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spark to a flame

by the garages

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They may be gone, but let’s remember them how they lived… 1, 2, 3, 4! Sparks fly in this heated game With tension high as our friend Beans steps up to the plate Electricity in the air The fire in their eyes sends a shocking vibe right through the place This barista is in the zone The crowd at the edge of their seats, hair standing at end A home run and it’s out of sight The stadium erupts as they charge home plate With travel cups in hand Made to order for the band Sparks Beans!!! The electric barista’s got a charming demeanor and a hell of a roast Sparks Beans!!! A double shot of magnetic personality and talent, yeah I love ‘em the most Sparks Beans!!! The electric barista, although sometimes unobservant they’re Seattle’s best Sparks Beans!!! Show them love in the Hall because they played real hard and they deserve a little rest Sparks Beans!!! Who could have guessed that an Untold Macchiato™ would have given us a rockstar like Beans For only $3.49 you can change the course of history with Satisfaction Guaranteed* They traveled across the globe to train and learn the secrets of the ancient art of Forbidden Blends™ Some say that as they burned away inside their pocket was a bag of beans The bag had stayed intact They heard the secret Third Crack Sparks Beans!!! The electric barista’s got a charming demeanor and a hell of a roast Sparks Beans!!! A double shot of magnetic personality and talent, yeah I love ‘em the most Sparks Beans!!! The electric barista, although sometimes unobservant they’re Seattle’s best Sparks Beans!!! Show them love in the Hall because they played real hard and they deserve a little rest Sparks Beans!!! * Plus tax. Satisfaction towards coffee flavor only. Dunklin is not responsible for any changes to time, space or other extradimensional properties resulting from unfettered consumption of beverage.
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analog 02:17
some view the world as polarized divided neat and clean won’t clip to fit one bit of it I’m vibing in between don’t see my life in 1s and 0s square corners all aligned if that’s your brew I’m glad for you it’s not how I’m defined ‘cause my heart beats in analog so digital won’t do I’ll sing my song in analog and to myself be true to label me a one-note drink is plain vulgarity my flavor is a unique blend brewed with sincerity the world’s attempts to pin me down don’t matter when I swing flesh, bone and blood I’m full of love lil’ bit of everything ‘cause my heart beats in analog so digital won’t do I’ll sing my song in analog and to myself be true almost forgot: brief epilogue it’s “they” not “sir” nor “ma’am” not digital, but analog it’s just the way I am
3.
When they left I appeared I don’t know where from But now I’m here And I hope That’s enough For you When they died Up in flame I took their place It’s not the same But I hope It’s enough For you I don’t have much going for me I don’t have a dark back story All I have is time to spend In time, I could be your friend They were loved I’m just new And I can’t serve up The same cold brew Still, I hope I’m enough For you Still, I hope I’m enough For you
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negative 04:30
today something changed in the tides i feel so negative today something flipped way out there i feel so negative it's like my head's still elsewhere i'm floating away from my friends i see her on the other bench please don't leave me up here please don't leave me alone yeah i'll have a, i dunno. a coffee, i guess. today's the second time i've cleaned out this room today goodwin's gone avila too there's a negative space in this empty apartment it's so quiet here all the time there's a hole in my heart and at the bottom of my cup please don't leave me alone i don't know how much longer i have till i'm gone the tea leaves said the end of my career's coming on i wish i could've spent my last days here with you and i hope that you wish you could be here too
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still here 03:50
Hey it's me again, Your favorite now dead friend Can't get rid of me so easily But with Goodwin gone, Who can I turn to? There is no one else besides you So I'm reach out And I'm calling down Every power that's left to me Can you hear me? Avila, can you hear me? Can you hear me Can you hear me Can you hear me Can you hear me Can you hear me Can you hear me I'm still here, I'm still here Are you there? I'm still here! I'm still here Are you there? Hey it's me again, Your favorite now dead friend

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their name was sparks, and this bean's for them.

Album art by Gl1tch M4g3 (@gl1tchm4g3)

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released June 19, 2021

SPARKS BEANS!!! by BONES (@jbonechristian), bass by Mother Love Blone (noise-land.bandcamp.com, @lastyears_model), drums by Cliff, backing vocals by Levi Squier (@SquierVO), squirrel_saloli, Jace Rose & Astrid D

analog by (Im)perfect Pitch, guitar, harmonica, beans, and mixing by VigilantBaker (vigilantbaker.bandcamp.com)

replacement waltz by Erica, drums by @Honryyy, bass and mixing by INOM

negative (or: a retrospective of sparks beans' final season on the seattle garages) by elliot from seattle (@itselliotsk8s), vocals by navigator riley (@starrynavigator)

still here by teganeden (teganeden.bandcamp.com), drums and mixing by Deidra Skye (deidraskye.bandcamp.com)

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we are the garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods. ... more

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