Ezra Furman - "Temple Of Broken Dreams" (Full Album Stream)

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"Temple Of Broken Dreams" by ‪@EzraFurmanVisions‬ from the album 'All Of Us Flames', available now.
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Written by Ezra Furman
Produced, engineered and mixed by John Congleton
Assistant engineer Sean Cook
Recorded at Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles, CA, April-May 2021
Mastered by Heba Kadry in New York, NY
Lyrics
When you’re far from home I do believe it’s fair
To use a public bathroom mirror to cut your hair
In a cheap Southampton diner
I am both Samson and Delilah
As I chain myself to the pillars of Nowhere
When I walk back to the booth where I was sat
With my transformation hidden ‘neath my hat
That’s when suddenly it strikes me
All the lonely pilgrims like me
Form a tribe of travelers scattered ‘cross the map
So let’s defy the distance here to there
Let’s write each other postcards and call that prayer
Let’s congregate in a place that isn’t anywhere
At the temple of broken dreams
You’re a collection of the shards that you can save
We’re all destined for perfection in the grave
Until then when struggle ceases
We’re just juggling the pieces
Like the waitress with too many empty plates
We work so hard trying to keep whole and aligned
The human heart that starts out broken by design
If we ever did defeat this
Fundamental incompleteness
There’d be no more love or care or space or time
So let’s defy the distance here to there
Let’s write each other postcards and call that prayer
Let’s meet up in a place that isn’t anywhere
At the temple of broken dreams
So I’m back at the wheel of my Chevy shrine
I can feel all of your dreams mingling with mine
Just because those dreams are shattered
Doesn’t mean that they can’t matter
We’ll arrange them in mosaic over time
Now the future’s looking rough and so’s the past
Luckily the present moment’s where we’re trapped
We’re all losers, we’re all gamblers
We’re all bugs frozen in amber
Small eternities that never seem to last
So let’s organize our lives around love and care
Let’s write each other letters and call it prayer
Let’s meet up in a place that isn’t anywhere
At the temple of broken dreams
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[@vineetkumar7646]

Best song ever. The line -Human heart is broken by design ❤

[@theintnandarlwin7343]

I've found this treasure right now.

[@dearbones1998]

I have been eagerly awaiting this song in particular, along with Dressed in Black. Absolutely beautiful. I've got two left on the album to listen to and I'm sure they won't disappoint either. Thank you for putting your art into the world, Ezra. Your music has been so formative to me as a young trans person trying to navigate the world. I'm not going to shut up about this album to my friends, or anyone else who will listen. Sending so much love.

[@Fran-rl4wc]

Same, I loved the early version of this song so had been waiting for the proper release!

[@frankieis]

This is SUCH A GREAT SONG!! These lyrics are amazing. I write quotes I love in a book by my bed. Right now, so many are from this album. Chills x

[@Pancake_Batter]

Love this song 🥰

[@racheltaylor9532]

beautiful!!!!

[@jonathanprice7157]

This is pretty good

[@frankieis]

understatement of the year