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1. |
We Prefer the Night
02:50
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My pawns have all expired
The prince is out of sight
The rules have changed
The tables have turned
That's why we
Prefer the night
(this part is not included in the studio version)
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Blessed is he who in the name of me
Spreads the word of positive insanity
Blessed is he who is not afraid not to sleep
Blessed is he who in the name of me says all these things
Well the future doesn't look so bright
That's why we prefer the night
That's why we prefer the night
Your all shaky and your vision's blurred
Your hands are sweating and you're over concerned
Before you lie things you just can't fight
That's why we prefer the night
This bands performance too theatrical
I'd rather listen to some techno minimal
All the girls here read good poetry
And you can't stand a chance if you know nothing 'bout the 19th-century
When it's dark all pussy seems so tight
That's why we prefer the night
When she says: I had this dream
I'm just switching off
You see, it's quite different when you're listening to our songs
So if you can just sit down and receive
I say: fuck you please leave
I say: fuck you please leave
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2. |
Claim the World
04:23
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The train for Hammersmith has left the station
All that is left is a pile of ash
We're both bruised and bleeding, baby
#you, #me, #fuck
Was it so hard to press the delete, babe
Was it hard to throw it all away
The rings have rusted, the pictures are fading
But as of today
I claim the world to myself again
I claim the world to myself again
London is mine
Hammersmith is mine
I claim the world to myself again
I claim the world to myself again
I claim the world to myself again
London is mine
Hammersmith is mine
I claim the world to myself again
The last plane home has left the airport
The whole Stansted that is covered in ice
You know we could've been the greatest
#you, #me, #fuck
Was it so hard to press the delete, babe
Was it hard to throw it all away
The rings have rusted, the pictures are fading
But as of today
I claim the world to myself again
I claim the world to myself again
London is mine
Hammersmith is mine
I claim the world to myself again
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3. |
This Party Isn't Over
04:53
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THIS PARTY ISN'T OVER
You look at your best in your favorite party dress
That's when I want you most
You look a bit depressed,
You smell like a terrible lack of rest
That's when I want you most
Your taste on a Sunday morning
In another person's house
On another person's couch
This party isn't over
In another person's house
On another person's couch
You're so young and high
That's when I know that you're mine
That's when they want you most
Hey, let's do a line, amphetamines and sedatives intertwine
That's when they want you most
Your taste on a Sunday morning
In another person's house
On another person's couch
This party isn't over
In another person's house
On another person's couch
Don't say you won't be sorry
What you're trying to escape will catch up with you one day
You're so young and high
That's when I know you're no longer mine
That's when I love you most
Babe, don't do this line, amphetamines and sedatives shouldn't intertwine
That's when I love you most
Your taste on a Sunday morning
In another person's house
On another person's couch
This party isn't over
In another person's house
On another person's couch
Don't say you won't be sorry
What you're trying to escape will catch up with you one day
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4. |
Bathe and Forget
03:47
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You're drunk almost every night
Thinking of the could'ves and left behinds
Sharing your bed with some maggot
That's not even worth mentioning in this song
You could've had it all
The Little House of the two dogs you've always been dreaming off
The fights over dishes, the kids, and the help
That you could never use
You keep washing away the blood off your face
No medication could ever help
You keep washing away the blood down the drain
You bathe and you forget
The problems you've had
The shit you've been through
None of this is really gone for good
Now that I can see clearly what it was like
You know, what is left is a slimy trail of lies
You keep washing away the blood off your face
No medication could ever help
You keep washing away the blood down the drain
You bathe and you forget
You keep washing away the blood off your face
No medication could ever help
You keep washing away the blood down the drain
You bathe and you forget
You bathe and you forget
You bathe and you forget
You bathe and you forget
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5. |
Swim Says
04:06
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Swim says: Pull up the blinds
It's time to get up
It's already five
Swim says: Order some food
You've got to eat
Just look at you
Swim says: Check all the drawers
See if there's anything left
And let's start the day
Swim says:
Don't waste your time on the things that just aren't worth your while
Swim says:
You're growing week, mate and you know why
Swim says: I'm feeling much better now
Though still kind of sad
And it's only Sunday night
Swim says: Take a shower
Put on some perfume
And let's have some fun
Swim says:
Don't waste your time on the things that just aren't worth your while
Swim says:
You're growing week, mate and you know why
Swim says: Put on a jacket
Let's call some friends
Reach down your pocket
And let the night begin
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6. |
Those Summerdays
05:41
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There we were
Staring bluntly at our shoes
Exchanging vague opinions on trying to
Figure out
What our next step should be
It was late
So you stole a pack of condoms from a local store
I was thirsty so you spat into my mouth
And back then
It all felt so natural
I never swore
And you could never tell
So don't forget those summer days
When sedatives where nothing I would need
Don't forget those summer days
When sedatives where nothing I would need
Dawn broke
Forcefully on me
As you tears were flushing your make up and down
I pushed the hair out of your face
It was wet
And the birds broke out in the chorus
Don't forget those summer days
When sedatives where nothing I would need
Don't forget those summer days
When sedatives where nothing I would need
Remember that I was there
I picked you up I really cared
When it all breaks down it seems unfair
What can you do
Better leave it this way
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7. |
Saddest Smile
05:16
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I know you
Wearing the saddest smile
The most beautiful eyes in the world
I know you
Wearing the saddest smile
The most beautiful eyes in the world
And all they could do
Was turn off all the lights in Paris
And all they could do
Was turn off all the lights in Paris
Look at my baby,
How she bends her feet
That's my favorite photo of her
We took in Venice
Look at my baby,
How she bends her feet
That's my favorite photo of her
We took in Venice
And all the white sheets of Prague
Cannot soak the blood
And all the white sheets of Prague
Cannot soak the blood
And all the white sheets of Prague
Cannot soak the blood
And all the chambermaids of France
Cannot clean the love
I know you
Wearing the saddest smile in the world
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8. |
Come Home and Stay
03:45
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Come home and stay
We'll play your fantasy
Until you're sick of it
Come home and stay
We'll play your fantasy
Of a perfect family
Come home and never leave
I'll show you what it means to live with me
Come home and never leave
I'll show you what it means to vet, stalk and deceive
Just before you reach your perfect equilibrium
I'll throw you off balance
I'll kick away all of your dreams
I'll show you what it means to get it on with me
Come home
Come home and stay
We'll play your fantasy
Until you're sick of it
Come home and stay
We'll play your fantasy
Of a perfect family
Come home and never leave
I'll show you what it means to live with me
Come home and never leave
I'll show you what it means to get it on with me
Just before you reach your more or less state of mind
I'll kick away all of your friends
I'll crush down all of your dreams
I'll show you what it means to be with a girl like me
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9. |
Every Black Shirt
05:11
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Every black shirt that I own
Bears conspicuous white marks
Cannot wash them off
Cannot scratch them off
But that's how she knows
That's how she knows
She knows
She knows
She's the prettiest girl
That I've ever known
Though she leaves me dying
For three days in a row
She rides my head all night
And I have to beg her to stop
She wears the most expensive clothes
Just one blow is enough
And they all drop
Every black shirt that I own
Bears conspicuous white marks
Cannot wash them off
Cannot scratch them off
But that's how she knows
That's how she knows
She knows
She knows
I took her out last Friday night
We never eat, we never sleep
Oh, but things didn't go quite well as I expected
This time
I asked her to take me higher
Then ever before
We jumped skyscrapers
But this one last time she faked
And I was falling alone
Every black shirt that I own
Bears conspicuous white marks
Cannot wash them off
Cannot scratch them off
But that's how she knows
That's how she knows
That's how she knows
She knows
She knows
She knows
She knows
She knows
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10. |
Dangerous Man
04:44
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A murder of crows surround him
He smells like human flesh
He never rides the horse
He beat him to death long ago
You better look away when you cross his path
He ain't down here to make friends
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered
He's a dangerous Man
Don't like to be looked at
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered, no, no, no
There was once a barkeep
That spilled whiskey on the floor
The man, he didn't say anything
And the barkeep
Says nothing no more
Just before he realized
That he had gone too far
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered
He's a dangerous Man
Don't like to be looked at
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered, no, no, no
3.
There was once a girl
That fell for his hat
Her daddy was an evil man
He did not approve of that
The man made a lampshade of his head
And some candles of his fat
Just before he realized
That he had gone too far
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered
He's a dangerous Man
Don't like to be looked at
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered, no, no, no
The girl was in distress
She had no place to go
The man real good care of her
She's the most expensive whore
Just before that bitch realized
That she had gone too far
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered
He's a dangerous Man
Don't like to be looked at
He's a dangerous man
Don't like to be bothered,
He's a dangerous man,
You better look away, you better look away
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11. |
Tail Lights
04:24
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How many times did we walk through this door
How many times did we climb these stairs
How many times did I tell you: I love you
How many times did you sit on my lap
How many times did we raise this glass
How many times did we say it was forever
I fell off a running train
You reached out to pull me back in
Then the trains started speeding up
And all I saw were the tail lights
How many times did we know not what to do
How many times did we get so lost
And how many times did we fix it all
How many times did you think it's all gone
And how many times did we pick each other up
So many times, baby
But not this one
I fell off a running train
You reached out to pull me back in
Then the trains started speeding up
And all I saw were the tail lights
I threw out my ticket for this ride
In the end it was you who walked away
So you have become what you despise
Now tell me babe
How fucked-up is that
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K-ESSENCE Katowice, Poland
They call their music narco-pop. There is an amazing stage energy in K-ESSENCE's music but also decadence and melancholy that come together in an explosion of beautiful notes. When the band is on stage, it's hard to find a more diverse set of emotions. This is one of the most mature examples of the art of songwriting in recent years - the music of a wounded and angry soul. ... more
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