"Gnarled" is the third track on Étale's debut album, "Phynai", the first part of a two-part concept album. Released in tandem with the complementary fifth track, "They Grow Toward the Light", on "Phynai", the aural experience of "Gnarled" stands in marked contrast to that of "They Grow Toward the Light", exploring natural growth in a darker light.
lyrics
Lyrics:
Sickly sequoioideae
Rests in catatonic state
Moat of thorns surround
Crawled out on a limb
Too far away from home
So far below me
Cradle oaken
Bough has broken
Dragged down by the
Weight of all the world
Knotted roots tangle below
Draining from the Earth’s marrow
Growing stronger
Crawled out on a limb
Too far away from home
So far below me
Cradle oaken
Bough has broken
Dragged down by the
Weight of all the…
Spire of brier the crown
Animosity unbound
Ghastly flora
Crawled out on a limb
Too far away from home
So far below me
Cradle oaken
Bough has broken
Dragged down by the
Weight of all the world
credits
from Phynai,
released February 23, 2023
Track Credits:
Music & Lyrics - Russell Boeger, Carl Michnovicz, James Austin Myer, Eli Shifrin
Mixing & Mastering - Carl Michnovicz of Bear Camp Records
Instruments:
Russell Boeger - Drums, Auxiliary Percussion, Harsh Vocals
Carl Michnovicz - Piano, Auxiliary Percussion
James Austin Myer - Clean and Harsh vocals, Electric Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Organ
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