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VV
04:18
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Some time ago
you tried your hand
you were afraid of losing face
the other boys
distracted him
and gave you time to get away
Having no home
nor means for one
you kept it near you all the time
the other boys
protected you
and made no mention of your crime
The dance of the rich
never pleases the poor
and change comes slow
or not at all
In later years
their memories
weigh heavy on your waking hours
forever young
and distant from
the ravages of time
Your camera
the vehicle
by which you made your escape
an exit so
impossible
such are the mysteries of fate
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2. |
Julia's Call
03:37
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You crane your neck around
fastened to the seat
there's a car that follows
and your name's been marked
everyone must have the list
You could try to move
to another town
with younger people
to replace your friends
you could turn your tail and run
What is this force
what is this pride
like moths we seek the light
only to burn in flame
What is this pull
holding your gaze
is it our nature that we run
into the fire
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3. |
One of Your Own
03:44
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That's not the way out
don't hold your breath
the landscape voices sudden movement
and distance to triangulate
one in a million
one of your own
that won't stop her getting even
in the only way she can
It will be cold out there
and oh so silent
the little waves you send
echoing back
On the approach
no position found
the low sunlight falls on the view and
reveals a sense of something wrong
you start to quake
and clench your fists
cruel deceit upon the evening
thick foreboding in the air
It will be cold out there
and oh so silent
the little lights you burn
flickering out
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4. |
The Cross of Lorraine
04:55
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Dumped into the back
you packed your bags and now you lie in wait
for the fog to arrive
Slipping through the night
have you got the right tool for the job
Or must you improvise
The task at hand
there's always agency in change
your time has arrived
don't you loose your nerve
don't give up the cause
Coming to the town
a place you promised never to return
but promises can be broken
Crossing through the streets
the windows dark the air it is so cold
will you do what you've been told
The task at hand
there's always agency in change
your time has arrived
don't you loose your nerve
don't give up the cause
Coloring your lens
moving in to harden your resolve
and the moon is on the rise
Coming to the door
you get the feeling that you're on the edge
then a shadow appears
The task at hand
there's always agency in change
your time has arrived
don't you loose your nerve
don't give up the cause
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5. |
Radiant City
04:03
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Now that I know the reach of my hand
the lay of the line
the weight of my will
nothing's sacred here
Time and again the senseless decor
unnecessary excess of
ornament and crime
Forever in the formative state
the radiant city beckoning on
Don't you know it's for the good of all
the question must be answered
considering the world to come
the question must be answered
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6. |
Birds of America
03:41
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Oh creature
the echo of your call
dead in the water like a broken bell
it's all I have to remind me
little more
One feather
the perfect shade of opal
is all I have to remind me
little more
It was a crime unto nature and all we know
laid in wait
forty long days and nights
I lured you my lowly hide
Over here
At long long last our hour arrived
net in hand
clambering grab to the starlight
I fear you'll sing no more
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7. |
Under the Waning Moon
04:33
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Four arms to hold you
three eyes to take you in
you're fearful when you see me
you fear i'll keep you in
Well you can blame me for the roaring storm
well it's the storm that keeps the dogs away
you say i'm a monster
what do you know
You accuse my eyes of evil
Say my arms are prone to sin
you're fearful of my color
of the ghost that let you in
They tried to drown me in the ocean
and so my throat, it turned to blue
you say I'm a monster
what do you know
So you found yourself a way
to slip right through my door
where you caught me in my sleep
and held me to the floor
But when you found me both man and woman
you shrieked and you lept right from the room
you say I'm a monster
what do you know
Shall I close my eye to please you
cut my arms off with a knife
will you recognise my features
recognise my face
Well all along I've change my image
to fit with what I thought you'd want
you say I'm a monster
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Walter and the Taxi
03:27
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Looking into the void
you're reckoning with the question
and the city looms
too far to see now
you're a satellite
taken by a wayward pull
The quaking side of patience
trying long to ignore the storm
such an ego
you can't question the course
the winds of war
always in your ear
Dusk begins to fall
and your mind now starts to sense the path
of ultimate resistance
Who could touch you there
with the fare paid full in advance
the cost of taking chances
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9. |
White Wall
04:35
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Poor you
broken boy
the wrong room
the wrong hour
cold April thunderstorm
drove you here
Black flash
shattered glass
the burnt air
the warped floor
slowly you come around
to the scene
No, no
there you go
hung like a mirror on a white wall
look around here and there
destroyed
listen to the noise
remember where you were before
from there
plain sailing
home through the city
ten million souls
cut around to and fro
hello…
open up the door
surely she'll be standing there
It's much clearer now
time moving ever so slow
she's neither here or there
it appears
ring in hand
bird in the bag
don't leave it there
don't leave it there
through ruined halls
return to the rain
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10. |
Westway
03:51
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It was the wrong time
to rattle
round your door
a fateful night
pressed to decide
how to turn
Now they never will
discover
where you are
they waylaid life
forced out of sight
careful now
For the record
it wasn't
ever really up to you
the way forward
better unsaid
I know what to do
The thought of your
suffering
too much to bear
you can't follow me
but whatever you do
don't stay here
Looking in the rear view
it's all i see
the dim lit, long receding road
oh hurry now
don't change your mind there's no time
to spare
Circling the Westway
over the long
sprawl of the city below
foot to the floor
flying over in a blaze
of fire
then out
into the sea
to erase my whole world
in a moment of forfeit
that's what you meant to me
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Lake Ruth New York, New York
NYC's Lake Ruth was formed in 2015 by multi-instrumentalist Hewson Chen of The New Lines, drummer Matt Schulz (Holy Fuck /
Enon / SAVAK) and vocalist Allison Brice (The Eighteenth Day Of May, The Silver Abduction).
Their debut LP, Actual Entity, came out in 2016 on The Great Pop Supplement (UK). A second album, Birds of America, was released February 2018 on Feral Child (UK).
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