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Down Deep (A Nautical Apocalypse)

by Divine Sweater

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1.
In the comedown of the mission In the middle inconsistent Are we better at a distance? Floating out with no resistance Every color in existence Can we sit inside an instant? When we drifted out too far Put a new fear in your heart I wished we could all restart Floating out with no resistance Every color in existence Locks into a perfect system In the comedown inconsistent Can we sit inside an instant? Are we better at a distance? When we looked back to prepare For a journey back there We had not gone anywhere As the day and night are twisting Locked into a perfect system In the comedown of the mission Floating out with no resistance Every color in existence Can we sit inside an instant? In the middle inconsistent In the comedown of the mission Are we better at a distance? Are we better at a distance? Are we better at a distance? Are we better at a distance?
2.
All the way back When I was number one in the waiting game I needed a good excuse To cut loose When I could just Get up and go any day that I wanted to Drive to the ocean the moment the sun made the morning new ‘Cause all of the walls They were fake like the ghosts in the living room Something you can see right through If you choose to Eyes open underneath the water Looking up I thought that I saw heaven I’m getting taller I swear it’s a mystery And I’m getting younger The numbers they never meant anything And I’m getting back on the road Staying out of the breakdown lane ‘Cause whenever I stay too long The good goes wrong And my ears are ringing and ringing With something you said to me We were up late we were singing and playing on guitar strings You know I believed you You know that I thought that it meant something You said this would be the year Loud and clear Eyes open underneath the water Looking up I thought that I saw heaven
3.
Great Scott 02:50
Be mine Saw you through the window of the B-Line train Long ride Stop at every corner once you leave Back Bay Canonize Fantasize I want those highs to be with you Tuesday Sing with me at Great Scott to an empty room Out late Bottle that affection Keep it dry and cool Canonize Fantasize I want those highs to be with you Canonize Fantasize I want those highs to be with you
4.
Bought a ticket and you took it back Another end of summer heart attack The planet dropped and the sky went black I could not see stars Two steps forward Someone stole my bike Walked alone at night I’ve been wanting you a long time Two steps forward All bug bites I’ve been wanting you a long time When the moon is on like a light You have to keep all the truth in mind It’s just reflecting something bright Across a million-mile line Two steps forward Where’s my fucking bike? I’ve been wanting you a long time Felt the ground fall through On Commonwealth Avenue Brighton broke in two Down Commonwealth Avenue You should have seen it It all caught flame Everyone screaming No one escaped You should have seen it Thought I was dreaming You should have seen it Catch flame
5.
Hard to tell sometimes If it’s day or it’s night When I’m waking up Down here, there’s an old woman who plays on a waterlogged guitar Sometimes I feel like I’m back in a dive bar Pressed to your chest, moving in rhythms the ball on the ceiling Light reflects But I’m waking up alone Down here I wish you could hear all the sounds when they’re sending out sonar waves The engine is droning it’s all echoing Keep thinking The end is coming but that’s only something for aches and pains When I’m waking up alone, remembering you’re gone Waking up alone, remembering you’re gone Wait for it to disappear I’d be fine if you were here I don’t need to go out at night I don’t need to feel the sunlight on my skin Just want to be in the room you’re in Julia, am I getting through to you on the other side? Julia, I wish that the two of us could go back in time I don’t need to go out at night I don’t need to feel the sunlight on my skin Just want to be in the room you’re in I don’t need to know what’s coming What happens if there is nothing Up ahead, when it all comes to an end? Julia, am I getting through to you on the other side? Julia, I wish that the two of us could go back in time
6.
My heart turned to rock There’s a clamoring in my chest I can’t stop And you know what I want It’s that quiet ache that you feel in the dark There was something there, a new world Shining like the mother of pearl I got trampled in the rush It was beautiful and it was all too much It was all too much It was all too much It was all too much My soul’s showing teeth When I’m drunk and saying things that I don’t mean I’ll put you to sleep Just another broken, droning sound machine There was something there, a new world Shining like the mother of pearl I got trampled in the rush It was beautiful and it was all too much It was all too much It was all too much It was all too much
7.
Down Deep 03:09
I had the dream again I drove into water I couldn’t open the doors I was a goner Watched the water filling up Kicking at the glass Had to hold the air that’s left Had to make it last And it was buried down deep, but it found me I had the dream again on top of a building There’s people under my feet Probably a million I fall forward all at once kicking in the air I reach out for something that is no longer there And it was buried down deep, but it found me As the ground gets closer I Fill up with regret I just don’t want everyone to see me like that Open I thought that I couldn’t get out I thought I had packed the dirt down but it found me In my sleep I had the dream again the House was on fire I searched every room for you The smoke rose higher Waited for an alarm to Go off in my head I just don’t want everyone To see me like that
8.
Heard that it might rain I wanted to keep my sneakers dry Thought maybe this time I could actually keep them white I wanted to run but I was afraid to go outside There’s a broken energy I find inside Stuck in a submarine It seems that I’m My only enemy sometimes I had an hour Before the clouds were coming in It was one of those now Or never kind of moments To feel the sunlight While everything else goes to shit There’s a broken energy I feel inside Stuck in a submarine It seems that I’m My only enemy sometimes When the world is ending Gotta have someone pretending with you When the world is ending Gotta keep all of your blessings in view When the world is ending Gotta have someone pretending with you When the world is ending Gotta keep the mood ascending right through
9.
It was a slow descent Thought it might never end It was a life or death Experiment The last one they had left Suddenly you’re used to it all Like you finally made it through the withdrawal All the pressure under control But it’s quiet on that end of the radio Everyone knows and they still hope Suddenly the water is air You are moving forward going nowhere All the noises keep you awake Close your eyes and find the place in the past and let it replay replay It was a slow descent It was an accident It was a system failure Mother nature laughed out All the way down Suddenly you’re pulled out of place Like the nightmare one where the tidal wave Appears so clear out of the blue You just stand scared and there's nothing you can do
10.
It was at a cost All of it All the rush All the reeling I got lost And it was at a cost Stay in the feeling Don’t just look away Let your body sway in the breakdown, in the breakdown You can keep running from it But theres no great escape Let your body sway in the breakdown, in the breakdown It was a one way trip and I knew it, I knew it And when my feet left the ground spellbound I was freaking out You can keep running from it Theres no great escape Let your body sway in the breakdown, in the breakdown It was at a cost All of it All the running And reeling I got lost Stay in the feeling Don’t just look away Let your body sway in the breakdown, in the breakdown It was a one way trip and I knew it, I knew it And when my feet left the floor I swore I was done for Looking up I Thought that I saw heaven Looking up I Thought that I saw heaven Heaven

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Down Deep (A Nautical Apocalypse) is a series of vignettes from the end of the world. When Earth becomes unlivable, survivors seek shelter in abandoned submarines in a last-ditch attempt to keep living. In each track, characters reflect on their past-lives above the surface, detailing colorful memories of loss, joy, regret, and revelation. What begins as a story of intense hope for new beginnings slowly unravels into the ultimate, final disaster.

With the primary goal of writing a concept album in mind, we leaned into our love of science fiction, pulling inspiration from records like Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and The Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. However, we wanted our story to be grounded on Earth, focused on regular people, centered around the very real effects of climate change. Since the last few years on this planet have felt sufficiently bizarre, it would be fairly unsurprising if, tonight, Earth’s mantle split open and set society ablaze, forcing the surviving factions of humanity to move underwater and live out the remainder of their scattered lives in submarines. This album, like all good stories, is a murky blend of fiction and non-fiction, the fantastic and the ordinary. It also contains a track called "Great Scott" which is an ode to the famous Boston music venue (and site of the first-ever Divine Sweater show) that closed in 2020.

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released May 26, 2023

Meghan Kelleher : Vocals
Sean Seaver : Guitar, Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Production, Engineering, Mixing
Chris Southiere : Drums, Vocals, Keyboards
Alex Goldberg: Bass
Steve Lin : Piano, Keyboards, Mixing

Dylan Sherry : Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Maclin Tucker : Trumpet
Emily Hughes : Cello
Sophie Nahrmann : Violin

Allen Tate : Production, Engineering

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The cutest band in indie. Our new album "Down Deep (A Nautical Apocalypse)" is out now on Better Company Records
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