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Sapling

from Sapling EP by Emporia

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The old man smiled as he struck the match
Wrinkled definition in his laugh
To match his face and those pages
We fed the fire for so long
And chopped each other down
To reach heaven we’d been relying on
So our roots they grew deeper
But limbs rarely saw the sun
We remained only saplings
Wishing for a beauty we thought lay above

We used to plead to him for ages
But we lost hope when leaves would start to fall
Sent a note of formal resignation
Tangled roots as abhorrent foundation
To ego, we pray, Oh My god

When he passed chaos fell on us
The oldest young thought they were chosen ones
Sap spilt over brotherhood
Based on nothing but a book
Babylon is just a pedestal
And those gates are just a hook
Somewhere to hang our hopes upon
Drowning sins with telling looks


We used to plead to him for ages
But we lived like unholy ghosts
Sent a note of formal resignation
Severed ties with our hallucinations
To ego, we pray, Oh My god

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from Sapling EP, released February 2, 2015

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Emporia California

Emporia is:
Ben Barsocchini (guitar/vocals/bass)
Will Hettel (drums)
Connor Burke (guitar)


Recording Engineers:
-Rico Macalma and Bethany Wycoff
-Aram Max Vehuni
Mixing and Mastering:
-Rico Macalma (A Town Called Charybdis/Scatterbrained)
-Aram Max Vehuni (Acoustic EP/Lighthouse EP)
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