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I Am Proud of You

by Mice on Stilts

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Nickie Harte Kelly
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Nickie Harte Kelly The introspective lyrics and vocals are an examination of addiction and recovery. The music is mostly acoustic in feeling, with pervasive melancholy throughout. The sliding string arrangements echo the instability of retaining sobriety. Folk is a strong descriptor, but the lush orchestration adds a crossover prog element to the overall sensation of the material. In his world, nothing is going right, but you are left with a sense of hopefulness.
Favorite track: Anxiety Baby.
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Mills With haunting vocals, deeply poetic lyrics, lush orchestral arrangements, crisp production values, and a tone that undulates between pastoral and progressive, Mice On Stilts’ third album I Am Proud Of You delivers a reflexive journey of redemption through a rich musical soundscape.

Full Review: millstreampark.com/mice-on-stilts-i-am-proud-of-you-2023-album-review/ Favorite track: Jigsaw Legs.
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1.
So I stand by the edge And peer into the darkness There’s a thief in the air We were courting the swan The edge of the garden is far too close I see the Glenbrook mill I see my bedroom window There’s a man overboard And I’m watching him drown She stands at the mouth of the bed And states: these are my terms Oh lord I know the drill The edge of the garden is far too close We can find our homes in terms of A place to lay our bones I know You’re here with us in spirit oh I know You’re here in spirit I know
2.
The union boats are leaving town Giselle went south for the spring An antique haul, Tapuhi’s fall Hector, my captain, take the reigns away We’ve lost control Go quietly by the rooms, there’s a child on board Dragging anchor, looming founder Ngake strikes his tail Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea Abyssal plains ahead The drowning dogs in smokeroom lounges Such an ugly day We’ve lost control
3.
Over there, the one that I love My body, philanthropic Kill the child, snuff the saint Now what acts do I owe you today I’ve a tear in my lust for this love An unborn tragedy I have a malice for my father and his son That arrests the ties between you and I Though I’m the virgin vicar Whose devotion declined But my duty to your disposition Hangs heavy on my heart There’s a tear in my lust for this love An unborn tragedy I have a malice for my father and his son That arrests the ties between you and I
4.
A nurtured urchin You want it all grey Am I more than my discernment of me? I am the bends to your diving bell But I’m still running blind through red flags I’ve drawn a picture of you It rests in my coat I study it from time to time See branches of everyone I love Two heads, one heart It’s a three party race How we amble and oh how we trade I am the logs to the splinters in your eyes And I’m a bygone means in an unfolding hour I’ve drawn a picture of you It rests in my coat I study it from time to time See branches of everyone I love
5.
You are the one that carries me And holds my head above the sea There is a dove flying overhead With your name engraved on its quiet vein How can I praise how can I have faith When the ones I love live so disgraced I tried to see everything your way But the facts don’t change, the hope don’t come When will we see the day? We built a life down by the cross But my confidence wanes, my prayer’s unheard Every day I want the best for you A home, good friends, and a life well lived All of your hopes and fears are here In this box upon the window pane There is a rope hanging from the sky And it’s calling me, this is no way to be When will we see the day?
6.
Oh love let’s wait ‘til the morning Then say goodbye I cannot give myself the right But that don’t matter, not to me Just walk away I’m never here with you I sleep through endless mornings Waiting around for the sunlight to pierce my eyes With my curtains closed The days and nights seem so alike Though my fears have given to You were a home to me You were a womb to me
7.
You’ve been due home for some time The last I heard You were swallowed by the ranges in the west In search of stillness And a faith that knocks on the door There’s a great forest Enticing you to go The barren woods A jealous cry I taste the salt of the south And hear the murmur of the tasman sea It's a ghost coast You’ve been due home for some time The last I heard You were floating down the hallway Kakahi, the place I spent my boyhood years Nō reira, I am not a fisherman Orpheus, the warden of the woods Thomas defends our soil And gods defend our sea It's a ghost coast here
8.
I sit silently on the cab right home First light, anchors to your eyes My head, my heart are in union We make it to the door, And I fumble my keys in the lock Captivated by the spate of a holy sentence Violence, an omen on the long ride home Red lights, absence in your eyes There’s still that kid in me, he’s scared to hell We make it to the cell, And I fumble the keys in the lock Captivated by the spate of this holy sentence I am so eager to sustain In this witch hunt for value
9.
Jigsaw Legs 07:23
Lover, I can’t seem to get you gone I got them mid-morning seizures I’m nude in the cell There’s wails from cage nine Lord know the woes We are lovely when we’re sick I thought I’d reached the bottom Turns out I can dig some more I’m in the motel, I might just have a fit I’ve got jigsaw legs and a fairly puzzled head Got my tranqs in the trunk I’m set for the week Lord this surgery, back on the cards again I thought I’d reached the bottom But I can always dig a little more
10.
Anxiety Baby 06:08
There’s a raven in the stable of doubt It’s you, the uninvited one So they take me to the edge of the pier Won’t you pour out the last of me here There’s a light in the gap in the doorway In time I know I’ll come to love Mama told me to stand proud Believe in yourself But I fear I’ve lost the faith I’ve nursed my anxiety baby The bridge of calm will pass you Just remember the toll There’s a light at the end of the hallway In time I know I’ll come to love I’m not a good man at all It’s been some time since I laid down my virtue When you bleed I see my reflection in the red Witch hunt’s on and it’s me who’s leading the pack There’s all this talk about the worth of a soul I know this was a marriage borne in hell My son, strife and duress The only heirlooms left for you When you bleed I see my reflection in the red Witch hunt’s on and it’s me who’s leading the pack I’ve nursed my anxiety baby
11.
Where to? Just somewhere else All I know, I want to forget This world was never enough But the time drifts on Look ahead, how far do you see? Now look up at the sky above

credits

released March 17, 2023

Words by Benjamin Morley (tracks 1-10)
Words for ‘To Somewhere Else’(track 11) by Tim Burrows
Music by Mice on Stilts

Benjamin Morley - Lyrics/Vocals/Guitar
Robert Sanders - Drums/Percussion
Sam Loveridge - Guitars
Charlie Isdale - Strings/Winds/BVs
Tim Shacklock - Bass/Cello
Guy Harrison - Piano/Synths
CJ Isdale - Piano
Andrew Isdale - Ambient Guitars
Jasmine Balmer - Vocal/BVs
Tim Burrows - Synths(To Somewhere Else)

Produced by Charlie Isdale
Mixed by Tom Broome
Mastered by Vivek Gabriel

Artwork by Joyce Nutt
Design by Charlie Isdale

A massive thanks to all the Kickstarter supporters, especially Linda Aitchison.

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