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It Moves in the Dark

by Dave Buker and the Historians

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ecotman Been following this band from Day One. I've loved everything they've released, but the sophistication of this album is on a new level. The tracks just melt into one another, and every member of the band has truly found their voice. (Shoutout to Joe's fancy drumwork on "Found Some Light" and Leanna's vocals on "Joanna"!) The title track is magnificent. Thanks for this, folks - your art matters. Favorite track: It Moves in the Dark.
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1.
Wounds 02:17
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There’s a way that you put up your hair That makes me feel weak and underprepared And the smoke doesn’t show But the torch that I carry still burns for you There's no way to mend anything With wounds that won't heal And throats that won't sing (While your ghost roams the house Winds the clock and creaks the stairs) The burden of time Is the cross I have to bear
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How Long Can I Pretend 05:03
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I found these words by myself So I'll just write them all down while you sleep And lay them beside you, heavy and sweet So you'll wake to the impression of me Are we just fooling ourselves With every word that we speak? Well you promised me once that we weren't a mistake Like I promised you once I would stay But I can't hold you the way I used to It can't be the way it's been I know in time I'll learn to miss you But that won't will my heart to mend Do you recognize yourself In old photographs and stories? Are you there in the background moving the scene Like a parlor trick through a smoke screen? And I fall for it every time It used to be so much easier to believe That the mask that you wore for everyone to see Was the same that you wore for me But I can't hold you the way I used to I won't stay just to watch it end I know in time I'll learn to miss you But how long can I pretend? You want it to be simple But time won't do it Time won't help you let go of the past Maybe there's time to get it back
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It Moves in the Dark 04:14
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It moves in the dark Covering your eyes And buried under your clothes And she can’t see it As she moves through the light Carrying the only thing That’s pure in the world But nothing’s going to change And nothing’s going to be as it was It took the only one who loves you For the man that you are And the man you’ll become But when will it get what it wants Did it want a broken heart Or the end before the start? Its claws won’t let go And the more you fight Deeper they cut into your skin Until every muscle aches And reason is bruised You try to explain But where to begin? The heart is a funny thing And maybe it’s just here for a laugh And your only excuse Is that you told a bad joke And can’t take it back But when will it get what it wants Did it want a broken heart Or the end before the start? And when you open your eyes Long enough to apologize For smothering the spark It moves in the dark Hiding in the shadows Cast by light that escapes Through every crack And every tear at the seams You’re dying to mend Without the strength it’ll take But nothing’s going to change And nothing’s going to be as it was It took the only one who loves you For the man that you are And the man you’ll become
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Falling Through the Cracks 03:37
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Stop right now before you hate yourself Its late and we both know you’ve said enough Who am I to be unimpressed And to think that you could ever settle down for your own sake? I’m learning how to bite my tongue Without spitting up the needle and the damage done Because any word that makes it past my teeth Is sacrificed to the person that you were I’m just close enough To watch you as you’re falling through the cracks If I get close enough To reach you I will try to pull you back Look at me, look me in my eyes Let me stare into the beauty that’s been paralyzed I see you when you were just a kid I still remember all the places you would hide I’m just close enough To watch you as you’re falling through the cracks Will you let me get close enough? I’m just close enough To watch you as you’re falling through the cracks If I get close enough To reach you I will try to pull you back
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Someone I Could Never Be 04:12
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I can’t be everything and more The blood beneath your skin And what you’d die for I’m just the thoughts racing fast through your head In the middle of the night And the sun pouring in when you wake That just feels right Feels like someone I could never be Despite your love I can’t be everything and more The breath that you take in And what you live for you I’m just the glue holding pieces of you Stable and tight And the touch that you crave on your lips That just feels right Feels like someone I could never be Despite your love I can’t be everything and more I don’t know what to say
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I'll Leave It Alone 02:40
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Driving through your side of this town Is not the same as having you back And no matter where I wander around I keep getting lost in the past I leave it up you And when you choose I will be waiting But if you found Something that’s real I’ll leave it alone Watching you asleep in my bed I’d make believe that one of us had changed But when I pulled too hard on that thread Couldn’t believe the mess that it made I leave it up you And when you choose I will be waiting But if you found Something that’s true I’ll let it go
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In the Black 03:43
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I don't want to fight So let's just go to bed And all night We can stare at the falls instead But we can't hide here in the black Like the sun before it comes back To your eyes When they tell me everything I swear it's worth eery lie Because baby there's a hope it brings But I can't hide there in the black Like the sun before it comes back Now we're running from our doubts Hoping they won't find us out Running from our doubts For all I know We might get out of here We might continue to grow Or we might start to disappear Until there's nothing to disguise Not that we'd recognize Now we're running from our doubts Hoping they won't find us out Running from our doubts I don't want to fight And you won't let me in So all night We can watch the end begin And there'll be no going back Like the sun as it turns black
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Joanna 03:34
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Joanna you weren’t ready for The life you grew to see No it never turned out just the way You thought it’d be But the pictures in your magazines They paint utopian scenes Joanna, I’m sorry for the life you know But there’s still time to let it go It took you by surprise As it pulled you in the dark And the weight you feel with every step Tears you apart But the eggshells that you walk on Were broken before your heart Joanna, the strength the stand against the breeze Your children learn like melodies from you How can blame yourself for what you cannot change? How can you build a future full of memories you’ve entertained? We all know nothing gold can stay
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Found Some Light 03:54
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I stayed away so you could’t tell In earshot of your wedding bells Last thing I need Is someone who knows me well I use to sleep right in your palms Lights out with the radio And I’d wake to wrap Our love up in a song I tried to hold you down And that was wrong Do you still believe you can change anything Having to scream when you’d rather sing Takes a righteous queen To overthrow a king But I wouldn't bet against your will Through every battle fought uphill I witnessed it then And I can see it now distilled It’s nothing anyone could ever kill I hope you found some light To spark the flame I never could ignite I hope you found some light Wandering through the dark’s not for tonight If you can’t sleep when your memories collide Love and pain side by side Think of me as a step along the path You’d never even have to ask I hope you found some light To spark the flame I never could ignite I hope you found some light Wandering through the dark’s not for tonight I hope you found some light And wake knowing it’s been worth the fight
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Dying the Same Way 03:27
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Can’t even remember your name But promise that you’ll still be here in the morning Think that we’re both dying the same way Promise that you’ll still be here in the morning I can’t move on with her ghost asleep in my arms And her side of the bed still warm Can’t even remember her face When she promised that she’d still be here in the morning Thought that we were living the same way She promised that she’d still be here in the morning There's no way to mend anything With wounds that won't heal And throats that won't sing While your ghost roams the house Winds the clock and creaks the stairs The burden of time Is the cross I have to bear

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All songs written by Dave Buker & the Historians (BMI)
Lyrics by Dave Buker, expect “Someone I Could Never Be” and “Joanna” by Dave Buker and Leanna Buker

Produced, recorded, and mixed by Jay Alton
Additional recording by Dave Buker and Paul Valdiviez
Recorded October 2018-February 2019 at Sonic Lounge and home studios throughout Columbus, OH
Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering

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released April 26, 2019

Dave Buker - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, organ
Leanna Buker - vocals, electric piano, organ, harmonica, percussion
Timothy Jennings - bass
Joe Spurlock - drums, vocals, electric piano
Paul Valdiviez - electric guitar, vocals, electric piano, organ
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Jay Alton - vocals, electric piano

Cover artwork by Staci Leech-Cornell
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Dave Buker and the Historians Columbus, Ohio

Based in Columbus, OH, Dave Buker and the Historians have been spreading their brand of Americana since 2010. As was true for many musicians, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the band’s momentum, and they chose to focus on writing and recording new music. The result is Heirlooms, the band’s first album of original music since 2019’s It Moves in the Dark. ... more

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