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PARADE
Say it out loud
I watch the words drip out your mouth
And you split your lip with honesty
And then we stood in line all day for the parade
Nothing much left to add
Nothing much left to say
Sometimes you’re left
Sometimes you leave
Tear out the seams
Threading through my mind like a bad dream
A strand of gold shines in the light
It must be almost time to call it for today
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
Draw it all out
Just to break the time in my mind’s eye
We engineer it end to end
And then we pour it out not at all how we meant
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
And then you watch, you watch, you watch, you watch, you wait and watch
I’m outside and waiting for the rain
On a cold clear night
I’m outside and waiting for the rain
On a cold clear night
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2. |
Messy Roomz
03:50
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MESSY ROOMS
In my room I keep oh so much hidden
Under, behind, and between
Tell all of your stupid friend about me
I couldn’t care less – no
What’s gone and what remains
Of all of the love you take?
Give us your watch and your wallet dummy
Do you think this is just a joke?
Go on, run son, back to dad and mommy
I should’ve known then – oh
What’s gone and what remains
Of all of the love you take?
Tell me
What’s gone and what remains
Of all of the love you take?
I won’t change my mind, no It won’t change in time
What’s gone and what remains
Of all of the love you take?
Tell me
What’s gone and what remains
Of all of the love you take?
Tell me
What’s gone and what remains
Of all of the love you take?
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Reach Out
04:35
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REACH OUT
Reach out, reach out, reach out, reach out my love
Don’t you know that nothing ever goes the way we want it, despite what they say
So reach out, reach out, reach out, reach out my love
Don’t you know that nothing ever goes the way you want it, despite what they say
Despite what they say
And I’m coming home to you, home to you, I’m coming home.
Reach out, reach out, reach out, reach out my love
Don’t you know that nothing ever goes the way we want it, despite what they say
So reach out, reach out, reach out, reach out my love
Don’t you know that nothing ever goes the way we want it, despite what they say
Despite what they say
And I’m coming home to you, home to you, I’m coming home.
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CALGARY ’88
Love is not a thing we mould, sell and withhold
Tell me all the ways you know I’ve wronged you so
Cross the lying eyes, how he tries it all!
So we start again from two – sorry, not you
I don’t believe it, hey
I’m sorry baby
I just maybe
Kissed someone new
Who wasn’t you – oh
I’m sorry baby
I might maybe
Try something new
That isn’t you
Past the statue where you said, no-one would know
Fingers down my back to find what we don’t show
A kiss, a bridge, the skies – movies come to life
In the daylight comes, you’ll know it’s just ugly
I don’t believe it, hey
I can’t just leave it, hey
I’m sorry baby
I just maybe
Kissed someone new
Who wasn’t you – oh
I’m sorry baby
I might maybe
Try something new
That isn’t you
I’m sorry baby
I just maybe
Kissed someone new
Who wasn’t you – oh
I’m sorry baby
I might maybe
Try something new
That isn’t you
So let’s leave it there, let’s not drag this down
I’m a dog inside, I’ll chase everything around
What was so nice was knowing you were right
Once you’ve found us out, you’ll break without a fight
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OSTALGIE (FÜR C. BISCHOFF)
I forgot why we came (all night on the train)
Why we’d stopped and why we stayed (full stop, drop the page)
Germany, by the Spree (My friend, now I see)
A useless thought, an awful way (my God)
An acrobat falls to me (and fails to see)
But tumbles off, not to remain (my love, oh)
Although I tried I couldn’t stay (I want you please)
It’s not the time, it’s not the place (it’s all wrong)
I saw
I take
Thick fog in everybody’s faces
No talk
Just games
Rules gone
You’ll have to find your own way
Cuz that’s just how it’s played
You sell your wares, I trade my name (in the fall, I’ll wait)
It doesn’t stop, it never change (How long will it take?)
Germany down the way (I forgot this place)
Grandfather clocks and shoulder blades (so long!)
A tattooed cross below the knee (I saw you leave)
Broken ribs and pottery (My love, what’s the need?)
In cardboard boxes locked away (I want relief)
All our words start to fade (and I’m lost)
I saw
I take
Thick fog in everybody’s faces
No talk
Just games
Rules gone
You’ll have to find your own way
Cuz that’s just how it’s played
I’ll go
You’ll stay
Off the map
Where nobody can find me
You’ll know
I’ve paid
Off the map
Where everybody’s waiting
I’ll go
You’ll stay
Off the map
Where nobody can find me
You’ll know
I’ve paid
Off the map
Where everybody’s waiting
I’ll go
You’ll stay
Off the map
Where nobody can find me
You’ll know
I’ve paid
Off the map
Where everybody’s waiting
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Fastest
03:32
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FASTEST
The window’s wide and our hearts glide
Just as fast as we can run
Don’t look back cause if you do, we will leave you in the dust
Squares and patterns to match our mood
What we feel is what we know
Colour beams in the sunrise of our lives
Can you run faster
Can you be fastest
Run ‘til your lungs burst
Don’t be so serious
Narrowed eyes blinded in the light on a lazy afternoon
I don’t care and I don’t care if you do
I guess that’s just how it is these days
Clocking in and spinning out
Colour beams and the scattered dreams of our youth
Can you run faster
Can you be fastest
Run ‘til your lungs burst
Don’t be so serious
Can you run faster
Can you be fastest
Run ‘til your lungs burst
Don’t be so serious
(Colour dreams of our lives) Can you be fastest
Can you run faster
(Colour dreams of our lives) Can you be fastest
Can you run faster
(Colour dreams of our lives) Can you be fastest
Can you run faster
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7. |
Tattoo Boy
04:36
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TATTOO BOY
Through a city rain
He just walked away
Thinking he’d been found
Here we go again
Just another name
Kindly show him out
Past the howling train
I’m a dirty shame
Nowhere left but down
I’m afraid of pain
Like a fear of snakes
Man, I got sound
If you stay the night
There’s another flight
Really you should have known
My name on your left collarbone
That ink never dries
(Did you go away? Is it fading?)
Bright and monochrome
Empty your dream home
Throw the keys away
All we’ve ever known
Never fully grown
Who am I to wait?
But then ...
Call your boyfriend
Tell him it’s come to the end
Wait until he’s not broken
Show some respect
And in the morning
Act like it’s all forgotten
I know I’m the one you wanted
It doesn’t mean that you’re in
Come good home and
Leave it out in the open
I’ve put up my best defence
I think it’s working
We deserve what we get
Don’t hesitate for one second
Think about what you did
It’s all off
It’s not what you said
But really it’s just what you meant
Not sure if we’ll meet again
Tell me how to trust this
And in the noises
The sound gets lost in the messes
Is this what it means to be blessed?
Is this what it’s like to win?
I think I’ll leave this
I think I’ll leave this
I think I’ll leave
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Come right to the centre
A perfect companion
To honour the handshake deal
Of an empty apartment
To vanish inside
It’s a regular stand in
A perfect companion to
Where I go in my time off and what do I do then?
I float through the centre
I flatten into the line
On a triangle road leading into the mountains
Just follow the instructions
Just follow the instructions
You think, if you write it out
You think, you can think it through
You write, can you write until the sky goes dark and time becomes a spark
If you write it out
You think, you can think it through
You write, can you write until the sky goes dark and time becomes a spark
Come right to the centre
To honour the handshake deal
Of an empty apartment to vanish inside
It’s a regular stand in
A perfect companion to
Where I go in my time off and what do I do then?
I float through the centre
I flatten into the lines
On a triangle road leading into the mountains
Just follow the instructions
Just follow the instructions
You think, if you write it out
You think, you can think it through
You write, can you write until the sky goes dark and time becomes a spark
If you write it out
You think, you can think it through
You write, can you write until the sky goes dark and time becomes a spark
(Ride on, ride on)
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9. |
I Fall Out
04:08
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I FALL OUT
I fall out
Soft as a morning arrow
I fall out
Twice before in all good measure
I call out
No-one has any bother
So I fall out
Another gone, another feather
Don’t count me out
Calls coming from inside your house
Nobody else knows
It’s only ours – oh
I fall out
Tied like a perfect sailor
I fall out
Made once but not together
I’ve no doubt
You’re the rose and I’m the heather
So I fall out
Another song, another measure
But don’t count me out
Calls coming from inside your house
Nobody else knows
It’s only ours – oh
And I won’t ever give out
I’ve never quite forgot what it’s all about
Nobody else knows
It’s only ours – oh
No, no, does anyone else know?
No, does anyone else know?
No, does anyone else know?
No, does anyone else know?
No
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Visions
04:37
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VISIONS
I’ve been swimming with visions
Branching out of pedals and leaves
It goes on and on and on
And turns into the worst of the dreams
We’re all waiting, where are you?
What will make it suddenly clear?
We’re all waiting, where are you?
Stuck between an ongoing loop
One thing you should know
It’s never about you
In the darkness of the night
I tumble awaken
The whole thing makes me feel
A little uneasy
Then again, what doesn’t?
Now I’ve got something on side
That makes me feel better than fine
I’ve been swimming with visions
I see you reaching over to me
It goes on and on and on
I’m helpless here to know what it means
We’re all waiting, where are you?
The ceremony’s ready to start
We’re all here but where are you?
Stuck between an ongoing loop
One thing you should know
It’s never about you
In the darkness of the night
I tumble, awaken
The whole thing makes me feel
A little uneasy
Then again, what doesn’t?
Now I’ve got something on side
That makes me feel better than fine
I’ve been swimming with visions
The vines grow long and thick on the ground
It goes on and on and on
I can’t seem loosen my foot
We’re all waiting, where are you?
Stuck between repetitive loops
We’re all waiting, where are you?
Stuck between repetitive loops
Stuck between repetitive loops
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FRONTPERSON Montreal, Québec
Frontperson are:
Kathryn Calder
Mark Andrew Hamilton
-=- with -=-
Melissa McWilliams
Jen Sévertson
'Parade' is released April 29, 2022 on Oscar St. Records / Where It's At Is Where You Are Records.
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