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Quicksand
05:08
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Sleep comes to you my friend
These dreams well earned
Your storm struck before the calm
Now the sun's returned
Moods define our worlds
Are we low or high
Swells crash and shadows grow
To be replaced by light
Brown on blue, mad about you
(Eyes like quicksand)
To old-time tunes we dance so slow
Turn music inside out
Autumn brings a dusky glow
Frames a lover's shout
When we dance we move so slow
Catch our breath and pause
Worlds collapse and leave just us
Savouring the warmth
Brown on blue, mad about you
(Eyes like quicksand)
Sleep comes to you, my friend
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2. |
Tinder box
03:58
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Light the blue touch paper
And stand well clear
Another round of fireworks
In yet another year
Drench the sky with liquid fire
From the dark we steal
For this time a tranquil mind
Is a Catherine wheel
It's the only thing you'll ever need
A burst of flame that's guaranteed
Snuff out this candle paradox
Put your heart back in its tinder box
Blazing failure used to be
An insecurity
A slur on your character
Immaturity
In that light, the banished night
Reflecting, spiraling
Eyes, you realise
No need to put away wonderfully childish things
CHORUS
Sparks fly
Sky-high
Put your heart back in
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3. |
Joker versus queen
05:55
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Windows defract, distort the light
Vapour trails bow to the night
Memories too, shimmer and shift
We fight the time, feel it drift
CHORUS:
Years fly, they've gone so fast
That joke was due a decade past
Sunburn on pale skin
Hurts like fire, hold it in
Hold it in
Oh what joy this routine
Lead with joker, she played queen
Spared the stick, spoiled by the Stones
Got to three before a broken bone
CHORUS:
Years fly, they've gone so fast
That joke was due a decade past
Sunburn on pale skin
Hurts like fire, hold it in
Hold it in
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4. |
Turn around
05:08
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Cock your head and declare it strange
"Repetition is a form of change"
And I knew this to be true,
Like a shadow I am you
(Tell me) once again about the freedom of these chains
Call you my own, the seed is sown
Submit ourselves to the great unknown
And we know this to be true
Like a shadow mirror you
Spit me out like a cherry stone
Turn me in side out
And up side down
Build me up and break me down
Till I'm turned around
Turn around
(You) Fall, in thrall, the rhythm can seize you
Deviation, it can please you
And you knew this to be true
Like shadows me and you
(Tell me) once again about the bond that frees you
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5. |
So long
03:37
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It took so long to find out where you vanished today
Just like a magic trick you simply slipped away
Snapped time, snapped your fingers and came back again
Does it hurt you to stay? Can I help in some way?
Children laugh at your smile, they think it's harmless fun
But really your guise, it don't fool anyone
There are those cast to the sideline, they see the damage you've done
You might think that you've won. But we've hardly begun
When you turn out the light
You start to realise
The stars are coming out again
Let me hold you
Hold you tight on this electric night
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6. |
The great conjunction
05:42
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Summer solstice cast your diamonds
Boys and girls form a queue
Let's dance at the water's edge
And disturb the milky blue
Come let's harvest your laughter
And toast the bounty of your skin
The west wind brings a ripple
Pray we'll meet here again
CHORUS:
On this day, this very day
It's a great conjunction
On this day, this very day
We saw fire on the moon
Behold the star of Bethlehem (the sky's on fire)
Made by men before Christ (the sky's on fire)
Come closer, listen now my kin (the sky's on fire)
There's more to life than dust and ice (the sky's on fire)
See down here the ferry slowing
Commute the sentence of the few
They weave past the silent fishers
On taut lines hope springs anew
CHORUS:
On this day, this very day
It's a great conjunction
On this day, this very day
We saw fire on the moon
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7. |
The ocean understands
05:35
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Stars wink down their lights
Breathing synchronise the universe tonight
Naked feet cross cooling sand
Seek the welcome of my soothing hand
The ocean understands
Solace from all harm
Waterfall of waves cascade my open arms
Ambient the calming breeze
Transient the thought of drowning free,
Sink into the sea
I am the sea
Senses swim their songs
Melodies in waves that say we’re not here long
Trust the ether faithfully
Offer up your mortal soul to me
Sink into the sea
I am the sea
Tiny specks of sand
Between celestial toes of distant lands
In this moment we are dust
Insignificantly fabulous, no-one else but us
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8. |
Ink halo
04:40
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Music drifts in the night
Figure looms out of phase memory
Orbit this satellite
Spinning melody
Eyes grow used to the night
Tentacles black their ink on skin
Are you there in the light?
Close my eyes and breathe in
Inhale the oxygen
Where do I end and
Where do you begin
Ink halo
Colour bleeds across a paper soul
Ink halo
Spilling out the spirit leeches in
Where do I begin
Don't recall when you came
Just conjoin my twin
Is everyone the same?
Close my mind and breathe in...
Inhale the oxygen
Where do I end and
Where do you begin
CHORUS
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The Fabulists Dunedin, New Zealand
The Fable brothers, Ray, Troy and Kai. Weavers of tales, loops, beats and songcraft. Alt-funk-indie-rock.
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