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Houdini
05:25
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TOUCH AND TASTE
ARE COLLAPSING IN TIME
AS THE NIGHT COMES ALIVE
YOU’LL MAKE THE GRADE
AND STAY AWAKE ALL NIGHT
ON AIRPORT RUNWAYS
YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE
NOW I’VE GOT HIM HERE
AND THAT’S HALF THE FIGHT
IF YOU WASTE YOUR TIME
ON EMPTY EMPTY-BAR NIGHTLIFE
YOU WON’T GET WHAT YOU WANT
I FINALLY REALISE
IN THE CITY I LIVE
THERE’S NO-ONE LIKE HIM
NOW I’VE GOT HIM HERE
THAT’S HALF THE FIGHT
AND NOW WE’RE IN LOVE
I HOPE IT’S UNTIL WE DIE
BUT THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES
DESTROYS ME EVERY TIME
THE BITE OF YOUR LIP
MAKES ME GO WEAK
BECAUSE I WISH THAT IT WAS MINE
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Cursing Blood
02:54
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I’M A FRAGILE BOY YOU KNOW
ALL TWISTED MUSCLE AND BONE
MY EXOSKELETAL GROANS
PICKED UP BY MICROPHONES
MY COMPLEX CONNECTIONS KEEP ME TOGETHER
MOVE YOUR SCALPEL SLOW
WITH THE GRACE OF A VIOLA BOW
THE COMPLEX DETECTION OF OUR HEARTS IN ACTION
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Lydia And Gage
06:51
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WALKING DOWN GAGE TO MEET YOU AFTER WORK
WITH DEERHOOF ON MY HEADPHONES AND A SPRING IN MY STEP
I LOOK AROUND NOW AT ALL THE HOSPITALS
AND BAPTIST CHURCHES
LITTERING THE CORNERS OF THIS SUBURBAN MIDWEST AMERICAN TOWN
I FEEL LEFT OUT
FEELING OUT OF TOUCH RIGHT NOW
FIVE THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME
NO NEED TO BE AFRAID OF DISTANCE OVER TIME
CAUSE LOVE IS ALL WE HAVE
LOVE IS EVERYTHING
I’LL SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOF
THAT I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU
CAUSE LOVE IS EVERYTHING
STOP AND STARE
RING YOUR BELL BUT WE DON’T CARE YOU CAN CHANGE THE LOCKS TO KEEP US OUT
I’LL MEET YOU THERE
ON THE CORNER OF LYDIA AND GAGE
AND WALK YOU HOME DOWN HUNTOON TO FAIRLAWN
NO NEED TO BE AFRAID OF DISTANCE OVER TIME
CAUSE LOVE IS ALL WE HAVE
LOVE IS EVERYTHING
I’LL SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOF
THAT I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU
CAUSE LOVE IS EVERYTHING
NOW I KNOW ALL ABOUT
TIREDNESS AND EXHAUSTION
BUT YOU, YOU HELP ME THROUGH
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Kawaii
05:55
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SAW YOU WALKING DOWN THE STREET WITH HELLO KITTY ON YOUR T-SHIRT I THOUGHT
WELL THAT’S OKAY
WE STARTED HANGING IN YOUR BASEMENT
WITH DANGAN RONPA AND I DON’T KNOW HOW
IT BECAME A THING
FOR US TO KNOW
ALL ABOUT
KAWAII IN CULTURE
AND SUBCULTURES
WE STARTED HANGING IN THE CITY AND EVERYBODY STARTED DRESSING LIKE US AND THAT’S PRETTY COOL, I GUESS
YOU INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR NEW FRIEND NOW
HE’S SO MUCH OLDER AND I’M WEIRDED OUT
BUT YOU DON’T FIND IT STRANGE
THAT HE’S THIRTY FIVE
AND KNOWS ALL ABOUT
KAWAII IN CULTURE
AND SUBCULTURES
EVENTUALLY WE LOST TOUCH AND NOW
I OFTEN SIT AND I WONDER WHY
THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE
I THOUGHT I SAW YOU AT THE STATION LAST NIGHT
WITH GREY RINGS ALL AROUND YOUR EYES
I HOPE YOU’RE OKAY
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Wildlife
03:10
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TEENAGE WILDLIFE
BURNING THE SPEAKERS OUT
I’M NOT ABLE TO CONTROL MYSELF TONIGHT AT ALL
YOU’RE IN CONTROL OF IT ALL SEEMINGLY ABLE TO MAKE MY DECISIONS SEEM WONDERFUL
I SURRENDER
BECOMING ONE WITH THE SOUND BECOMING ONE WITH THE BODY
I’M IN LOVE WITH THE CITY
I’M IN LOVE WITH EVERYTHING
FROM THE BEDROOM
TO THE NIGHT LIFE
AND THE STREET SIGNS
AND THE WILDLIFE
I SURRENDER MYSELF
I LOSE CONTROL OF MYSELF
WHEN I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL
YOUR MAGIC WORKS WELL
IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT
IN THE HEAT OF THE ECHO
IN THE PULL OF THE LASER
AND THE DRAG OF YOUR SOUL
IN YOUR BEDROOM
IN YOUR CITY
IN YOUR HOTEL
IN YOUR BATHROOM
IN THE MAIN ROOM
IT’S THE NIGHTLIFE
AND I AM THE WILDLIFE
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Heaviness
08:38
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MY WANDERLUST ARRIVES AGAIN
LEADS ME TO A STRANGERS PLACE
WITH MY EYES WIDE SHUT
I SEE YOUR FACE
BUT YOU BEGIN BY WALKING INTO SITUATIONS YOU’RE NOT USED TO
SO TAKE A DRINK
AND ACQUIESCE THIS HEAVINESS
EXCESSIVELY AS THE FACE WARMS
CONVERSATION TURNS TO US
I START TO SWEAT AS CLOTHES FALL OFF
AT 2AM I MAKE MY EXCUSES AND LEAVE THE ROOM TO COME AND MEET YOU
IN THE DARK DESERTED CAR PARKS AFTER WORK
WHEN WE GET HOME WE’LL GO TO YOUR BEDROOM AND LOCK THE DOOR BECAUSE WE’RE NOT USED TO THE WAY THEY ARE SO CONTENT IN THEIR HEAVINESS
YOU’RE ALWAYS OUT OF SIGHT
I’LL BE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE IN THIS HEAVINESS
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My Tulpa
01:40
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Seasick
04:26
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FOLLOWING WEEKS OF
TOTAL DEVASTATION
YOURE HARD TO GET HOLD OF
IS THIS AN END IM FEELING
OR AM I JUST REELING
OUT OF CONTROL
THEN OUT OF NOWHERE
A SLIGHT REPRIEVE IN DESPAIR
YOU FINALLY SHOW
BUT NOT IN PERSON
BUT AS AN OBSERVATION
TO CRUSH ME TO MY CORE
IN DREAMS
IN VISIONS
AND NIGHT TIME APPARITIONS
YOUR GHOST HAUNTS ME
MAKES ME FEEL UNEASY
SEASICK ON MY PILLOW
YOUR WORDS TAUNT ME
AND PHOTOGRAPHS SICKEN ME
WHY DONT WE TALK ABOUT IT
I DONT FEEL LIKE
I'M THE ONE
THAT BROUGHT THIS ON
LOVE IS A CARCINOGEN
THAT WE BREATHE IN
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Venus
04:13
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VENUS OH YOU RULE ME
THE PUSH AND PULL OF YOU WITHIN CONTROL ME
OH I CAN’T RESIST
THE MAGNETIC DRAW TO ANOTHER UNDER YOUR SPELL
BUT NEVER TWO SHALL BE ONE THEY SAY BUT I DON’T
NEVER TWO SHALL BE ONE THEY SAY
BUT I DON’T BELIEVE ANYONE
VENUS OH YOU BROUGHT ME HERE
BUT EARTHLY RULE
YOU DRAG ME BACK AGAIN
YOU KEEP ME IN WALLS
IN HOMES I CAN’T REST
THE TIDES KEEP US SEPERATED
AND I CAN’T TAKE IT
BUT NEVER TWO SHALL BE ONE THEY SAY BUT I DON’T
NEVER TWO SHALL BE ONE THEY SAY
BUT I DON’T BELIEVE ANYONE
VENUS IF YOU ONLY BELIEVE IN LOVE
THEN SURELY YOU BELIEVE IN US
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Fire Escape
03:36
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HEY I’M SORRY THAT I OVERREACT
I GUESS KNOWING YOU’RE THERE
IS ENOUGH TO SEE ME THROUGH
SO I PUT ON MY FAKE SMILE
AND A BRAVE FACE FOR A LONG WHILE
BUT SINCE YOU RAN AWAY
I DON’T WANT ANYTHING AT ALL
I DON’T WANT TO FEEL THE PULSE INSIDE THESE VENTRICALS
I DON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT BREATHING ANYMORE
I GUESS THAT I’M THE FOOL ONCE AGAIN NOW MY STATUS READS WE’RE ONLY FRIENDS
AND I CAN’T EVEN DRAG MYSELF OUT OF BED
BUT SINCE YOU RAN AWAY
I DON’T WANT ANYTHING AT ALL
I DON’T WANT TO FEEL THE PULSE INSIDE THESE VENTRICALS
I DON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT BREATHING ANYMORE
I GUESS I’LL SEE YOU SOMETIMES IF FROM THIS DOLOR I SURVIVE
SINCE YOU RAN AWAY I DON’T WANT ANYTHING AT ALL
I JUST WANT TO RUN AWAY
FROM EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENING
THROUGH A FIRE ESCAPE RE-OPENDED
THAT I LOCKED UP YEARS BEFORE YOU CAME
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11. |
Middle Of Nowhere
13:28
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IN THE FACE OF A SENSELESS TRAGEDY WE’RE ALL BROKEN UP
AND WAITING TO HEAL
I MAKE LISTS OF ALL THINGS
THAT KEEP ME GOING
AND THOUGH YOU LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
YOU MAKE IT FEEL CLOSER
WHEN WE GET TOGETHER
I’M ALIEN TO THE EFFECTS OF YOUR FLORA
BUT I’LL RISK IT ALL
FOR ANOTHER CHANCE TO SEE MORE OF YOUR FACE
I MAKE LISTS OF ALL THE THINGS THAT KEEP ME GOING
AND YOU’RE AT THE TOP OF EACH ONE
THAT’S GOT TO COUNT FOR SOMETHING
I MAKE LISTS OF ALL THINGS THAT KEEP ME GOING
AND THOUGH YOU LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
YOU MAKE IT FEEL CLOSER
BUT NOW THE WINTER OF OUR LOVE LINGERS CRUELLY ON THE HORIZON CREEPING CLOSER
PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO
MY LIFE IS IN TOTO DARK AFTERNOONS
IT’S ALL I AM WITHOUT YOU
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Claw The Thin Ice Manchester, UK
Four dudes making big, sad, loud rock music.
- Four Albums
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Four EPs
- One compilation album
'Colour Phase' out now.
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