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Swim or Drown

from Rock'n'Roll Sadness by Palila

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    The first full-length of Hamburg based band trio Palila. 90’s indie rock at its best.
    The outcome varies from walls of sound like the early Smashing Pumpkins, fuzzy guitars as in Dinosaur Jr and unexpected melodic coolness of Built to Spill.

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    The first full-length of Hamburg based band trio Palila. 90’s indie rock at its best.
    The outcome varies from walls of sound like the early Smashing Pumpkins, fuzzy guitars as in Dinosaur Jr and unexpected melodic coolness of Built to Spill.

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    Our beautiful T-Shirts with the lovely guereza (photography: Peter Schepsmeier) was designed by Karl Geweke and PALiLA.
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    Our tote bags with the lovely guereza (photography: Peter Schepsmeier) were designed by Karl Geweke and PALiLA.
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lyrics

Our car broke down some eighty days ago
We took what we could carry on our backs in obscure glow
Nighthawks flew above our heads and
We were moving on with dirty feet on concrete ground so free

Into the sea we’ll wade
White foam tingling on our shins
Will we swim or will we drown?

Salt scum, skinny legs
No sun burning on our backs
Will we swim or will we drown?

The circus left our hometown long ago
It was the time when we left too and begged dead wood to grow
Seasons came and went and came again
Next Monday we might reach the coast of memories and then

Into the sea we’ll wade
White foam tingling on our thighs
Will we swim or will we drown?

Salt scum, skinny legs
Dark waves splashing in our eyes
Will we swim or will we drown?

Black water coming,
yellow rubber ring and oxygen for King Scruple and Queen Grief, my friend
So come along – we carry on

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from Rock'n'Roll Sadness, released November 12, 2021
Written by Matthias Schwettmann
Lyrics by Christoph Kirchner

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