Blood Is Thicker Than Time

from BLUE LAGOON by motel aurora

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lyrics

[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]

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At the angular smoke—
Em B B-Bb-G#m
Of the burning remains—
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At the decency of knowing one’s place.

credits

from BLUE LAGOON, released April 26, 2022
Laura Schuster: guitar, vocals
Maarten Bijnen: bass guitar
Randy Derkhof: guitar
Sybren Woudstra: drums

Written by Laura Schuster and Harmen Kuiper
Recorded at Studio Turbine Noord, Amsterdam
Mixed by Randy Derkhof and Remko Schouten
Mastered by Sven Hamerpagt

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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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