Hey Rosetta! — Promise
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Ye lowlives
laughing too much
never close your eyes
til the sun's coming up
underslept, overdreamt
my whole life
trying to speak
but silent
with so much beneath it
that thick wind under the surface
you don't know me, or my purpose
or my promise, i got promise
your hands and feet
for all of their grief
turned out to be
only your elbows and knees
you go farther, you're just starting to see
and you see that red pen
hover in judgement
and that census
get those numbers away from us
cause honest, we got nothing
in our pockets but thin wrists
and promise, we got promise
i'm waking up
pull me from my sheets in the dark
as if in a dream, lifting off
let me feel it shift in my blood
let me feel like i'm rising up
out of all the ashes and dust
out of all the past - that's done
i don't need what's long dead and gone, man, i got promise
i got promise...
laughing too much
never close your eyes
til the sun's coming up
underslept, overdreamt
my whole life
trying to speak
but silent
with so much beneath it
that thick wind under the surface
you don't know me, or my purpose
or my promise, i got promise
your hands and feet
for all of their grief
turned out to be
only your elbows and knees
you go farther, you're just starting to see
and you see that red pen
hover in judgement
and that census
get those numbers away from us
cause honest, we got nothing
in our pockets but thin wrists
and promise, we got promise
i'm waking up
pull me from my sheets in the dark
as if in a dream, lifting off
let me feel it shift in my blood
let me feel like i'm rising up
out of all the ashes and dust
out of all the past - that's done
i don't need what's long dead and gone, man, i got promise
i got promise...
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LoudshirtsBand wrote:
It's your choice unless you're too lazy to change to Rock Mix? Main, Mellow & World mixes not to your liking; a change of mix or your attitude would, perhaps, work?
Loudshirtsband, my respect
I wish I had your patience.
It's your choice unless you're too lazy to change to Rock Mix? Main, Mellow & World mixes not to your liking; a change of mix or your attitude would, perhaps, work?
Loudshirtsband, my respect
I wish I had your patience.
I just noticed the kintsugi on the cover, although I'm apparently not the first. I was curious -- looks like this predates the Death Cab for Cutie album by a year.
I thought this was my morning jacket at first
k1j2cat wrote:
I learnt something new. Thanks.
Any group who can use the ancient art of Kintsugi on their album cover gets at least a 7 from me.
Kintsugi: the art of mending breaks and losses in ceramics with lacquer and gold powder, developed sometime in the 17th century.
haven't heard Hey Rosetta in a long time. i really liked everything from Bricks. are they still together? i thought they may have broken up and the lead went out on his own. hmm. regardless, it's good to hear them again.
The farthest I've ever driven was from the Pacific NW to St John's. The best part? Gambled and won: The weather was gorgeous along Newfoundland's East Coast Trail. And I stumbled upon the remote station that first received the Titanic's distress call.
Laptopdog wrote:
Now that is funny
I really liked this song. That is, until someone said they sounded like Coldplay. So now I really hate this song and everything this band ever did and will ever do.
Now that is funny
RProckStation wrote:
Admin: Could you please instruct this listener as to how to select Rock Mix? ;-)
SUCKO BARFO!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
Admin: Could you please instruct this listener as to how to select Rock Mix? ;-)
snowcone wrote:
Wow. There's a game that I haven't heard since the 20th century.
Any Descent fans floating around here on RP?
Wow. There's a game that I haven't heard since the 20th century.
LoudshirtsBand wrote:
It's your choice unless you're too lazy to change to Rock Mix? Main, Mellow & World mixes not to your liking; a change of mix or your attitude would, perhaps, work?
I really like the way RP listeners defend RP and Bill. It's admirable.
It's your choice unless you're too lazy to change to Rock Mix? Main, Mellow & World mixes not to your liking; a change of mix or your attitude would, perhaps, work?
I really like the way RP listeners defend RP and Bill. It's admirable.
SnapDragon66 wrote:
That's strange. Do you know them because the first line is about you?
I thought they were singing about your mom
That's strange. Do you know them because the first line is about you?
I thought they were singing about your mom
jp33442 wrote:
Nothing is worse then coldplay
That's strange. Do you know them because the first line is about you?
Nothing is worse then coldplay
That's strange. Do you know them because the first line is about you?
Edweirdo wrote:
To be honest that's slightly worse than Coldplay.
Nothing is worse then coldplay
To be honest that's slightly worse than Coldplay.
Nothing is worse then coldplay
Any Descent fans floating around here on RP?
haresfur wrote:
It's called Kintsugi :
the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum
(Wikipedia)
Rating up for the album cover. I love pottery.
It's called Kintsugi :
the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum
(Wikipedia)
These guys are pretty good IMHO. That red heart tune is pretty good too!
The_Enemy wrote:
They sound a little like The Flaming Lips crossed with The National. Feel better now?
To be honest that's slightly worse than Coldplay.
They sound a little like The Flaming Lips crossed with The National. Feel better now?
To be honest that's slightly worse than Coldplay.
Rockit9 wrote:
It's up near the top of our list.
Bill....You should visit NFLD if you ever get a chance. A totally different world. Great weather if you have a Skidoo in the winter & a tackle box in the summer. Great, true, honest people. From The Earth.
It's up near the top of our list.
Rockit9 wrote:
One of my favorite places to be stattioned... had to travel the world for work before I retired.. Would go back to Newfoundland in a heartbeat! Ditto comment on the NL people. There is hope for humanity; and it is apparent in Newfoundland culture!
Go ahead and screech in, you wont be disappointed!
Bill....You should visit NFLD if you ever get a chance. A totally different world. Great weather if you have a Skidoo in the winter & a tackle box in the summer. Great, true, honest people. From The Earth.
One of my favorite places to be stattioned... had to travel the world for work before I retired.. Would go back to Newfoundland in a heartbeat! Ditto comment on the NL people. There is hope for humanity; and it is apparent in Newfoundland culture!
Go ahead and screech in, you wont be disappointed!
One of the very few songs I have rated a 10 on RP
Any group who can use the ancient art of Kintsugi on their album cover gets at least a 7 from me.
Kintsugi: the art of mending breaks and losses in ceramics with lacquer and gold powder, developed sometime in the 17th century.
Kintsugi: the art of mending breaks and losses in ceramics with lacquer and gold powder, developed sometime in the 17th century.
Bill....You should visit NFLD if you ever get a chance. A totally different world. Great weather if you have a Skidoo in the winter & a tackle box in the summer. Great, true, honest people. From The Earth.
Laptopdog wrote:
They sound a little like The Flaming Lips crossed with The National. Feel better now?
I really liked this song. That is, until someone said they sounded like Coldplay. So now I really hate this song and everything this band ever did and will ever do.
They sound a little like The Flaming Lips crossed with The National. Feel better now?
RProckStation wrote:
It's your choice unless you're too lazy to change to Rock Mix? Main, Mellow & World mixes not to your liking; a change of mix or your attitude would, perhaps, work?
SUCKO BARFO!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
It's your choice unless you're too lazy to change to Rock Mix? Main, Mellow & World mixes not to your liking; a change of mix or your attitude would, perhaps, work?
RProckStation wrote:
You should get out more - out of here would be a good start
SUCKO BARFO!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
You should get out more - out of here would be a good start
I really liked this song. That is, until someone said they sounded like Coldplay. So now I really hate this song and everything this band ever did and will ever do.
The Rosetta Stone may be seen in the British Museum in London. 
RProckStation wrote:
Why should he
SUCKO BARFO!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
Why should he
kingart wrote:
According to wiki:
The origin of the band's name is inspired from the Rosetta Stone which was a stele written in three languages: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek.
HIghly listenable tune.
btw, who is Rosetta?
btw, who is Rosetta?
According to wiki:
The origin of the band's name is inspired from the Rosetta Stone which was a stele written in three languages: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek.
drfeeleygood wrote:
No. I've got plumping!
I've got polyps!
No. I've got plumping!
SUCKO BARFO!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
-BRING BACK RP ROCK STATION!
Sounds like the Fleet Foxes. Not a fan!
Rockit9 wrote:
I had thought it was Coldplay, but I think maybe you're closer to the mark.
My Morning Jacket in disguise.
I had thought it was Coldplay, but I think maybe you're closer to the mark.
Rockit9 wrote:
My thoughts exactly
My Morning Jacket in disguise.
My thoughts exactly
My Morning Jacket in disguise.
Rating up for the album cover. I love pottery.
Today the Rosetta spacecraft will engage its thrusters to land on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after a couple of years orbiting and a decade of chasing the comet. Hey Rosetta!
sukhramkaur wrote:
I thought of Kings of Leon as well...
yeah, i definitely hear that vibe as well
I thought of Kings of Leon as well...
yeah, i definitely hear that vibe as well
HIghly listenable tune.
btw, who is Rosetta?
btw, who is Rosetta?
I've got polyps!
Wow this is amazing thanks Bill! What a groove.
I have seen them perform so many times now - they are such a great band to see live. The first time was many years ago in the afternoon at a weekend outdoor music-fest in our little town of Halifax - they absolutely killed it for a crowd of about 200 people. I knew then and there they would be big one day.
lissen wrote:
Proclivities wrote:
... Nice Oxford commas.
I like them. Optionally.
I saw my vacuum, toaster, and printer moving to this!
Proclivities wrote:
... Nice Oxford commas.
I like them. Optionally.
i got an audience with Promise..
I don't know, a '5' maybe. Seems like I've heard a lot of this same song format, tempo, and key before here, and this brings nothing new or different.
I like the album cover though.
I like the album cover though.
i bumped it up a couple of rating points
the more i hear it the more i like it
the more i hear it the more i like it
A fresh wall of sound. A stellar album...again. These folks keep pumping it out.
Reminds me of Grizzly Bear...which is a good thing
lissen wrote:
Just keep them away from the bathtub; appliances always seem to forget about the dangers of water. Nice Oxford commas.
I saw my vacuum, toaster, and printer moving to this!
Just keep them away from the bathtub; appliances always seem to forget about the dangers of water. Nice Oxford commas.
lissen wrote:
The Internet of Things is moving forward, I see... ;-)
I saw my vacuum, toaster, and printer moving to this!
The Internet of Things is moving forward, I see... ;-)
Always nice to hear music from home.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Very nice!
These guys and gals opened for Gomez a couple of years ago......Man, what a show!!!!!
I saw my vacuum, toaster, and printer moving to this!
On_The_Beach wrote:
I was thinking My Morning Jacket.
Yes, me too. I'm good with that. ;)
I was thinking My Morning Jacket.
Yes, me too. I'm good with that. ;)
Ahhh! Music from home!
The song had almost completely slipped by by time I had noticed it.
Keep up the good tunes. And thanks!
Graham
The song had almost completely slipped by by time I had noticed it.
Keep up the good tunes. And thanks!
Graham
On_The_Beach wrote:
I was thinking My Morning Jacket.
I thought of Kings of Leon as well...
I was thinking My Morning Jacket.
I thought of Kings of Leon as well...
Saw these guys when they had Mara with them - they are just great live.
ShamanManu wrote:
I was thinking My Morning Jacket.
reminds me, in parts, of Kings of Leon 
I like it
I like it
I was thinking My Morning Jacket.
Saw these guys at Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion in Bristol TN/VA. Great performance. Quality song writing, surprising arrangements. Thanks, Bill.
This is great. I feel that this is what Coldplay could sound like if Martin didn't do the vocals.
Well evidently everyone else likes this but me. I switched to the Pink Floyd FloydStory station pretty quickly after giving this a Ho-Hum....sorry....I don't get the love.
ShamanManu wrote:
Was thinking Band of Horses, myself. Catchy.
reminds me, in parts, of Kings of Leon
I like it
I like it
Was thinking Band of Horses, myself. Catchy.
reminds me, in parts, of Kings of Leon
I like it
I like it
lily34 wrote:
woohoo!!
If you like this one, there is another song from the same album on the Submissions page. It's called Soft Offering (For The Oft Suffering). There is a video of the band playing the song. Check it out and give it a vote if you like it. Not that I'm campaigning for it ...
woohoo!!
If you like this one, there is another song from the same album on the Submissions page. It's called Soft Offering (For The Oft Suffering). There is a video of the band playing the song. Check it out and give it a vote if you like it. Not that I'm campaigning for it ...
NICE. Came in on the second half. Can we do an encore?
A nice fresh sound from the Rock. Good to hear something besides Great Big Sea.
peter_james_bond wrote:
woohoo!!
Love the way this song builds and then rocks out at the end. Promise fulfilled with this album, it is terrific!
woohoo!!
Love the way this song builds and then rocks out at the end. Promise fulfilled with this album, it is terrific!
DaidyBoy wrote:
I rated it first ;)
Its a rocky song. A 7 for now.
Being first means posting with nothing constructive to say.....
I rated it first ;)
Its a rocky song. A 7 for now.
Being first means posting with nothing constructive to say.....
edit: revisiting now, I feel at least a 7 is in order.
edit: revisiting now, I feel at least a 7 is in order.