it had remained as it was originally recorded), despite both members liking the song, it got set aside for "later", again.

What this song DID provide (along with a few others), was the support behind the reasoning for assembling this very collection, and remains one of my (Patrick) personal favorites, of our unreleased songs. I love Tina's vocal tone and performance in this song, and always liked the lyrics, and how they described many different kinds of silence. I also enjoyed the guitar sound, featuring a Danelectro baritone guitar.

Despite liking the song, we did still see how it's downbeat, laid back atmosphere, made it hard to place in the order of the released albums, without dragging the energy or the record down, and didn't seem to quite fit on either album, being sort of its own thing.. Regardless, here it is now, on the album of misfit songs.

lyrics

Silence
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Silence
Overflowed by emptiness

In music it rests
Psychological test
Deafening at best
An empty nest
All other senses incensed

An ancient film
- A cup filled to the top with nothing
Without sound -

An absence of mention
The oblivion
Of the forgotten
- The silent masses

An instrument untouched
Awaiting the fatal tone
That will shatter
The silence

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from Sky Pipes (B​-​Sides, Demos & Rarities), released June 24, 2008
Tina: Vocals, Bass, Drums
Patrick: Baritone Guitar, Drums

Recorded by Patrick and Tina
Mixed and mastered by Patrick
Produced by Tina and Patrick
Words and music © 2003
Tina Lambright / Patrick Pyne
p 2004 Soundpropeller Records

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Wide-Eyed Ypsilanti, Michigan

Formed in the beginning of 2001, Wide-Eyed is Tina Lambright and Patrick Pyne. Despite being a duo, they rotated instruments for recordings to make full, band-oriented songs of varying sounds and styles. Their music can be generally described as experimental pop, or psychedelic rock, but avoiding cliches of any genre. Serious, funny, abstract or direct, despite the dressing, enjoyment is the focus ... more

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