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Kill My Baby
03:13
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they made me kill my baby
girl what do I do now what do I do
i had to feed her maybes
girl what do I do now what do I do
there’s nowhere to be safe and sound
when you are in the hunting ground
i’m looking up I look around
she’s nowhere to be found oh no
oh yeah
they made me kill my baby
girl what do I do now what do I do
i had to feed her maybes
girl what do I do now what do I do
the planet’s hanging in the skies
do they need a reason why
is there anything i haven’t tried
anything I’ve been denied oh no
oh yeah
big wide eyes gone so dry
little smiles cut to size
this is not the end of the world
this is not the end, my girl
there’s nowhere to be safe and sound
when you are in the hunting ground
i’m looking up I look around
she’s nowhere to be found
she can’t be found…
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2. |
Pin Your Hopes
04:00
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this voice from far away
don’t pin your hopes too high
like a swell from older days
awash with shame and lies
what I wanted you to be
you have never been for me
what I wanted you to see
you have never seen – never seen in me
I let the curtain fall
never pin your hopes too high
not a picture on the wall
lock the door until you die
what I wanted you to be
you have never been for me
what I wanted you to see
you have never seen
have you ever seen anything in me
and how could I lose somebody
I never had in the first place
forging a story that’s never been told
and how could I miss somebody
that was never there behind his face
how do you feel for somebody cold
never spoke – not a word
what I wanted you to be
you have never been for me
what I wanted you to see
you have never seen
have you ever seen anything
have you ever seen anything in me
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3. |
But A Dream
02:26
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gently down the stream
to a place I’ve never been
life is but a dream
you can colour it all in
slowly through the woods
down a path that’s rarely understood
life’s just an idea
so is everything around here
we harbour these dreams
and carry them out only so far
these black and white schemes
we colour them in only so far
and we may end up unredeemed
or so it seems
many roads in this town
just seem to carry you round and round
not a place to be found
not a place to conquer new ground
up up to the skies
through clouds that smell of vanilla ice
death is but a lie
silver linings of your life
we harbour these dreams
and carry them out only so far
these black and white schemes
we colour them in only so far
and we may end up unredeemed
or so it seems...
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4. |
Dripping North Sea
04:25
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i took a walk by the seaside tonight
all rocks and stone asylum
and the pounding voice of the thundering weather
the seagull’s murmur ran cold and died
whenever you bow down under pressure
whenever you wander around like a culprit
abysm derision - it’s like a premonition
abysm derision – a double tunnel vision
abysm derision – a cerebral intrusion
abysm derision
i turned around and saw
there was no-one at the shore
the thunder and the storm
were howling with scorn – oh yeah
i pulled my collar tighter and gazed
into the expanding darkness around
i knew that my life had never been safe
but this was something quite different
whenever you bow down under pressure
whenever you kneel down like a culprit
abysm derision - it’s like a apparition
abysm derision – a nervous disposition
abysm derision – an optical illusion
abysm derision
i turned around and saw
there was no-one at the shore
i heard the dripping sea
laughing at and scorning me – oh yeah
don’t play tricks on me
find another victim and leave me in peace
nothing lies beneath
blame it on the weather and a vivid fantasy
don’t play tricks on me
find another victim and leave me in peace
nothing lies beneath
blame it on the weather and a vivid fantasy
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5. |
Time Doesn't Heal
03:00
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i listen to your words
they are like swords
my mind goes for a walk
i cannot talk
'cause when you say it's over
i listen to your words
they are a curse
the breath that brought me here
has disappeared
cause when you say it's over
time doesn't heal
time doesn't heal not with me
time doesn't heal
we trusted in time
we took our time till we broke our spines
all misaligned we missed the signs
will we be back in line
and mastermind our new paradigm
here we go
i listen to your words
and let them hurt me
so sweet is the caress
of nothingness - oh gee
cause when you say it's over
time doesn't heal
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6. |
Bad Analogy
03:17
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last night i kissed this girl goodbye
she's just a restaurant with good things you can't buy
her menu’s big – yet meals are small
unlikely that you come out satisfied at all
when the sun shines
life is a beach
but then it rains...
when you’re flying high
you are all energy
but then it drains...
it’s just a bad analogy
last night i kissed this girl goodbye
there must be better ways but I don’t qualify
she wrote the bills I had to pay
and what I got for it was angular and grey
last night I kissed this girl goodbye - last night...
when the sun shines
life is a beach
but then it rains...
when you’re flying high
you are all energy
but then it wanes...
it’s just a bad analogy
last night I kissed this girl goodbye - last night...
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7. |
The Emperor
03:54
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i got a man inside
he’s the ambassador of my mind
he’s the one who directs my actions
and his passion is to divide
ambassador of my mind
make a decision to stop this division
everything crumbling around you
don’t betray the emperor - my emperor
i got a child inside deep inside
indeed he is buried alive
under a mountain of lies
that arises before my very eyes
custodian of my guilt
give him a chance - i’ll spare no expense
innocence perishing rapidly by decree
oh emperor - my emperor
and i got a woman inside
for she has to hide
she wanted out but could not get a divorce
oh what a mess
maybe it’s that she didn’t love him anymore
or maybe it is that she felt ignored
she tried to kill the emperor
but she almost killed herself
the emperor
i want completion inside
everything’s crumbling around me
don’t betray the emperor - my emperor
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8. |
A Little Less Gravity
04:07
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time is slipping and there is no change
everybody’s tripping all across an open range
we seem to be moving but we just carry our own weight
pulled towards the grinding hole at an alarming rate
we could have moved so many things
and now these things are moving us
we could have grown ourselves some wings
we’ve hardly risen above the dust
it ain’t enough, it ain’t enough, it ain’t enough
it’s just not fucking good enough
time is mocking – do things ever evolve
the winding road remains the same
a riddle that may never be solved
if we could feel the gap inside
we’d know what was meant to be
if we had a certain head height
and a little less gravity
we could have proved so many things
and now these things are proving us
we could have been with kings and queens
we’ve hardly risen above the dust
it ain’t enough, it ain’t enough, it ain’t enough
it’s just not fucking good enough
at least we’re told the darkest moment at night
at least we’re told is just before the first light
at least we’re told
we could have moved so many things
we could have proved so many things
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9. |
Shadowplays
04:23
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there are certain things you can buy
and there are other things you'll never have in your life
watch your fantasies hovering by
wild roses that grow in the corner of your eyes
there are certain things that you crave
and if you had them they would so quickly fade away
you keep it quiet you play it safe
keeping your distance taking your secrets to the grave
it's true my love what they say
true love is out of date
you rather love your own shadow plays
and life’s a virtual game yeah yeah
there are certain times when you shine
when the horizon looks so close a finishing line
you are reaching out - is this all mine
ready to touch the little bubble you've designed
it's true my love what they say
true love has gone astray
you rather love your own shadow plays
and life’s a platonic place yeah yeah
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10. |
Keep It To Myself
04:27
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give me a minute or two
to write down some stuff I've never told you
and would never do
they live in the trees and they're having a ball
sometimes getting lost but that doesn't count
it doesn't change anything
I can hear you laughing now
have you ever tried to eat it with my mouth
have you ever tried
you keep hearing things that I haven't said
I keep doing things that you can't forget
we keep screwing it up and we will regret, I bet
but I keep the secrets to myself - too bad
we are looking the other way
she's still kicking though she's already dead
it doesn't surprise me
the ship is a cloud, the cloud is a house
the house has a door, a shiny door
that hasn't a door knob
I can hear you laughing now
have you ever tried to say it in my tongue
have you ever tried
you keep hearing things that I haven't said
I keep doing things that you can't forget
we keep blowing it up and we will regret, I bet
but I keep the secrets to myself
I can hear you laughing now
have you ever tried - have you ever tried
you keep hearing things that I haven't said
I keep doing things that you can't forget
we keep blowing it up and we will regret, I bet
but I keep the secrets to myself - too bad - too bad
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11. |
Waiting Room
06:21
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here we come - sinking souls in the midnight sun
i know what is going on
can you give me a word - a cause so i can carry on
here we come - drowning boats in the ocean’s scum
i fear what we are heading for – what’s to come
can you give me a word - direction –
so i won’t get it wrong
uncertain times - i cannot choose
what about freedom – all I see is loneliness
sitting in the waiting room waiting for my number
sitting by the telephone waiting for an answer
uncertain times - i cannot listen
there is a box around my head - i cannot listen
sitting in the waiting room waiting for my number
sitting by the telephone waiting for an answer
an answer an answer
here we come - two exhausted good old chums
believe me we could have been as one as one
can you - can you give me a word - a rescue - so i won’t be alone
uncertain times - what about my friends
where are they going - now we are all grown up
sitting in the waiting room waiting for my number
sitting by the telephone waiting for an answer
uncertain times- i cannot reach you
there is a gap between us – i cannot touch you
sitting in the waiting room waiting for my number
sitting by the telephone waiting for an answer
here we come – sinking souls in the midnight sun
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To Irina to Elena to Darima the Beslan kids
I can't get out of my head
A bunch of roses by the window where the crossfire took them all
On the third day
To Kristina in the line of photographs fading in the cold
To Alana you are forever going to be a five year old
To Alena to Zalina to Albina the Beslan kids I cant get out of my head
Lying wounded crying silent dying on the wooden floor in the hall of death
To Alina you are never going to paint your face no more
There s a silence weighing like a Russian tank settling in my throat
A graveyard full of toys
For those that stood no chance
For all that was destroyed
A boulevard of grief
For all the girls and boys
To Izeta to Fatima to Diana the Beslan kids I cant get out of my head
Just another Wednesday morning in a small Caucasian town when school began
In a nightmare they had no chance to understand and that wasn't theirs
When night falls on Beslan survival is the worst punishment
A graveyard full of toys
For those that stood no chance
For all that was destroyed
A boulevard of grief
For all the girls and boys
The Beslan girls and boys
To Madina to Natalia to Svetlana to Sabine to Sofia to Karina all the others All the boys all the mothers all the fathers
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The Electric Era Auckland, New Zealand
The Electric Era is a three-piece indie band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their self-proclaimed Antipodean Anti-gloss Pop has
been compared to seminal New Zealand bands such as The Clean, The Chills and The Verlaines, as well as English acts The Smiths and The Cure. They also claim David Bowie, Joy Division, Wire and Magazine as their sonic godfathers.
Leal (bs, bvs), Anna (dr), Karsten (voc, gat)
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