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Signal To Noise

by Softwire

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Shaved Ice 02:34
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I wrote a parody one day Pretended I had words to say And not just empty lines and cliché rhymes that stole my heart away. But then I woke a little up To find a soul that won't give up No matter what they say it's music in the night that keeps me sane. And now I'm rocking on the roof Building a new life on the groove Did you ever find your feet run away with you? You. You. The words felt a world apart From what it felt like at the start A disconnected page from my own stage of human nature's art. But then I woke a little up To find a song I won't give up No matter what they say it's music in the night that keeps me sane. And now I'm rocking on the roof Building a new life on the groove Did you ever find your feet run away with you? You. You. Music in the night my sacrifice for busy lifestyle Music in the night can satisfy my restless mind still
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I See You 03:14
When I was younger I never knew Of all the things a girl could do As I got older I looked around Could it be you now that I have found It’s getting colder It’s getting late So who am I to say you should wait So come on baby Let’s take it slow I’ll show you all the pretty places we could go I see you And you see me And we both know What this could be When I see you And you see me Where we’re goin’ We will always be I see you And you see me And we both know What this could be When I see you And you see me Where we’re goin’ We will always be You look so perfect Standing there in your raincoat A picture of a memory for me to note And we were coming back And you were taking off your clothes Cradling my broken ego as it grows You took me over You took me down You sent me spinning 'til I hit the ground And I see you And you see me And we both know What this could be When I see you And you see me Where we’re goin’ we will always be And I see you And you see me And we both know What this could be When I see you And you see me Where we’re goin’ we will always be And I see you And you see me And we both know What this could be When I see you Oh, and you see me Where we’re goin’ we will always be And I see you And you see me And we both know What this could be When I see you And you see me Where we’re goin’ we will always be
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Some days seem to Be too much to manage I can’t seem to banish all these thoughts In my head that Just won’t leave me alone, Fears I should have outgrown long before On my own I Don’t think I could do it Get up and get through it every day But with you it’s Somehow easier to Find my strength to find my way ‘Cause when we’re together nothing else concerns me And that’s all I’ll ever need from you Sometimes I find That it’s all too much The work the morning rush my tired eyes That won’t focus When the days are manic And I feel the panic start to rise When I come home All I want to do Is just collapse into my favourite spot In my bed and In your arms where I know All we need is what we’ve got ‘Cause when we’re together nothing else concerns me And that’s all I’ll ever need from you One day we will Leave this life behind And far away we’ll find a better place Of our own where All we have to be is Our own selves at our own pace ‘Cause when we’re together nothing else concerns me And that’s all we ever need to be
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For so long I’ve been your servant I’ve followed you and fervent- -ly done all your bidding, big and small But one June day I realised - you don’t deserve my sacrifice So now I’ll take my freedom once and for all... I’ve had your back for all this time I never stopped to think if you had mine But all your signs of dedication, they were fake Let’s back things up a tad - if you don’t like it, that’s too bad I’ve been giving all I had, it’s time to take back control… I don’t need your funny games Or your money, or your fame Because the time is up for us, I’m breaking free… God, do I feel like an idiot. It’s taken me this long to realise... I hate your guts, I hate your smile I hate the way you treat me like a child And all the while you never realised I might go Well you’d better believe it, I’ll do things as I see fit I’ll take my life and live it, on my own. I don’t like your music taste Or the patronising face You make each time I try to say I’m serious ‘Cause now that I’ve shed this load I’ve seen through the emperor’s clothes And nothing you might say can make me stay No, nothing you might say will make me stay Now listen here, Fraulein, I don’t give a damn Frankly how deep your head’s stuck in the sand It isn’t my fault that you’re too blind to see this hurts you three hundred and fifty million times more than me Cause I’ve had it with you, I quit, your politics is making me sick Think you’re diplomatic? You think you get to pick? Ha! You’ll be beggars, not choosers, just losers and booze cruisers And soon you will rue the day you ruined what we had But it’s gone now, you killed it, congratu-fucking-lations The wealth of this nation ain’t much for contemplation No bangs here, only whimpers. Sympathetic? You wrecked it! Ya been trumped, you’re infected, don’t go looking all dejected Time to reject us ever getting a happy ending for this story I’m tired of always saying sorry, you’re beginning to bore me So why don’t you fuck right off fast as you can, yeah? It’s Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and do svi-fucking-daniya It’s been a year, or maybe two It’s all a little blurred, to tell the truth And I’ve been through such awful hardships after us Guess it’s true I never knew About the economic consequences of an abrupt withdrawal from the single market of the EU But at least I’ve got a really shiny bus I don’t regret a single thing So you just stop your giggling Because I’m doing well I’m completely fine And maybe I didn’t spot The beautiful thing we’d got Until you cruelly took it all away Please, won’t you find a way to let me stay?
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Your actions define history From the moment you would not bow The books tell the tale here and now You’re watching over me With a marksman’s ability Filled with fear and filled with dread You took the prize and saved my head (Chorus) You’re watching over me Watching over me Watching over me So for now we yell – “Only time will tell” Watching over me Your arrows shoot through history Like your heart, straight and true And till this day we think of you (Chorus) Watching over me Time will tell, we just have to wait Time will tell, it’s never too late (x3) Time will tell, we just have to wait (Chorus x2) Watching over me
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In Circles 05:02
It doesn't feel summer any more The sun is hiding all the goddamn time The past and future turn to nothingness inside my eyes And I'm running round in circles in my mind And I wonder why I wasted all this time Standing on the shore to watch the tide come in Always chasing down the moment I can't find With no paper trail to what I left behind The children run away Save it for another day Closed down, closing in You've got me on the run again It still feels like winter when I'm alone And she's still keeping sunlight on its own When I come back will it be the same As it was before, are we still sure or will I be a broken man again? And I wonder why I wasted all this time Standing on the shore to watch the tide come in Always chasing down the moment I can't find With no paper trail to what I left behind The children ran away We saved it for another day We always knew that it was never fair But don't be afraid And I wonder why we wasted all this time We're standing on the shore to chase the tide away Always running down the moment we could never find Without a paper trail to what we left behind
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Interlude 04:02
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The dark came with morning Great cracks across the sky With cerulean leaking And clouds running dry The sun started humming It flickered then it died The gathered crowd They stood around And waited The day we all remember The day we can't explain The day the sky went out And things would never be the same The seasons keep on turning And night and day still reign But the heavens are forsaken Broken landscape in a frame The birds adapted soonest They'd done it once before The weather forecasts empty No sunshine and no storms Our leaders blamed each other Trading empty threats of war We've heard nothing from the astronauts At all The day the sky went out The day the sky went out The day we all remember The day we can't explain The day the sky went out And things would never be the same The seasons keep on turning And night and day still reign But the heavens are forsaken Broken landscape in a frame
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Angelina 04:15
Sitting in your ivory tower, locked away from the world While away the passing hours, speck of dust from a pearl What happened to the girl I knew? Was this world not enough for you? And in the end, even towers come crumbling down, tumbling down (Chorus) Angelina, won’t you take a moment, pause for one second The world around you it goes on Angelina, won’t you realise your time is a weapon If you won’t brandish it, it’s gone You know that not a day goes by without someone calling for you Even though I try and try, one head’s dumber than two I would give up anything I’d give away everything Only in exchange to see you again, to see the real you again (Chorus) Come back, come back, won’t you come back. Come back, come back won’t you come back to me Out of your shell, won’t you come out of your shell Angelina, won’t you take a moment. Angelina (Chorus x2)
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Crash through the membrane To reality Flying solo Feels like no hope Left for me I’ve got no secrets No-one to blame Just my ego Out the window What remains And the trains roll on by Under the sodium sky Their screams fill the air On their way to nowhere You speak a language I don’t understand All the sweet things Come to nothing In my hands And the trains roll on by So why can’t I? They’ll take all I hold dear And make it disappear I tried to be kind But I’ve fallen behind I wanted a choice But all I get is noise I can’t remember Just how it felt Black sun blazing These fearsome engines Start to melt Can’t see straight now Horizon’s all blurred Faceless shadows That’s what I chose Not a word And the trains roll on by Caught in the eye I’m tumbling down Can I still turn around? No absolution Hang my head in shame I’m at a red signal But these sins all Look the same It’s quantum physics It’s Beethoven Five It’s pantomime Looks like it’s time To decide Full steam ahead I can sleep when I’m dead Listening out for your voice And all I hear is noise
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Rain & Snow 02:02
1852 Father told me what I'd do When I reached five-foot-two A-work on the railroad I would go A-work on the railroad I would go 1859 Felt the weight of the heavy iron Laying track beneath the pine Toiling through the rain and snow Toiling through the rain and snow 1953 Riding home to Tennessee Wonder who laid this line for me Rolling through the rain and snow Rolling through the rain and snow
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Cellar 103 03:32
Sand in your socks, a couple Stray hairs on your pillow That’s all of the debris these good-for-nothing years have left behind So, you've been had, You've been left out in the open You've had enough of hoping but oh well, at least you tried Now you're on your own again The management apologises for the rain On your parade, it’s only fate That’s left you in this fragile state Sounds like someone needs a hand Like life it ain't gone just as planned Well I know the best place in town Why don't you just come on down to Cellar 103 What’ll it be? What’ll it be? (x2) If you’ve hit rock bottom and You’re struggling for air, if You don’t know which way is up If you don’t really care There’s just one place you need to go To while away the hours Fifty meters from the Tube, Downstairs from the tower They’ve got cognac! Whisky! Vodka and tonic I’d recommend a brandy if you’re feeling melancholic Red and white and pink and green More liquors than you’ve ever seen Half a hundred types of artisanal gin A newbie wouldn’t have a clue just where to begin So pull up a chair, sit down right there This is the venue, I’ll take you through the menu here at Cellar 103 Come with me Then you’ll see Come in and see, come in and see What'll it be What’ll it be, yeah yeah yeah What'll it do-wop-de-wop-a-do diddily-bop Yeah yeah! Cellar 103 What’ll it be Don’t ever leave Cellar 103 Yeah yeah yeah...
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Honey Bee 05:02
First when I met you I thought you were heaven-sent Then as I let you Take me down I could not forget Everything that you are And everything I'm not Always keeps you on my mind Every time you go away I fear that you will stay away It's the only thing I don't wanna find And I give it all up for you, yeah It's the only thing I know how to do, yeah And I give it all up for you It's the only thing I know how to do Oh when she is my honey bee She's my sweet sympathy She's my sweet honey bee She's my sweet sympathy And if I told you All the things we could achieve Would you believe me Or just turn around and take your leave I know that that I have lied And I know that made you cry But this time I'll make it right If you let me stay For at least another day I'm never gonna run away And I’d give it all up for you, yeah It's the only thing I know how to do, yeah I’d give it all up for you It's the only thing I know how to do Oh when she is my honey bee She's my sweet sympathy She's my sweet honey bee She's my sweet sympathy She's my sweet honey bee She's my sweet sympathy She's my sweet honey bee She's my sweet sympathy
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Written as part of February Album-Writing Month - fawm.org

All money raised from sales will go to Youth Music to help transform music education in England - youthmusic.org.uk/about-us

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released March 1, 2018

Written and arranged by Ben Below, Michael Kearns, Emily Feinson, Mikey Teal, Harry Cummings, Anthony Pengelly, Nick Golding, Felix Harrison, Sarah Binney, Jack Heywood, Tim Ledsam, Seth Bresnett,
Yingxin Jiang, Toby Smith, Lucasz Dygon

Mastered by Emily Feinson and Ben Below

Cover art created by Sarah Binney

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