A Long Holiday

from The Gospel Toughs by Dolmens

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Do you think I'm blind
do you find happiness in the look in my eye
there's a clearing in the trees
somewhere we can be discreet
there you'll wait for me at the garden shrine.
Wrest the shadow from the flame
he who destroys the beast shall himself be slain
there were women there that wove
silken hangings for the grove
howling in the woods mark the start of spring
tell me do you feel how the winds do change?

Turn the car on, drive until you are free
I've been a fool for so long that it's routine
but you couldn't change as long as you knew me
soon we will both forget what it all means
but you held on to my belt loop, but why
the haze was returning
the paint, the costumes between an old Halloween
and to think you were with me.

Does it ever hurt
do you feel anything underneath that shirt
one day you will see there was no one there but me
and it will cripple you like it did to me first
swallow it all whole
run to the palisades, watch it all unfold
set fire to the gate, burn the car and license plates
lie beside me when the whole thing blows
lie beside me like you did before.

Turn your collar up towards the ceiling
the bar lights are empty and hell is a feeling
that you, you're a whisper, gone from the beginning
soon we will both forget, you'll forget me
but if you stay you will find its revealing
the mess you grew up to be, an old Halloween
and to think you meant something
its been a long holiday.

credits

from The Gospel Toughs, released September 12, 2021

license

about

Dolmens Bangor, Maine

Lost Works

contact / help

Contact Dolmens

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Dolmens, you may also like:

Tape II
by Versing

One of Seattle's most interesting bands, Versing evolve their indie rock sound in more spaced out, laconic directions on this new release. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 24, 2023
go to album
Now You Know It Still Feels The Same
by Pia Fraus

This compilation of early tracks celebrates the 20th anniversary of Estonian dream pop band Pia Fraus's debut LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 2, 2021
go to album
Castillo Interior Remixed
by Pumuky

Spanish group Pumuky's latest EP gets the remix treatment from friends like Xiu Xiu and Jimmy Tamborello from The Postal Service. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 3, 2020
go to album
Castillo Interior
by Pumuky

In intricately sculpted songs that are utterly hypnotizing, the Ramírez brothers explore the border of dreams & reality. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 19, 2020
go to album
My Favorite Shrine
by Ribbon Stage

Bouncy, blown-out indie pop with sweet melodies, dry delivery, and lo-fi production. Aislers Set fans take notice! Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 7, 2020
go to album
Oh Uncertainty! A Universe Despairs
by Blood Cultures

The mysterious masked group Blood Cultures returns with a record of bubbling, tuneful synthpop. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 3, 2019
go to album
Human Ecstasy
by Homebody

Swan song from Denver post-punk group Homebody is predictably cracked up, noisy, and darkly cynical. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 11, 2019
go to album