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Home Away From Home

by Albatross Archive

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1.
One By One 04:06
One by one you count my dreams, and Build them up and break their seams, and Take apart without a word, and Make them completely absurd You tear me apart from me, You tear me apart with a single word I'll list the things that you say I can't do, I can't Think, I can't listen, I sing out of tune, I wish nothing for you but the very best, but I Think with my heart that your head is a mess
2.
Sodium 04:47
The sodium silver of the streetlight colours your eyes, As the taste of your sweat and the cigarette comes to life We love sound and we love noise and we love breaking all our toys, It's our home away from home Take a ticket, try to step in line, those clocks tick fast to kill some time With the 'Hey', and the 'Ho', yeah it gets so old before it Even gets let out into the world It's our home away from home away from home away from home And I would do most anything for you I hang on every word you say Yeah it's just such a pointless point of view But still it never goes away So I tell a secret, something secret, something you shouldn't show, But the lies paralyse all the eyes that're watching the show We love sound, we love noise, we love breaking all of our toys With each sound, we'll destroy, it's not something we can avoid, But I think, and I know And I drink, and I show WIth each drink, it gets old And I think, I get owned I pay for what I'm sold
3.
The clubs you dealt so readily weren't the empty threats you promised me Diamonds ready, you hid them well, but I learnt your tricks and I learnt your tell And every game played in one clear night, my love, my hate, my shattered pride The cracks in your armour appeared like lights, and on my face it showed The King of Hearts, you know your game, The moves to make, and who's to blame But you hate to lose, you tear me down, 'til my eyes are filled with tears So I'll bide my time, think underground, and watch with you with blind panic Now I see
4.
Well it's my illustrations that help us to learn And if that doesn't help we've got paper to burn As directions that lead us where we wanna be But I need some release so the pieces are free So we'll follow the leader and make as you will To create a believer instead of a pill And collapse in a landscape where sunshine remains That is slow on the uptake but loves a refrain A silhouette is hidden, all things forgiven Make me a living out of ashes and clay Say it's a mission, my own decision Sweet old derision that'll listen when the prison shelters the sky And I would trap myself in amber like you said I should I'm only wishing you would listen to the Noises around that're trying to speak While the headphones are blaring to songs on repeat So no matter how little attention you give They'll stroll to the sunset and learn how to live I wouldn't help you if I could I'm trapped to pieces, broken wood I wouldn't bother, oh that's another thing I wanted you to say before I heard the slam of the door.

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released June 27, 2012

All songs and lyrics by Albatross Archive

Patrick Heery - Bass Guitar, Vox
Richard Jackson - Guitar, Keys, Drum Programming, Vox
Ruth Morris - Sax, Flute, Vox

Produced by Richard Jackson

Recorded at The Crow's Nest, Cardiff (2012)

Original cover art by Tom Kitchen

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Albatross Archive Cardiff, UK

Albatross Archive are a musical entourage based in Cardiff.

They primarily play keys and drums, sing as best as they can, and fiddle around with electronic gear that makes strange noises even stranger.

They write songs in the styles that interest us at the time.

They thank you for your time and think you are lovely.
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