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Book of Shame

by Book Of Shame

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YOU GOT YOUR WIRES CROSSED AND THAT’S WHAT’S DOING YOU IN WHEN YOU’RE FEELING LOST NOW YOUR COVERED IN SIN GOT A BEATING HEART A HEARBEAT BEATING YOU IN TRY TO MAKE A START NEVER STOP UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE SUCKIN ON THE BLOOD OF AN ENGLISH GUY STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE LOST AND THE LONELY A PROFESSIONAL PHONEY YOU GOT YOUR WIRES CROSSED AND THAT’S WHAT’S DOING YOU IN WHEN YOU’RE FEELING LOST NOW YOUR COVERED IN SIN GOT A BEATING HEART A HEARBEAT BEATING YOU IN TRY TO MAKE A START TO STOP REMEMBERING YOU NEVER NOTICED THE MISTAKES YOU MADE SIPPING ON GIN LIKE IT WAS LEMONADE YOU EVER STOP AND WONDER WHY YOU'RE NEVER HAPPY TILL YOU DRAINED IT DRY YOU GOT A POIS0NED MIND AND THAT’S WHAT’S MAKING YOU BLIND GOT A TORTURED SOUL BETTER ROCK' N ROLL CAN YOU FEEL THE PAIN A RESIDUE YOU CAN'T SUSTAIN HEY! NEVER THOUGHT YOU’D GO FOR THE GLORY SHAKIN OFF THE TRUTH LIKE ITS A MADE UP STORY NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D GO FOR THE GLORY SHAKIN OFF THE TRUTH LIKE IT'S A MADE UP STORY SHAKIN UP THE TRUTH LIKE IT’S A MADE UP STORY YOU GOT YOUR WIRES CROSSED AND THAT’S WHAT’S DOING YOU IN WHEN YOU’RE FEELING LOST NOW YOUR COVERED IN SIN GOT A BEATING HEART A HEARBEAT BEATING YOU IN YOU GOT A POISONED MIND THAT’S WHAT’S MAKING YOU BLIND GOT A TORTURED SOUL NEVER WHOLE I LIVE UNDER STONES AND THAT’S WHAT’S MAKING ME WIN GOT NO BROKEN BONES AND NOW IM GOING TO BEGIN AND NOW IM GOING TO BEGIN AND NOW IM GOING TO BEGIN
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YOU REMIND ME OF THE THINGS I USED TO HATE YOU MADE ME SIT AROUND AND WAIT AND FUCKING WAIT YOU REMIND ME OF THE THINGS I USED TO LOVE LIKE STEALING CARS WHEN WE WERE OVER AND ABOVE YOU REMIND ME OF THE FUN WE USED TO MAKE LIKE STANDING STILL UNTILL WE BOTH BEGIN TO SHAKE YOU REMIND ME OF THE THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID BEFORE YOU WENT AND REARRANGED MY STUPID HEAD I THINK ILOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE I THINK ILOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE I LIVED FOR YEARS WITH YOUR CROCODILE TEARS DRYING YOUR EYES ON A TISSUE OF LIES IF MONEY AND GREED IS ALL THAT YOU NEED THEN TAKE YOU REMIND ME OF THE THINGS THAT I FORGOT LIKE WHO I AM AND WHAT I AM AND WHAT IAM NOT WHAT I THINK I LOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE I THINK I LOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU JUST WANT MORE I THINK I LOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE YOU SUCK ME DRY AND TILL IM CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR I THINK I LOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE I HATE TO LIKE IT BUT I JUST WANT MORE OOH OOH I'M FALLING OOH OOH I'M FALLING I THINK I LOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE I THINK I LOVE YOU BUT IM NOT SO SURE
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It's not about the lowdown It's not about the slowdown Its all about Its all about love Love When the sun shines through you I see through you Can you see through me We are all about compatibility Its not about the slow down Its more about the lowdown Getting closer all the time To the sunshine Through you Through me Through us Compatibility It's not about the low down It's not about the slow down It's more about the way we are In our compatibility That will set us free I'm in the middle of a revelation Stardust in our constellation Seen not heard The bird flies by its wings spread shadows Over our un - faced fears Tears shed across the dying states Thoughts feelings emigrate When your fingers are touching my fingers And we are looking out to sea Clutching on to straws of our Compatibility Its not about the low down its more about the slowdown Of who we want to be Horizons Can you see The horizon With me Compatibility Its not about the slow down Its not about the low down Dirty tricks you played on me Its more about compatibility let it go
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Ding Dong 04:15
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Let Me Go 03:37
I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU THINK I MISS YOU BUT I DO I SEE YOUR FACE REFLECTED IN THE FROSTED FOOTSTEPS OF THE EARLY MORNING DEW I SEE YOU IN THE RIPPLES OF THE RIVERS AND THE STREAMS BUT MOST OF ALL I SEE YOU IN MY NIGHTMARES AND MY DREAMS LET ME GO LET ME GO I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU THINK I LOVE YOU BUT I DO I’VE LOVED YOU SINCE THE START OF TIME STILL LOVE YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH THROUGH ITS WRITTEN ON MY SKIN SO THIN THAT ONLY BUTTERFLIES CAN SEE WHEN SETTLED ON MY FACE UNTIL ITS TIME TO SET THEM FREE LET ME GO LET ME GO LET ME GO LET ME GO BODY FOLDING PAPER ASHEN FACED AND HOLLOW LIPS HAVE LOST THEIR COLOUR EYES ARE HELD IN SORROW BODY FOLDING PAPER ASHEN FACED AND HOLLOW LIPS HAVE LOST THEIR COLOUR EYES ARE HELD IN SORROW BODY FOLDING PAPER ASHEN FACED AND HOLLOW LIPS HAVE LOST THEIR COLOUR EYES ARE HELD IN SORROW BODY FOLDING PAPER ASHEN FACED AND HOLLOW LIPS HAVE LOST THEIR COLOUR EYES ARE HELD IN SORROW OUR HISTORY IS LEFT ENTWINED LIKE S UNDISCOVERED JUNGLE VINE SO COME UNFOLD THE THE MYSTERY THAT LIES BENEATH THE CRYING EYES SHOOTING ARROWS AT THE SUN NEVER KNOWING WHERE THEY’LL LAND I RAN AND RAN AND RAN AND RAN UNTIL YOU HELD MY HAND YOU SHOT YOUR FINAL ARROW BUT THE ARROW NEVER TURNED AND YOU CONTINUED YOURNEVER ENDING JOURNEY TO THE SUN.
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Barcelona 04:23
HIM Back in Barcelona When we tore up the night Walking on the beaches Dancing in the light Remember when we made a pact To back each other up Remember when we made the wish And drank it from a cup But now our towel is drying On the rocks of your disdain I can’t believe you’ve had enough And want to throw it in I know I promised everything Id take you to the stars Drinking cocktails in the clubs And driving fancy cars I know I did my very best To get you in my arms I had to fight off all the rest Use my special charms I told you all those stories designed to impress I sketched the perfect picture as you took off your dress HER don’t be daft I saw the truth Come spinning out of you We did I loved the way you made that face When you were feeling mad I loved the way we would embrace When I was feeling sad But Your’e not the man I thought you were when we were on the beach The moon was shining in your eyes Everything in reach Now I'm sitting here And I'm Crying on the phone Its not the same as what it was Back in Barcelone HIM I'm sorry if you're lonely When your'e standing next to me I’m sorry if I froze you out When we were meant to be BOTH we found love in Barcelona We found love in Rome We found in Casablanca But not in Leytonstone Mia miara etc HER You locked your love inside a bone And threw away the key Buried it beneath a stone So Far away from me HIM Maybe I didn’t do what I should Maybe I couldn’t see Blinded by the other things That happened once to me HER Do you remember when they stole you Robbed you of your soul HIM Do you remember when they took your heart And stuck it on a pole HER I'm sorry if your’e lonely When you're standing next to me I’m sorry if I froze you out When we were meant to be BOTH we found love in Barcelona We found love in Rome We found in California But not in Leytonstone HIM I'm sorry if youre lonely When you're standing next to me HER I’m sorry if I froze you out When we were meant to be HIM we found love in Barcelona HER We found love in Rome HIM We found love in Yokohama But not in Leytonstone BOTH Leytonstone Leytonstone
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Drifting 05:09
HOW DO I BEGIN TO STOP YOUR WORLD FROM CAVING IN I KNOW THAT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE OH GOD I TRIED TO LOVE MYSELF PLEASE DON’T PUT ME ON THE SHELF OH GOD I TRIED TO LOVE MYSELF (we can make it through the dark) WERE GONNA KNOCK THIS THING RIGHT OUT RIGHT OUT OF THE PARK TELL ME SOMETHING TELL ME NOW SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU BUT THERE NOT GOING TO HAVE YOU SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU BUT WE WONT LET THEM TAKE YOU DOWN DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHT OR BLOW THE SMOKE OUT OF YOUR HEART IT ONLY TAKES A SECOIND TO CHANGE A LIFETIME IN A BLINK WELL SOME PEOPLE THEY SAY IM DERANGED BUT IT GIVES ME TIME TO THINK THE MAN WITH THE BIG IDEAS AND DREAMS IS SLIPPING THROUGH THE SEAMS LOST INSIDE YOUR HEAD AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE CRYING TO THINK THAT YOU MIGHT YOU MIGHT BE DRIFTING IT’S A COLD COLD WORLD AND YOU YOU ARE MY ONLY FRIEND IT’S A COLD COLD WORLD AND YOU YOU ARE MY ONLY FRIEND A ROCK OR A PLACE OF SAFETY FROM AN ISLAND STORM TO REST FROM THE TROUBLES THAT I CARRY ON MY WAY HOME SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU BUT WE WONT LET THEM TAKE YOU SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU (WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE DARK) WE'RE GONNA KNOCK THIS THING RIGHT OUT THE PARK RIGHT OUT OF THE PARK SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU BUT WE WONT LET THEM TAKE YOU SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU (WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE DARK) KNOCK THIS THING RIGHT OUT THE PARK SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU BUT they aint going to have YOU SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS YOU (WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE DARK) WE'RE GONNA KNOCK THIS THING RIGHT OUT RIGHT OUT OF THE PARK IT’S A COLD WORLD AND YOU ARE MY ONLY FRIEND IT’S A COLD COLD WORLD AND YOU ARE MY ONLY FRIEND.
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Inertia 03:46
GOT A YELLOW STREAK OF COWARDICE RUNNING THROUGH MY BONES BEEN IN THE BLOOD FOR CENTIRES LIKE THE RINGS ON A TREE A PARODY OF WINDSWEPT EMPTINESS THAT’S ALL THAT’S LEFT CORRODING YOUR SOUL LIKE A SUNKEN SHIP BATTLE WORN AND BUSTED RUSTED WRECKED LYING DOWN IN THE SILT A FROZEN SHELL FROM AN UNWELCOME HELL A PLACE THAT I THINK YOU KNOW TELL ME YOU DIDN’T DO IT TELL ME YOU DIDN’T DO IT TELL ME YOU OVER THERE TELL ME YOU DIDN’T DO IT TELL ME YOU DIDN’T DO IT TELL ME YOU DIDN’T DO IT BE INERTIA BE INERTIA BE INERTA
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Damned 03:45
THE ROAD THAT WE TRAVEL  AS HARD AS IT SEEMS WANDERING GHOSTS   IN A GRAVEYARD  OF  DREAMS  JUST KEEP ON MOVING THROUGH THE WIND AND THE PAIN YOU'LL COME OUT LAUGHING OR DEEPLY INSANE  YOU'RE DAMMED IF YOU DIDN'T  AND DAMMED IF YOU DO NO MORE CRAP  GONNA PACK MY SACK AND TURN MY BACK ON YOU WOA YOU'RE DAMNED IF YOU DID'NT AND DAMNED IF YOU DO NO MORE CRAP I'M GONNA PACK MY BAG AND KEEP ON  PUSHING THROUGH  GUITAR BREAK YOUR RAGS ARE IN TATTERS  THERES NO WHERE TO HIDE  THE MONSTERS ARE COMING  TO EAT YOU INSIDE   THE STRUGGLES SEEM ENDLESS  THE MOUNTAIN TOO HIGH  JUST KEEP ON RUNNING AND SOON YOU WILL FLY AND SOON YOU WILL FLY X 4 CHANCE IS A LOVER  WHO SPAT IN YOUR FACE  AND YOU THINK YOUVE BEEN HAD  BY THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE  WHEN YOU ARE LONELY  DESPAIR IS YOUR FRIEND  WHO BUYS YOU A DRINK CALLED THE BITTER END  AND YOU'RE DAMMED IF YOU DIDN'T  AND DAMMED IF YOU DO NO MORE CRAP  GONNA PACK MY SACK AND TURN MY BACK ON YOU AND YOU'RE DAMMED IF YOU DIDN'T  AND DAMMED IF YOU DO NO MORE CRAP  GONNA PACK MY BAG AND KEEP ON  PUSHING THROUGH  YOUR BONES HAVE BEEN SHATTERED FROM  THE ROCKS THAT THEY THREW . THE GOOD YOU HAD NURTURED   THEY TRY TO UNDO THE JOURNEY SEEMS ENDLESS THE MOUNTAIN TOO HIGH JUST KEEP ON RUNNING AND SOON YOU WILL FLY SOON YOU WILL FLY SOON YOU WILL FLY SOON YOU WILL FLY SOON YOU WILL FLY
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SOLID GROUND EVERYTHINGS CHANGING MY HEAD IS REARANGING SPINE IS REALIGNED UNDEFINED WELL I'M WALKING THE STREETS AND IM FEELING DISABLED STUMBLING THROUGH DOORS FALLING ON TABLES CLIMBING THE WALLS IT SOUNDS LIKE A FABLE IN SLOW MOTION IN SLOW MOTION WEARING THE CROWN LIKE YOU THINK YOU’RE THE QUEEN HEAD IS EXPANDING YOU'RE LIVING THE DREAM NO ONE CAN TOUCH YOU YOU'RE LIVING THE DREAM WALKING THE STREETS LIKE SOMEONE DECEASED SPIRITS ARE FLYING JUST BEEN RELEASED NO ONE CAN SEE ME IVE NOT BEEN FOUND SLIPPING AND SLIDING NO SOLID GROUND AND ALL THAT SURROUNDS AND ALL THAT’S IN DOUBT AND ALL THAT YOU FEEL AND ALL THAT YOU SEE AND ALL THAT YOU TOOK BEFORE YOU TOOK ME WHEN YOU KILL SOMEONE DO YOU DO IT JUST FOR FUN SO YOU CAN WATCH THEM FADE AWAY THAT’S WHAT THEY SAID WHEN THEY HUNG YOU OUT TO DRY (HARMONY GARY) THAT’S WHAT THEY MEANT WHEN THEY JUST LEFT YOU THERE TO DIE THAT’S WHAT THEY MEANT THEY SAID SORRY THAT’S WHAT THEY MEANT WHEN THEY SAID GOOD BYE WELCOME TO THE LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY INSIDE YOUR MOTHERS EYE DO OR DIE DO OR DIE INSIDE YOUR MOTHERS EYE

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“Channels the enigmatic and artistic natures of musicians like David Bowie and Talking Heads, and mixes it with an unapologetic fringe-punk sound reminiscent of The Velvet Underground.” - STEREO STICKMAN
‘They manage to do something that even the best can’t do, as hard as they try: they condense the passion of their youth and the wisdom of their age into 3 minutes and forty six seconds of words and music that bleed authenticity. Now ask the laptop generation if they can do the same with a mouse and an audio digital interface’ - Tuned Loud

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released August 30, 2019

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Book Of Shame London, UK

The Book of Shame is Pete Boyd Maclean (Award-winning video director and co-creator of New Orders ‘Blue Monday’ amongst others) and Gary Bridgewood (Multi-Instrumentalist who has toured the world with acts like The Real Tuesday Weld, Michelle Stodart (Magic Numbers) and the Paul Weller backed Troubadour Rose).  Their music has a shifting and unique sound - fusing rock, pop, indie, punk. ... more

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