The Contest of Strength

from Vestige by Yes We Mystic

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lyrics

we were drinking in the back
after closing up the store
that old spirit in my throat
a spirit for every occasion

the contest of strength
in the rain beneath the stairs
transmuting all the faces
in the crippled weekend air

celebration

the stories all were said
we sank deep in our clothes
leaning long into each other's words
until the bars were closed

daniel stole because he could
I breathed out through my nose
a bright and sudden pain came up
and killed the spirit in my throat

celebration

he came out of his car
swinging wide the pipe
I backed against a wall
some mumbled supplication

running with head hung
daniel ran my way
he laughed hard
and resumed the conversation

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from Vestige, released May 5, 2015

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Yes We Mystic Winnipeg, Manitoba

Yes We Mystic no longer exists. Final album "Trust Fall" out now.

discography

Trust Fall

Oct 2022
Ten Seated Figures

Apr 2019
Forgiver

Apr 2016
Vestige

May 2015
Floods and Fires

Sep 2013
An Echo

Oct 2020
Vestige (2020 Remix)

Sep 2020
Felsenmeer

Jun 2018

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