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Awakening Stardust

by The Oust

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As she moved wrapped up in her cocoon of blue and soaked through, I was transcended to no end, as lightning crashed and raindrops passed. Joined in convergence, but not jointly. Just point me in the right direction. And what were my intentions? In forbidden love and suggestive sleep? Submit to divine intervention-- the adoration found in the secrets that we keep. This is the time when I lose my mind, constantly preoccupied with Southern winds and other hints of majesty and mystery Inside jokes and nuances are bones within these walls. The bubbles and marbles were destroyed you sad and silly boyo and I await and contemplate our past and future calls. You will wait until tomorrow, and I am left picking up the pieces of your sorrow. (Uno, dos, tres) I will explain the joy and the pain in the recent light of where I belong. The sadness remains, but the balance is sustained in the Descent of the Pentagons.
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At A Loss 05:02
It's 2:00am, and I just read your letter. We spoke of "importance," and now I finally agree-- but I must admit, I thought of not opening it. I thought of saving it for a time when its contents wouldn't kill me or excite and thrill me with inquiries derived from my insecurities. But things are going well. Quite well actually. I initially looked at it like an ending: no metaphors or analogies. But between the unknown variables of the future and myself, I've come to realize that real ties may never have existed between you and me. Two or three times I've wanted you again. I'm at a loss for where this all begins. But it all makes sense. It all adds up in the end. Well that's one more thing that I don't have to worry about, I guess. It's one more thing that I don't have to see.
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Bookstore 05:21
The bookshelves were lined with a thousand worries and fears from the past but here we were, hoping that, because of each other, all that shit would fade out fast ...fade at last... the stone was cast....   and now I ask no more questions. It's you that I adore. So please, whisper once more everything I need to hear   between the shelves of Dickenson and Yeats the words rush through the floodgates and how much longer will we have to wait to make up all the time lost in three years in the bookstore my dear   Shall I compare you to a midsummer night's dream? What's in a name but what it seems? A valediction forbidding good morning at the divergence in a yellow wood heed the warning to the virgins to make the best of times and the worst of rhymes between doctor seuss and mothergoose and what is truth but lonely lies and firy eyes and fire and ice will not suffice   and now I ask you to follow me blindly through what is and is not to be come and allow us both to see glimpses of love and deepest fear   under the spells of Goodfellow and Queen Mab to taste of passion and truly be saved the sweet thrill within these sour waves of the nuances and tones inside of your ears in the bookstore my dear
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Joints 04:10
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Plumage 03:24
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Powershift 05:00
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Soft J 03:39
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Halloween 03:59
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Pretty wishes turn to sun-kissed goldfishes waiting at the bottom of a wishing well. I wish you well. A red head daughter, me a proud-ass father is all I want. You walk and talk too fast for me my friend.
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Ellen Just 04:19
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I guess we lived up to our name. But the music still feels the same to me. We had a good run And we had some good fun But it was just too hard to see: It simply wasn’t meant to be. It looks like it’s time to move on, Abandon the unfinished songs. Tears come to my eyes as I think about all the shit that went wrong. I want to believe it doesn’t matter That the friendships weren't actually shattered Riddled with the stones thrown in our glass house The calliope beckoned back The Oust. Moving in different directions We held our secret elections. You probably won't believe me But I did stick up for you. And I tried to explain. But thinking of the memories I cried As we went our separate ways. A legacy left in suspension, I just hope you can understand my intentions, were good. "These are my thoughts and you can do with them what you will." And I revisit them still. Optimism is a good policy In the absence of a modicum of honesty? We secretly hoped that it would all just work out. I know it's a long shot but it's something I think about. I see. We flew the closest that we ever were, Despite those powershifts that occurred. Looking back, we paid the cost And we’re are all at a loss A whole bookstore and we can’t find the words. In the end the pollution reduced us to philosophers. Definitely a descent Respect replaced with the contempt We’ll live knowing we missed Our pretty wishes of music, life, and (I thought you were) happiness. So on the old assumption I’m dedicating The fruits of our labor, abdicating And Ellen Just absolving all of us Of the nails of pain, To Josh, Jon, Ben, Pat, Ben, and Zane.

about

The Oust was a band from St. Louis that first formed in late 2004 among Jon Fournier, Zane Omohondro, and Josh King. The trio met at Webster University through a musicians collective (Guitar Instrumentalists' Guild) and recorded their 10,000 Flakes EP in Minnesota in 2005. They then recruited Pat Corrigan on bass and Ben Majchrzak on drums. The group recorded multiple tracks through the audio engineering program at Webster and played a collection of shows around St. Louis through 2006.

Corrigan was replaced by Benjamin Roig, and Fournier shifted to a more technical role involved in engineering and production. The new 4-person lineup continued to play, record, and write through early 2007, until stylistic differences ultimately led to the group disbanding.

Awakening Stardust is a posthumous release that encompasses the entire history of The Oust. The band's 3- 5- and 4-person iterations are represented here, in addition to some individual ideas/takes that were used in the writing process.

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released December 31, 2014

Performed by:
Zane Omohundro: Piano, Keyboard
Josh King: Guitar, Vocals
Jon Fournier: Guitar, Vocals
Ben Majchrzak: Drums
Pat Corrigan: Bass, Guitar
Ben Roig: Bass
Kensuke Kajita: Wood Block

Engineering by Jon Fournier, Asher Mendel, Larry Morris, Sahila Topon, Ben Majchrzak, and Josh King.

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