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Mephisto's Kite

by Woodcreeper

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1.
There will be fears I know you can't believe it A well of tears And nothing to relieve it Scare away the parasite Find the way through candlelight Be still, be still But don't you keep a secret It's not... not a drill Just seek another beacon Soul replaced by appetite Stellaform by oversight It's a Chicory Witch A flick of the switch Slipping the locks And ripping the stitches out A chicory Witch Flick of the switch Shut their mouths And rip all the stitches out.... Don't act surprised You're messing with the mother Subtract, revise And pass it to your brother Stones will tell The end of time Sound the bell Defend the shrine... It's a Chicory Witch A flick of the switch Slipping the locks And ripping the stitches out A chicory Witch Flick of the switch Shut their mouths And rip all the stitches out.... It's a Chicory Witch A flick of the switch Slipping the locks And ripping the stitches out A chicory Witch Flick of the switch Shut their mouths And rip all the stitches out....
2.
Wing, wing, wing of a starling Blood, blood, blood from a stone Thirsty and cursed And fear for the worst The worms burst from the bones Work, work, work 'til the sun dies Breathe, breathe, breathe in the dust Stale bread and oil Shards in the soil Foretelling boiling off the rust (CHORUS) <clean morning > [Blue sky, new time Crack the seeds that bleed by design <must live on> Dry shell, farewell Lead us to the place where we fell] Leave, leave, leave out the headstone Hands, hands, hands to the young Drag another slab Peel another scab Keep stabbing rabbits on the run (CHORUS)
3.
Step One: Make friends with the ground. Hear the breaking sound? It's all in the wrist... It's something you missed The fantastic bliss... You pull the strings and... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling Down, no... It's all the same when... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling The hard ground... Step Two: Stop at the end Where the river bends... Summon the light The red-eye flight Mephisto's Kite You pull the strings and... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling Down, no... It's all the same when... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling The hard ground... Step Three: It depends on me. It's all in the leaves... This is the season to be... You pull the strings and... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling Down, no... It's all the same when... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling The hard ground... You pull the strings and... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling Down, no... It's all the same when... Nothing's falling... nothing's falling The hard ground...
4.
Ezekiel 04:58
I've seen the lights That flash at night Not stars or satellites Will they come To take me away And make everything alright Touchdown... uptown There's no one else around I'll be there With my thumb in the air Until my feet don't touch the ground (You sing it loud...) [Chorus] Green trees And the open road Green trees And the open road I never wanted the lower 48, see? I just wanted to go where they take me I know where there's a bus stop tonight All right! Ezekiel saw the wheel Coming down from space Pythagoras writes his poems for us While Edgar states his Cayce (CHORUS) (CHORUS)
5.
Hey, listen to me This is how it's gonna be Hey, it's all the same No reaper out here crying shame (CHORUS) I'm gonna lose ya Yeah I'm gonna lose ya baby, you know I couldn't fool ya No I couldn't fooll you baby, no Hey listen to me I want this whole world for me Hey its all the same No more knowledge to retain CHORUS) I'm gonna lose ya Yeah I'm gonna lose ya baby, you know I couldn't fool ya No I couldn't fooll you baby, no (LEAD) (CHORUS)
6.
Cobwebs 05:48
Cobwebs Gauze to spin the mind in Tea leaves Sifting through the voodoo Grass stains Single out the poor scouts Cobwebs Look around and bring down (CHORUS) {The broom... the hose Try to seek them all out So nobody knows You peel... your skin Try to fight off the dust Before it settles in} Cobwebs Peeling from the ceiling Dark eyes Seeing from the D-wing No fear... The gang's all here Cobwebs Binding books and meat hooks (CHORUS) (BRIDGE) Cobwebs Gauze to spin the mind in Tea leaves Sifting through the voodoo All smiles New beginning... all sing! Cobwebs Look around and bring down (CHORUS) x2
7.
Wave Of Okay 06:19
Barry's on the radio And Trudy's on my back Simplified the simple life While searching for your hat She dangles spangled banners With stars in one eye only She'll make those scary faces Every time that she would hold me Bumped my head a thousand times The blood would trickle down A make or break escape To the quiet side of town Books and rice and spices gone A soldier of defeat The agony you've tasted since Is standing at your feet (CHORUS) Bring the sun home Works no more... no more... (X2) Pockets burning will away A staggering disease From afterglow to laughter so You're brought back to your knees And Barry's on the radio Trudy's on my back Simplified the simple life While searching for your hat (CHORUS) (END)
8.
Orchid Gore 06:00
New plan Kneel in the cedar You sleep like a second hand Field Day All in with the pollen Send off the castaway (PRE-CHORUS) [Eyes... Seem to be real Open the seal Revealing the mind inside] Sewn on Patches of reality Gravity and beyond Descend One takes the engine One takes the oxygen (PRE-CHORUS) (CHORUS) •Kneel... under the wheel Blacken the waters Creeping mycelium• New plan We bum rush the bull rush Soon have the upper hand Face down Knock on the box elder Talk to the open ground ______________________ _____________________

about

Cassette available from Forbidden Place Records. Maybe vinyl someday...

Painstakingly recorded and messed with. Some junk left intact, as per the usual routine....
We recorded the live tracks in a day, and went in to throw some stuff together. We battled and scrambled. We tested our limits. Please enjoy the next volume of WTFs by Woodcreeper.

MANGOWAVE REVIEWS:
"Chad, Riff, and Andy from Dubuque, Iowa create Grunge and Alternative Rock so crunchy and fuzzy it can gut whole houses. At the same time, their dynamic sound is coined by hypnotizing and atmospheric elements from Psychedelic and Stoner Rock. Their new album "Mephisto's Kite" feels like a massive tank plowing through buildings blocks and leaving nothing behind but green smoke. Imagine the love child of Alice in Chains and Fu Manchu."

Stoner HiVe review (Shasta Beast):
"Woodcreeper - Mephisto's Kite

Iowa's weird and wonderful Woodcreeper are back with their much anticipated second album, and it more than meets expectations. Mephisto's Kite is an alternative stoner rock delight, chock-full of groove with the band's signature warmth, while hiding a surprise around every turn. The excellent vocals are still charismatic and raw, but with more group vocals this time around to add a classy extra oomph. Opener "Chicory Witch" starts things off with thrumming fuzz and agile, busy drums to create an easy nod. Momentum builds until some bluesy, crunchy guitar kicks in, hinting at the soaring psych solo to bring the song to an epic close over crashing kitwork. Follow-up "Lavos Cronos" continues the bassy, bouncing grooves with some extra stoner heft, setting a firm foundation for punkier singing backed by hard-hitting gang vocals. In true Woodcreeper fashion, out of left field comes a frenetic sax solo that sounds eastern one second and Mars Volta-level spastic the next. Yet another curveball comes with the title track, a ballad with shimmering warmth that still absolutely stomps between choruses. At the risk of spoiling much more of the fun, before album's end the trio manage to fit in a Hendrix-channeling solo on "Ezekiel", classic rock boogie on "Puddy Cat Twist", and caustic riff assaults in closer "Orchid Gore", with a scorching space-bound solo as the cherry on top. Woodcreeper is still one of the best-kept secrets in stoner rock, but if Mephisto's Kite is any indication these madmen won't be under the radar for long."

credits

released June 18, 2021

Woodcreeper Be:
Andy Benson (Axe & Palate, Shrieks)
Riff Worm (Drums, Howls)
Chad Aaron Olson Jr. (Bass, Wails, Lead vox on Puddy Cat)


All Songs by Woodcreeper
(except ‘Cobwebs’ by A. Benson & D. Arensdorf, & Woodcreeper)
All lyrics by A. Benson
(Except ‘Puddy Cat Twist’ by Chad Olson)


We all Shouted Stuff and smacked things with things.


Sax on Lavos was Lubricated and Gently Eased in By Bob Bucko Jr.


Art and design by Til Willis


This next experiment in WTFs was Recorded & Engineered by
Matt Hohmann of Dyed In The Wool Studio,
In Dubuque, IA
During The months Of April And May, 2021
We kept some junk intact, as usual


Special Thanks to:
Friends, Family, Fans, animal & plant companions, places we’ve played,
people we’ve met, the many masks we wore...

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Woodcreeper Dubuque, Iowa

Forgetting the actual purpose of velocity since 2018. Take one part '90s alt-rock, two parts stoner rock, some brazen sprinkles of '70s & '80s doom, a drizzle of indie/noise, and dump in a bunch of spicy psychedelic hullabaloo. Mix and serve.
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