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Lights
03:38
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Drag me way down low, low beneath the hollow ground
We all feel blessed in this radiant mess
with a guide to keep our minds in check
but we've got bills to pay
we've got money to move
these city lights discriminate
the pawns are set for letdowns and regret
but there are shadows to be had
Turn off all the lights
We're taking all the lights down maybe
(the lights)
Taking them down, might reveal the excess
We're taking all the lights down maybe
all is forgiven
we can always be alone in darkness
Let the beat drums moan, let them wake
you out of slumber mode
the routine stress when the streets congest
embrace it like a right to pass
and what is out of reach
will be on our minds
these city lights illuminate
the stage is set for gathering debt
but there is doubt up for grabs
Turn off all the lights
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2. |
That girl we all know
04:34
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That girl we all know
You really want to know what she was up to later that night.
when her heart was turning to stone
she said don't get up.
don't get up you'll be caught in a lie
sticks and stones will break her brittle bones
when she leaves the room
that's when you'll feel the twist of her knife
a broken heart never felt so wrong
she said don't wait up
don't wait up, don't even give it a try
sticks and stones will break her brittle bones
and when you turn on the light
she will already be gone
you don't ask
you ignore
that her love is a dwelling one
only with you
jealousy is wasted
when the room is on fire
water will be fuel to the flames
when the room is on fire
put your face to the floor.
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3. |
Mapmakers
03:30
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Map makers
I like the way these buildings burn
Swallow it all with no concern
bet on the ashes being fat
Not the first time that we're cashing in on death
We don't need to be in the center
of this clusterfuck
mapping ashes, mapping bones
wastelands don't need markings
you let them run their course
Ah
We'll take the first bus
Ah
Keep the windows shut
stay up all night
a drive tailed by the end of times
up all night
high on fear we need no guide
up all night
We draw our maps on the go
up all night
We blank out all our faults
While fires consume the atmosphere
we run from the heat and drink cold beers
maybe we can live in days?
while the past catches up, we pay for every mistake
passing through a kingdom of rust
eyes set on the horizon
the crucial part is finding your way
with no beginning or end we'll keep those areas grey
Ah
We'll take the first bus
Ah
Keep the windows shut
stay up all night
a drive tailed by the end of times
up all night
high on fear we need no guide
up all night
We draw our maps on the go
up all night
blank out all the faults
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4. |
Both Hands
04:15
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Both hands
the truth be told now
you will miss out
on many things
but as luck would have it
there is another side you can flip it on.
Yeah you'll get tired of the sick and sad at night
but you can keep yourself together
You'll get lonely & worn out,
maybe we will have the time of our lives
hold on tight with both hands
One touch can change lines of time
let's dig in, take a dive
you might lose yourself in
long lost loves or record stores
the only constant surely
is change and us standing by
Yeah you'll get tired of the sick and sad at night
but you can keep yourself together
You'll get lonely & worn out,
maybe we will have the time of our lives
hold on tight with both hands
One touch can change lines of time
let's dig in, take a dive
and with your both hands in the sky
you can ride a bike
you fly to the other side of the world
in the blink of an eye
just hold on tight with both hands
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5. |
Just broken
03:36
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All i see is doom and gloom
but i'm ok, just broken
Everything is a goddamn shame
but it's a new day, just broken
Every child can be a president
Every child can be born with aids
So i twirl around
in the same old space
And with every turn bend it more out of shape
Spin my life around
end up the same
these open wounds will just suppurate
And if I'm going down
You know i'll be ok
This is my notion
just broken
skin that burns, a limb that aches
i'm ok, just a scrape
lost my mind, losing change
i'm ok, just broke today
every miner can strike gold
every miner can just explode
So i twirl around
in the same old space
And with every turn bend it more out of shape
Spin my life around
end up the same
these open wounds will just suppurate
And if I'm going down
You know i'll be ok
This is my notion
just broken
grow grow
keep up and grow
your teeth will grind
then you grow old
grow grow
keep up and grow
your teeth will grind
then you grow old
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6. |
Vagrant
03:43
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There's a stranger in the window
staring back at me
in my old house with spirits of pasts unknown
you wouldn't believe me, you wouldn't believe me even if it was true
these walls are alive with slumbering decay
I gotta leave this place
I'm gonna run away
So I'm strolling along the railroad tracks and I sleep upon the floor
the vagrant's existence charming me
would you believe me, would you believe even if it was true
these nervous feet will keep me out off pace
I gotta leave this place
I'm gonna run away
While I am on my knees, you keep me waiting here
You make me beg and plead, don't make me stay out here
Never die in the town where you were born
We gotta leave this place
Become a runaway
Make a getaway plan, run till the end of days
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TRAILERS Belgium
Belgian rock band playing a greasy blend of rock and power pop. Catchy tunes, inspired by bands as The Black Keys &
Manchester Orchestra, will instantly penetrate your brain and stay there.
December 2015 marks the release of ‘Sway With the Seasons’. Recordings took place at the Sputnik Studios in Antwerp with producer Joes Brands. (Admiral Freebee, Gepetto & The Whales, Mario Goossens, Fixkes…)
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