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Sticks and Stones

by Sounds Like Winter

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THERE'S A GREY SKY, I'M COLD IN SIDE WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF A MAN? IF HE CAN'T HEED ADVICE WHAT DOES A MOMENT REQUIRE? A LIAR TO THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT, NO RESTRICTIONS ON OUR MINDS AS WE CLIMB TO THE CROWN OF THE VISTA LOOKING DOWN IN THE SKY SEE THE BEAST ROLL AROUND ALL THE FIRES IN THE EAST AND THE CROWNS ON OUR HEADS ARE STARTING TO TURN BLOOD RED RED, RED, RED, RED, RED, RED, RED, RED THEY'RE STARTING TO TURN A MOVEMENT TAKES BUT A SECOND IN YOUR MIND IT CAN BE CORROSIVE, IF IT'S BROUGHT TO LIFE WHAT IS THE ANSWER WE SEEK? WE ARE WEAK TO THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT, NO RESTRICTIONS ON OUR MINDS AS WE CLIMB TO THE CROWN OF THE VISTA LOOKING DOWN IN THE SKY SEE THE BEAST ROLL AROUND ALL THE FIRES IN THE EAST AND THE CROWNS ON OUR HEADS ARE STARTING TO TURN BLOOD RED RED, RED, RED, RED, RED, RED, RED, RED THEY'RE STARTING TO BURN
2.
GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND SHINE YOUR BOOTS BLACK TAKE ALL YOUR GRIEVANCES UP WITH THE UNION WHITE KNUCKLE GEEVES WE'LL CUT THEM NO SLACK BREAKING THEIR BACKS TO STOP UPWARDLY MOTION I'M WAVING OFF STICKS AND I'M WAVING OFF STONES I BATTLE THE SLINGS AND I'VE BROKEN THE BOWS I LOOK AT MY SINS AND I'M BARING MY SOUL I'M DOWN ON MY KNEES AND I'M NEVER ALONE I'M A RIOT WHAT CAN I SAY I'M A RIOT OUT FROM UNDER THE STAIRS INTO OPULANCE BORN MONOCLES POP STARCHED COLLARS AND CUFFS TEA ON THE LAWN CUCUMBER SANDWICHES AND THEN STABLE BOYS BUMS TO EXPLORE PRIVILEGE AND NOTHING MORE PRIVILEGE AND NOTHING MORE CHORUS BY ME A GOOSE THE BEST IN THE STORE DADDY SENDS HUGS, I'VE GOT A PORSCHE THEN SCRUB TIL I CAN SEE MY FACE IN THE FLOOR AND YOU'LL WORK IN A FACTORY JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER CHORUS
3.
LAYING IN MY ROOM ALONE I FEEL THE DARK ENFOLD ME SAFE WITHOUT A SOUND THE SHEETS ARE COOL THEY SMELL SECURE WITH DREAMS I HAD IN CHILDHOOD A LIFE UNBOUND LIFE IS JUST TO REAL SOMETIMES IT BURNS INTO YOUR BRAIN I HIDE IN SLEEP JUST A GRAIN OF TRUTH AND THEN I FIND OUR ARGUMENT GOES ROUND AND ROUND IN CIRCLES WALKING SLOW INTO THE ROOM I FEEL MY WORDS ARE FALLING DOWN WITHOUT A SOUND LOOKING OUT I SEE ILLUSIONS OF HOW THE LEAVES ARE FALLING ON THE AUTUMN GROUND LIFE IS JUST TO REAL SOMETIMES IT BURNS INTO YOUR BRAIN I HIDE IN SLEEP JUST A GRAIN OF TRUTH AND THEN I FIND OUR ARGUMENT GOES ROUND AND ROUND IN CIRCLES COME AND SEE ME I WANT REJECTION LIFE IS JUST TOO REAL SOMETIMES IT BURNS INTO YOUR BRAIN I HIDE IN SLEEP
4.
AS I RIDE I'M COLD AND I'M WET MY HANDS ARE LIKE CLAWS AND I'M CLOSE TO THE EDGE AHEAD THERE LAYS A SODDEN TRACK OF GRISSLY REMORSE AND SILENT REGRET I THINK I'VE SEEN THE END OF IT ALL BUT IT STRETCHES ON AND THERE'S NO WAY BACK THE JOURNEY WE TAKE IS NEVER EASY IT'S NEVER GONNA BE AS SIMPLE AS IT SEEMS ON THE HORIZON ARE ALL OF THE PROMISES MADE TO OURSELVES AND IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS BY MY SIDE I HAVE A BLACKENED BAG THAT'S FULL OF LIES AND VOWS NOT KEPT I START OUT EACH DAY WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS, BUT MY NATURE TAPS ME ON THE SHOULDER AND IT SAYS IT'S ALL GONNA FAIL LIKE IT ALWAYS HAS AND I'M LOSING MY SHIT AND THERE'S NO WAY BACK CHORUS
5.
YOU THINK THAT YOU TRUSTED THE LIFE OF THE JUST FALLING AROUND, THE FUTURE SOUND IT'S ALL BECOME DUST HERE WE DISCUSS THE LIFE OF THE JUST THE ONLY SOUND WE BELIEVE IN NOW IS THE ONE THAT IS LEAVING SLEEPING DOGS LIE AT THE BACK OF MY MIND PULLING MY FINGERS AND BIDING THEIR TIME SO GATHER IT UP, JUST TO SCATTER AWAY A GRIP SO TIGHT LIKE WILHELM REICH TO SHOW ME UP SO LAY IT DOWN, JUST LET HER DOWN I SENSE YOUR SHOULDERS START TO SAG STOW IT IN THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT NOW OR LAY IT ON THE GROUND MUST YOU CARRY THE BAG? IT'S A SCATTERED CRUSADE THIS THING THAT WE'VE MADE AND IT BLOCKS OUT THE SUN, CAUSE IT'S SO ENORMOUS I KNOW THAT IT SOMETIMES WEIGHS A TON BUT IN A CERTAIN LIGHT IT'S GORGEOUS EVER ON UP THE HILL BAILED UP WITH A WEIGHT UNSPOKEN AND IT WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO SPILL AND MAYBE MORE ROCK THAN SISYPHUS ROLL IT UP
6.
I WAKE UP ALONE AND I LACK THE CONVICTION TO GO OUT AND FACE THE WORLD ON MY OWN THE VOICE IN MY HEAD IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT TODAY WOULD BE BETTER SPENT CURLED UP IN A BALL JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER HOUR OF SLEEP I'M TIRED AND I JUST WANNA LAY AROUND ON MY OWN I DON'T WANT THE HASSLE I DON'T WANNA HURRY I JUST WANNA HANG AROUND THE HOUSE ON MY OWN WHY DO I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS ENDING WHY DO I FEEL THAT MY LIFE ISN'T MINE WHY DO I NEED THESE VAIN DISTRACTIONS I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET ON WITH MY LIFE I HAVE A SET OF CLOTHES THAT NO-ONE HAS SEEN AND I CAN LAY AROUND THE HOUSE AND EAT WHAT I WANT I'M SO DISSAFECTED AND MISSDIRECTED I'M THE KING OF COUCH AND I WIELD A REMOTE THE TV IS ON AND IT HOLDS ME SO CLOSE AND I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING THE LIVES ON THE SCREEN AND THEM I AM BACK AND I LAND ON THE GROUND I AM SUDDENLY RIPPED FROM THIS CATHODE RAY DREAM WHY DO I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS ENDING WHY DO I FEEL THAT MY LIFE ISN'T MINE WHY DO I NEED THESE VAIN DISTRACTIONS I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET ON WITH MY LIFE
7.
La puerta cerrada de mi cuarto a mi alrededor la oscuridad sin saber porque estoy llorando tengo muchas ganas de gritar. Estribillo: Gritar, gritar gritar, gritar gritar, gritar gritar, gritar La mañana asoma en la ventana todo vuelve a la normalidad el dolor quedo sobre la almohada pero no las ganas de gritar. Gritar, gritar gritar, gritar gritar, gritar gritar, gritar
8.
AS I SINK INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS BENEATH A CANOPY OF DYING TREES WE ARE RULED BY A CODE OF MADNESS WE ARE LOSING OUR AUTONOMY CONSIDER ALL OF THE STOLEN NATIONS WILLING SLAVES TO THE ECONOMY GRABBING HANDS ERODING ALL COMPASSION THE TIME HAS COME TO SET OURSELVES FREE YOUR TIME IS OVER NOW WE WANT IT BACK YOUR PLASTIC LIFE HOLDS NO TEMPTATION OUR CLOTHES ARE BLACK BUT OUR HEARTS ARE WHITE AND WE'RE COMING TO SEE YOU SOON GROWING FAT AS WE SWALLOW THE LIES WE'VE LOST CONTROL OF OUR DESTINY EAT THE FLESH OF OUR FELLOW CREATURES BLOOD FOR BANKS AND YOUR CANCER FOR FREE IT'S GETTING WARMER AS YOUR HEARTS GROW COLDER GROWING PROFITS A PHILOSOPHY EVERY ONE OF US MUST BE A SOLDIER FIGHT THE MAN AND WE CAN SET OURSLELVES FREE CHORUS
9.
IT'S JUST THAT NAPOLEON WAS BIGGER THAN THE OTHER PIGS AND THAT'S ALL AND ONE BY ONE THE LIST GOT SHORTER UNTIL IT WAS RE-WRITTEN SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL BEASTS OF ENGLAND BEASTS OF IRELAND BEASTS OF EVERY LAND AND CLIME HEARKEN TO THE JOYFUL TIDINGS OF THIS GOLDEN FUTURE TIME SOON OR LATE THE DAY IS COMING TYRANT MAN WILL BE OVERTHROWN AND THE FRUITFUL FIELDS OF ENGLAND WILL BE TROD BY BEASTS ALONE SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS ALWAYS IN THE END SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS NOW MY FRIEND RINGS SHALL VANISH FROM OUR NOSES AND THE HARNESS FROM OUR BACK BIT AND SPUR WILL RUST FOREVER AND THE WHIPS NO MORE SHALL CRACK RICHES MORE THAT MIND CAN PICTURE WHEAT AND BARLEY, OATS AND HAY CLOVER DREAMS AND MANGLED WORDS THAT SHALL BE OURS UPON THAT DAY SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS ALWAYS IN THE END SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS NOW MY FRIEND NO ANIMAL SHALL KILL ANY OTHER ANIMAL ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD AND BOXER HE WORKED THE HARDEST OF ALL UNTIL HE WAS DEAD ON HIS FEET AND THEY ALL GATHERED TOGETHER IN THE BARN IMPORTANT WORDS WERE TO BE SPOKEN ONE OF THEM AT THE BACK SPOKE UP JUST FOR A MOMENT AND HE WAS SHOUTED DOWN! SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS ALWAYS IN THE END SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS NOW MY FRIEND
10.
CLIMB ABOARD ALL YE RABBLE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY NOW EVERYTHING WAS LOST IN THE BATTLE NOT LONG TIL THE TIDE TURNS AROUND JOIN ME ONCE MORE IT'S INTO THE WHEELHOUSE MAYBE WE'LL SEND SOME MORE SOULS TO THEIR DEATH POINT THE MAST NORTH AND IT'S OFF TO NEW HEBRIDES FINGERS CROSSED BOYS WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH BREAD LALADIDA GLOSSALIA HOW MANY LOST WOULD YOU SAY? ONE DAY WE'LL GET TOO CLOSE TO THESE ROCKS DEATHS JUST A MOMENT AWAY CLIMB ABOARD ALL YE RABBLE CARRY YOUR DEAD WITH YOU NOW NO MORE WILL SWORD LEAVE A SCABARD TIME TO SHARE TALES GATHER ROUND CHORUS

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released September 2, 2017

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Sounds Like Winter Sydney, Australia

Please note, Vinyl copies of both albums are now being sold on soundslikewinter.com Emerging from the verdant undergrowth of Sydney Australia, Sounds Like Winter continue the antipodean tradition of putting a convict’s twist on traditional shapes. From loping bass to scything guitars, they are ferried atop a dervish of tribal drums. ... more

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