1. |
Chasing After an Echo
03:20
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Verse 1:
I hear an ancient call
Something I buried long ago
A primal urge is bubbling up
From the bloody depths of yesterday's heart
Pre:
I eavesdrop for a spell
On someone I used to know well
Chorus:
Am I hung up on another time?
Am I pining for a louder life?
Am I chasing after an echo?
Maybe I will never let go.
Verse 2:
I’ve been mellowing
Pouring water on the fire within
Kick down the dam, unleash the flood
Whatever you send won’t be enough
Pre:
A flame the burns through a flood
An iridescent burst
Verse 3:
I can't deny the simple truth
I don't recall the taste of the morning dew
But I won't let my tongue slide down my throat before I've sung.
Pre:
Step back into the din
Where a part of me has always been
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2. |
Soothe the Muse
03:54
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Verse 1:
Clouds of powdered diamond
Plume around the room
Pillows of a heavy thread count
Billow in a blacked out tomb
Verse 2:
Led footsteps on crystal
Shatter any sense of hush
The monarchs wings are fluttering
Is Her Majesty about to wake up?
Chorus:
I’m being loud when I should be quiet
Don’t wake the Queen she demands silence
I’m being loud when I should be quiet
Don’t wake the Queen unless you’re prepared
to soothe the muse in the middle of the afternoon
Verse 3:
Golden woven sovereign
Skin of porcelain
The commoners should be whispering
So the regent can sleep
Verse 4:
Elephant ballerinas
Sashay across the scene
Lullaby by candlelight
Peace for my doyenne
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3. |
No Beef
02:45
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No Beef.
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4. |
Exist to Insist
03:54
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Verse One:
The clouds hangs orange over Waikumete
A thousand souls rise up from the cemetery
As the vista glistens right before my eyes
I can visualise my purpose in this life
I exist to insist you’re satisfied
Chorus:
Get high on a rainbow
Go low in the sea with me
Verse Two:
Take the elevator down to Otitori
You hum in the blue holding tight onto me
As the vista glistens and the tide turns
I catch a drift of what my life’s now worth
I exist to insist you come first
I exist to insist you don’t burst
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5. |
Blow
04:55
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Verse One:
Bathing beauty behold, before me, my eyes, my blood, my mold.
Glittering infant peering into my soul.
What do you seek? Whatever's mine is yours to keep.
Fabled angel, that circled down to me.
You blow my mind.
Verse Two:
A succulent stereotype rolled in dough divine
Your majestic ringlet is lassoing those in sight
Walk like you’re on a trapeze before buckling at the knees
Miniature gymnast you blow my mind
You blow my mind
Chorus:
You move your toes
My head gets blown
You press your cheek
My heart it bleeds
One day you’ll see that you blow my mind
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Dictaphone Blues Auckland, New Zealand
Dictaphone Blues began as a bedroom project for Edward Castelow in 2006. Now a four piece live aural incarnation including Morgan Leary, Brad Fafjeta and Jamie Hannah. The band continue to play live and make music. Enjoy.
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