Negative White
Ladder Shake is a groovy, breathless acoustic rock song. The claps, the cowbells, the deep brass all contribute to the ecstatic nature of the track. It's a sonic smile.
You ain't ever gonna believe this
Digging for gold, all I get is diamonds
Can't melt it or mold it so it
Sure shine good but don't meet the requirements
Time and pressure work to lock away
Things I never had the guts to say
In a new land with no hand to shake
To make things right
Wrote a will but you won't atone
Fussing over the font on your tombstone
Scratching at the ceiling trying to get to heaven
And your fingertips are bleeding
Step ladder shake
Fall like you were dreaming
But you're dying awake
Violet hides in rigid minds
Crystalline iodine
Something I just realized the other day
Was how much of my own advice I take
You think I'm making a big mistake
I think you're right
Wrote a will but you won't atone
Fussing over the font on your tombstone
Scratching at the ceiling trying to get to heaven
And your fingertips are bleeding
Step ladder shake
Fall like you were dreaming
But you're dying awake
about
You ain't ever gonna believe this
Digging for gold, all I get is diamonds
Can't melt it or mold it so it
Sure shine good but don't meet the requirements
Time and pressure work to lock away
Things I never had the guts to say
In a new land with no hand to shake
To make things right
Wrote a will but you won't atone
Fussing over the font on your tombstone
Scratching at the ceiling trying to get to heaven
And your fingertips are bleeding
Step ladder shake
Fall like you were dreaming
But you're dying awake
Violet hides in rigid minds
Crystalline iodine
Something I just realized the other day
Was how much of my own advice I take
You think I'm making a big mistake
I think you're right
Wrote a will but you won't atone
Fussing over the font on your tombstone
Scratching at the ceiling trying to get to heaven
And your fingertips are bleeding
Step ladder shake
Fall like you were dreaming
But you're dying awake
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023