Continuing the intended vinyl listening experience for a digital format, this collection acts digitally as a vinyl or tape recording would behave on your favourite old school player. Except with three sides instead of two.
Side 1 Tracklisting:
1. In the Dark
Written specifically and explicitly for an ex-lover as part of an ongoing shared infatuation with sensuality and Marc Bolan, 'In the Dark' explores the dualistic themes of love, sexual discovery and innocence. A pop lyric and wide eyed abandon overlay erotic themes as all the best and simplest love stories should. The song was written and recorded in 2007.
2. Shatterheart
'Shatterheart' marks the transition from punk metal to alternative pop rock while telling a story of failing romance. A simple pop rock tune underpinned with funk beats, the song paints a metaphor-saturated picture of domestic bliss in tatters, illustrating the games people play to cover their unhappiness. First penned in 2008 and offered to Flowers For Lily and Love Hate Rebellion respectively, this cut-from-live-performance composition lived on a hard drive for several years before finding its way online. Despite telling a sad tale, the overarching theme is one of hope encapsulated in an environment of hopelessness.
3. Rambling & Ignorant
A pained, downbeat track that staggers forward before finally opening into a bouncing rhythm, this song is reflective of its meaning. In the style of a drunk, obsessive trauma victim, the story told is one of personal betrayal from a young age, metaphoric and literal drowning, and eventually, explosive emotional release. Much like life, the track is long, but it's worth it if you go the distance.
lyrics
1. IN THE DARK
I will kiss you like a baby
If you'll be my baby
And I will only
I will only touch you in the dark
You will come and be my daughter
If you really wanna
And I will only
I will only touch you in the dark
You tell me that you love me
I will let you love me
And I will make you wetter than the rain outside my door
Lalololololololalololololololalolololololo
I will only touch you in the dark
Lalololololololalolololololo
I will only
I will only touch you in the dark
And when everything is over
If you are still my lover
I will only
I will only touch you in the dark
Tell me that you think I'm crazy
When we're high and hazy
And I will love you like you've never held onto a man
You wanna make it better
When I'm in your sweater
And I will only
I will only touch you in the dark
Lalololololololalololololololalolololololo
I will only touch you in the dark
Lalololololololalolololololo
I will only
I will only touch you in the dark
2. SHATTERHEART
I am swimming in your eyes
Feathers in your head
Grey is fitting in this whole demise
I won't be the one who never tried
Free my heart
Free my soul
But don't ever let me go
Hold me close
When we make love
And don't wake me if it's over
If love is pain
Then you are God
And God is love and we are hopeless
This shatterheart
Just like dust
You won't fix me when I'm broken
I can see it in your mind
Acid on your breath
Growing talons to watch me die
You were always better at this game
Free my heart
Free my soul
But don't ever let me go
Hold me close
When we make love
And don't wake me if it's over
If love is pain
Then you are God
And God is love and we are hopeless
This shatterheart
Just like dust
You won't fix me when I'm broken
3. RAMBLING & IGNORANT
Lies you won't remember
Lies you won't recall
You never hold me up
You'd never be my crutch
You pushed me down
Held me under
Fire fire fire fire
It's burning down your life
It's burning us alive
Lies
Your still refusal
Hold me down
Suffocate my numbers
You never help me up
You always break my trust
Your push me down
Hold me under
Fire fire fire fire
Fire fire fire fire
It's burning down your life
It's burning us alive
It's burning down your life
It's burning us alive
credits
from C Side Volume 2 - Sinking Ships,
released April 14, 2016
Written, Performed, Recorded, Sampled, Spliced, Arranged and Mixed by Jimmy Sky
Mastered by LANDR
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