1. |
Creatures
04:40
|
|||
|
If I could see inside of your mind,
Then all these temporary lifetimes would fall behind
If I could read inside of your head
Then all these earthly cares could be shed
Do you know how we shall meet? On the far side of this street?
Do you know how it shall be? On the unseen side of the street? Oh yeah
All the darkness that grows in you. All the birdlife that crows with you
All the creatures that run with you. All the oceans that come from you
If all the world would fade from your sight
Then all these fleeting glimpses would leave me blind.
You think that evil lives in this town
And that everything not up is down.
I’ve imagined you now. Just the way that you seem somehow
All the world imagined. All your own creations
The creatures are inside you and yet seem all around you
The creatures are inside you. Don’t you know that they are?
Oh yeah
|
||||
2. |
Lights of Town
04:09
|
|||
|
The birds fly out over the heads in that way, at the end of the day
You can set your bearings by what they do
You used to be able to even tell them apart, a mysterious art,
But driving too long in the outskirts has ruined you
The lights of town they call you and they haunt you
You know what they hold there for you, don’t you?
I saw a wild horse from the train there one night
He ran at full flight, all of the hairs on my arms stood upright
I used to be ready to run for dear life
I used to be known as the one who would always be up all night
The lights of town they call you and they haunt you
You know what they hold there for you.
They’re always trying to come back to gnaw you, oh ho ho,
And you can see it all at one glance, you will o,
Only get one more chance
You do what you know, do what you know, and try to get by
But ultimately, ultimately it is a lie
A lie that you tell to make it seem well, and avoid life
You know that’s not right
The birds fly out over the heads in that way, at the end of the day
They dance and they dance and they dance away
You used to live life on the edge of this town
But living too long apart from the crowd has now brought you down
|
||||
3. |
Path of No Return
07:11
|
|||
|
You, You were a wave of light Coming in every night
On the path of no return, On the road to ruin
Before long I was in ways of harm
Far along the path of no return
How did you know about the ways of mankind
How did you know about the things you would find
On my mind
I, I was in no man’s land, Couldn’t understand
You, You were the one I loved from the mountaintop
Before long I was in ways of harm
Far along the path of no return
How did you know about the ways of mankind
How did you know about the things you would find
On my mind
The path of no return I had to make my way
Down the tracks of time In the darkest hour
I had to give it up for the one I love
I had to make it work for the one I love
I had to build myself a little buttercup
La la la
I had to build myself
a little buttercup
I had to make myself
a little buttercup
I had to make myself a little buttercup
on the path
on the path of no return
on the path
on the path of no return
I’m really on the path of no return
Hey!
I’m really on the path now
|
||||
4. |
Round and Round
04:27
|
|||
|
I lived on an ever-changing multitude of wanting, while the treasure got locked away
I lived on a hanging highway, somewhere in the country, on the side of the everyday.
I turned around and round until I knew no wrong, I turned until it all went
wrong
I heard your name once mentioned, summoned up my attention,
Made me lose my train of thought
On a road that joined no other, I found my one true lover,
And I only need one of those
I turned around and round until I knew no wrong, I turned until it all went wrong
All the time I felt the urging, of the universe in my veins
Every time I was discouraged, I went round and round again,
In a heavenly strain, in the folds of everything, that would call and call and come back again
We’re living in a world of echoes, a place where everything goes
Round and round and round and round and round
We’re running in circles here, swept up in the atmosphere
Of greed and fear
|
||||
5. |
Flickering
03:52
|
|||
|
Coming, coming closer, ever, ever nearer
Searching, for this encounter, yearning, turning over
Learning, to use the notions, that come here, flickering
Yearning, to break the slumber, burning, to use the number
I know the way here, it’s in my nervous system,
In my surface tension
In the path I’m leaving
Flickering, almost start to see you, out here
Flickering, the seas are breaking over, taking all their plunder, from you
Flickering, on the edge of being, on the verge of knowing
Flickering
Enter, where you may not stay longer, It’s a place of amber
Where you will find your nectar
Flickering, inside the candle, moving amongst the people
Burning, burning up now
Flickering, the sweet taste of advancing, the sudden moves of learning
And I’m learning, to use the golden, burning inside the cauldron
Yearning, just beyond here,
learning, to use the golden, burning inside the cauldron
Yearning, just beyond here
Flickering
|
||||
6. |
Roses Fall to Ground
03:33
|
|||
|
Have I seen skies bluer than this?
Have I been blind to all of this?
Covered up in blooms, nectar fills the room
Bathed in dappled light, calling to the moon
What goes down now, comes back around
That’s why roses fall to ground
Some day all this will disappear
That’s why you are so precious here
Streams of petals fall, break in through the wall
Dancing light a-glow, cascades in the snow
Midnight creeps in, I’m sleeping sound
That’s why roses fall to ground
We hear voices, voices from above
That’s why the roses, remind us of
The things we hold onto, remind us of
The things we know that we must do
|
||||
7. |
Trying
05:03
|
|||
|
Top speed leaves you senseless, wide-eyed and defenseless
Uptown the stocks are falling down
So hard to find the treasure until you come together
Uptown the fires are burning now
You see all but offer nothing, it’s time for opening
the water’s rising, there’s no denying
and I am really trying (riff)
Hey now we’re in the moment, here comes the serpent
Uptown the cold is growing more
Too bad that you’re addicted, chewed up and conflicted
Could have used you more
No longer how it started, openhearted
You tire with distance, shed with seasons
I am really trying
I am really trying to
I am really trying to… get through to you
(violin solo)
Are you on the planet? Why do you seem so distant?
It’s not over just yet.
You are the meaning of it and the reason for it.
You know that you are.
You see all but offer nothing, it’s time for opening
the water’s rising, and all the time is flying
the water’s rising, there is no denying
and I am really trying
|
||||
8. |
High Tide
05:52
|
|||
|
Tell the truth again, just for christmas
On the road to Siam and my happiness
With one false move I rode it into town
Rode it into town while the rain came down
High Tide High Tide
I had to seek beyond what was in sight
I had to go below what was wrong and right
I had to see the world as something on show
I had to go below the surface of the snow
High Tide High Tide
And through the dark parade our paths have strayed
Reflecting everyone how those tongues have played
And through the darkest hours our hearts have grown powers
Reflecting all we know how those tongues have played
Here we stand again under Neptune
In the sheets of rain In the old typhoon
And it’s all so clear now It’s crystal and blue
What I feel for you now this dream is true
High Tide High Tide
Is this dream a life? That depends on you
All reasons why the friends of magic, hold these gifts for you
You hold the world in small hands
All of this is emptiness and little plans and fleeting holy romance
|
||||
9. |
Carelessness
03:47
|
|||
|
You seem to know, the gaslight flow beside you does no good
You seem to say the strangest things although you know you should
The outer sheen of carelessness, betrays the heart of carefullness
They are the same I guess
You seem to say the twilight game is all you’ve left to play
You end your day like those you ended oh so many more
You’re keeping score, don’t know what for,
and round again you go,
round again you go
You know you don’t have much to hold onto
You know you don’t have much to hold onto
You know you don’t have much to hold onto
So you dream away
You are the queen, the pin-up girlfriend of ditch diggers and rogues
And now I’ve seen your face inside my room
|
||||
10. |
Follow Me Home
04:51
|
|||
|
Lost and I don’t know why,
Reach out and touch the sky
In the place I find
In the quiet light of the evening
When the senses are strong
The little trails you’re leaving
Tell me where I belong
In the underground
In the hang down vines
In the farmer’s eyes
Will you follow me home?
So close that I can taste it
It is sweet to be shown
And I sure don’t want to waste it, will you follow me home?
I’m so close that I can taste it
I seem to be surrounded by the roses now
And all the little petals on the flowers and the graces now
I’m so close that I can
I seem to be surrounded by the roses now
|
||||
11. |
Middle of Nowhere
04:33
|
|||
|
There’s a place where you can go….
In the middle of nowhere
Just outside the scheme of things, in the streams of Voltaire
Just beyond the scream of wheels
Just inside the shape of things you can’t seem to feel
Just beyond the veil of secrets, lives a life of intrigue
It makes you lose your make believe
And haunts you with its symmetry, and it leaves you wanting more
Yeah, it leaves you wanting more
As the time outside it trips, through the deep of night she slips
At the speed of light and shade of night, she beats a soft retreat
And you know half what you should, and the knowing does no good
And the taste of wine and columbine all combine to show you
What you know you’ll find
In the middle of nowhere
Just outside the scheme of things, fortune brings you new love
And you can’t get enough of the far-off gaze of true love
Just beyond the veil of dreams you see what only love has
You turn and turn and it makes you mad
It makes you know it at last
And down below there rolls a river, far beneath the cut and quiver
Down below there is a union, far beneath the surface tension
There’s a place that we shall meet, far beyond the spreading streets
Right outside, the field of dreams
|
||||
12. |
Fairytales
03:28
|
|||
|
I love fairytales, listen, while you do your scales, bitten
By the fancies of Arabia, by the graces of your saviour
Why, the beggars and bourgeoise all
Sigh, tempted and thwarted and
Blythe, taught by the orders and trailing their folders
I love fairytales, they’re simple, full of nightingales, into the dark
We wandered, knowing not what we squandered, knowing just why
Why, the beggars and bourgeoise all
Sigh, tempted and thwarted and
Blythe, taught by the orders and trailing their folders that’s why
Back in the days of old, we didn’t have these footholds
We didn’t have quite as much, science to blind us and such
To blind us from the truth, forsake and forsooth
To blind us from the truth
I love the stories that you tell me and the glories, you show me
The way up to the light, the way up to the light
Why, the moon and the stars and the sky
Ancient and holy and wise
Caught by the orders of nature and water ….I know they’re fairytales
|
||||
13. |
Fairytales Pt II
01:44
|
|||
|
no lyrics
|
||||
14. |
Amber and Wine
06:01
|
|||
|
Sunlight in the distance breaks up into shards
Ice forms in the instants that we spend apart
Oh come in get closer, take up your ground
There’s nothing but ocean, no stranger
Sunlight in the chapel, breaks up into shine
Just because we shiver, with amber and wine
Amber and wine, amber and wine, amber and wine
(riff after 1st chorus)
Sunlight in the station, nothing changes here
It falls in the ocean, no danger
You’ve got to get closer, it’s something to bear
There’s no way around it, come over here
(Repeat chorus)
Through the glass darkly, through the rivers I see
Through confusion, strange as it seems
And illusion, always in dreams
(Repeat chorus x 2 + riff)
Amber, amber, amber and wine x 2
You awake from the depths of your slumber, with the taste of amber
You awake in the arms of your lover, with the wine, and the amber
Amber, amber, amber and wine x 2
|
||||
15. |
Bonus Track
00:37
|
|||
El Duende Sydney, Australia
Sydney’s El Duende are:
• Daniel Morphett (ex Craven Fops, Godbotherers) – Vocals, guitar,
keyboards
• Michael Linney – Alto and Baritone Saxophone
• Peter Card – Bass Guitar
• Kael Lin - Drums
• Peter Kelly (ex Gadflys) – Trumpet
... more
If you like El Duende, you may also like:
Monster Truck Mondays
by The Empty Threats
Tightly wound post-punk with splashes of new wave; heavy on twangy riffs, phased-out melodies, and understated vocals.
go to album
Lousy w' Love
by The S-ft F-cus
Sonically dense indie pop opuses have enough dissonance to be called punk.
go to album
Sydney group The Lazy Eyes turn out a dozen dazzling psych-pop songs, as strong in radiant melodies as they are woozy guitars.
go to album
Wrapped In Cellophane
by Vessel
Crisp drumming cuts through the tangle of interwoven instrumentation on this cerebral yet groovy post-punk record.
go to album
Essential Tremors
by Hooper Crescent
The Australian post-punk outfit's second album courses with unkempt kinetic energy, full of spring-tight basslines and hypnotic riffs.
go to album
The collaborative EP from two Seattle bands is an unexpected delight of dancey guitar rock with an appealingly tossed off vibe.
go to album
Indie rock suspended between youthful ennui and youthful rage, hooky but cerebral and taut with rhythmic tension, just like the 90s.
go to album
