1. |
Icarus
04:39
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am I being strange?
supine in this callosity
craving though
for you to see
am I being strange?
a whole life weaving fallacies
craving though
for something real
am I being insane?
I've felt it all too much, too close
oh so close
so much too close
am I being insane?
a thousand tongues and fever dreams
calling out to me
the same old tainted sky above
the same old ruins
shadows paint a face
and pine away
someone said your name today
barely whispers
and thoughts grew wild
the sweetest death again
head is full of rain
that blurs the view and disconnects
every end
and every vein
the water left a stain
that sits there with a crooked smile
d
calling out to me
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2. |
Do You Hear the Rain?
03:31
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falling for this
do you hear the rain?
falling for this
only I can hear the rain ...
waves
red and violent
wide awake
waves
red and violent
it's all a fake
waiting again
weren't we over this?
waiting again
I
thought we were over this ...
waves
red and violent
wide awake
waves
red and violent
it's all a fake
panic eats the heart
drags the centre down
I think tonight I'll drown
but I will find a way
to keep the pieces sewn
do you hear the rain?
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3. |
Not Where They Belong
03:42
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don't you ever
leave me here alone
don't you make me
throw up nails and bones
don't you ever
leave me here alone
thoughts lie scattered
not where they belong
'cause all I want is to know
mirrors keep me awake
I spend all my days trying not to break..
and all I want is to know
and all I want is to know
and all I want is to know
paper moon
walk with me
tonight
paper moon
just tell me why
you're on fire
don't you ever
ever say a word
hearts lie severed
not where they belong
and all I want is to know
all I want is to know
I just want you to know...
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4. |
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hearts
in the fade
cheap charade
stick out my head
in wires
all black
keeps me safe
when I ache
all the lines
that you drew
silly stickmen I'll cut in two
do you want to know?
beautiful
as a stone
giving blood
and crackin' bones
don't you want to know why?
hush
eyeballs shake
faultiness dance
hush
the dogs are out
to hunt you down
you're an atrocity
you're an atrocity
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5. |
Eleven
03:42
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eleven gone
breathe in
and get lost again
eleven shines
through
but it's all the same
have been told
to breathe in
what a lonely place
listen close
to yourself
what a silly game
severed hands
scattered on the ground
cross my heart
I did not hear a sound
saw a wolf
shot it dead, threw it away
filled my lungs
with blood and apathy
cut a hole
breathe in
better leave no trace
opened wide
choose to
walk the liar's way
heard a voice once
shot it dead
threw it away
listen close
it shimmers through
listen close
it cuts right through
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6. |
Silverdime
03:32
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come on let us destroy
let our kingdom come
over ruins and bones we crawl
under stars
come on get on board ugly boy
don't hide in there no more
the piggies on the ground still squeak
but you're above
let go
believe
what a beautiful view
from high up
in your UFO
you hold
the seed
it's all infected and bright
boiling like venom
in your mouth
yeah we've come to destroy
see our kingdom come
making old empires fall
under stars
come on get on board ugly boy
we'll plant a scarlet sun
the piggies on the ground still bleed
but we're above
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7. |
Only
04:10
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the black bird sang
"it's only rain
come to wash away"
a broken gift
my only friend
never give away
riven wreck
'neath silver waves
forever to remain
silent like
my only friend
my only, only friend
if only I could
hide in there
if only I could
hide in there
the wind's gone silent
the clouds broke down like glass
would you believe
all those jaded reveries?
peer through the darkness
to find a piece of me
birds in the ashes
it is hard
it's hard
to breathe
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8. |
McLovin
03:57
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you know ... this means everything
'cause lonely minds
think lonely things
gone ... through the cold days
I spent all I had
on a beauty case
dusty boots
and fireflies
had a dream
but never died
so ... how's it gonna be?
hold my heart in your mouth
it helps me feel
so ... that is everything?
good night
good bye
we perish
dusty boots
and fireflies
come alive
and light my way
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9. |
Moonhunter
05:58
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all there's to say now, scrawl on the bed
a little bit afraid that I can't come back
going in circles, gone for a while
follow the lines of light drawn in the sky
ah ...
wait until it's gone
'til we're all alone
ah ...
let the daylight drown
barely sleeping now
painted in colors, bound to fade away
like entire oceans right in my hands
every word sinks, even deeper now
just like the lines and the light drawn in the sky
ah ...
piece by piece we go
taken one by one
ah ...
drag the devils down
barely breathing now
in the afterglow
tears and lies
all rearrange
burn down love and coal
naked in the fire
I …
in the afterglow
tears and lies
all rearrange
burn down love and coal
naked in the fire
I feel alive
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This is Not an Elephant Munich, Germany
After the split of Munich’s electro-prog-rock outfit, Tanertill, guitarist Andreas Krebs kept
hammering away at
writing riffs and songs. Eventually drawing both Tanertill bassist (Randy M.
Salo) and Swan Valley Heights' singer (David Kreisl) into the mix, the band set out to record nine
tracks for their debut album.
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