#plateau below

[slimeinyrcoffee]

oh how i’d love to laugh at this life

[slimeinyrcoffee]

https://plateaubelow.bandcamp.com/track/outside-the-gates

The sirens sing leaving here will be my doom

They say progress will only lead me closer to the tomb

Well they may know something that I don't

But don't ask me to stay because I won't

And revolution's just a word they use to sell us mockingbirds

And diamond rings and flowing gowns

And shining things just to hold us down

Well I was raised on TV screens

And they made me dumb and they made me mean

And oh we moved to a strange old town

Where nobody heard and most people looked down

And all the crawling things lived here in our house

Well they may know something that I don't

But don't ask me to stay because I won't

If old Hannah didn't rise today

I wouldn’t be awake to see her anyway

And I took my bow and I took my quiver

And I shot my arrows in the great Green River

Wouldn't it be dull and nice, lying still in paradise

Without waves upon the sea, static for eternity?

Oh how can I ignore all the bright and shiny silver tips

Making me feel serious

Oh how I'd love to laugh at this life

You'll always find me picking and grinning

And listening for the sounds of the hi-hats ticking

[slimeinyrcoffee]

https://plateaubelow.bandcamp.com/track/riverside

Sleeping by the riverside

I've been staying here a fortnight

I'm just a useless smear of skin and bone

Bearded, poor, and getting old

I'm probably ready to die

Starving by the riverside

I’m just waiting here for my wife

She went and ran off with another jack

But I'm sure she'll come running back

Can't remember what her eyes look like

Praying by the riverside

I'm just waiting here for my god

He said he'd take me when I’m ready

And Christ Jesus am I ready or not?

No life needs taken like mine

Sleeping in the shade outside

I'm just hiding away from that hot

O’ people when that light comes over me

My body's sad, old soul will leave

And join that sun in the sky

And through sun and moon

Summer breeze and snow and showers

My body will soon wilt and bloom as flowers

[pgeville]

*FRIDAY // 11-24-17 // 

- - indie rock|shoegaze|freak folk show w/ PLATEAU BELOW // STELLA // DESERT SANDS // doors at 8pm // 5$

[open  6pm - 12am]

[agedscenester]

Plateau Below - Riverside This reminded me of a Two Gallants record, which is why I checked it out. As usual, another good Indiana band. So many randomly good bands hiding out here, literally hiding. 

[lougzgee]

Get really high & listen to Plateau Below's "Dying Down".

I promise you won't be disappointed.

[rascalish]

still like amazed by plateau below ahhaaaaaaa

[communionpresentsusa]

Exclusive Communion Interview: Plateau Below

Playing Communion Bloomington TOMORROW night, we bring you our exclusive interview with Plateau Below...

-Why did you want to play a Communion show? /  What are you most looking forward to about playing a Communion show? Communion seems like a really cool event. Some of my friends have played at others in the past that I've gone to. Looking forward to playing The Bluebird for the first time. We've never played there before and it's kind of the classic venue here in Bloomington. I know Lou Reed has played there before, and I think Dylan even played there once.  -What's your favorite thing about the Bloomington music scene? Our favorite thing about Bloomington music is the house show scene. It's really large and diverse. And floors get broken. -Favorite place to eat in Bloomington: We love Dats. -Favorite album? John Prine - Self Titled Debut