Bother Dvi addresses his congregation with a mixture of charismatic conviction and unhinged exhortation. Having often witnessed the performances, Reverend Terrapin captures a representation of his leader’s mental state.

Words and music: Trevor Tunnacliffe & Peter Ed Aught

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It is happening again
In the corner of my eye
Hoops, convulsing coiling loops

And if I let down my guard
They will wrap around my limbs
Rings of winding, twisting ropes

Take a struggle step forward
Try to extricate myself
Tendrils only tighten ‘round

Every action from my past
Ripple rings the present tense
Wraps until I’m lasso bound

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Its a fine kettle of eels
Writhing in the swamp

Disentangling the mess:
Lets agree to call it hopeless

Its a convoluted nest
Of tail-swallowing snakes

Disentangling the mess:
Lets agree to call it hopeless

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I need an endpoint
To make a clean start
I need a sharp edge
To cut myself free

An avalanche
A lightning bolt
The guillotine

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Its happening again
That future echo din
Bright ringing in the rafters of the skies

It smells like I’ve been singed
My body feels unhinged
With twitching limbs and inside-out sunrise

Lost touch with gravity
Disturbing bouyancy
Uplifting me to foreign field of view

Erase my memory
My lolling tongue flaps free
Listen to me say things I never knew

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LJ Mounteney – vocals
Finn Manniche – guitar
Nina Horvath – keys
Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass, guitar, baritone guitar
Buff Allen – drums