In the beginning...

...we didn't even know how to play instruments.

Song of Roland

K Tietjen- vocals, guitars

The Christopher Robin- 1997-2000

Apollo- 2000-2004

Extra Medium- 2004-2005

Luxe- 2008-2011

Ring Twice- 2012

Song of Roland- 2012-present

 

 S Smith- guitar, drums, bass



The Christopher Robin- 1997-2000

Apollo- 2000-2004

Extra Medium- 2004-2005

Twenty Mule Team- 2005-2007

Frown Like a Thunderstorm- 2008-2012

Song of Roland- 2012-present

Currently recording in Portland Oregon and Salt Lake City Utah
 

I suck at making blog posts.-K

Man, 29, dies, car accident
Man, on the ground lies, in an accident
The veil of tears ends with this accident
Man, 29, dies in an accident

Ransom

Severed hands and ankles, sleeping in my gore tonight
no rest, that's right
Serpent tongues of silver, whisper in my ears all night
no truth, just lies
but when I'm scared is when there's silence in my head
I'm ill prepared to face the demon sleeping in my bed

Heart held for ransom, you pretty thing
and I'll never be the same
You were my angel, you wicked thing
and I'll never be the same

She stepped into my life, trample punctures to my lungs
no breath, that's right
but when I'm scared is when there's silence in my head
I'm ill prepared to face the demon sleeping in my bed

Heart held for ransom, you pretty thing
and I'll never be the same
You were my angel, you wicked thing
and I'll never be the same
You were not right to take your love away
I was so close I could touch your wings
but this love is a killer
and I'll never be the same

Quelle est la Chanson de Roland?

Adjectives- Timeless, driven, earnest, moody, exciting and hearfelt

Influences-

Sound- energetic, passionate and raw vocals; range of guitar sounds from clean and warm to overdriven and echoey, inspired rythms and drum beats, textured backgrounds, impressionist

Music- emphasis on melody-driven songwriting and rythms that create excitement


All sounds made by guitar, bass, drums and vocals

Aqueduct

Ooh, your choice makes me furious
oh, the pain is vicarious
yeah, scar-covered memories
marking everything
ooh, your choice makes me furious
oh, the pain is vicarious
yeah, scar-covered memories
marking everything, marring everything

Alone in your basement, holding real pieces of you
and what used to be
and what could have been
I want to shut these shades in a book
or turn them loose into the night
or burn them up with endless fire, endless fire

One aqueduct to the other one's life
channeling elixirs more sustaining than water
one of two aqueducts diverting the same stream
one of two choices, marking everything

We could have done anything together
we could have stood so tall together

Together.

Solitary Confinement

Solitary confinement, leads me to this hole
find enough man inside there
enough to make you, enough to break you, enough to call it whole
Solitary confinement, hole I call my soul
find something to fill it up with
find a double-u, put it in front of this hole and call it whole

I'd rather not know its name
I want to stay the same
Stupid and afraid
Closed to any change

I'd rather not face myself
Live in a personal hell
Safe inside a shell
Never to go out all alone

I'd rather not...

Solitary confinement, leads me to this hole
find enough man inside there
enough to make you, enough to break you, enough to call it whole
Solitary confinement, hole I call my soul
find something to fill it up with
find a double-u, put it in front of this hole and call it whole

I'd rather not see your face,
I like it better this way
I hope that you don't mind
if, when I pull the trigger, I
look someplace else

I'd rather not...