When Horses Would Run

by Being Dead

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Grant Blankenship Take me to your church.

jayday1013 One of the most unique sounds I've heard in a while. The Great American Picnic especially. Probably in my top 5 favorite albums of all time. Favorite track: The Great American Picnic.

Danes World if the great god cronos was a band. Favorite track: Daydream.

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1.	The Great American Picnic 02:16	lyrics	buy track
Joy is everlasting wine / Pick a little baby flower place it on your bride Baby taste the reason why / She won’t ask why No darkness in lover’s sky / Visions of remembrance of today will be divine You can let yourself shine / Memories shine Slow days Gotta get back Slow days Keep me on track Slow days Gotta get back Slow days Keep me on track Cut us some slack Please don’t attack Summer is back Slow days Gotta get back Slow days Keep me on track Slow days Gotta get back Slow days Keep me on track Taking our time!
2.	Last Living Buffalo 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Onward Buffalo Alone Onward, no herd, I heard You killed them Onward Buffalo Alone Onward, no herd, I heard, the word I see a buffalo lying dead on the floor Fur for fashion, fur for fashion You are pioneering fashions of the new world Fur for fashion, fur for fashion Kiss the jewels of red-blooded carnivores Fur for fashion, fur for fashion I see a buffalo lying, I see a buffalo dead Fur for fashion, fur for fashion Onward Buffalo Alone Onward, no herd, I heard, the word You killed them You killed them
3.	Muriel's Big Day Off 03:21 video	lyrics	buy track
Fields of marigolds and reading Blue skies, white clouds Took a trip into the city Strollin’ around Find a girlfriend or a boyfriend Baby, lay me down Maybe pop into a Payless Took what she found ‘Couple cups of tea with Friedrick Clownin’ around Found herself back at the Payless A second round Her name was spelled Like this: M-U-R-I-E-L Muriel’s big day off Live it up! ooooo’s So if you don't think you have what it takes to join the club of friendship kindness good and fun then M-U-R-I-E-L has no time for you / Well Muriel is keen to know that life begins when you let go and she has never thought this thought: I wish I had what others got I think she’s really onto something I wish that she would share the news Her name was spelled Like this: M-U-R-I-E-L-L-L-L TV time, TV time, TV time That’s my favorite show TV time, TV time, TV time That’s my favorite show ooooo’s
4.	God vs Bible 00:44	lyrics	buy track
If God owned the Bible He’d read it everyday If God owned the Bible He’d read it everyday If God owned the Bible He’d read it everyday
5.	Come On 01:25	lyrics	buy track
C-c-c-c-c-c-c-come on Come on, come on Going far Shooting par Living your life Like a star C-c-c-c-c-c-c-come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on! C-c-c-c-c-c-c-come on Come on, come on Going far Shooting par Living your life Like a star C-c-c-c-c-c-c-come on Going far Shooting par Living your life Like a star C-c-c-c-c-c-c-come on
6.	Daydream 03:06	lyrics	buy track
La la la la la’s You and me we’ll bloom in the sun We’ll lift our tongues And swallow the whole sky whole When we wake we’re covered in dew drops Lying on cool rocks Watching the day drift on Slipped in a daydream Take me with you Sweet as they can be I’m coming too If you will let me Smack my lips with the taste of this morning We had forewarning At the crack of dawn Feeling like a newborn baby A delicate daisy Pushing up through the dirt Slipped in a daydream Take me with you Sweet as they can be I’m coming too If you will let me Heaven’s not alone Heaven’s got a best friend Heaven is a home Home is anywhere We could be the wind and the trees Just pressing on our leaves And giving the world its dreams How can time deliver a moment Bent in motion Brimming with melody? Slipped in a daydream Take me with you Sweet as they can be I’m coming too If you will let me
7.	Treeland 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Treeland ain’t somewhere It’s a way of life Small town hippies To psych you out Heeeeeyyyyy Take your best horse Up the country Take your life force Kill your best horse Something special for the trees A ceremony Something nice for them to… look at Um, a good candle Compact disc collection A glass of malbec Grapes Spice Shwoodoshwinyadep Bread, twigs, sand Shwoodoshwinyadep Oh yeah – bread, twigs, sand Something special for the trees A set of silver Something special for the trees We’ll take you We’ll take you We’ll take you Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! To Treeland Believe in something Don’t make it your life Take your left horse To your dead horse Free your left horse Leave your life force Treeland’s out there (ah) I wanna know Treeland’s out there (ahh) We should go – Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back!
8.	When Horses Would Run 03:08	lyrics	buy track
On a hilltop in a fairy book In a dream or with a closer look The promised land of soft and green For horses to run For horses to run When horses would run By the seaside on a summer day With a whisper like a drop of rain That’s the color That’s the shape It’s a take on the promised land of sand and sea For horse play and fun For horses to run When horses would run When horses would run When horses would run When horses would run When horses would run
9.	We Are Being Dead 01:17	lyrics	buy track
(Juli’s Guitar organically cuts out while we are about to run the first take of “We Are Being Dead”… What happens next is pure magic) We are Being Dead We’re having a good time We hope you’re having a good time too (x5) Let’s hear a guitar solo Hit it on the keyboard Yes We are Being Dead We’re having a good time We hope you’re having a good time too (x2) We are Being Dead (x4)
10.	Holy Team 02:40	lyrics	buy track
Holy team Holy team Holy team Ac-tion! Me so evil Me rejected Doom the heaven’s tomb erection Dripping oil Damn me to my Holy team Holy team Holy team Ac-tion! Fake my own death Do it harder Start a new life even farther Sinking dagger (slipping under) Slipping under (heat of bloody) Heat of bloody (pumping thunder) Pumping thunder Baby you’re my – Holy dream (x7)
11.	Misery Lane 04:16	lyrics	buy track
On my way to misery lane On my way to misery lane Man, I’ve had it up to here I’m gonna buy myself a house with a lawn Ride around in my suburban car Fall in love with my wife and my dog If I ever ride away to misery lane There’s no fairytale town Where everybody’s holding hands MAN! I’ve had it up to here There’s no fairytale town Where everybody had a good day MAN! I’ve had it up to here I’m gonna buy myself a house with a lawn Ride around in my suburban car Fall in love with my wife and my dog If I ever ride away Hope I can enjoy my stay
12.	Livin' Easy 04:17	lyrics	buy track
I have lived ten thousand lives I’ve watched all my children die When death comes to rest my eyes From the shrine, I take my rise I’m the queen of rock and roll Where's my kingdom? Where's my gold? Aimless soul that skims the earth God dies when you know your worth My wrath has an attitude Lashes out and forges feud Some condemn me for my ways But I know it’s just a phase Livin’ is easy (xForever)
13.	Oaklahoma Nova Scotia 02:31	lyrics	buy track
When you feel down and out And you need an escape Come on down To the great state Oklahoma Nova Scotia Rippin’ down the street on Highway 43 Sippin’ on my cocaine soda (La-da-da-da La-da-da-da) All of my worries sweat right out of me I’m on my way to Oklahoma (La-da-da da La-da-da-da) Everybody’s looking for my gold But nobody’s looking for me Interstate action Cop patrol On Highway 43 Rippin’ down the street on Highway 43 Sippin’ on my cocaine soda

about

Falcon Bitch and Gumball are best friends. The Texas-based multi-instrumentalists love to make up elaborate tales of their first meeting: as chimney sweeps in the mid-1700s, as shoemakers in Middle England, as competing acrobats in a traveling circus. It’s a testament to their ever-playful attitude—one that pours over into their project, Being Dead, in which the band toes the line between jest and sincerity. The nurturing foundation of these platonic soulmates urges both Falcon Bitch and Gumball to be their full, freaky selves, prodding at the absurdity of the world with slick n’ dreamy strums, gritty percussion, and kaleidoscopic harmonies.

New album When Horses Would Run propels us into vivid landscapes: desert planes, dirty basements, lush rolling hills. Being Dead is here to create worlds, grabbing our hand and hauling us outside of ourselves, where we can soak in stories of carefree shoplifters, wayward cowboys, and the final moments of a lonely Buffalo on the range. The album doesn’t linger in one place for too long––instead, it dances alongside the periphery, flickering between Super-8 memories and moments. “Our music is really a slice of our friendship,” says Falcon Bitch. “We've lived together and we're always together and I feel like it's a palpable thing.”

Being Dead’s previous releases garnered acclaim for their ability to mimic the band’s renowned live shows. Merging surf rock, freak pop, and frantic punk, Falcon Bitch and Gumball’s eclectic influences and energetic pull swells on When Horses Would Run, charting the band’s progression within Austin’s iconic music scene. They began writing what would eventually become the album back in 2017. Falcon Bitch likens it to a kind of collage of Being Dead so far. “This is definitely a collection of songs from different versions of ourselves,” she says.

Touching on themes of God and what it means to be “good” or “evil,” Being Dead has given the band a chance to explore their upbringings and their obsessions. “I grew up in the church and Gumball didn't but we're really obsessed with organized religion,” F. Bitch explains.Despite her disdain regarding her upbringing, When Horses Would Run is proof that if we search for the beauty between the cracks––and we don’t take ourselves too seriously––there is joy to be found everywhere.

Opener “Great American Picnic” gallops in with a rush of Western rhythms and chanting vocals, cementing the album as a kind of slap-in-the-face call-to-arms; Being Dead is a band that grabs by the scruff of the neck. On “Last Living Buffalo,” they prod at the casualties of America’s insatiable greed... more

credits

released July 14, 2023

Written by: Falcon Bitch + Gumball
Produced by: Falcon Bitch + Gumball of Being Dead with Jim Vollentine
Additional Production by: Daniel McNeill
Recorded and Mixed by: Jim Vollentine
Additional Recording and Mixing by: Daniel McNeill + Riley Corcoran
Mastered By: Heba Kadry

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May 28

Soda Bar

San Diego, CA
May 29

Valley Bar

Phoenix, AZ
May 30

Sister

Albuquerque, NM
Jun 1

The Empty Bottle

Chicago, IL
Jun 18

Proud Larry's

Oxford, MS
Jun 19

Stuart's Opera House

Nelsonville, OH
Jun 19

Row One

Nashville, TN
Jun 20

Nelsonville Music Festival, Snow Fork Event Center

Nelsonville, OH
Jun 23

Turntable

Indianapolis, IN
Jun 24

Off Broadway

St Louis, MO
Jul 31

Pickathon

Portland, OR
Aug 7

Haldern Festival

Haldern, Germany
Aug 13

Praia Fluvial Do Taboão

Paredes de Coura, Portugal
Aug 19

Oslo

London, UK
Oct 29

The Atlantis

Washington, DC
Oct 31

Bowery Ballroom

New York (NYC), NY
Nov 5

The Masquerade - Hell

Atlanta, GA
Nov 9

Thalia Hall

Chicago, IL
Nov 15

Paradise Rock Club

Boston, MA
Nov 16

Higher Ground

South Burlington, VT

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