Tension
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Tension Lyrics
[Verse 1:]
As frail hinges pivot on a case's door
Commemorative souvenirs from places
Containers change with each occasion
[Verse 2:]
A cellophane encased displaying paper certificate
To credit years of service
A tool of central enterprises
[Verse 3:]
The early hope for permanence
The words, the rings, consistency
And social security
The miracle's high tragedy
[Bridge 1:]
A thought mistaken for a memory
Clear the dust from the smiles in boxes
Cross a patterned wall, recall the voices
[Verse 4:]
A local post will list your friends
In order of disappearance
Lawn-scattered tins feed birds
A portion baked for absent guests
As frail hinges pivot on a case's door
Commemorative souvenirs from places
Containers change with each occasion
[Verse 2:]
A cellophane encased displaying paper certificate
To credit years of service
A tool of central enterprises
[Verse 3:]
The early hope for permanence
The words, the rings, consistency
And social security
The miracle's high tragedy
[Bridge 1:]
A thought mistaken for a memory
Clear the dust from the smiles in boxes
Cross a patterned wall, recall the voices
[Verse 4:]
A local post will list your friends
In order of disappearance
Lawn-scattered tins feed birds
A portion baked for absent guests
[Verse 5:]
And the mass edition icon God-sent comfort
Is your salvation
But who grants absolution
For sins that never were committed?
[Verse 6:]
Tension makes a tangle of each thought
Becomes an inconvenience
Sound does it never penetrate
As servile edges break and feint
[Bridge 2:]
A thought mistaken for a memory
A dress-length assassination
A fractured family tie, another christening
Christening
A fractured family tie and another christening
Christening
Christening
[Bridge 3:]
A thought mistaken for a memory
A dress-length assassination
A fractured family tie, another christening
Christening
A fractured family tie and another christening
Christening
Christening
Christening
And the mass edition icon God-sent comfort
Is your salvation
But who grants absolution
For sins that never were committed?
[Verse 6:]
Tension makes a tangle of each thought
Becomes an inconvenience
Sound does it never penetrate
As servile edges break and feint
[Bridge 2:]
A thought mistaken for a memory
A dress-length assassination
A fractured family tie, another christening
Christening
A fractured family tie and another christening
Christening
Christening
[Bridge 3:]
A thought mistaken for a memory
A dress-length assassination
A fractured family tie, another christening
Christening
A fractured family tie and another christening
Christening
Christening
Christening
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Writers
Bass
Vocals
Lyricist
Guitar
Piano
Organ
Percussion
Mastering Engineer
Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Recorded At
Mr. Paradise Studios, State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, New York
Released in
1983
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