Through and Through (2017 Deluxe Edition)

by Divine Weeks

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jhalpin Found out about this band by reading an old interview with Dennis Duck (Dream Syndicate's drummer). He spoke highly of them so I figured I would check them out. Great, hard charging sound.

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1.	Goddamn Real to Me 02:34	lyrics	buy track
GODDAMN REAL TO ME I’ve been lied to, and I’ve been brow beaten My feet are dug into the ground undone Ch. Goddamn, I think I’m a human too Nothing real to me is real to you My tongue is tied, and I can’t hardly speak Are you laughing with me or at me? Ch. I take you down to the border and what do you see? You see fences, I see spaces open free Ch. I won’t let my heart Die before its time No I won’t.
2.	On a Soapbox 02:29	info	buy track
3.	Can't Get You Outta My Mind 02:30	lyrics	buy track
CAN'T GET YOU OUTTA MY MIND I know what you’re thinking I think the same thing too I don’t think of nothing else Ch. Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind A smile’s like inspiration A face like God’s own tear A hand that holds mine like a child Ch. Some people say you’re not right for me But I’ve gotta disagree I can’t think a place that I’d rather be Than standing with you cold, outside the club Or falling down drunk with you outside the pub Some people say that we drink too much But they’ve never been in a loving cup I just take one sip from you Ch.
4.	I'm Gonna Fall 02:54	lyrics	buy track
I'M GONNA FALL I thought I could carry the burden, for you and for me I was born a bastard, fool enough to believe Imagine waking, knowing you’re not worth a damn Fist clenching and rejecting what I really am Ch. I’m gonna fall – he’s only a child I’m gonna fall – he’s only a child I’m gonna fall – he’s only a child And so I fall, I get up and begin again But I won’t crawl, I just want to begin again I wish I could let go all my dependencies I just grow bitter at the things I’ve prayed for on my knees. But for one moment, I found the faith that I lost Fist clenching, soul drenching, in the rain that did drop Ch.
5.	Bitterness 05:33	lyrics	buy track
BITTERNESS On this side of the hill child sit up and cry Touches his window and paints two other eyes On the other side child asks his mother why Hatreds a virtue and dreams turn into lies Hatreds a virtue and dreams turn into lies On this side of the hill child sit up and cry Touches his window and paints two other eyes Got a wall full of scratches and a closet full of questions Rug burns on his knee caps and learned some bitter lessons ch. So sew a heart on the side of your sleeve Don’t accept the lie you’re better off Living on your knees If they say they love you, well they’ve torn you apart That ain’t love it’s bitterness planted in your heart You’ve got two hands and a heart and a soul, my friend And it’s got no right being poisoned ch. One day you’ll rise above because you’re a glorious fool You wipe the brow and kiss the man who’s wicked and cruel And so to rejoice the new world you’ve suddenly found You'll leave behind the lies of this ignorant town ch. If they say they love you, well they’ve torn you apart That ain’t love it’s bitterness planted in your heart You lived a life in closets now you turn from the scorn You’ll find a place together where the truth is inborn Well, you’ve found a place where the truth is inborn Well, you’ve found a place where the truth is inborn
6.	Black Eye to the Sky 04:03	lyrics	buy track
BLACK EYE TO THE SKY Well, the fields stretch forever And trees never bend The promise of tomorrow’s another lie That’ll never end. If I can’t speak my mind, I won’t do what I’m told. I try to laugh it off, but I was in a stranglehold I can’t read or write though I’m 30 years old But I’ve got words to sing that will lift me out of this hole. Gonna put me up for barter and say I’m better off sold. I try to hold my ground, but I was in a stranglehold. Bridge: I’ve scraped bottom of my heart Black eye to the sky – it’ll happen If your home is in your heart And your heart is in your home If you push me down, it’s OK by me. I’ve got places to go I know you’ll never be. One song I sing will save my soul. I’m gonna break free from this stranglehold.
7.	Dry September 06:03	lyrics	buy track
DRY SEPTEMBER Dry September the air hangs heavy with dust and mistrust Dry September there ain’t been one born that you could trust Well, the bull’s eye of a blue eyed stare He watched her as she crossed the street They knew him but they didn’t care His fate was sealed as they cursed the heat on a – ch. Dry September Dry September day Dry September nothing to do but sit on the porch Burning to set the land on fire Looking for a torch Well, she lived alone outside of town Who knows what might have happened when He went out there to help her out Small minds wonder to violent ends on a – ch. They took my arms with a smile and all the while I just asked myself ‘how long’? Before these colors bleed into one And my hands come undone I asked ‘how long’ – on a ch.
8.	In The Country (For Jim Carroll) 03:04	lyrics	buy track
IN THE COUNTRY (FOR JIM CARROLL)) Jim Carroll was a man delivered to a world undeserving Well they turned their backs on him and he just stopped learning He danced on his balcony He rocked and twitched in his seat Later on he started nodding Heavy as a pale wet sheet Ch. What do you think that he’s sleeping from? Something a new sun would cure? What do you think that he’ll wake up to? A world so clean and pure? In the country snowfall is pretty but it’s ugly in the city I saw something in him no one else has seen In his rainy eyes that disguise a silent soul reaching I couldn’t fill his head or his arms because I’m not too brave Ain’t it enough I’d die to keep you from an early grave? ch. Someone walked up his arms Stamping out a sky full of scars He jumped out his window Because it had no bars We cleaned out all the paint that was jammed up his fingernails Then we thanked Jesus Christ for releasing him from jail. ch.
9.	Higher Ground 02:48	lyrics	buy track
HIGHER GROUND I’m tangled up in mourning I wake up unbelieving I’m living and I’m dying Neither seem too appealing Where to go? I don’t know If I could stop to think I’d see One day I’ll climb out of this hole With no shackles on my feet ch. Everything was such a drag, drag, drag But I’ve finally found If I die to myself Then I’m on higher ground I’m pulled inside out I come down from the ceiling I think I’m scared what I’ve shown you Just wasn’t worth revealing I’ve come to accept I can’t accept This nowhere direction Oh God I need more than what I see In this hollow reflection Ch. Where I’m going I don’t know Maybe I’m going nowhere But it’s better than home I’ll go down past things going round and round And then I’ll be standing on some higher ground And then I’ll be standing on some higher ground
10.	When I Go 03:53	lyrics	buy track
WHEN I GO Mourning time is over Leave your black clothes on the floor Leave a note for your mother And walk out your front door I’m gonna find a new world I’m sitting here waiting for you Those words you learned wont help you know Although you want them to ch. I checked your eyes today And now I know I’m gonna take you with me When I go Mourning time is over No more staring at locked doors I hate the taste left in my mouth From sitting here licking sores I’m gonna find a new world Where all’s not black but gold Where friends and strangers take you in And keep you from the cold ch. When we go we won’t tell anyone We’ll just get up and leave Leave our note behind Just to cry and grieve And my spirit is soaring Now come and take my hand We’ll send you a postcard When we land…
11.	Wide Eyed 03:45	lyrics	buy track
WIDE EYED Tonight I want to feel the rain Bead from my face Could you raise me From this heartless place? From the bottom of a restless soul I try to sleep To me, I’m still living If I’m even hardly on my feet ch. I don’t know where I’m going I’m so blind I can’t see I’m sure you’ll see where I’ll end up And that’s all right by me At night I ask you ‘are you frightened?’ Why do you let me struggle, and take from me? ch. Tonight I want to set my spirit free Tonight I want to die of be redeemed
12.	Stay Hungry - Matt Wright demo 9/87 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Stay Hungry By God, I know one thing I know hunger like it knows me As soon as you make the break They’ll fucking break you right in two Mother, I still need holding You’ve seen my in all my glory I’ll shrink into myself Just to start the next morning ch. I stay hungry I stay hungry Hollowed out my heart Walked skin-tight rope on hot coals Won’t you shine your love It’s like sweet sugar in my soul ch. In me’s the fear of God Can’t blame God if you don’t roll Hope to sing ‘Deep River’ Or become pieces on the floor ch. One minute with you One minute gone Misunderstanding goes on Goes on and on.
13.	Animal Move Real Slow - Matt Wright demo 9/87 (Bonus Track) 03:50	lyrics	buy track
Animal Move Real Slow Animal Move Real Slow Grown out of ruins Brought through his father’s father’s Inherent sin. Brother you will move me. Like no other one. See my back’s bruises Been bitten by the sun. ch. Well, I wait for the morning But the night never ends. ‘Til I see you – again… Animal move real slow Opens its heart and eyes To the new born country Spread open wide And I can hear the angel Cry her heart on her sleeve Not for its soul But its dignity. ch. Animal move real slow Chain drag from its feet. There’s too much hate in the hunter To ever just let it be. Well, you look to the animal Because it don’t look like you Soon the hunter in hunted And he’s an animal too.
14.	All These People Come & Go - Lyceum demo 5/88 02:19	lyrics	buy track
All These People Come & Go Well I saw her coming out to me Lookin’ like a worn out rosary Twisted and squeezed through every eve ‘Til you could see right through. She says I’m always trying to straddle that fence She says one day you’ll fall and it’ll make sense But ‘til then laughter is your best defense Against the evening news. ch. Then I got up and made the door I left a note that said, “No more.” I could have stayed, but I thought what for? Oh no. Oh no, no… All these people come and go. I tried to fight it, but I couldn’t win So in the end I just gave in And freed myself to start again In a better place. And I was in a corner on a dunce’s chair A stack of records and greasy hair I decided that this wasn’t fair To either her or me. ch. All these people come and go… All these people come and go… All these people come and go… All these people come and go…
15.	Look Book - Lyceum demo 5/88 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Look Book This town’s been in hibernation since television evenings And bonfires lit a well read sky and stroked a city sleeping Men in their crow’s nest, I think they’ve lost their grip In one fell swoop I fall down broken, I’ve lost my innocence ch. I think I’ve lost some understanding But I can’t just walk away I thumb through the Look Book pages No, I can’t just walk away Mary was on her elbows with a childlike sincerity They try to break her and forsake her and grow her up to be A marching wooden soldier With eyes blind to their end The word just came from under a son Newly reborn again ch. They burned up her childhood And pulled her heart out of shape And if I could I’d take her from This god blessed waste. ch.
16.	Idiot Child - Lyceum demo '88 (Previously Unreleased) 05:20	lyrics	buy track
IDIOT CHILD See a new day rising A sight unforeseen Pure from the new day fear Yeah, you asked for handshakes No greenbacks will do Oh Lord don’t you stop me here. And I’m so fucking scared. Scared of myself Scared that I’ll look the other way. And if I give a damn I can’t go home again. But tonight I know I lay awake. ch. Pick up and kiss the idiot child. I felt the ground swell and twist beneath my feet Ain’t no justice for the hands on the street. And eyes will remind you and tap on my soul. Tables turn and it’s my turn to lie. ch. Pick up and kiss the idiot child One day the rain will sweep it all away And it will punch the night right through to day And one day the rain will sweep it all away. Remind you that the dreamland will dirty soon Pick up and kiss the idiot child Pick up and kiss the idiot child.
17.	Copper Wire - Lyceum demo '88 (Previously Unreleased) 03:42	lyrics	buy track
COPPER WIRE I’m just a nigger’s prayer Rot on a live wire Well, you cross the chalk circle Catch your feet on fire In my body were many bloods You’ll find my feet in old Misssissippi mud Ch. Show me morning Show me stars that fall like rain But honey I know The morning’s as sweet as cane. Red nigger moon Gonna come out tomorrow. I’ll be sleeping soon On a shoulder of sorrow. Hurricane was stopped with just one hand Keep me down - dissatisfied man. Ch. Poor belly empty Wait for poor river bring Well ‘cross the fields You hear the nigger sing I’m just a cotton wad in your I throw up both hands And belly up tears. Ch. Let the river flow… Carry me away…
18.	Long Way to Go - Lyceum demo '88 (Previously Unreleased) 03:54	lyrics	buy track
LONG WAY TO GO Ain’t it something when you’ve found. You got your feet back on the ground But I know – you’ve got a long way to go. First comes the cross that you bear Then comes the crown that you’ll wear But I know – I’ve got a long way to go. Ch: I got a long way – got a long way to go. My blessings turned to burden Rot inside of me Like a tree trunk dug into slavery Though I’ve strayed – such far far away. Ch.
19.	Roll Away (Acoustic) - Echo Sound '87 (Previously Unreleased) 04:46	lyrics	buy track
ROLL AWAY Mother, where’s my mother? You’re in my blood…what’s my name? Father, never knew you. Lord I’m stumbling What my name? ch. I know you’ll follow If I roll away Oh lord, won’t you hear me Why do you put Blinders on me? And if I turn from you Would you pick me up Off my feet I know you’ll follow If I roll away I know you’ll show me How to find my way Take it, as gospel I’m empty mouth Empty pocket I’m shuffling On desert feet But I’m moving on up Right off the street I know you’ll follow If I roll away I know you’ll show me How to find my way I’m healing Healing heart And I can tell blood and wine apart Yes I’m falling and I’ll soon be done And I’ll know morning when the morning comes I know you’ll follow If I roll away I know you’ll show me How to find my way.
20.	Roll Away (Electric) - Lyceum demo '88 (Previously Unreleased) 05:17	lyrics	buy track
ROLL AWAY Mother, where’s my mother? You’re in my blood…what’s my name? Father, never knew you. Lord I’m stumbling What my name? ch. I know you’ll follow If I roll away Oh lord, won’t you hear me Why do you put Blinders on me? And if I turn from you Would you pick me up Off my feet I know you’ll follow If I roll away I know you’ll show me How to find my way Take it, as gospel I’m empty mouth Empty pocket I’m shuffling On desert feet But I’m moving on up Right off the street I know you’ll follow If I roll away I know you’ll show me How to find my way I’m healing Healing heart And I can tell blood and wine apart Yes I’m falling and I’ll soon be done And I’ll know morning when the morning comes I know you’ll follow If I roll away I know you’ll show me How to find my way.
21.	Preachin' to the Choir - Lyceum demo '88 (Previously Unrelased) 03:17	lyrics	buy track
PREACHIN' TO THE CHOIR From the streets of Falls Church to Heritage He's preachin' preaching' to the choir In His name forsaken, money will save his life He's preachin' preachin' to the choir. ch: Preachin' - Preachin' Preachin' to the choir. An ocean's looking to be inspired. Preaching, preaching to the choir. He spins the prayer wheel, like he spins a lie. He's preaching, preaching to the choir. ch.
22.	Gingi and Me - Silverlake Sound demo '89 (Previously Unreleased) 05:35	lyrics	buy track
GINGI & ME I met you at the bottom of a bottle. I begged you to stay Well, we were humming on our way. We ran like children through the rain. Backstepping all the way. There’s good and bad in me Sometimes I’m such a goddamned man But the night gets long And I recoil. Take me back, take me back, take me back A long time ago. ch. Gingi and me Misunderstood They’ll ring us out ‘Til we ain’t no good Well, you know Gingi, You’re my love You’re my love They’re coming in from the outside But we won’t hide Come watch us play in our goldfish bowl. In you I see me a long time ago You saw me break off but I won’t land Baby this time you won’t slide through my hands. ch. Won’t you grow old with me Gingi, we got so much to see Well, you might lose your walk And me my hair There’ll me enough champagne to spare You and me baby, off our rocking chair.
23.	Goddamn Real to Me Redux - Pacifique demo '89 - Previously Unreleased 02:38	lyrics	buy track
GODDAMN REAL TO ME I’ve been lied to, and I’ve been brow beaten My feet are dug into the ground undone Ch. Goddamn, I think I’m a human too Nothing real to me is real to you My tongue is tied, and I can’t hardly speak Are you laughing with me or at me? Ch. I take you down to the border and what do you see? You see fences, I see spaces open free Ch. I won’t let my heart Die before its time No I won’t.
24.	Watershed - Pacifique demo '89 - Previously Unreleased 04:00	lyrics	buy track
WATERSHED I ran from momma After she ran from me And I ran through downtown Inner city. Friction pulls at me leg And it begs me to beg. Then it turn me inside out And leaves me naked. ch. I met a preacher who told me he’d feed me Then I saw what was happening to me. I thought I was tempted but I was led I thought I could sleep in God’s watershed But he was fucking with my head. I walked on a spring Sidestepped that fire But I got lonely Now I’m rigged to that wire. I was pure as a baby It taste bittersweet I got an Irish gullet And black clay feet ch. I flew ‘side and angel She turned me upside down But my arms were hurting And she threw me on the ground. Faith will point a needle And its aim is true Faith’ll blind an angel Wearing devil shoes. ch.

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This reissued deluxe edition of Divine Weeks' debut album, originally released in May 1987 on Down There/Restless Records, adds 11 previously unreleased songs and 2 songs previously only available on compilation albums. While the "Through and Through" songs get a sonic upgrade, the real bonus here are the 11 songs recorded between fall 1987 and late 1989 that fill in the missing pieces of the Divine Weeks story during the lengthy period between their first and second album, "Never Get Used To It" released in 1991. Songs like "Copper Wire," "Animal Move Real Slow," "Gingi & Me," "Watershed," and "Roll Away" ended up on "Never Get Used To It" but that was recorded after co-founding member and guitarist Raj Makwana had left the band. All of these bonus tracks were recorded with the band's original lineup. Long time fans will also delight in the inclusion of live favorites, "All These People Come and Go," "Look Book," "Idiot Child," "Stay Hungry" and "Long Way to Go," as well as a 1989 redux version of "Goddamn Real To Me," all of which were never on any Divine Weeks album.

This is the first time all of this music has been available digitally.

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released April 28, 2017

Through & Through (tracks 1-11) originally released May 1987 on Down There/Restless Records
Produced & Engineered by Vitus Matare
Recorded at Lyceum Sound, Mar Vista CA, February 1987
Jon Edmondson: Cover Art
Bonus Tracks:
Track 12-13: Matt Wright Sound: September 1987
Tracks 14-21: Lyceum Sound, May 1988
Track 19: Echo Sound, December 1987
Track 22: Silverlake Sound, Silverlake, CA Dec 1989
Track 23-24:: Pacifique Studios, N. Hollywood: January, 1989
All Songs by Divine Weeks - Reach You Music; All Rights Reserved
Bill See: vocals
Raj Makwana: guitars
George Edmondson: bass
Dennis Duck: drums on tracks 1-11
Dave Smerdzinski: drums on tracks 12-22
Vitus Matare: piano, keyboards, strings on tracks 16, 18 & 20
Jim Hawkinson: organ on track 5
Tania Jolly: backing vocals on track 20
Andy Liotta: piano on tracks 17 & 21

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Named one of the 15 best unsigned bands by the L.A. Times, Divine Weeks were signed to Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn's Down There label releasing debut "Through & Through" in '87. In '91 they released "Never Get Used To It." After a lengthy hiatus, singer Bill See's memoir "33 Days" was the catalyst to reforming & releasing "See Those Landing Lights" & the politically charged "We're All We Have" ... more

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