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Fantasy Girls

by Sam Brightbart

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1.
After The Storm 03:21
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I am cursed with this desire I can’t cut it out of my chest Who is worse - you with your heartbreak Or me with my china doll? You’re the first that I ever saw gasping For breath at my arpeggios I will burst from this snakeskin around me And laugh at the pain of it all I touched you But it wasn’t enough to Convince you of all that I am And I kissed you Don’t know if I miss you Just tell me where all of those days went And after the storm... So that’s done The start and end seemed To have nothing between them at all Well it was fun Just to float like a vapour Coming out of the cracks in the wall I’ve begun to feel like a seashell Smashed into the sand of the shore Shoot your gun And I will start running That endless marathon once more I touched you But it wasn’t enough to Convince you of all that I am And I kissed you Don’t know if I miss you Just tell me where all of those days went I touched you But it wasn’t enough to Relieve you of all of your doubt And I kissed you and nearly undressed you And now I am out in the cold night And after the storm.... I don’t know what is in the future I cannot escape from this place And I won’t show the truth any more Because its beauty is not understood When I go, I’ll turn all the lights off And you can just slumber alone I don’t know if I should forget you But mostly I think that I should
2.
Michala's Song 04:20
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I think I must have a fickle heart Somehow I beheld your soul in the dark Something about how your voice walked with mine Somehow I could touch you though you unbroke the line “Oh if only you’d come back to me” If you sat down again by my side Just one more glance at your eyes as they danced To the flickering of that fire There are distances that must be travelled Names to be learned, histories unravelled Maps of your flesh that I must design And keep in a cupboard in a room in my mind Hands to be touched and lips to be shared Come on, give it all to me, I’ll not be scared Just let me know something right here at the start – Do I have a fickle heart? Sat down two days later and wrote this song It took a little time, but not too long External expression of something within Like playing a game that you know you can’t win The dark and impenetrable wood The things I don’t do but I know that I should The perception of an infinite something The skip of my heart when I hear your breathing There are distances that must be travelled Names to be learned, histories unraveled Maps of your flesh that I must design And keep in a cupboard in a room in my mind Hands to be touched and lips to be shared Come on, give it all to me, I’ll not be scared Just let me know something right here at the start – Do I have a fickle heart? Oh if only you’d come back to me If you sat down again by my side
3.
The Hurricane 04:11
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She sells disappointment You know And she tells no blessings to grow And she knows what’s in you And she’ll drive it out with her smile And she knows how to win you Like a helpless child Oh it’s all over Oh your island has been drowned Oh it’s all over You’ll never again be found The hurricane sweeps through The hurricane sweeps through And the hurricane creeps through And the hurricane sweeps through all that is you (And you wonder where this is going) She wants to dig up all your soil And she will put you through a century of toil And she knows what’s in you And she takes no prisoners And she knows how to win you And soon you will be hers Oh it’s all over Oh your island has been drowned Oh it’s all over You’ll never again be found It’s all over Though it never started at all It’s all over It never started at all The hurricane sweeps through The hurricane sweeps through And the hurricane creeps through And the hurricane sweeps through all that is you (And you touch what is yours, but not for long...) She knows
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Anika's Song 02:47
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Anika Autumn is coming I thought I should tell you Because the falling leaves made me smile Anika I don’t want this to be The autumn of my heart Can’t you show me how to grow? You confuse me And you reduce me To nothing but a feeling And you could complete me If only this mind were not so strong Anika Your voice is like water I thought I should tell you Because maybe then you’d flow for me Anika I can feel myself changing Every thought like a raindrop Can’t you tell me what I know? (Chorus) Anika Life is beautiful I thought I should tell you Because I know I forget it sometimes Anika This is just the beginning
5.
The River 04:37
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Twenty-four imaginary kisses In my head From your smile Desire River And forty-two perfect caresses In my head From your scrawl Desire River Floating in your rapids I have never seen the sky How many ages must I live through? How many times must I die Before you understand? Terror in my body as I tremble In my head At your feet Desire River And not a drop of amber-coloured reason Left within At your sight Will this ever end? Floating in your rapids I have never seen the sky How many ages must I live through? How many times must I die Before you understand?
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La Fuite 04:32
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C’était une faiblesse d’une taille négligeable Et je me suis trouvé au centre-ville Je me suis assis au pied d’un arbre Et je pensais que j’étais Au sein du soleil Et j’ai bien regardé tout ce qu’il y avait You always told me not to change for anyone But then I knew I couldn’t change for you I knew then that you’d never really be happy So I say: Goodbye, farewell, adieu Je pouvais pas faire face à ton visage Mais je voulais toujours toucher ton cou J’avais pas envie de tes mots sages Parce que je savais Qu’il y aurait trop de vérité Dans ce que tu dirais sur mon passé You always told me not to change for anyone But then I knew I couldn’t change for you I knew then that you’d never really be happy So I say: Goodbye, farewell, adieu You always told me not to change for anyone But then I knew I couldn’t change for you I wish I’d had the courage to stay by your side But I still don’t think I was ever worthy of you Et maintenant je tombe auprès de nuages Et je plonge dans la mer qui me reçoit Je me souviens de notre heure sur la plage Mais je sais que nous l’aurons encore... jamais
7.
Don't Hide Your Eyes 03:49
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Secrets, like love notes Cascading, escaping Down another layer I slide You told me that It was just water But the salt I tasted Was not from the sea Don’t hide your eyes I always want to recognise The truthful colour inside you So don’t hide your eyes Blackness between us Betraying Swimming through oceans Of time I drank your tears They tasted Like poisoned rosewater Don’t hide your eyes I always want to recognise The truthful colour inside you So don’t hide your eyes I need you
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Night Memories 04:24
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I used to walk with you in the shade of the walls The sunlight is dying but oh how it still enthralls I knew your name back then Back in the days of hollow men I knew your name back then I used to walk with you in the shade of the walls Every sunset brings me back to you... And every night sky is a canvas painted with your memory I won’t look down; my eyes won’t close And every daybreak brings me round The sun shines cold Looking behind me is all that it seems I can do The headlights before me are driving me so far from you I knew I could not stay In the town of yesterday I knew I could not stay Looking behind me is all that it seems I can do Every sunset brings me back to you... Chorus x 2 And I am blind
9.
(interlude) Ridin' Against The Wind 03:24
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My blood’s a-pumpin’ and my face is a-flushin’ My feet are pedallin’ and the ground is rushin’ by And the clouds are flyin’ and the breeze is risin’ I’m all alone Because I’m ridin’ against the wind I have to push, push, push my legs till they break Because I’m ridin’ against the wind I have to push, push, push till my whole body aches Because I’m ridin’ against the wind But I know where I’m going: I’m cyclin’ to paradise There’s no direction I can turn for shelter Just keep on slidin’ down this helter skelter, yeah And the clouds are flyin’ and the breeze is risin’ I’m all alone and it ain’t surprisin’ Chorus x 2

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released March 1, 2009

All songs written and performed by Sam Brightbart; "Michala's Song" with Alex Teckkam and "Night Memories" with Andy Ruddy. Andy Ruddy provides additional guitar on "Night Memories" and backing vocals on all tracks except "Anika's Song" and "La Fuite". Cover art by Katrine Folmann and Caroline Sistelli.

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I never write the same song twice. I'm happy just to roll the dice.

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