Septagon
“Septagon delivers four rock-solid songs with poignant moods, celebrations of energy and complex themes both dark and light.”
— Rustzine.com
“Septagon contains some skillfully crafted – emotionally wry – songs. They have a whiff of nostalgia about them. Like opening the leaves of an old but valuable book. The fragrances will waft out – bringing back precious memories.”
— RawRamp.me
“This EP demonstrates just why Thornley’s music has been so widely used by television and movie producers, with a cinematic feel that have the poise of the best indie films. It is the coupling of Beth’s poetic storytelling with the sweeping pop production that is the real strength here, as the clean vocals allow listeners to engage with what is being said.”
— PopCulturez.com
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Say That You Will
Music and Words by Beth ThornleyYou choked the heart that’s on your sleeve
With blinders on you take a seat
You filled your head with tragedy
If you stay here you’ll never leave
So say you will, say you will go with me, and leave the sorrow
‘Cause there’re still days burning for you to see, if you’d just bother
Closing up your eyes don’t make you blind, oh can’t you see.We won’t grow old; we won’t be told
We’re going over break the hold
We will believe what you can’t see
We’ll throw some monsters in the deep
Say that you will, say that you will
It’s just over the hill
Say that you will, say that you will
Or fall down standing still
Say that you’ll do all you can do
And kill what’s killing youYou dug in deeper underground
Your tunnels leading further down
You nearly buried hope alive
Convinced that all it did was lie
But you’re not done; when the voices come, just mute the chatter
There’s just one you will ever need, the rest don’t matter
Scrape your hands and knees and put your heart back on your sleeveWe won’t grow old; we won’t be told
We’re going over break the hold
We will believe what you can’t see
We’ll throw some monsters in the deep
Say that you will, say that you will
It’s just over the hill
Say that you will, say that you will
Or fall down standing still
Say that you’ll do all you can do
And kill what’s killing youSay you will, say you will go with me
Say you will, say you will go with meWe won’t grow old; we won’t be told
We’re going over break the hold
We will believe what you can’t see
We’ll throw some monsters in the deep
Say that you will, say that you will
It’s just over the hill
Say that you will, say that you will
Or fall down standing still
Say that you’ll do all you can do
And kill what’s killing you
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It Could Be
Music and Words by Beth ThornleyGive our best to the rest
As we run into the sun
And we fought; times we’re caught
Wondering what we’d done
And oh, those places they had names
No one’s to blame.‘Cause it could be how far I’ve come
Or it could be how far I strayed
Yeah, it could be how far I’ve come
Or it could be how long I stayedRising tide; we decide
That the halcyon will hold
Out of time; out of line
And the heart’s the last to know
Those reasons they had names
But none remain‘Cause it could be how far I’ve come
Or it could be how far I strayed
Yeah, it could be how far I’ve come
Or it could be how long I stayedWe didn’t mean to leave everything, everything
No we didn’t mean to leave everything, everythingNo one’s to blame
No one’s to blame
‘Cause it could be how far I’ve come
Or it could be how far I strayed
Yeah, it could be how far I’ve come
Or it could be how long I stayed
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Last To Fall
Music and Words by Glen Phillips & Beth ThornleyHold on to your wigs and keys
Gone already cuffs and collars
Pulling only cups and swords
Throwing coins and burning dollarsI watch with envy
Never had it in me
No I never had it in meYou're the one that got away
with everything
Last to fall takes it all
You're the one who never pays
for anything, for anythingYou go lightly as you please
Courting chaos, tempting troubleAll’s forgiven, weightless ease
Heavy burdens handed overYou look so pretty doing what would kill me
Doing what would kill me
You're the one that got away
with everything
Last to fall takes it all
You're the one who never pays
for anything, for anythingCount on those whose vice is always play it nice
A fearless highwire show while we hold nets belowThe curves, the cracks, snakes in the grass
Nothing's gonna hold you back
You never fold, you never sold outYou're the one that got away
with everything
Last to fall takes it all
You're the one who never pays
for anything, for anythingI don’t know how I feel
Should I cheer or just stand clear?
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All These Things
Music and Words by Beth ThornleyI thought that I was finally done
I thought the day had finally come
For reasons I will not explain I left it all and walked away
And they didn’t move as I went by
I thought that sleeping dogs would lieBut they don’t sleep at all
No, they don’t sleep at allOh, all the things I left behind
All the cuts made to the vine
The mouth, the hand and heart; not mine
Entangled, knotted, hooked and tied
Oh, all these things
All these things I thought I left behind were with me all the time.As far and wide as I could go
I didn’t not care I did not know
I left no crumb I left no cairn
Nothing that would show them where
And all that time I would not see
They'd been keeping up with me'Cause they don’t sleep at all
No, they don’t sleep at allOh, all the things I left behind
All the cuts made to the vine
The mouth the hand and heart; not mine
Entangled, knotted, hooked and tied
Oh, all these things
All these things I thought I left behind were with me all the time.As gone as Clementine
Still I hadn’t found any higher ground
Only thing I could show was a shot-through room and some soleless shoesAll the things I left behind
All the cuts made to the vine
The mouth the hand and heart; not mine
Entangled, knotted, hooked and tied
Oh, all these things
All these things I thought I left behind were with me all the time.