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XUR II: The Second XUR Album

by XUR

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1.
High, another high, another time that I failed to resist temptation Lie, another lie, another lie that I told myself in the dead of night God, another god, another god that lives in my mind, in my mind Lie, another lie, another time that I failed to live right Live right Live right Lie, another lie, another time that I lied to myself in the dead of night High, another high, another time that I failed to resist temptation God, another god, another god that lives in my mind, in my mind High, another high, another time that I failed to resist How many times? How many times? How many times? How many times? How many times will I make this mistake? How many times will I lie? Lie Dead of night Dead of night, lie How many times? How many times? I won’t ask you for your money or your life I can hardly make amends There is something for meaning but no room inside my head Now I spent my savings on tombstones for the dead Live right I wanna live right I wanna live right
2.
Feel the water, rising faster As it pulls you away, from light of day The fortune teller, knows your name She read your life, in the palm of your hand Feel the water, rising faster As it pulls you away, from light of day The fortune teller, knows your name She read your life, in the palm of your hand Feel the water, rising faster As it pulls you under, and you’ve got no lungs to breathe And the darkness in the depths Reminds you of a place you swore you’d never be In the eyes of the yellow king Feel the water, rising faster As it pulls you away, from light of day The fortune teller, knows your name She read your life, in the palm of your hand All alone here, you search for a saving grace But your arms are heavy, you let go succumb to fate And in the water, you see the glowing eyes A doorway opens, the king welcomes your demise God welcomes me In my dreams I am the king Underdeep Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Who the fuck are you to identify me? Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Who the fuck are you to identify me? God welcomes me In my dreams Beneath the seas of glory Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Who the fuck are you to identify me? Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Who the fuck are you to identify me? Identify me Identify me Identify me The fuck are you, bitch? Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Depraved man that I am Fuck off Identify me, go ahead Identify me, try it Till she fell in love with the one who sealed her fate Till she fell in love with the gun I used as bait Till she fell in love with the one who sealed her fate Till she fell in love with the gun I used as bait Till she fell in love, till she fell, till she fell Till she fell in love with the one who sealed her fate Leroy’s last waltz ends tonight Leroy’s last waltz ends tonight Till she fell in love with the one with the gun who stole her fate Till she fell in love with the one with the gun who locked her away Till she fell in love with the one with the gun who stole her face Till she fell in love with the one with the gun who locked her away Leroy’s last waltz ends tonight Leroy’s last waltz ends tonight Leroy’s last waltz ends tonight Leroy’s last waltz ends tonight Till she fell in love with the one with the gun who stole her face Till she fell in love with the one with the gun who locked her away As you face the void, be sure to avert your eyes Baby’s first steps into nothingness, it’s gonna tear you up inside And as you face the void, be sure to avert your eyes Baby’s first steps into nothingness, it’s gonna tear you up inside As you face the void, be sure to avert your eyes Baby’s first steps into nothingness, it’s gonna tear you up inside My love, my darling My love, my darling To be born you must die My love, my darling My love, my darling It’s gonna tear you up inside It’s gonna tear you up I know it Just you wait My love, my darling
3.
The air is still, the pines smell nice I’m with my friends, for one more night She fills my cup, another glass of wine I tell her we’ll be fine, but inside I am scared To live a life, in just three days I pray that it’s enough, I think about what’s lost The night grows long, she holds me close We dream of Madrid, and then I wake I’ll just think about it more About the beauty of art and nature and life and the people you meet And the boundless particulate transference and transformations that spontaneously shimmer and pop With the quickly passing infinite moment of comparison Your life and mine in this moment I see it all I’ve lived yours, I’ve suffered and loved not like you but literally as you In this moment we align and our souls meet above our bodies in secret laughter A smile and a nod, just a glance and I’m enraptured Totally forcefully here and meeting you with your eyes I only wish to hold this sweet contact forever because we’ve loved and will love again I know you're in there I know the you in there because you know the me in here Hello, my love it’s you again and again and again Hello my love Hello my love, it’s you again Hello my love It’s you again Here we are playing with creation Playing with the lines bordering reality and whatever else is out there We hold hands across the line That’s how it is when you show yourself through the hand of a human and manifest as beauty’s eyes Hello my love, it’s you again I have no questions You’ve quieted my questing mind You’ve cooled the fire inside You are the fire, you are the inside The air is still, the pines smell nice I’m with my friends, for just one night She fills my cup, another glass of wine I tell her we’ll be fine, but inside I am scared To live a life, in just three days I pray that it’s enough, I think about what’s lost The night grows long, my hand grows coarse We dream of Madrid, and then I wake We dream of Madrid, and then I wake We dream of Madrid, and then I wake And then I wake And then, and then I wake And then I wake
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The red sun setting through a milky haze, I have no questions The stillness of day’s end passing duty over to night, dogs barking, I have no questions Bird’s melody, upper frequency of droning insects, car tires on gravel I have no questions, all seems correct and as it should But I can’t help and comprehend this as all some vivid scheme Some kind of obtuse lie Some way of making me fall down on my knees for the thousandth time And everyday things don't go as they’re planned Things don't look as they seem My mind can't comprehend what it means to be Smell the humid air, drink in the luscious green textures Ethereal sky, unearthly beauty in the tallness of a tree Vines creeping up in a perfect spiral Unbelievable is the word that comes to mind, believe it This is it This is the inconsolable day, this is the apple to slice into pieces This is the divine, eternal, endless, endless in its impunity Endless in its always ending But I can’t help and comprehend this as some vivid scheme Some kind of obtuse lie Some way of making me fall down on my knees for the thousandth time And everyday things don't go as they’re planned Things don't look as they seem I just can't comprehend what it means to be Alive! X1000 Endless in its always ending Endless in its sheer awe Endless in its always ending Endless in its eternal beauty Endless in the delight that opens your eyes wide, wide, wide Endless in the way it doesn't let you close them ever again Awe that burns, awe that inspires Awe that becomes manifesting physically in the pores of my skin Into whatever and whoever it is my experience permits Endless in its always ending Endless in its sheer awe Endless in the way it burns your skin Endless in the way it makes you alive And I say, enough of the rhymes and rhythm I say, enough references to the past And I say, no more caricatures pretensions or expectations or models or ideas Let the hot wax mold me into this moment forever Let the golden hue entice me into existing fully now But every time, I turn away I’m pulled back in, to false reality But everytime, I quiet down I’m forced to look into the eyes of sorrow But every time, it’s every time Every time, again and again, I writhe in sorrow
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I’ll make pretend that you are who you think you are, if you make pretend If you make pretend that I am who I think I am I’m sick of these games Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Look at me with those eyes, shut the fuck up bitch, I don’t even know you Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time, I’m an animal Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Yo, I don’t even know you I’ll make pretend that you are who you think you are, if you make pretend If you make pretend that I am who I think I am I’m so sick of this shit I’ll make pretend that you are who you think you are, if you make pretend If you make pretend that I am who I think I am I’m sick of these games Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Look at me turn back time, look at me with those eyes, shut the fuck up bitch I don’t even know you Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Look at me with those eyes, look at me turn back time I don’t even know you Yo This song was inspired by inspired by a conversation A conversation where I was implied to be something I am not Yo, you don’t even know me Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Look at me with those eyes, shut the fuck up bitch I don’t even know you Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Try to pry with your disguise, look at me one more time Look at me one more time Don’t waste your time trying to know me I know pain more than anything Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Look at me with a new pair of eyes, try and see through this disguise I know your game, I know what you're up to now I can see it in your eyes I know your game, I know what you want from me You’re not gonna get it, alright? Turn around, go home You’re not gonna get it I am the friendship bracelet inside your mocha pot I am inconceivable I am far away, I am untouchable I am the God that you wish for Fate that you don't know Know what you ask for Know what you wish for I am the wind and the trees and the sky You're never gonna touch me you're never gonna catch me Look in my eyes when you tryna fuck Look in my eyes I can tell what you want Look in my eyes I can tell what you want Look in my eyes I can tell you're not gonna get shit Cause I am untouchable I am inconceivable I am untouchable I know I’m what you want I’ll make pretend that you are who you think you are, if you make pretend If you make pretend that I am who I think I am I’m so sick of these games I’ll make pretend that you are who you think you are, if you make pretend If you make pretend that I am who I think I am I’m sick of this shit Look at me with those eyes, look at me one more time Look at me with those eyes, shut the fuck up bitch I don’t even know you Look at me with those eyes, look at turn back time, I’m an animal Look at me with those eyes, look at me, turn back time, I’m an animal I’m an animal I’m an animal Look at me with those eyes Look at me one more time I know what you want I know what you want I know what you want Look at me Look at me through this disguise Why can’t you just be like me? Why can’t you just Just be like me? Why can’t you just be like me?
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Watching the fog gently roll down the countryside The tops of the trees obscured by mist From my vantage point on the peak of pine mountain I think I know what it means to be truly alive This is a thought I know I've had a million times But there's something beautiful in forgetting And walking back down through the wood between the worlds I think I know what it means to be truly alive And desperately I'll try to find the words to describe What I know is indescribable Watching my life flash by and trying to make out a rhyme When I know it's already perfect poetry In my dreams It’s a cool morning in July And it’s the first morning of your life And everything seems as it should Everything is in its right place The ground is soggy the leaves are wet And there is only the gentle upwards and downwards movements of the breath Here in the foothills of the mountain There is no inside and there is no out There is only just now And all that has been given and received And all that has been given and received The upwards and downwards movements of the breath All that has been given and received All that has been given and received All that has been given and received There is no inside and there is no out The gentle upwards and downwards movement of the breath It’s all just a shadow now It’s all just a shadow now It’s all just a shadow now It’s all just a shadow now To the vivid reality of this moment, at play, beckoning, beckoning, beckoning..

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Dedicated to Niko.

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released August 8, 2023

"Beloved, I have been listening to the hymns of creation"

Written and recorded by XUR the band

Guitar and vocals: James Hooker
Bass: Heehaw Lou Lingus
Drums: Gingus Dooda

Recorded at Jeff's
Mixed and mastered by XUR the band
Art by Will Hooker
Released by Y*A*P RECORDS
2023

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