1. |
The Fainting
02:14
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The Fainting of the nearby supergiant Betelgeuse
With squinting eyes we search the night skies For its light to diffuse
Refrain: And as light grows dim
We will sing this hymn to the stars
Verse 2:
A bright light cannot burn forever No it fades to blue
You cannot trust a supernova to be there for you
Refrain: And as light grows dim
We will sing this hymn to the stars
Bridge:
High on Orion’s shoulder
Watch as we float on this boulder
Darling don’t fear getting older
Don’t fear
Verse 3:
Cast your eyes heavenward and observe the celestial blast
It’s hard to just be, let alone to see, when it’s overcast
Refrain:
And as light grows dim
We will sing this hymn
And as light grows dim
We will sing
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2. |
Rosetta
04:04
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Rosetta
Verse 1: There’s no nighttime of the soul out here
You can’t fall too hard beyond the atmosphere
Still I send these oscillations t’ward that dot of blue
And I feel the tug of gravity upon my knees oooo
Verse 2/Pre: I’ve got a horror vacui
It could be filled by you and I
Would like to speculate
It’s you it’s you
Oh please don’t hesitate
Across these cosmic rays
I gaze for days and days, Adaze
Chorus: Rosetta
No tragic trajectory could ensue
I’ll let ya
Reside in my field of view
Verse 3/Pre: The very thought of you
Fills me with a fascination
The nearer-ness of you
Results in heightened sublimation
The suns would always shine
If I were yours and you were mine
Chorus x2
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3. |
Deep See
04:29
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Verse 1:
Were you looking for me, safe in your submarine
I’ve been waiting for you, down at the bottom of the sea
Were you secretly hoping that I would not exist?
I’ve been softly floating, praying that your seeking would persist
Chorus 1:
They say true love will find you in the end
They say forgiveness can be sweeter than revenge
They say a lot of things, but sayings won’t provide you water wings
There’s no use in trying to pretend
Verse 2:
I spent the summer in a blue breath of air
If you’ll believe, I’ll tell you of the visions I’ve seen there
And if the sky and shoreline live up to what I’ve heard
Sinking I’ll still decline, I’ll never be part of your world
Chorus 2:
If you’re listening I’ve some wisdom to impart
They say that knowledge helps to heal a hurting heart
And I fear that soon your ventricles will lie encased in tentacles
Darling there’s no better time to start
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4. |
Icarus
02:27
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Verse 1:
Amongst all these zeroes
I think I might’ve found the one
But like Emperor Nero
I’m flying too close to the sun
Chorus 1:
You might say “Hey,
Don’t you mean Icarus?”
And you’d be right
But Rome,
Rome is still burning
And we both know
Who lit that fire
Verse 2:
This isn’t like me
Usually I have all of the facts
An answer for your questions
Whenever you think to ask
Chorus 2:
You might say “Why,
My dear Icarus
Would you trust in wax?
When Rome,
Rome is still burning
Rome is still burning?”
Bridge:
With my head all full of passwords
I cannot recall the past words
I used to open up
I used to open up
Complications alpha-numeric
It’s so cryptic I can’t bear it
I used to open up
I used to open up
(Instrumental Breakdown/Outro)
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5. |
Constellation
03:25
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Verse 1:
She came to life as a Capricorn
Proximal wife of a cold December born Sagitarius,
Ripe with wandering lust, he chased her mermaid thighs
Through the sky each dusk...
And her bare heart shivered in the winter light
When the watery stars did align one night
But Aquarius, promising a holy grail
Bore only broken dreams in his empty pail
Chorus:
Be my constellation, temporary installation
I will wait so patiently, one bright month is all I need
You can count the lucky stars in me
Verse 2:
I read the signs on an August day
that said a new love truly must be bound my way
But, dear reader, don’t let signs lead you astray
Gentle Virgo – oh I always knew you'd never stay
And what became of our dear dejected Capricorn?
She’d laid no claim to the winter months whence she was bourne
Wandered far, til her stars scattered and her cloak was torn
Tired and worn, found a summer sky where weather was more patient
Bridge:
Settled down between a lion and crustacean
Leo purred into her ear, “We’re so elated
to have you here upon our beach,
you lovely, lonely goat, it’s all in reach
The orgiastic break you seek
You won’t be sorry, come be free
Dear Cap, you only needed a vacation
Verse 3:
She settled down under Cancer’s moon
On a sandy beach in sleepy summer union
Seems hilarious that she’d worried even for a day
Lay back, rest that uneasy fishtail in the waves
And my dear…
Chorus x 2
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6. |
Innerlude
01:17
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7. |
Great Debate
03:42
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Verse 1/Intro:
(First voice:)
Let your song morph to my guitar
Sing me white dwarfs and neutron stars
Tell me more, I’m never far behind
You’re a force too great for gravity to bind
Let the waves of your collapse caress my
Mind
Verse 2:
(Second Voice:)
I knew you back in the day
Of blinding lights and escapades
What became of you? You fade away,
Your feet upon the ground, your mind in outer
space
Your heart not on red carpets your shoes
grace
Chorus:
Fly me to the moon
I just got here, don’t burst my bright hot air
balloon
Supernova you’re too hot
When you burn out don’t claim that you just
missed your shot
Verse 3:
Don’t you know I’ve come to see
The world in a different key
Mixed up my core celestial chemistry
Drawn all the more to your magnetic field
Don’t let your flames engulf what’s really real
Verse 4:
All I want is to touch the other side
Leave this world for bluer skies
Shooting sparks across the great divide
That star-crossed lovers point to from where
they lie
My name alive upon their lips long after my
light’s died
Chorus 2:
Quiet nights of quiet stars
Tell me, sun, when was the last time you took
things too far?
Bridge:
Well I wish you could see
The laws of physics won’t agree to disagree
I just wanna feel the solar wind on my skin
Before I cool up into astral debris
Well I had a dream
I was at the center, man, and everything was
orbiting me
The heavens are free, so I don’t wanna wait a
million years
To live out all my wildest dreams
Verse 1+2:
Let your song morph to my guitar
(I knew you back in the day)
Sing me white dwarfs and neutron stars
Tell me more, I’m never far behind
(What became of you? You fade away)
You’re a force too great for gravity to bind
Let the waves of your collapse caress my
mind
(Collapse, caress my mind)
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8. |
Alien Mind
03:54
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Verse 1:
It’s automatic, nothing stays static
Ovoid transistors lie veiled in the attic
Bright floating lights that had left you forlorn
You could’ve sworn, could’ve sworn that you had it
When young and aloof, the age before disproof
You had your own terms, your own tales and truths
Born in a blue moon, bound to be saved soon
Plucked from the schoolyard, the trials of your youth
Chorus:
You always knew, your alien mind felt those solar winds
And we couldn’t have been of your questioning kind, of your wandering kin
Verse 2:
The strangers came raidin’ as your hope was fadin’
Drawn like a unicorn to a fair maiden
Lights from the sky, well they’d found you in time
And left with their moon machine fruitfully laden
Were you a wolf with a great hungry mind
Or a fawn sweetly crossing a dangerous line
Chorus
Instrumental Interlude
Bridge:
Poured all your wiles into test tubes and vials
Your work so beguiling drew whispered denial
But you didn’t need them, those hot-blooded heathens
Demanding the truth, because facts are in style
And if your shooting star bursts my helium heart
At least I’ll have reached for a world apart
And I’ll cry eureka when my antique eyes
see a sign all we’d hoped for is ready to start
Chorus
Chorus 2:
You saw right through the doubts and denial to electric dreams
And we couldn’t believe that what you proved real could possibly be
Chorus 3:
You always knew, your alien mind felt those solar winds
And we couldn’t have been of your questioning kind, of your world-weary kin
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9. |
Outerlude
01:18
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10. |
O Saturn
02:24
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Verse 1:
Tough luck, love
You didn’t earn it
Not good enough
So Saturn will return it
Turn all the mistakes I made
Turn ‘em into lemonade
Or limoncello
O Saturn, Hello, again
(Ah ah Aah ah)
Verse 2:
Walls fall down
Walls fall down
Into depression
When you’re around
You certainly leave an impression
For instance this distance again
What where why how who and when
(Ah ah) The sky fades yellow
O Saturn, Hello, again
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Bicycle Face Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bicycle Face is melodic pop with elated electric guitar, scintillating synth and intricate harmonies. Idiosyncratic lyrics
tell stories of ambivalent fairy tale heroines, lost love in outer space, and computer viruses intent on world domination.
Bicycle Face was formed in Winnipeg in 2013 by second-cousins- once-removed Ava Glendinning and Theresa Thordarson.
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