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Souvenir EP

by The Blueskies

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    Artwork by our friends Jonathan Bateman and Sam McMorran

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1.
Matthew 03:25
You would give up your chair On call Lie back Let her tie you down and cut your hair But you watched the sunrise with someone else So don't try and fool me Matthew, oh Matthew What have you done? There's a noteworthy shine in your eyes And by the stains on your shirt I can tell you've had fun So Matthew, oh Matthew What have you done? What have you done? Live by the sword Testing her mettle Riding your luck Until you slip and fall Onto the blade That you twisted inside her back Don't try and fool me Matthew, oh Matthew What have you done? There's a noteworthy shine in your eyes And by the stains on your shirt I can tell you've had fun So Matthew, oh Matthew What have you done? Don't you try it Matthew, oh Matthew (Don't you try it) What have you done? (Don't you try it) There's a noteworthy shine in your eyes (Don't you try it) And by the stains on your shirt (Don't you try it) I can tell you've had fun (Don't you try it) So Matthew, oh Matthew What have you done? What have you done?
2.
Next in line, waiting for a ride home, Friday night Overwhelmed Broke and regretful, once more Why am I here? With drunk girls in high heels Who stagger and sometimes crawl All hands on deck These girls are thirsty for more Living glass to mouth In steamy watering holes Where the bar staff provide The drink that never runs dry We are citizens Dead to the world outside I hate this side of town Where the plastic tiaras dance to the sound of Drowning sorrows While the hen nights and homeless fight for attention Over the heaving crowds Lining the streets as they foam at the mouth I see the neon signs that burn through the night That burns through the night That burns through the night That burns through the night That burns through the night That burns through the night That burns through the night I hate this side of town That burns through the night I hate this side of town That burns through the night I hate this side of town That burns through the night I hate this side of town That burns through the night I hate this side of town Where the plastic tiaras dance to the sound of Drowning sorrows While the hen nights and homeless fight for attention Over the heaving crowds Lining the streets as they foam at the mouth I see the neon signs that burn through the night
3.
I'll sit and contemplate The lack of storage space In this old bag of mine It's fractured leather skin Bursting at the seams Soon to explode, exposing me And at the final call I turn and face those boarding gates Impending Departure Hold tight Belts fastened Jet engines push Me into flight And after all this waiting And nervous calculating The cabin crew Surround me asking questions Excuse me have you something (I'm leaving) To declare (And nothing you say) Why don't you (Can make me stay) Clear the air Impending Departure Hold tight Belts fastened Jet engines push Me into flight Impending Departure Hold tight Belts fastened Jet engines push Me into flight Below us Tarmac descending Road lights look Like veins extending
4.
Daggers 03:44
Wry smiles are made from wine Down on the dancefloor She sighs and wanders to his chair Lead me to the door For I have seen enough here There's daggers on the floor And breadcrumbs by the exit Down in the back room There is a back door We'll open wide and pass the time And on the top step We'll sit and reflect Lions with diamond rings Oh, there's nobody left Nobody round here But them Lead me to the door For I have seen enough here Down in the back room There is a back door We'll open wide and pass the time And on the top step We'll sit and reflect Down in the back room There is a back door We'll open wide and pass the time And on the top step We'll sit and reflect She's got me falling Show me to the door (Lead me to the door) That was the second time you (For I have seen enough here) Twisted circles in your hair (There's daggers on the floor) And by the second cigarette (And breadcrumbs by the exit) She said this night will last a lifetime I say why not What are you waiting for You know I'd like to escape
5.
Friends in the front Watching the road Lay in the back She's trying to go Sleep in their car Her coat for a bed The journey is long Her head resting on her hands Even though the journey is a passer by Thanks for asking why Thanks for asking why Even though the message doesn't read so well I shot the messenger She's the messenger The backseat is warm And so is the glow The orange and red That dances with shadows Circus of lights Draws open her eyes Try as she might She cannot disguise herself Does it have to be like this? Why is it like this? Even though the journey is a passer by Thanks for asking why Thanks for asking why Even though the message doesn't read so well I shot the messenger She's the messenger I thought I might have missed But now I can sure can tell That my arrow struck her well But since then I fell Into the loving arms of what I now call mine She's the best in me She's the best in me Even though the journey is a passer by Thanks for asking why Thanks for asking why Even though the message doesn't read so well I shot the messenger She's the messenger
6.
Royal Blood 04:07
Knee deep in flowing water Bare chest and short of words He gazed downstream To where the light bled through the trees And under the weeping willow There slept a girl with royal blood Her crown lay beside her Like burning coal Her jewellery glowed in the sun His heart was won Then firm desire took him With silent footsteps drew him in His caution to the wind Like burning coal Her jewellery glowed in the sun His heart was won Like burning coal Her jewellery glowed in the sun His heart was won

credits

released May 10, 2010

All music and lyrics written and performed by The Blueskies

Mike Fawcett - Vocals / Guitar
Darius Alexander - Vocals / Guitar
Kelwen Cooke - Bass / Electronics
Lewis Porter - Synth
James Drohan - Drums

Recorded at SMHTP studios, Brighton.
Mixed by Paul Savage.
Originally licensed by Killing Moon Records Ltd.

Packaging artwork by Jonathan Bateman and Sam McMorran.

www.jonathanbateman.co.uk
www.sammcmorran.com

Thanks to:

Anyone who ever came to our shows, all our parents, Jon Stewart, Julian Deane, Frazz Hart, Ben Chandler, Ach Dhillon, Nav Sidhu, Nick Davies, Sam Smith, Stuart Green, Dave Richards, JB, Sam McMorran, Andy Green, Phyllis Belezos, Andy McCluskey, The Xcerts and anyone else we've forgotten.

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