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The Last Living Souvenir

by Primakova

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1.
No regrets The words that break the bonds remain unsaid No backward steps Though we never could have guessed what lay ahead But we forged that path together Found ourselves along the way Not led astray (Chorus) As we pushed against the system In our own ways Our personal anchors were cast away We were learning to swim We were criticised But we were young and just exploring what we tried Always supplied Ingesting all we could and more besides The love affair got deeper The potions more advanced But not out of hand Marching on Defending unknown strangers from the storm Against the law Charged at with beasts and batons amidst the war The conviction gained momentum As the ropes were thrown away We were here to stay
2.
A new announcement has been made Still the same as yesterday As it's always been Though his mouth is open wide You cannot see the hand inside That pulls the strings The latest project has been canned But did you see the sleight of hand? (Chorus) Mechanical Turk behind the scenes Tucked inside the TV screen His silent voice Has made your choice Making light of the deceit Owning up but still discrete Yet more delay Though constant wailing at the wall Never blinked an eye at all Just waved away Controlling hands beneath the table You try to see but you're unable
3.
In His Head 04:28
He appeared as if from nowhere And though he'd had a few You saw the signals nonetheless As he struggled to impress The fake tan gave a clue That his story would fall through His brain was rushing round so fast As he lied about his past About his past (Chorus) It's in his head A history of one Round and round the story goes And juxtaposed the untruth grows It's in his head With a life all it's own Set on permanent repeat And now completely overblown Although you judged him harmless You were still annoyed He just wouldn't let it lie And there was plenty more besides Where it came from no-one knew Lexicographical shampoo And when he hinted there was more You knew him less well than before Than before (Bridge) Why, does he feel the need to lie? No compromise, is he unaware You don’t know, though you’ve tried
4.
That time at the station With me in the hat In the festival hall Never sat at the back Where's the fun in that? Climbing in the bathroom window Just to unlock the door Picking up all the petals from the floor (Chorus) The poles between your ears never meet halfway The scars below your sleeve count off the days Did you mean to try so hard? Did you want to have so much to confess? Did you score a passing grade In your Rorschach Test? Thinner and thinner Magazines don't compare Trying to cover The secret affair With your thousand yard stare Now I know I've seen you naked But so has half the western world So far removed from that innocent girl (Bridge) You change your hair Like you're changing your clothes You spite your face Just to cut off your nose
5.
As the days draw short again The nights grow more alive The dew on the window pane Wiped aside With nose pressed against the glass Condensation before their eyes The memories of the past Only subside (Chorus) Fighting off the cold with warming rain Digesting what's left over Yet leaving it all the same And remember When winter falls in spring As the leaves turn from green to brown The frost nips at the toes The ghosts of the ailing town Slowly foreclosed The community puppeteer Hanging on to control The last living souvenir Finally sold
6.
Across the threshold of the traitor's gate Passing through But not passing go The call received with an offer to translate But you can't Because you don't know (Chorus) The flight has returned again Disappeared, but not unknown This time you've been burned again They turned up the heat Overcooked, not overthrown Beckoned through the traitor's gate Pushed or pulled It's not in dispute Only silence from the one who still awaits Cast out from home One more recruit (Bridge) You're just walking backwards You don't see the cliff Keeping up with the herd But with one foot over the abyss A new arrival at the traitor's gate You may have dreamed But that's not a crime A passing reference from within the fifth estate How far will you go Just to tow the line
7.
See the dogs They're surrounding the playground Keeping the smoking guns at bay And the children They're waiting to be found Fighting each other for their sick pay Find the fish Swimming down to the estuary Safety in numbers in no man's land Then the anglers Cast the bait amongst the debris Calmly biting off the feeding hand (Chorus) Waking the dead from their slumber Leaving the sheep to the tainted grass When all the incoming calls are counted And the positions have been recast That's when it's time to make the move Time to make the first move Probably not the last Catch the peacocks Strutting proudly down the pavement Slicked back hair covers up the bald patch And the snakes Wrapped their necks with attacking intent But then striking with no more than a scratch
8.
You lost your job today Thrown off of the gravy train Now just a foot soldier of pity And the king of the weak and tamed Returning home to an empty rumour With what's left of your weekly wage It's just a matter of time Before the curtain drops And you stumble off the stage (Chorus) The faces at the bar Expressions all the same Take it as it comes But don't complain Leave the house at eleven thirty To join the boys down at the bar Not enough to get the round in It's depressing you fell this far But that feeling never lasts Beyond the bottom of the glass Because the next in line Already tops the bar And you know it won't be the last (Bridge) A hanger on to the Big Society An outlet for the family's grief A happy ending ain't guaranteed (Last whole chorus) Spiral down into your stupor With no-one else but yourself to blame Take it as it comes But don't complain
9.
Maelstrom 04:33
Flotsam drifts by Gripped by the tide Washing everything away Re-appearing overnight Pack your bags we're leaving ‘Cos the roof is leaking And the bucket's shrinking Bailing ever faster than before (Chorus) Swimming outward Gaining strength to escape the maelstrom Pulling backwards Manoeuvring out from it's deadly grip As you feel the strangle-hold begin to slip And the spell that mesmerised can start to lift With open water up ahead First to indict But not underwrite Retaining absolute control Avoiding any oversight As the limit gets closer And the assets disposed of Another organ donor Leave but then avoid the closing door
10.
Factored in then syphoned off Divided up and then forgot Then forgot The dice were rolled, the cards were stacked You bet on red but it came up black It came up black Relying on the law of averages To get it back on track (Chorus) The final answers floating In a sea of only primes The remainder's been subtracted But never multiplied In the numbers game Reports are coming from the polls Small percentage that enrolled That enrolled The split goes up, the gap comes down Take the fraction in account In account The entertainment on the airwaves Called it all throughout (Bridge) Amongst all the equations A difference not a sign The statistics offer nothing Because they're lying all the time
11.
Gaia 06:58
The silken pure gold of the morning Picks out the highlights in her hair Be there forever The lengthening shadows of evening Conceal the scars upon her face Breathing together (Middle 8) The northern lights expose her mind to the profane Shimmering in the flame

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released November 2, 2013

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Primakova Ely, UK

An alternative indie/folk/rock band with the core instruments of guitar, bass, drums and keyboards that performs catchy songs with intelligent lyrics

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