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Blow
03:52
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Walking around (with) your head in the clouds
You are nowhere to be found, yes it's true
For hours you roam
Halfway across town, where the sun won't ever shine
They've driven you down
Down this stony road, which you hope will lead somewhere
And you've come to realize
You're walking in your sleep even though you feel awake
Hey man, what's your story?
Is it true that you cannot read between the lines?
I'm the silence before the storm tide
Gonna end you blow by blow
Don't you notice the subtle coldness?
Running down your spine at night
I'm the silence before the storm tide
Gonna end you blow by blow
You're chasing a ghost
A ghost of the past that has haunted you so long
And it seems there's nowhere to go
But you keep staggering along with delusional high hopes
You've had your share
Of shadows of the past that linger on and on
And you know you're not gonna last
But at least you had your fun and will go out with a blow
Hey man, what's your story?
Is it true that you cannot read between the lines?
I'm the silence before the storm tide
Gonna end you blow by blow
Don't you notice the subtle coldness?
Running down your spine at night
I'm the silence before the storm tide
Gonna end you blow by blow
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2. |
Every Once in a While
05:47
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What have I done - I’ve lost control
Tell me what’s wrong - that keeps me up at night
Drown myself in a glass of water to keep the craving at bay
... every once in a while, I long for you
I need you more than I can bear
You’ve got your claws inside my head
What if I could walk on water
Would it carry me all the way home?
Stuck in the same place as before
I’m motionless but I’m spinning round
Tear the page and start all over, end up right where I began
... every once in a while, I long for you
I need you more than I can bear
You’ve got your claws inside my head
What if I could walk on water
would it carry me all the way home?
What if there’s no time at all
for regrets nor second chances?
Interlude:
I’m calling off the hounds
What I’ve lost I’ve found (2x)
I don’t like these sounds
I’m going underground
My head keeps spinning ‘round
I’m going underground (2x)
I need you more than I can bear
You’ve got your claws inside my head
What if I could walk on water
would it carry me all the way home?
What if there’s no time at all
for regrets nor second chances?
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3. |
Wasting Time
03:46
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Don’t wanna be the cream in your coffee
I ain’t gonna form the icing on your cake
I don’t wanna see the world as you’d have it
Time and again you try to weigh me down
I don’t wanna be the change in your pocket
I ain’t gonna be the tonic for your gin
I guess I could wait ‘til you say it’s all over
But then again, I don’t want to fade out
Kill the lights and stop the show
I have seen enough to know
Kill the lights and stop the show
I have seen enough to know
That we’re just wasting time
I ain’t gonna be the shadow 'round your spotlight
So tired of feeling like the buckle on your belt
You need someone to blame for your downfall
I’ll never be the trigger on your gun
You make me feel like I'm the nail under your hammer
Offering my head to receive your every blow
I cannot wait until you make up your damn mind
Life's too short to live it like you do
Kill the lights and stop the show
I have seen enough to know
Kill the lights and stop the show
I have seen enough to know
That we’re just wasting time (repeat)
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4. |
The World I Knew
04:52
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Standing here, at the edge of town - cornered as I wait and wait
I do my best to enjoy the silence, the city lights
It’s been hours since I last heard from you
Nothing good has ever come from that
It wears me out, the need to cope with these demands
I'll sweep my tracks before I head on home
A storm of hail hits my face and melts away
Why is it happening all over again?
I’m falling from grace
I’m losing myself in time and space
And it feels so much better than the real thing
I don’t know, I don’t need
I don’t know anything
I learn to float as I drift along, tingling sense of things to come
Miles beyond the point where I still felt in control
I’m going places I’ve never been, performing tricks I’ve never seen
It feels like sitting in a blind spot
I’m falling from grace
I’m losing myself in time and space
And it feels so much better than the real thing
I don’t know, I don’t need
I don’t know anything (repeat)
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5. |
Siamese Smile
05:14
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She keeps herself locked up inside her city walls
Two guards on every tower and hourly patrols
Not a chance she'll let you in, invited or by force
She'll hide a side of her that no one really knows
Siamese Smile
Mysteriously vile
You try to read her, but the words keep spinning ‘round
She’s out of reach now, as she takes the higher ground
She’s under siege, so she pulls her wooden bridge
Before you know it, she’ll have you crawling in the ditch
She's the kind of girl who'll pour oil on your fire
Takes your castle by storm and then hangs you out to dry
And there's nothing you wouldn't do to decipher
Her siamese smile...
She gathers all her ministers and orders them to fight
No one knows her adversaries, but she says she’s seen the light
Then she’ll send her emissaries all across the land
Over hills and valleys, never to return again
She's the kind of girl who'll pour oil on your fire
Takes your castle by storm and then hangs you out to dry
And there's nothing you wouldn't do to decipher
Her siamese smile...
(bridge)
She's the kind of girl who'll pour oil on your fire
Takes your castle by storm and then hangs you out to dry
and there's nothing you wouldn't do to decipher
Her siamese smile...
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6. |
Stains
05:23
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Wash it off, all the way
Just like dirt, the easy way
Shove all the guilt and the shame
Into the sink, down the drain
But you know perfectly well
That it will never go away
It’s just a temporary state
Before you fall apart
Rinse your hands again
For the fifth time in a row
Under your fingernails they stay
Stains that’ll never fade away
But you know perfectly well
Where it was that things went wrong
It’s just a temporary state
Before you lose it all
You keep on walking by
As if nothing had happened
You can’t ignore the fact
That I’m your witness (repeat)
Shed your skin, ‘cause it’s torn
But you don’t like the way it feels
You miss the old one, you used to wear
You’ll have to peel it off again
But you know perfectly well
That it won’t change a thing
It’s just a temporary state
Before we’re face-to-face again
You keep on walking by
As if nothing had happened
You can’t ignore the fact
That I’m your witness (repeat)
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7. |
Hold Me Down
03:38
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Contemplating what we've done
For a moment lost in time
It all seems to unfold
Before our weary eyes
I'll be here waiting for the sun
‘Til you tell me it's all in vain
I was as hopeful as they come
... I should have known better
Your voice, echoes through the night
The road is open wide
You look at me, like it’s all the same
Take off your disguise
I close my eyes, as we hit the ground
Turn me around
Hold me down
Hold me down before I try
We're more open than last fall
When we drove down to the sea
Silence was never the talking kind
But it sure knows how to speak
Is this the way it ends
I never pictured it quite so dull
Like a fading photograph
… I should have known better
Your voice, echoes through the night
The road is open wide
You look at me, like it’s all the same
Take off your disguise
I close my eyes, as we hit the ground
Turn me around
Hold me down
Hold me down before I try
(solo/interlude)
Your voice, echoes through the night
The road is open wide
You look at me, like it’s all the same
Take off your disguise
I close my eyes, as we hit the ground
Turn me around
Hold me down
Hold me down before I try
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You put on lots of different faces
Shaking hands in the highest places
It’s just a social obligation
Your empty eyes won’t raise suspicion
Sure know how to make an impression
The perfect dress for every occasion
Heads will turn when you come around
But you’ll be gone before they figure out... that
You are not what you seem
There's too much filth in between
The words on your lips
Your life will burst at the seams
Unless you tie up and seal
All the loose ends
You only trust your intuition
The disguise is your addiction
You know you’ll get what you need
Yeah you’re no common thief
Rising star in the art of deception
Work your charm to bend my perception
How many times can you fool a crowd?
It won’t be long before they figure out... that
You are not what you seem
There's too much filth in between
The words on your lips
Your life will burst at the seams
Unless you tie up and seal
All the loose ends
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9. |
Surrogate
04:24
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Sitting here as I drift in a daydream
Cleanse my thoughts 'til there's nothing left behind
It's about time, I could use a new perspective
Since it went down, I can barely get by
Caught in a maze of intricate deception
I count the days since I first felt the chill
Consider the things that might need some rearranging
All will make sense somewhere further down the line
This is the last time that I’ll hesitate
Before I pull the plug and terminate
From now on I'll only be a surrogate
'Til there's no one left for me to imitate
Never again will I break the connection
Between my head and the quarrels of my gut
At the end of the day, there's curve in my horizon
I'm out in the clear, I can see myself again
(Bridge)
And it doesn't even matter
If I fast forward or rewind
And I don't think it makes a difference
Just as long as I can shine
This is the last time that I’ll hesitate
Before I pull the plug and terminate
This is the last time that I’ll hesitate
Before I pull the plug and terminate
From now on I'll only be a surrogate
'Til there's no one left for me to imitate
This is the last time that I’ll hesitate
Before I pull the plug and terminate
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10. |
The Void
05:22
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Compositions that no one will ever hear
Musical prodigies from the land in the south
Soon you will all cease to exist
Your batteries are running out
In their spacecraft they hover above
Visitors from a distant place
There's no escaping their mind control
They'll change the way we view the world
They'll leave us behind
On the abyss of time
On the edge of a force field
That's the only thing holding us back from the void
As we wake up from our trance
They're already on their way
Now we're on our own again
With our memories in a daze
They'll leave us behind
On the abyss of time
On the edge of a force field
That's the only thing holding us back from the void
... never wake up, never wake up (repeat)
They'll leave us behind
On the abyss of time
On the edge of a force field
That's the only thing holding us back from the void
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Walk up the staircase
I've been here before
Follow where the spiral leads me
Right up to your door
Linger on the rooftop
It’s getting cold
Another rainy afternoon
And no one cares
It's funny how I never saw the lights
Until they went out
Night falls upon this tired city
I’d call you up but there’s nothing you could say
I thought about it, I think it’s better this way
I’ll go about it and hide myself in shame
Learn to live without you and hope that I forget your name
Nothingness is a state of mind
Emptiness is what’s left behind
We’re throwing stones into the deep
Look what I found - it’s mine to keep
Torn apart and disgraced
My words go to waste
Drowned in the absence of a phrase...
You’ll have your seven days of sun
Before you know it’s gone
Night falls upon this tired city
I’d call you up but there’s nothing you could say
I thought about it, I think it’s better this way
I’ll go about it and hide myself in shame
Learn to live without you and hope that I forget your name
Nothingness is a state of mind
Emptiness is what’s left behind
Nothingness is a state of mind
Emptiness is what’s left behind
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Ricochet Rabbit Zürich, Switzerland
Hailing from Zurich & Basel, Switzerland, Ricochet Rabbit was founded in 2013 by 4 musicians with diverse backgrounds in Rock, Funk/Soul, Jazz and Drum n' Bass. Their debut album is the product of the desire to combine their teenage love for alternative rock with darker post-rock synthesizer-fueled soundscapes. ... more
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