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Rememory

by Clockwork Kids

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1.
Suffer 05:44
When I was young I thought I understood the world But times have changed and now I feel so left behind It didn't matter that I emptied out my wallet and my heart Invested all my time It's not as easy as doing it again My thoughts were in a row before the flood came down the mountainside I saw their bodies float downriver with their heads below the torrents In the night I saw their bodies illuminated by lightning. You don't know how you can save me from myself If I don't lose I will not suffer again.
2.
All I've got to my name is my father's name And it has covered me this far So I have wasted twelve long years, funded by my family's fame But now they're buried in the yard And all that's left, yeah, all that's left of me Is thirty barren acres, trampled under feet And all that's left, yeah all that's left of me Is the jacket on my back and the dusty air I breathe Packed bags, leave this place behind Photographic memories fill my mind And besides they burned them all last night All that's left, yeah, all that's left to do Is follow all these trails and hope they lead me back to you What else can I, what else can I do But pray that I will gaze upon you someday very soon By the next full moon Whoever's got you gonna wish they're dead, Whoever's got you gonna wish they're dead, if this is your blood on this path I tread, whoever's got you gonna wish they're dead.
3.
Rain turns dust to mud And this summer sun dries it up I can't remember yesterday I can't remember from which way I came But I remember you, my dear And how you walked down the way And how you drew me near And if your face is the last thing that's on my mind I would remember yours from that day You were dressed in white and looked as if St. Peter Himself gave you away So I will keep on searching until you're back with me But you're leaving no clues around to make it easier on me Hours melt into days And I don't know what state I'm in I need some rest, my mind is breaking down I wish I could reach out to you, but I don't know how So I keep trudging, mile after muddy mile The dirt that's caked around my legs is the only thing keeping me dry It's just this fleeting memory of you that keeps me sane Losing my mind and my nerve while I strike out to find you again
4.
Let Me Out 06:06
What have I done What did I say to end up in this terrible twist of fate I know I'm not the picture of perfection But there's still time for divine intervention Let me out. Please. Lines on my back Bloodier than veins Dripping trails May lead to my remains Quiet, someone is following your screams (Let me out, let me out, let me out of this dream) (At this rate, I will leave, I'm on your trail)
5.
Magdalena 04:52
Magdalena, I know no one of that name And I'm sorry, Sir, but you'll have to do the same She's either dead and gone, or sold as a slave for life You know that if I could I would help you find your wife So go back home To Atlanta where you belong And start your life anew Magdalena wouldn't want you to Waste your life to find her She would say the same to you Magdalena, it's official, now you are mine Your husband took my hook, my sinker, and my line He thinks you're dead and gone, which makes me now your man And you're my toy, my plaything, my personal slave locked in this caravan How could you marry someone as gullible as he You won't make that same mistake twice Stop your screaming and your sobbing, you're not making this easy Don't make me sell you under price Magdalena, you won the battle, but not the war A few more times, and I won't have to try that hard 'Cause you'll be desperate and lonely for the rest of time And you will want me, need me, love me, and be my concubine He went back home To Atlanta where he belongs And he's gonna start his life again He didn't waste a single second to try and find you And you'll stay with me until the end.
6.
Where do I start? Before I had these things that drove me mad You trace my steps Until I'm just a sketch of who I am You crossed me before and then I let you cross me again But my back isn't a bridge, it breaks before it bends I showed you the river, but you drank until it dried And it takes time to fill it up, but I won't do it by your side. I see through your lies But no one else has figured you out yet Do you realize that nobody would mourn If you were dead My world keeps spinning whether or not you're on board And I don't give a damn if your tears bring the flood You cannot sleep on this, the sun never sets on you You say you're happy - I lie and I say I love you too But it's not fair You've got no cares in the world while I'm tearing up inside And I don't care I don't want to wake up beside you when sunlight banishes night Your clever disguise Has fooled a lot of men but I'm not one of them.
7.
Vacuum Heart 04:42
It cuts like a knife but your blade is made of hot air Or maybe your breath, but your damage is done and you don't care I can't lick my wounds 'cause I can't trust my tongue when I'm mad It's not hard to pine over lost love when it's something that I've never really had (Keep calm, keep calm) I can't keep calm (Your heart is warm) I've got no qualms with you (You mean me harm) I'll avoid your arms (Come on, come on) I won't fawn over you Your heart was a black hole, a vacuum, consumed me like a flame But I put you out with a hiss while you sobbed out my name Though your embers may softly glow and grow and come alight there's no use in getting hot-headed with me because deep down you know I'm right.
8.
All I Ask 04:00
You don't have to say anything I heard it all before When you grasp sand too hard, it runs away And I guess that's how your heart will work As well 'Cause all I ask of you Is to let me change your mind You don't have to say that you love me But it could be so nice I don't want to go someplace Where we can be alone And I'm not asking you to Let me take you home.
9.
Cage 02:52
You ask me for forgiveness You want to try again But I'm not willing You wish that I could turn the hourglass Upside down as if this all Were nothing And I know that you would do it all over If you only found a way how But there's a time for taking chances And you've run on all your chances now Why Love Wild Love It's not an easy thing for me To lay it all out here In the open It's like the only way that we get Anywhere is knowing When we're broken But I have spent far too long waiting around For you to come around And somehow you seem to be the only thing Keeping my feet on the ground.
10.
Your love is a constant That I didn't think that I could live without But that was before You bent over, turned around, and spat me out I know that's what I wanted But we all change sometimes As you well know I watched the collapse of the western moon And I couldn't picture my life without you But still I spent the best part of a year Cut away from you, and somehow I'm still here I know that's what I wanted Can we still change with time? 'Cause you can't bend nor break me Not when I'm standing here right now And I don't need you near me This hollow shell of what you were It's not my fault, yours neither I won't die unsatisfied I don't think I will see you again.
11.
I wish you could understand It's not the way it's meant to be It's such a shame, it's always the same When you're stuck in this game with me So tell me why, you keep me in your eye And please don't lie to me Oh, we've fallen out of line But I know there's still time To fix up what's been broken And I can't do it by myself And now I need some help To keep on going Because it takes two to realize you're both alone Time has passed and now we're slowly aware I can see through a different lens It's a simple task, but you always ask To bask in my glow again I feel the way I feel, is too good to be real So why would you steal me from my friends? Oh, I think it's time I leave My heart needs some reprieve And you're not in there anymore And I will fall into the light Far out of your sight While you gaze lovelorn out the door And though I am just one man I am not alone.
12.
It Only Rows 06:02
A vessel for two Built with my own hands Wishing I knew What we were put through I'm stuck with a ship It only rows left without you There's one seat for you And another for me And all I can do Is pray I don't drown And now my ship It doesn't row right without you Cut my line so I may be swallowed alive I'm adrift, I'm aware tonight A sky turning black With flashes of white My canvas tears back I can't see the stars And now my ship It only rows right without you Cut my line so I may be swallowed alive I'm adrift, I'm aware tonight Throw my heart in the waves and they'll bring it back home But I can't shake this thought or this feeling of you from my bones Facing the shore That you've been standing on Salt water pours In pools around my feet And my ship It only rows straight with you.

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Clockwork Kids' only LP, released in April 2014.

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released April 3, 2014

Produced by Thom Canova and Clockwork Kids
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Thom Canova
All songs performed, recorded, and arranged by Clockwork Kids

Clockwork Kids:
Dylan Abolafia - Drums and percussion
Patrick Carney - Guitars, bass, backing vocals
Jeff DeLuca - Guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
Justin Ellis - Vocals, bass, guitars, piano
Lauren Petto - Guitars, piano, wurlitzer

Additional musicians-
Peter Alfredson - Cello on tracks 3,6,9,11,12
Thom Canova - Bowed percussion on 1
Lauren Gaillard-Lanier- French Horn on 6,7,11,12
Nick Johnson - Violin on 6,9,11,12
Chesley Kalnen - Viola on 6,9,11,12
Frank Petto - Hammond Organ on 4

String arrangements by Clockwork Kids and Gabriel Reynolds.
Vocal arrangements by Justin Ellis.
All songs copyright Clockwork Kids 2014.

Recorded at Studio M, Durham, NC
Mastered at Overdub Lane, Durham, NC

This album would not have been possible without the help of Mike Carney, Joan Gillings, Mark Simonsen, Frank + Marilyn Petto, Lindsey Lanier, Jimmy Strauss, Chesley Kalnen, David Ellis, Linda Ravary, Brian Franklin, Emily Marcus, John Hurley, Robert Powell, Janice Thompson, Anne O'Tuama, Theresa Anhut, Damon Seils, Brooke Mitchell, Stefan + Mechtild Emler, Jean + Sandrine Pauwels, Chris Johnson, Gabriel Reynolds, Kyle Lacey, Jeb Brinkley, Colleen Carroll, Amanda Willis, Olivia Kretschmer, Dr. Steve Brule, and all of our Kickstarter backers, friends, and families.

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The Color Exchange Chapel Hill, North Carolina

After years playing in various acts in and around their hometown of Chapel Hill, NC, Justin Ellis (vocals/bass), Lauren Petto (guitar), Chris McCarty (keyboards/strings) and Brett Scott (drums/production) came together in late 2014 to begin writing and recording as The Color Exchange.

The band released their record, Cubed, in April 2015. The band is no longer active.
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