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Adventures In Narcissism

by Edelle McMahon

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1.
A Haunting 02:30
Your pain is thick, it fits you like a glove. Your gaze is fixed; a haunting has begun. Like a punch in the gut; like a mouthful of blood, Grimace hard not to flinch as your hands grope in the mud. Mmmmmmmm….. Your flame’s eclipsed by pocketfuls of scorn. Three dirty tricks to find a bed of thorns On your tongue, in your kiss, broken smile, crooked teeth, Poison leaks from your lips and more salt rolls down your cheek. Mmmmmmmm…… Your pain is slick, no purchase to be found. You lose your grip and slide back to the ground. To be here once again, like a moth to a flame, Knowing there’s no escape from your litany of shame. Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Like a punch in the gut; like a mouthful of blood, Grimace hard not to flinch as your hands grope in the mud. Your pain is thick, it fits you like a glove. Your gaze is fixed; a haunting has begun.
2.
Ships will sail out of reach, over horizons, Slips beneath those plodding feet she keeps her eyes on. Living in her daydreams, living in the past, Course charted with a compass; the needle had been lost. Don’t wait, don’t wait. Dreams will wake unfulfilled; don’t try to hold them. Bonds will break, you can’t rebuild; don’t try to mould them. Standin’ on a threshold, decision in hand. Will you leave your old desires behind you in the sand? Don’t wait, don’t wait. Would you sail that crooked strait? Would you weigh that anchor? How much longer will you wait to raise your voice and thank her? Inky fingers hold the key to liberate her. She no longer hears the voice of the narrator. A great big expectation bubbles up inside, Got no more illusions, got nothin’ left to hide. Won’t wait, won’t wait. Would you sail that crooked strait? Would you weigh that anchor? How much longer will you wait to raise your voice and thank her?
3.
Calendar days, one by one; Calendar days on the run. Like leaves in the autumn, they strip the trees bare. And memories of summer have left only a blur. Oh come to me when lights are low; Oh come to me when days are slow. We were an alchemy of spirit and fire. We were an alchemy of time and desire. Winter binds autumn to spring, it’s all part of the annual ring. And I vow to love you here today. Bitter and cold came the tears, heartache beating the time in my ear, And I vow to love you here today at the turn of the year. Day after day; week after week; Month after month, I’ll always seek. Those days that are lost to me still burn bright and clear, And you who are gone from me will ever be near. Winter binds autumn to spring, it’s all part of the annual ring. And I vow to love you here today. Bitter and cold came the tears, heartache beating the time in my ear, And I vow to love you here today at the turn of the year.
4.
Ignition 03:47
You make my belly ache, my pulse accelerate, My skin is weeping with desire Your touch describes the arc of the ignition spark My senses wallow in your fire This fleeting, this burning indecision Masquerades beneath a careless disposition My sinful tinder heart will always crave ignition Eyes closed I hold my breath, poised like a little death Close to the edge where we conspire My vision scintillates, my will disintegrates When I feel you tremble and perspire This fleeting, this burning indecision Masquerades beneath a careless disposition My wicked tinder heart will always crave Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
5.
Demeanour 05:25
Do, do you rue Do you regret the love you threw away And who, who knew that you would Would ever regret the love you threw away Hearts that are brittle are easy to break Loves that are little are easy to shake Faith seeks acquittal and wonders how it can forsake My, my foolish eyes Betrayed with a tear that happened to let slip No smile, no smile defiled What you cannot hide and happened to let slip Hearts that are brittle are easy to break Loves that are little are easy to fake Faith seeks acquittal and wonders how it can forsake Innocence Experience They broke each other But who, who would ever need to know
6.
Hush now, don’t say a word. Don’t you dare disturb the rest of the herd. Hush now, from you not a peep. Let the other sheep lull you back to sleep Seek your oblivion in the rock-a-by cradle Of fashion magazines and empty TV dreams Let your mind stultify As you swallow the hollow lullaby Hush now, may you slumber sound While terrors abound; for you no battle ground. Hush now, don’t look past the gloss. You see, the other’s loss is not worth a fuss Seek your oblivion in the rock-a-by cradle Of a third-rate theme park ride In a talk-show tabloid void Kiss your soul goodbye As you swallow the hollow lullaby You swallow the hollow lullaby.
7.
Flesh and fault lines, Devastation make Tangled bloodlines, Human earthquake. Catch the fever From her burnin glance No spell weaver Made a second chance. She told stories, Sometimes she’d confess Vacant glories, No one to impress. What was once determined By the fall Brings us now to a standstill Once and for all Flesh and fault lines, Devastation make Tangled bloodlines, Human earthquake. Human earthquake, Human earthquake
8.
Funny seein’ you, you were in my thoughts Why you would be makes no nevermind Just as big as life, your customary gait You never saw me, the one you left behind. Funny’s not the word, I was well set up Everyone thought I had set my hat Ah, but life was playin’ tricks, making us a pair Who knew we were capable of that. Don’t make me explain the emotions we survived Don’t make me explain, we both came through surprised Don’t make me explain, can’t say we never tried Philosophy and me, we won’t get very far But at least I see the funny side Cos it’s funny seein’ you when you were in my thoughts Though why you would be makes no nevermind. Don’t make me explain the emotions we survived Don’t make me explain, we both came through surprised Don’t make me explain, can’t say we never tried

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released November 22, 2017

All tracks engineered and produced by Michael Mormecha at Millbank Studios.
Mixed by Michael Mormecha, Edelle McMahon & Graham Bingham.
Master by Pete Maher, London.
Artwork by Andrew Train at Giraffe Stairs Studio

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