Cutting The Strings

by The Consolation Project

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Originally recorded in 2009

Everything you hear composed, performed, and produced by Ron Cavagnaro. There were no pre-made loops or presets used.

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released 05 December 2010

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tags: alternative goth shoegaze cocteau twins consolation project dreampop neo-psychedelia post-rock radiohead ron cavagnaro the cure Rochester

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The Consolation Project consists of the relatively unknown solo musician Ron Cavagnaro from Rochester, NY. Ron has been making underground album releases all on his own in his personal and constantly-evolving studio since 1993.

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Track Name: Real
something's coming down
and the ashes are snowing down soon
soon, soon

something's raining down
and the salt will dry around you
and the crows will gather around you
your eyes uncovered
and it's pure
and it's safe
and it's real

it's my only desire
i found it in my weakness
it will come to you
soon, soon

i walked from the cathedral
and i continued walking
and the world burst open
and my forehead was bleeding
and i could hear you singing
about living like an ocean

and everyone was watching
i can see it now
i can feel it now
and it's real
and it's real
Track Name: The Flames We've Known
down inside of me
i feel like
the string that holds me up
just barely
it feels like that string
is about to break

now, it's out of control
the fire unfolds
the fire we know
all the flames we've known
the flames we've known

if i know it's all good inside
i'd settle into my body
and let it feed my soul
and let it spread outside of me
and allow myself to reach out
until i can't feel the difference

would you let me howl
and pull these threads apart?
until the black rain falls
it falls, it falls into my wounded open iris eyes
oh i beg, i beg, i beg, i beg you
let my fingertips touch your darkened lips
so open wide, open
into the darkness that we share
the broken charms we wear
the fire unfolds
the fire we know
all the flames we've known
the flames we've known
Track Name: I Have Given Up On Love
yeah, i have given up on the love
that people think of when
they hear the word love, love

because i have seen what it does
to those who drown themselves
into each other, into each other

and i have wasted too many tears
trying to find someone to reach out to

i used to give it all away
a piece of my heart
a piece of my soul

people seem to not see what i see
because i tried to give out what i saw
and in the end they never wanted that
from me

yeah, i used to give it all away
a piece of my heart
a piece of my soul

i have spent most of my life
looking for love
thats right, i've given up on love
but true love never gives up
never gives up
Track Name: Dust To Dust
open up
there are no rusted iron shackles within you
open up, open up
there are no crippling thorns on your crown

you can stop looking down

sure enough
if you really have to live
sure enough
then you really have to feel

there is no need to let it brood
there is no need to hold this poison in

we all have the same blood
from the lost to the lost
we all reside deep in the darkest well

if we didn't have our bodies
we would all sink
we would all sink

you can love
as much as it hurts
you can love
as much as it feels like shutting down
because my seive is full
and there are so many
curses and blessings
and cursings and blessings
in a kiss

when you burst through that first crumbling wall
you'll find a tear
you'll find a tear
and when you break the fever from your fists
you'll see your fear
you'll cut your ear
open up
dust to dust
Track Name: Time And Space
it's taken so much time
and so much space
to finally reach this place

to realize that i can see through time and space

i used to look at crowds of strangers
and felt cold and lost
but now i see

that i could not cut the corners
to live a life
outside my identity

it's taken so much time
and so much space
to finally reach this place

to realize that i can see through time and space
Track Name: Mouth
it is time
i am walking in
it is time
there is nothing wrong to feel love
for a broken bone
for a fallen dove

i am reaching like the branches
that twist around your body
ashen and coal black

covered in snow
covered in mud
covered in snow
covered in mud

believing the taste
of the wilting rose
believing the taste
of the wilting rose

i'm sifting through the blood
from the crooked tongues
i believe in the blood
that trickles like tears
from the side of my mouth
from the side of your mouth

i'm sifting through the blood
from the crooked tongues
i believe in the blood
that trickles like tears
from the side of my mouth
from the side of your mouth
Track Name: Sand
when i was a child
i said
"come, rain, follow me
i don't want this to ever end"

but it did

when i saw her face
i said
"come, love, follow me
i don't want this to ever end"

but it did

and the autumn leaves swirled about my black coat
and i stood still
and it hurt
and it still hurts

years and years and years go by
why do i expect anything different?

it seems in life
it seems that we reach out our hands
as we are carried through
as we are falling slow
our fingertips pull through the sand grains
and it's all just sand
it's all sand
Track Name: I Have This Imagination
one day long ago
well, i was the emperor
and you were the queen
ruling over me

i dream about these sort of things
but i never found that crown

it's not like i have any rule
over anything in my life
but i have this imagination
to guide me
to guide me

because i have nothing left to lose
and not much to gain either

but one day long ago
well, i was this ashen thing
and you were the dream
that i could feel

i suppose all of the towers we build
will fall
i suppose all of the bridges we build
will burn

i dream about these sort of things
but i never found that crown

and maybe i never will

one day long ago
Track Name: Fear
it's your sacred moment
can you hear the crow?
you need to start believing in your soul

will you move me?
would you collect my hands?
could you pull me near to your window?

dear, i have been reaching
oh, i have been reaching out
but everyone is married to their fears

peace on your forehead
bring that meaning back
i need to start believing in your soul

will you kiss me?
would you caress my skin?
could you blow out the candle when it burns low?

dear, i have been reaching
oh, i have been searching
but everyone is married to their fears

you are not lost like they told you
you are not powerless like they told you
you are not hidden like they want you to be
you are not weak like they wish you were
you are strong when you prove your gentleness
you are pure when you know what should have been poison in your veins
you are cured when you have been struck down
you are alive, you are alive
you are burning, eyes wide open
Track Name: Holding On
she said with a crooked smile
"break my lips softly
and let me touch your hands
and let me see your eyes
one last time
one last time"

she felt a crack in the glacier's spine
and in that cold breeze i fell to my knees

i can never describe those frosted tears
or how i caressed the snow
because it took all feeling
from my fingertips
from my once winged lips
holding on to this
holding on to this

"just give it all you've got"
and that's all she said

one last time
one last time
Track Name: Inside Out
outside in and inside out
we will not give in
what you tell us to think
what you tell us to know

no we are not afraid of you
no we are not going to lose
ourselves
to your control

outside in and inside out
you tell us that love is an extension
something that comes from the outside
to make us feel weak
to make us feel weak
but we are not weak
no we are not weak
no we are not weak

no we are not afraid of you
no we are not going to lose
ourselves
to your control

outside in and inside out
you try to steal our souls
you try to steal our souls
but no
we won't give in
we are human beings
and we will never stop singing
never stop singing

no we are not afraid of you
no we are not going to lose
ourselves
to your control
Track Name: Love Yourself
i can see your own heart breaking apart
when you're selling yourself
i can feel your soul turning cold
when you're selling yourself short
when you're selling yourself short

i can feel the feathers drop
as they fall into the crackling autumn skies
where the mirror shows you everything you hide
when you're selling yourself
i know, i've seen
i know, i've seen

you are empty and cold
passionately passionless
you keep reaching outside, reaching outside
but you never will find what you need
because you need to love yourself
even if you are empty and lost inside
even if you think you want some form of control
even if you think you are the most lonely soul
even if you feel like an ashen wasteland
even if your world before you is not real
you need to love yourself
you need to love yourself

now chin up
it's all i know, it's all i know
keeping this love inside
it's all i know, it's all i know
in the river, come and collide
come and collide
it's all i know, it's all i know
in the river
it's in the river, don't be shy
no holding back
it's all i know, it's all i know
Track Name: The More I Fight It, The Worse It Gets
i feel the empty ghosts of my yesterdays
another troubled time
another curse of mine

gather 'round, gather 'round
deep down, no matter who i meet
no matter what i may have found
i am always lightyears away from it
my conscience is behind the sun

and the longer the days, the longer the nights
i am merely spinning more strings around myself
beneath the ashes and the coals
i wish that i had found gold

but the blood in my veins is thinning
and the pulse is not as strong

and the more i fight it
the worse it gets
the more i fight it
the worse it gets

i want you
Track Name: Day Dreaming
i wish you hadn't gone this far
but that is only a dream so it won't die
when will you release illusions?
won't you come around?

i'll always feel these feelings
overwhelming songs of healing
are falling out of my mouth
so i sing

your breath is not too late
my dear, you're right on time
i can hear your voice

even when you're not speaking
when you're day dreaming

would you reach for me in the night, my dear?
i will not push your hand away

over and over, over
i will say what i have to say

one little glance
one little smirk
from the corner of your lips
that i want to kiss

i will not fade
into the night
i will not fade
i will not let you down
like you think you'll be let down

your breath is not too late
my dear, you're right on time
i can hear your voice
your breath is not too late
my dear, you're right on time

even when you're not speaking
when you're day dreaming
Track Name: As You Please
bringing out
bringing out yourself
giving up
giving up all else

if you had nothing in your way, you'd be, you'd be fine
your world can open up any time

lightness in
letting lightness into your room
giving up, giving up all else

the leaves will fall, into your lovely life
your world could open up any time

you can live your life as you please
and it's easier than anybody else may think
you can live your life as you please
and it's easier than everybody else may thin
Track Name: To Live And Let Live
my arrested light
in my heart
i have shut down
i say to myself
"just calm down and come down"
i say to myself
"i am not a waste, just calm down"

there is nothing wrong
there is something inside of our peace of mind
when we're seeking
there is something inside of these coffins we close
when we're open
i remember the time when there was nothing to hide
i remember the time when there was so much to give
to live and let live and let die and let live again
Track Name: See Inside The Dark
the morning and the night unfolds
to glorious gold and darkened coal
i am the lightness in your breath
i am the salt in your wounds tonight

you wrap your fabric around your skin
to keep warm within as i sink in to you
i am the water in your mouth
i have been climbing up the tree
i pulled you through the darkest sea

and you're looking in the mirror
and the faces of the past caress your face
and you are swept over
and swept under
the truth about yourself
a story that you hide
the story that you hide

everything in your life
pulls you away
in so many ways
we focus in too close

to the pastures of our failures
the crossroads of our fears
to the caverns of our loss
and forget the healing waters

i see, i see, in the dark
you see, you see, blindly
you'll see
blindly towards the dawn

see inside the dark
i see