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Going Nowhere

by Faint Lights

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1.
Going nowhere Anklebound without sound He got summoned underground Where no light abounds Among moles among worms Among the black earth Where there is no sound Hey are you there Do you care Enough for growing To reap what you’re sowing Hey no despair No such thing as fair All things left bare Going nowhere Without body Without weight Lifted by the breeze Lifted above the trees Above all to see Above all needs Above all fears Hey are you there Do you care Enough for growing To reap what you’re sowing Hey no despair No such thing as fair All things left bare Going nowhere Grace springs Waves sings A lover’s ring A bullet’s wing A useless thing Running up hills Drunken young things Youth is wasted on the young Just another song Of another day Fade away Grace left to play A very common thing To let the birds sing Without you being here Without you to interfere As you’re no longer here
2.
On a warm roof Lying on a warm roof Watching the millions of stars Feels like I could fall Right into heaven Between the dreams of the citizens Of the sleeping city I could tell which ones Where naughty or pretty To be alone To be silent To dream To be alive Lusting for her body Her smell on my hands Sniffing like dog She thought that was funny To be alone To be silent To dream To be alive The stars are melting Honey on my face The moon is tilting Out of place I guess I´m a lucky man To be in heaven´s arms
3.
The red shoes Saw you walk today With your red shoes on Your tight black dress A siren’s song Makes me wanna sigh Makes me wanna cry Makes me wanna die Guess old Andersen was Wrong wrong wrong These red shoes don’t dance They just walk on and on Makes me wanna sigh Makes me wanna cry Makes me wanna die Tear out my eyes So I don’t longer have to see These red shoes walking away from me Red shoes parting the Red Sea May this image forever be
4.
Grasshopper day Grasshopper day Mend it anyway Carrying a typewriter upon my back It’s not beauty that I lack Grasshopper day See the candle lights sway Hear the mandolines play Here’s a fool made of yesterdays And a roman horse Has a lively discourse With an angel’s head Oh it’s time for bed A lobster’s holiday All children play Nothing’s wrong with your mind Just the key you need to find
5.
Miss Emma 03:46
Miss Emma She said Being my age you expect nothing good from change But her eyes said something else She said She would never again Be so utterly desperate She had cried her bitterest tears But her eyes said something else Buried in a village That never became a home Loveless and forgotten Miss Emma lives alone She said What is comes down to Is to expect nothing And still not to be desperate But her eyes said something else She said Today I walked to the old mill The sunlight warmed my face For a moment I was almost happy But her eyes said something else Buried in a village That never became a home Loveless and forgotten Miss Emma lives alone Sitting in the train She was sure She was never Going back again Inspired by the Dutch book " Het onverbreekbare zegel" (the unbreakable seal) by Han van Grevelingen’s.
6.
Idiots 04:31
Idiots A confederacy of idiots being stupid A tower of greed let’s build it Another snuff movie release it A pimp’s last prayer receive it See the dunces dance in new Orleans Only the Doctor know what that means The parade marching down the street Only fools can take this heat Another flashy car I crave it A bridge too far I’ve seen it Shagging Kate B I need it Severing all ties I want it See the dunces dance in new Orleans Only the Doctor know what that means The parade marching down the street Only fools can take this heat An optimistic worldview I fear it A lobster’s brain I own it A derailing train I’m on it A bigger plan/misguiding hand I feel it I feel it thanks to my satchel of gris gris So kindly given to me by the Doctor He’s lending his ear to my poor soul I’m under the spell of a big black Breasted mother goddess divinity I feel I feel I feel it I feel it’ I’m free
7.
The New Ice Skates Last night I dreamt Saw her skate on the river Knowing she would not Be coming back The icy landscape Crept inside my body As she escaped I know baby that you cannot remain Maybe it has to do with the fortune and fame Could be the fickleness of the creative mind But I guess it´s me that is willingly blind For your eyes on the door I know you´re not unkind nor cruel But baby I know I weigh you down And I would be a fool Trying to keep you by my side I know baby that you cannot remain Maybe it has to do with the fortune and fame Could be the fickleness of the creative mind But I guess it´s me that is willingly blind For your eyes on the door Hey baby I bought you some new ice skates
8.
The Secret Gate Found a dead bird Lying underneath the tree I wonder why I Was suppose to see The evidence of Another life gone by Heaven doesn’t mind As long as the others still fly It has escaped Thru the secret gate Henry’s problems Have gotten worse His drinking has Become a curse Tripping over thresholds Slapping his wife All his reading Hasn’t improved his life He has escaped Thru the secret gate Autumn comes to Mourn it all I guess that’s why It’s called the fall Mankind has lost It’s wings And it’s divine Innocence It has escaped Thru the secret gate Ellie’s sleeping With eyes shut tight In her room Shines a little light As she’s afraid Of the long dark night See her softly breathing She’s doing allright She has escaped Thru the secret gate
9.
Ellie’s coming home Ellie came by Said she lost her way Watching the seagulls Fight and play Take the ferry The other side Today the River Has nothing to hide Elly said there Must be a way I might find my Find feet for today Take the ferry The other side The river never asks For more Standing by the railing Red cheeks from the cold The water floating The river’s getting old The wind in her hair A dress wellworn It’s beyond her care The river has won Ellie’s coming home
10.
The Purse 03:30
The Purse When she put her hand inside me I feel alive I feel so right When I’m on her arm I’m shivering with pride I’m the keeper of her secrets I’m the guarder of her stuff I know I’m just a gaudy useful thing But maybe to serve is to love When I’m on the street beside her In the early morning light I’m so full of life I’m so right When I’m on her lap On the train back home I’m no longer alone I feel newly born I know I’m just a fickle useful thing But maybe to serve is to belong A skin of soft white leather And velvelty pink inside I do match with her beauty Together we are just so right
11.
Bottom of the well I'm tired of denying that I’m falling down down to the bottom of the well I might as well stop grasping for something to hold on to Heading for the bottom of the well My shell is broken I'm open For anything to make me bleed Spiralling down to the bottom of the well
12.
The Surrealist On the train to work A meticulous miracle figure wizard The cork on which the company floats Coffee 9:30 A wink at Frank As she passes flirting wiggly smirking Brown corduroy suit Brown shirt Brown sensible shoes No woes No clues No blues Sensible shoes Lunch 4 sandwiches 2 with cheese 2 with jam A glass of milk on the side Thinking of fucking willing horny office whores Whilst calculating monthly figures On which management is waiting eagerly Making photocopies of her tits While taking her from behind Dinner waiting Dinner yum yum Kids hesitating Father somewhat glum Clouds floating Can touch The clouds floating
13.
Unrepeatable 02:53
Unrepeatable Making a list of dead languages That no one does understand Searching through the scattered fragments Of unknown lands Sitting next to Jimmy Building castles in the sand Riding on a bicycle Through town Blocking out the city sounds On the way to library Looking for a book on Pygmees He’s a captive among the natives Longing to be free Listening to the sirr sirr Of the swallows Finding all words hollow All things laughable Do away with sorrow Cause all beauty is unrepeatable

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released January 12, 2011

Rene Meester - acoustic & electric guitars, piano, mellotron, mandolin, backing vocals, percussion,
music 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
John ‘s Gravemade - acoustic guitar, backing vocals, music 2, 5, 9, 12
Robèrt Gillesse - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, all lyrics, music 3, 4, 8, 13
Plus: Sander van Nederveen - bass guitar
Donna Bastiaans - background vocals on 7
Produced by Rene Meester at Emerald Studio 2011
Artwork by Buro boskat & Egel 2011
Info: faintlights@hotmail.com

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