Waxes and Wanes

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Described as “A creative wellspring of soaring melodies, vibrant harmonies and expert musicianship from start to finish…[Waxes and Wanes] offers every listener a way to connect to emotions that make us all human” (Local Spins)

The band:
Eddie Codrington - Saxophone
Matthew Epperson - Bass
Madison George - Drums
Grayson Nye - Keyboards
Allie Robson - Vocals
Yakiv Tsvietinskyi - Trumpet
Andrew Saliba - Guitar

Tracks 1-5 recorded live by Garrett Gagnon with assistance from Nate Elkus at the Dalton Center Lecture Hall on WMU's campus. Tracks 6 and 7 recorded live by Gordon Van Gent at Overneath Creative Collective.

All tracks engineered by Garrett Gagnon.

Lyrics

Man's Mark

Evergreens and moss tinged stone, patterned lawns and sad longing.
Mourners morning, noon, and night decry the bleak, extinguished light
of a life burned through.

In final rest, unending sleep, Man’s imprint stands,
the better to keep a mark upon the world.

Ages hence a name recalls, distraught, low walls and unturned stone;
legacy passed and work unknown.
Worked stone, worked land, worked metal, wrought by Man.
A mark upon the world.

In final rest, unending sleep, Man’s imprint stands,
the better to keep a mark upon the world.

Fragile Heart of Clay

Fragile heart of clay, each day cracks appear in the glaze.
Like sea-glass pitted and dulled with age,
a precious bird in a sandstone cage.
A lifeless rose, sprinkled with dew, that beats in vain--
longing for you.
Why can’t you see my clay heart on my sleeve?

Endless spinning wheel, no potter's hands can remake how I feel.
Your careless smile, your gentle wave, an empty hope is saved.
Somber dreams of love, lifeless gleams of a love-lush world above.
My aching soul I’ll bear in full,
these fruitless dreams that I yet dream of you.