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AS I LAY HERE AT NIGHT I FIND
MANY WAYS I COULD LOSE MY MIND
TAKE A WALK DOWN THE PATH LESS TROD
TO A PLACE WHERE I LOSE MY GOD
CAN I SOMEHOW RELAX AND SAVE
A LIFE ABOUT TO SLIP AWAY
WHEN THE BONEMAN COMES
YOU WILL SHAKE IN YOUR BONES
AND YOUR EYES SQUEEZED TIGHT
WHEN YOU'RE IN BED ALONE
THE COLD FINGERS CREEP
UP THE SIDE OF YOUR BED
AND THE COLD SWEAT FEAR BUILDS
UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD
A SHADOW FOLLOWS ME DOWN THE HALL
LIKE A STAIN ON THE BATHROOM WALL
A PALE MAN IN THE CORNER OF MY EYE
A FREEZING BREATH OR A LONELY SIGH
NOW THERE'S NOTHING ON EARTH TO SAVE
A LIFE ABOUT TO SLIP AWAY
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DROWNING IN A WARM EMBRACE
MY SENSES RISE IN A WAVE SO OVERWHELMING
I TOUCH YOUR FACE I KISS YOUR EYES
THE SCENT OF FLESH ALIVE TWO BODIES MERGING
YOUR SOUL IS PORCELAIN SAVE ME I'M FALLING IN
LOOK IN YOUR EYES I CANNOT DISGUISE
I'M HELPLESS AS A CALLOW INFANT
YOUR SOUL IS PORCELAIN MY OWN IS BLACK AS SIN
HEART FULL OF LIES I CANNOT DISGUISE
I'M HELPLESS AS A CALLOW INFANT
DROWNING IN A WARM EMBRACE
MY SKINS ALIVE YOUR HANDS YOUR TOUCH ELECTRIC
PORCELAIN, SO SHARP IT CUTS MY SKIN
AND NOW IT BREAKS WE DIE TWO BODIES BLEEDING
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He scanned the horizon and he said with a smile
You see that boy? I’m going to map out every mile.
Then he rolled up his sleeves and fastened his boots
And every beast of burden knew just what they had to do.
Everybody’s got their urge to collide
With the men who would die over a matter of pride
So wave them off with flags and parades maybe then
Wait for the postcard, you’ll never see them again.
The Hunger, The Lice, The Cold and Disease
The Sodomy, The Dysentery, The Amputees
Heroic prose enunciates the plunder and the blunder
So hold the front page, it’s a voyage of wonder.
‘Perhaps we’ll have to winter here’ the rumour goes round
But how to camp upon the ever shifting ground?
So with his rickety voice and his eyes of blue
The cabin boys shin bones will become my stew.
The Hunger, The Lice, The Cold and Disease
The Sodomy, The Dysentery, The Amputees
Heroic prose enunciates the plunder and the blunder
So hold the front page, it’s a voyage of wonder.
Scurvied gums sup on the bones of the dead
Perhaps they ought have should have stuck to farming instead
So dream of home and hearth and let it never be said
That glory fills the belly like a barrel of bread.
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WHENEVER YOU’RE HERE, WHENEVER YOUR HURT
AS OUR LOVE DISAPPEARS FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US SEEMS SO CLOSE
WHATEVER YOU SAY, WHATEVER YOU DO
I BELIEVE IT WAS FATE THAT BROUGHT ME TO YOU
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US SEEMS SO CLOSE
WHENEVER WE FALL
STANDING WITH A KNIFE IN YOUR HAND
WHERE DO WE STAND
SCREAMING AT THE SKY FOR CONTROL
OH WHERE DO WE GO
WHEREVER WE FALL WHEREVER WE FEEL
BELIEVE WHAT YOU MUST FOR THE PAIN ISN’T REAL
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US SEEMS SO CLOSE
WHATEVER ITS WORTH, WHATEVER WE SAY
IT’S THE ANSWER WE SEEK IN A TREACHEROUS WAY
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US SEEMS SO FAR
FOREVER WE FALL
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WORK ALL DAY, DEAD ALL NIGHT
WONDER HOW, I’M GONNA GET IT RIGHT
SOLD MY SOUL ANOTHER DAY
DEAD AGAIN ANOTHER NIGHT
WONDER HOW I’M GONNA GET IT RIGHT
LOST MY WAY, AND I LOST THE FIGHT
NOW I KNOW, I’LL NEVER GET IT RIGHT
SOLD MY SOUL ANOTHER DAY
DEAD AGAIN ANOTHER NIGHT
WONDER HOW I’LL GET IT RIGHT
HOLLOW HOLLOW HOLLOW
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER NIGHT
HOLLOW HOLLOW HOLLOW, ANOTHER DAY YEAH
WORK ALL DAY, DEAD ALL NIGHT
WONDER HOW, I’M GONNA GET IT RIGHT
SOLD MY SOUL ANOTHER DAY
DEAD AGAIN ANOTHER NIGHT
WONDER HOW I’LL GET IT RIGHT
HOLLOW HOLLOW HOLLOW, ANOTHER DAY YEAH
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ON MY WAY BACK HOME
THE STREETS ARE EMPTY
AND I AM ALL ALONE
BUT I'M LOST IN THE CROWD
HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT
THE CLOCKS WERE MELTING
THE SUN WAS WAY TOO BRIGHT
THEN THE CLOUDS CAME DOWN
I SEE THE LIGHTS GO OUT
I SEE THE WALLS COME DOWN
UPON US ALL
SUDDENLY I SEE
DISASTER IS LOOMING
CRUSHING US ALL
FOLLOW THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
SANITY IS CALLING
TO DROWN US ALL
LIFE GOES UP AND DOWN
IT'S LIKE A ROLLER COASTER
TOO FAR OFF THE GROUND
AND YOU CAN'T MAKE IT STOP
LAY IN BED AT NIGHT
MY MIND IS REELING
I'M HOLDING ON TOO TIGHT
I JUST WANT TO SLOW DOWN
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UNDER THE STARS WE LAY THERE HAND IN HAND
HOLD ME CLOSE AND LET THE DARK WASH OVER ME
ITS COLD AS STONE YOU’LL NEVER TURN AWAY
FILL ME WITH HOPE A LOVE LOST IN ETERNITY
THIS IS HOW I SEE THE NATION, LIVING WITHOUT
SELF EXAMINATION, LOOKING OUT ON THE SAD AND
LONELY, NOW ENACT REJUVENATION
THIS IS THE WAY, THE WAY WE MOVE AGAIN
THIS IS THE WAY, WE CANNOT JUST, WE CANNOT JUST
PRETEND/BE FRIENDS
YOU SEND ME BACK TO DARKENED DAYS AGAIN
STARK REMINDER OF WHAT IT WAS YOU MEANT TO ME
YOUR EYES THEY FLICKER IN THE LIGHT AGAIN
THEY DANCE AWAY I MELT WITHIN YOUR EFFIGY
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WIN OR LOSE IT’S ALL THE SAME
DIG TIL IT HURTS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME
ALL FALL DOWN ALL FALL DOWN
ALL THE LADIES IN THE LOUNGE
SHARPEN THEIR DAGGERS AND TOPPLE CROWNS
ALL SO VAIN, WIN OR LOSE IT’S ALL THE SAME
ELEPHANT GUN AND THE VENTRICLES BURST
I SWEAR MY DEAR WELL I WASN’T TO KNOW
IT’S BUCKSHOT LOVE RIGHT TO THE CHEST
FLUNG TO THE GROUND BY THE DOUBLE BARREL SCORPIO
WIN OR LOSE IT’S ALL THE SAME
SCORPIO LOVE IT’S A VICIOUS GAME
ALL FALL DOWN ALL FALL DOWN
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE TOWN
DISMISSIVE EYES JUDGMENTAL FROWNS
ALL SO VAIN, WIN OR LOSE IT’S ALL THE SAME
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I FEEL IT ON MY LEFT HAND SIDE
BENEATH MY RIBS AND IN MY BELLY
TWO STEPS BACK BUT I'LL TAKE IT IN MY STRIDE
AND IF I TOLD YOU TWICE
I'M SURE YOU COULD BELIEVE ME
I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU WALK IN BLACK
STANDING ALL ALONE
IT'S OVER THIS SOULS ALL ALONE
I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU WALK IN BLACK
STANDING ON YOUR OWN
IT'S OVER THIS SOULS ALL I KNOW
IT FLOWS LIKE THE TIDE WITH THE WEIGHT
OF THE SEA
FOAMING AS IT RECEDES THEN RIPPLING
BACK AGAIN
CAN WE FOLD THE PAGE ON ANOTHER DREARY DAY?
MY RUIN SITS CHILLED IN A FRIDGE DOOR RATTLING
SO CLENCH YOUR FISTS AND GRIND YOUR TEETH
ARTHRITIC STANCE, YOUR FRAME BENT DOUBLE
RED EYED SHAKES AS THE RADIO BLEEDS
AND AT A TIME LIKE THIS, IT'S FAINTLY EVANGELICAL
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HAD IT ALL YOU WANTED MORE
BUT YOU WERE FAR TOO SAD
END WAS NEAR YOU THOUGHT I WOULDN'T
LEAVE YOU HIGH AND DRY
HAD IT ALL YOU WANTED MORE BUT WITH
NO COMPROMISE
IN THE END I HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO STAND AND SEE YOU CRY
VOICES FAR TOO HEATED FEELINGS
ARE BEING TORN ASIDE
FEELING THAT YOU NEEDED FORCING
BRINGS THAT DEEP DIVIDE
LEAVING YOU JUST WASN'T EASY
TOR ME UP INSIDE
SEEING HOW YOU WERE NOT COPING
PLEASE JUST STAND ASIDE
AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FALLING
FOR THAT OLD TRICK AGAIN
I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FALLING
AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU CALLING
YOU FELL FOR IT AGAIN
I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FALL
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YOU KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE WINTER
WHEN THE COLD GETS IN YOUR BONES
THE COLOUR OF THE SUNLIGHT IN MUTED HUES AND TONES
THE SLOWING OF YOUR HEARTBEAT
WHEN YOU KNOW ITS NEAR THE END
WHEN YOUR BREATH ESCAPES WITH A SIGH
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'VE LOST A FRIEND
ALL I WANTED
YOU HERE NOW
NOW I'M ON MY OWN
JUST NEED YOU HERE NOW
YOU KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE WINTER
WHEN YOU DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE
WHEN THE DRUMBEAT OF YOUR FAVOURITE SONG
CAN NO LONGER MAKE YOU DANCE
WHEN YOU DROWN YOURSELF IN VICES
THAT ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE
YOU KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE WINTER
WHEN THE WIND WHISPERS A CURSE
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released January 27, 2016
Ant Banister (vocals/songwriting/production/mastering/video), Andi Lennon (guitar/vocals/artwork)
Jamie Pajuczok (bass), Leticia Olhaberry (drums),
Tommy Webster (guitar/artwork) Guest artists and collaborators: Ash Rothschild (Guitar/bass/songwriting), Ryan Mortimer (bass/bassVI)