Sleeping Bear
by Big Oak
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lyrics
Nights like these I struggle in ways to describe
Don’t care to look with these bloodshot eyes
How many papers must one file to make their pay?
How many lies must one hear to think they’re okay?
What’s the point of growing when all your flowers wilt?
Rivers washed away all of his silt
Rusting wire and bleeding hands along the plain
Spiraling circles in the clouds that turn me insane
Though it’s growing late
If I concentrate
Maybe someday
This sleeping bear will wake
Left alone again in this room
Nothing but a harp and a crooked old loom
Now to envy the rabbits and the coast
Both take what little they have and make the most
Don’t care to look with these bloodshot eyes
How many papers must one file to make their pay?
How many lies must one hear to think they’re okay?
What’s the point of growing when all your flowers wilt?
Rivers washed away all of his silt
Rusting wire and bleeding hands along the plain
Spiraling circles in the clouds that turn me insane
Though it’s growing late
If I concentrate
Maybe someday
This sleeping bear will wake
Left alone again in this room
Nothing but a harp and a crooked old loom
Now to envy the rabbits and the coast
Both take what little they have and make the most
credits
released January 24, 2016
Joe Feldmann: Vocals, Banjo, Mandolin, Harmonium, Recorder, Tambourine, Shaker
Thomas Gumpper: Vocals, 12-string Guitar, Trumpet
Daniel Szmyrgala: Vocals, 6-string Guitar
Louis Ho: Violins
Joel Tansey: Double Bass
Ricky Rodriguez: Drums
Written by Joe Feldmann
Mixed by Thomas Gumpper
Joe Feldmann: Vocals, Banjo, Mandolin, Harmonium, Recorder, Tambourine, Shaker
Thomas Gumpper: Vocals, 12-string Guitar, Trumpet
Daniel Szmyrgala: Vocals, 6-string Guitar
Louis Ho: Violins
Joel Tansey: Double Bass
Ricky Rodriguez: Drums
Written by Joe Feldmann
Mixed by Thomas Gumpper
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about
Big Oak Iowa City, Iowa
Big Oak is an experimental folk band started in 2014. After playing a handful of shows at their high school, they began
recording material in the studio. In 2016, they released their eponymous debut album. They are now on intermittent hiatus due to attending different colleges and universities.
Members:
Joe Feldmann
Thomas Gumpper
Louis Ho
Daniel Szmyrgala
Joel Tansey
Ricky Rodriguez
... more
discography
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Aug 2016 -
Jun 2016 -
Jan 2016 -
Oct 2015
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