What’s left of then? Pieces floating in memory. Gathering them in broken bouquets. Drifting on recall − escaping through drainpipes. Bruised by the fall − the faces have changed. Everything’s changed − nothing’s the same. Everything’s changed − nothing’s the same. This is the picture without marketing bullshit. Stapled and sutured − a monstrous doll. A vacuous space I turn to its other side. Look at its face − you know it has changed. Nothing has changed. It’s just not the same. Nothing has changed. It’s just not the same. Unwritten years. Unnamed fears. Signs from above. Cinders of love. Destiny’s plan. Earthliest scam. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. What have I now? Ancient yearnings for paradise hung from my brow, unanswered as yet. Tethered to recall − lost in the river stream. You cheer for my fall − I can’t remember your name. Everything’s changed, but it’s still the same. Everything’s changed, but it’s still the same. Unwritten years. Unnamed fears. Signs from above. Cinders of love. Destiny’s plan. Earthliest scam. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh.
credits
from The Ante Mortem Songbook,
released October 1, 2016
Jack Charles: lead vocal, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals. Joe Stacey: piano, percussion programming. Andre Lovrekovic: bass, electric guitar. Erik Secrest: backing vocals.
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