Discography:
2011 - The Escape (EP)2013 - Knives, Knives, Knives (EP)2013 - See Dreams (EP)2015 - Ghost Stories (EP)2016 - Elegies (EP)2018 - Hyperreal2020 - Alternate (EP)2020 - Continuum (EP)2024 - Wave Machine
Current members:
Andy Cizek - Vocals (since 2017)Eric Stewart - GuitarMatt Beljan - GuitarJohn Tomasso - BassKevin Beljan - Drums
Past members:
Spencer Pearson - Vocals (2016-2017)Brandon Sky Cullen - Vocals (2011-2016)Lindsay England - Piano/Keys (2011-2015)
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Sky Splitter
Makari Lyrics
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You're resting like you've gone at this for too long
Put down your pen
Cut down the angles, the math you've done is all wrong
Go to bed now
And count your blessings, not your sheep
Your stars are mine for the night
At the back of my bed
You're confessing like you've known this all along
Darken the lens
And ask the gods how to sleep
Your stars are mine for the night
To put in line so I can breathe them in
The stars align in a dream of mine
Where you exhale a hematoma sky
So, say what you will about my visions of the earth
From the moon where an astronaut claimed it for us all
Even you, as you dare to deny it all
Your stars are mine for the night
To put in line so I can breathe them in
The stars align in a dream of mine
Where you exhale a hematoma sky
The lyrics to Makari's song Sky Splitter offer a glimpse into a dreamlike state, where the singer is haunted by a person (possibly a lover) who they cannot seem to shake off. The opening line "In the black of my head" suggests that this is a recurring thought or memory that the singer cannot escape. The next line "You're resting like you've gone at this for too long" implies that the person in question is perhaps tired of the singer's obsession with them, or perhaps tired of the situation they find themselves in.
The next few lines "Put down your pen / Cut down the angles, the math you've done is all wrong / Go to bed now / And count your blessings, not your sheep" suggest that the singer needs to let go of their intellectual or analytical approach to the situation and focus on more practical matters, such as gratitude and rest.
The chorus "Your stars are mine for the night / To put in line so I can breathe them in / The stars align in a dream of mine / Where you exhale a hematoma sky" suggests that the singer is holding onto the idea of the other person as a sort of guiding force or source of inspiration, to the point of absorbing or internalizing their very essence. The phrase "hematoma sky", with its connotations of internal bleeding or bruising, suggests a darker, more complicated aspect to this relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
In the black of my head
Deep in my mind and thoughts
You're resting like you've gone at this for too long
You seem to be tired from something you've been working on for a while
Put down your pen
Stop what you're doing
Cut down the angles, the math you've done is all wrong
Get rid of unnecessary details and calculations, you've made a mistake
Go to bed now
It's time to rest
And count your blessings, not your sheep
Be grateful for what you have, not worried about trivial things
Your stars are mine for the night
I'll have your attention and admiration during this time
To put in line so I can breathe them in
So that I can arrange and absorb them
At the back of my bed
In my subconscious
You're confessing like you've known this all along
You're revealing something that seems to be familiar to you
Darken the lens
Make things unclear or obscure
And ask the gods how to sleep
Seek a divine intervention to help you rest
The stars align in a dream of mine
Everything seems to be falling in place in my imagination
Where you exhale a hematoma sky
You create a beautiful, yet painful and bloody atmosphere
So, say what you will about my visions of the earth
Express your opinion about the way I see the world
From the moon where an astronaut claimed it for us all
An astronaut who explored the moon declared it belonged to all of humanity
Even you, as you dare to deny it all
Even if you refuse to believe it
Contributed by Anthony H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
greywaren
this is a GOD SEND thank you so much, I've been kicking myself ever since I neglected to download these when they were available ages ago (circa 2015 I think)
Anibal
same
Robert Loayza
Por fin el álbum completo muy bien
SubtleGrind
Oh man I missed knives knives knives so much was the very first song I heard from them and now they’ve come so far
E Buehler
Thank you, thank you, thank you for uploading this!!! Didn't even know these EP's existed till today.
Ethan Swope
No problem! That’s why I uploaded them, gotta give the folks who haven’t heard or didn’t know about them a chance to listen!
E Buehler
@Ethan Swope Been listening to it on repeat yesterday and today :)
Matthew Skeean
My god, I have seriously been looking for almost 5 years now for Swallowing Sleep! I loved this song forever ago and this is the first time I've been able to hear it again after all this time, THANK YOU!
Anibal
thank you! This brought back good memories
Charlie
👏👏👏👏