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BLUE LAGOON

by motel aurora

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1.
[verse] I watch the reckless engineers that master this parade I tremble at their boldness and the mass display At the theatre of certainty I reckon with the forces of the eager and the doomed With the remnants of having one’s way [chorus] I glance at their presumptions and the foul aftertaste Of a freedom always cut with a fork and knife So as not to disturb the unrelenting pace Of the sinister audacity of life I laugh at the descendants of an ungraceful age At the sorry invention of grace At the angular smoke of the burning remains At the decency of knowing one’s place I reckon with the forces of the eager and the doomed With the tragedy of having one’s way I glance at their presumptions and the foul aftertaste Of a freedom always cut with a fork and a knife So as not to expose the otherworldly maze That obscures the sheer futility of life [bridge/mini solo] E At the angular smoke— Em B B-Bb-G#m Of the burning remains— C# E7m B At the decency of knowing one’s place.
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5/4 Intro – verse – verse – intro – bridge 2x – solo – verse [Intro, 7 bars] E – B7 – E [Verse 1] E B7 E Say, I worry so B E Forget to take B7 E My stories (D#) C#m Into the lighthouse (E - G#) C#m Where they are safe (E-G#) C#m And do no harm B A Have no effect A B E B7 – E – B7 Pay no respect Well, it is a charred And crooked path On which we walk To the lighthouse Through woods so dense To hide our hopes Bear no resemblance To the rest [Bridge, 2x] F#m A C#m B A and how we cannot show / to kindred souls / what doesn’t fit / absorb it C#m B A B E into the pool / we call ourselves / that we call home / my lighthouse [solo] Hey, where did you go? I’m hiding out And wait on you Forever [drums & bass fade out, guitar changes to 3/4] In my lighthouse
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Karlakarl 04:18
a karlakarl a manly man stood so tall against the land [verse 2] a karlakarl a manly man a waterfall i shook his hand an island rose above the wasteland this storm could save her from accident from honest men from nur ein kerl i must confess he shook me blindly and left me there out on the land my spirits lost around the bend when fires roam we put them out we hose them down and stomp the cinders we leave the dome we sleep at home karlakarlar you burn so brightly you stand so tall i want you all a karlakarl a manly man a bitch at heart i was his friend
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Bury Me 03:20
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Guard Down 03:36
Let your guard down or Perish in An ocean of grey Or revel in my sense of May I speak my mind This mold Has never fit me The shoe is always on the other Foot Come to ease my mind Have you now It’s almost over As almost always ever since i Forged a mold that In retrospect Never quite fit me The glory’s in the part where you fold No compromising No mesmerizing No mystifying No use in trying The glory’s in the part where you fold.
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tell me how it is that we crawl so slowly backwards tell me how it is i only see you smile so sweet if we go with eyes wide open and find an ancient drum to beat tell me how it is to be finite and complete tell me of a land on the dark side of the moon where the gates open to a tune that's etched in stone, hmmm for those who have forgotten and those who never learn at all tell me how it is that we can see our mortal soul as we move around in dungeons and long to find a place in the arms of orion to sleep in his embrace where we sing in our true voices to save a little grace orion's arms will guide us slowly into better days
8.
You be my mirror You guide me, expel me You be my enemy You carve me out Exploitative, argumentative It is the city lights that bring this all out It is a weakness That we call a strength The urge for control of the great outdoors It is a lighthouse, a symbol we all know That leaves us defenseless So that we never roll It is on a raft that we come home Only in draft that we form whole It is in the plains that we all cross to live In holding the reins that we learn to give It is in the crash crash It is in the mish mash It is in the sent scent It is in the knick knacks It is in the pull Of the great outdoors It is in the pull Of a greater force It is in the city lights That we all look the same It is in the great outdoors That no one knows my name
9.
Elve Twelve 03:40
How soon won’t be late No four hundred years How come I don’t feel pain How come how long Assign your values To my colours Slow down Define your borders Draw me as I appear Not as they know me here Draw me but not too near It gets so lonely here How long won’t be fate For what lingers and it’s All glory and no gain How long how lost Project your projects On my shadow Come down Behind your borders Draw me as I appear Not as they know me here Draw me but not too near It gets so lonely here How long how sincere No parts broken and it’s All clean edges here How come how numb
10.
12:12 03:37
intro: E A – C#min – A - C#min she reads in bed she smells of laundry detergent she’s meditating on fuzzy socks she likes a side ponytail the sound of coffee brewing she likes the key changing (C#min) F#min in the middle of a song D i can just see her there F#min in 12:12 vision D she sits so still A (C#min-A-etc) she’s into natural light and crossbows has a new bar of soap she’s into typos and root beer floats could’ve seen that one coming F#min (D-F#min-D etc) but not fake birdie calls from arizona i listen closely for the sound of her french horn in 12:12 echo i can just hear it now if i sit still i sit so still -solo- (A-C#min-E 3x) F#min she’s into popcorn D (etc) she’s into french horns she likes a side ponytail pigeons on a windowsill she sits so still i sit so still i sit so still C#min i sit so still
11.
1 Cha-cha-cha You look so good in your morning coat And in your house Where I come home In your future I roam forlorn 2 Lah-di-dah You always keep me craving more More of my heart More of your soul More of your nights 3 I am a parasite And you are mine I’ll be your angel You be my wine The stories that we tell Have happy endings To keep us lifeless All of the time Two of a kind 4 Rah-rah-rah I brag about me working you A stone cold lie You work me so much more 5 Tee-dee-dum As hard as I was pushing you But when you gave That fool’s gold treasure trove I dove into 6 Tra-la-la I dig in for another round Do-do-do you like it when I come on down I’ll wear your destiny Just like a crown Just like a woman I take that road back on down
12.
Last Call 05:35
It’s last call to board this train It’s always last call You never get to do it twice You never get the same rain You’ll never act the same again No last rounds, none of them are A line end The round goes on forever You never get to the end You’ll never catch up again So if you stop to think You better think twice And if you play for keeps Better play nice This last call to what you are A castle - it floats on air and yet It sinks into stone It spirals backwards In a flush that takes all Rehearsal The after-party wars No last call The round goes on forever

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recorded and mixed by Motel Aurora, Randy Derkhof and Remko Schouten in Amsterdam, mastered by Sven Hamerpagt and Remko Schouten, 2016-2018

album design making-of on youtu.be/GSdJpUuUG_8
more puzzle collages on mediafictions.net/site/?page_id=8

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released April 26, 2022

Laura Schuster: guitar, vocals, keyboard, misc
Maarten Bijnen: bass guitar, keyboard
Michiel van Leeuwen: bass guitar
Randy Derkhof: guitar, recording, mixing
Sybren Woudstra: drums. metallophone, percussion, synthetic piano

Additional vocals by Mark Meeuwenoord, Olga van den Berg, PK Horsepower

Written by Laura Schuster except Blood is Thicker than Time (with PK Horsepower) and Spring Come Slowly (partly written by Pedro the Lion)

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motel aurora Amsterdam

kimono rock with a gloomy aftertaste: high on melody but torn at the edges. traces of indie glam, stoner country and 1960s pop.

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