Biography:
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a band from Cleveland, Ohio, though its name alludes to the waters off the coast of Massachusetts. Inspired by a theme from Moby Dick, the band’s name alone is enough to make underpaid Literature teachers beam with pride.
It all started with two musicians -- Aaron Smith and Michael LoPresti -- who decided to collaborate in a field one sunny afternoon because that seemed nicer than playing in a basement. By the end of the day they had written their first song.
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Intro: F - C (x2)
F C
Ink and Pen were under her hand
F C
The color leaked through the papers edge
F C
Compose words what you meant to say
F C
Her words get stuck as her pen it sways
G
Don't--
C F
Don't reply you have come to the end
G
Like the foxes were sly
F C G
I will never unfold no never unfold
C F
Hold your head high above what you meant
G
Don't pretend to repent
F C G
I will never unfold no never unfold again
F - C
F C
Even when all her thoughts have passed
F C
The world seems clear now she's emptied her head
F C
Where she hides behind all the words she spilled
F C
Like a veil of text that she's draped behind
G
Noo---
C C
Don't reply you have come to the end
G
Like the foxes were sly
F C G
I will never unfold no never unfold
C F
Hold your head high above what you meant
G
Dont pretend to repent
F C G
I will never unfold no never unfold
(single strumming)
F C
Even when her thoughts have passed her head seems clearer now
F
Her words are empty lost and cold
C
She's lying to herself
The Living Tombs (...)
The Lone Bellow
The Lonely Islan (...)
The Lonesome Riv (...)
The Long Blondes