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EMPIRE
(Joe Forkan/Eric Stoner)

The astronaut is buried, in the bosom of the earth
The mariner lies silent, in his silted berth

All these unanswered questions, and skeleton prayers
Are the cares, the ruts we’ve worn in the world
Conquistador dreams, lost cities of gold

Still we listen for wisdom, from the mouth of a grave
Parse the ancient scratches, on the walls of shadowed caves
Now a broken world spins, to face another rising sun

It’s begun

And when the flags are all furled, and the swords turn to rust
The cartographer’s empire will collapse into dust

The earth will dream, without us, and bury our gods
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust

credits

from Peripheral Vision (2016), released September 20, 2016
Joe Forkan – acoustic slide guitar, vocals
Eric Stoner – acoustic guitar
Joey Burns - upright bass
Craig Schumacher - phono harp

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Alpha Mule Los Angeles, California

Alpha Mule is an American music duo from Southern California, featuring musicians Joe Forkan and Eric Stoner.

Their music is influenced by rock, blues, bluegrass, folk and traditional country - primarily music from the American south and American southwest.
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