Stranded naked on the sandbar, echoed from the stars
Neon sea snake, cemetery roaming under dusk
Doberman visions, you're undressing
Mute and bleary
Hillside castles baking down to sand
Hillside castles baking down to sand
Shamed red Chopin plays awful sounds from the dresser
Nurses' hands carving in slate, hummingbird gestures
Sleeping in nectar
Teething on freedom
Sleeping in nectar
Teething on freedom
The hospital bed filled with your apathy
In a haze of heat, a father hums his tragic song
Before the cold sees it's ceremony in your icy eyes
The daybreak glance given
Travel now
Where they can't let you down
Where you can't fail them now
Travel now
Where they can't let you down
Where you can't fail them now
Travel now
Where they can't let you down
Where you can't fail them now
Travel now
Where they can't let you down
Where you can't fail them now
Mombasa was written by Daniel Tracy & Chris Johnson & Shiv Mehra & Kerry McCoy & George Clarke.
Mombasa was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
Deafheaven released Mombasa on Fri Aug 20 2021.
George Clarke:
My grandfather lived with me for a few years while I helped take care of him. When it became too difficult, my father and I worked to get him into an assisted care hospital. He would speak about how he’d become a burden. He would apologise for having not died. This song is about the...