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The Palace of Days Gone By

by Brato Useba

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1.
Insects 07:44
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Sometimes I make myself so small That I crawl on the floor And I feel the ground below my knees And I think it seems A little weird down here A little weird down here Video volare Insecta in lunam, Conficere ob iter faciendi in lunam I have with me in my backpack some binoculars That helps me see them better And I study them I write everything down That I find out about them They have six feet for example and a head And they have eyes quite different from mine And they have such strange teeth and a strange bed And the way they have sex differs from humanity Humanity Humanity Humanity Video volare Insecta in lunam, Conficere ob iter faciendi in lunam Illa missilia Illa missilia Take the eggs to the queen Take the eggs to the queen Take the eggs to the queen Take the eggs to the queen Take the eggs to the queen Take the eggs to the queen Video volare Insecta in lunam, Conficere ob iter faciendi in lunam Illa missilia Illa missilia Illa missilia Illa missilia
2.
Sweet Songs & Cigarettes 05:55
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What I came for was the sweet Bending of good old guitars If there is anything I need It's good old beer in good old bars I dream and smoke and listen to Slow sweet music from the past Got many things to do but I Feel crushed and bored, so I stay put And I turn it up some more And lose myself just like I should In those sweet songs we used to hear I wish you were here And so I guess I stick to those Sweet songs and cigarettes Yeah I guess I stick to those Sweet songs and cigarettes All I go for is another cigarette I watch the sky from down below All I go for is another cigarette I watch the sky from down below The window's shut but the smoke gets out And I dont know how The window's shut but the smoke gets out And I dont know how And so I guess I stick to those Sweet songs and cigarettes Yeah I guess I stick to those Sweet songs and cigarettes
3.
Johnny Flashlight 03:18
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Johnny Flashlight has a dream in which he turns the last corner to his home And on the front step there is waiting for him the human who's left him alone What a terrible mistake it has been but now his heart will be repaired Johnny Flashlight has been dreaming for so long but the human's never really cared Johnny Flashlight Dreams are but bubbles in the sky Johnny Flashlight It is time to say good bye Johnny Flashlight supercharges his circuits as he plots a course to the stars Johnny Flashlight sheds a single tear as he zooms away to Mars There he meets a bunch of happy life forms who say welcome friend from above You can leave all your fears behind because this is the planet of love Johnny Flashlight Dreams are but bubbles in the sky Johnny Flashlight It is time to say good bye Johnny Flashlight Dreams are but bubbles in the sky Johnny Flashlight It is time to say good bye Should he have stayed, should he have gone Something, something had to be done Johnny built a rocket cause that’s what he does Takes another shot at life on planet Mars Johnny Flashlight Dreams are but bubbles in the sky Johnny Flashlight It is time to say good bye Johnny Flashlight Dreams are but bubbles in the sky Johnny Flashlight It is time to say good bye
4.
Sheep is Drunk 04:17
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I'm sitting by my window and I watch you walk away And I wonder why you have to be drunk before you say Baby, Baby, Baby love you Baby, Baby, Baby love you It seems like drugs and alcohol set my foot into your door But I dont want to step inside if the door's been locked before So will you please consider to stop bothering me with your key Because I pass on coming in if you do not care 'bout me Baby, Baby, Baby love you Baby, Baby, Baby love you Oh I wish you'd love me all the time not just over beer and wine Cause baby you are such a find, I hope I'm right reading the signs Oh I wish you'd love me all the time not just over beer and wine Cause Baby you are such a find, I know I'm right reading the signs I'm sitting by my window and I watch you walk away And I wonder why you have to be drunk before you say Baby, Baby, Baby love you Baby, Baby, Baby love you
5.
Mountain Water 04:16
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The radio played love songs when we were lying heart to heart When suddenly I understood what that love song was about I held you even tighter then and gently kissed your lips So you would not know my hands were shaking I looked at you my gorgeous love, your eyes of mountain water How could it be that suddenly some love song ripped my heart out? I hoped you would not notice then what I knew to be true Just like the words he sang I must have loved you I must have loved you Why do we wish for love from those who slap us in the face? Why can't we love who with delight offers warm embrace? Is love a thing that makes us lie, why does it always go From heaven straight to hell like an evil highway? I looked at you my gorgeous love, your eyes of mountain water. How could it be that suddenly some love song ripped my heart out? I hoped you would not notice then what I knew to be true Just like the words he sang I must have loved you I must have loved you I must have loved you I must have loved you
6.
Day 03:32
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Once again it is four twenty AM And once again I am sitting here Once again I'm smoking cigarettes Once again dawn can't wait to sneer I just have to sleep But I just can't sleep The night is my castle The day is my enemy Soon dawn will be here To reveal my inferiority I find myself pondering the reasons In dead silence, just myself and the smoke It hovers and changes and dissolves And with it goes my heart and goes my hope I just have to sleep But I just can't sleep The night is my castle The day is my enemy Soon dawn will be here To reveal my inferiority My eyes are blind My heart is proud And time is running out My hands are strong But where's the way Tf there's no will Then I'll just stay Time's running out So carry on Oh carry on Oh carry on To the sunrise To the day
7.
Strangers 05:57
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I don't know where you're going to go when you leave me Don't want to know what it'll be like without you You'll be gone and I'll move on You'll be gone and I'll move on Eventually How could we end up like this Where did we lose our love, and didn't give a shit Is there a way that we can go back Is there a way that we can go back Now When you were here we had lots of time for talking When you were here we had all the time in the world But all we did was squander it And now I can't recall anything Good How could we end up like this Where did we lose our love, and didn't give a shit Is there a way that we can go back Is there a way that we can go back Now We started out with our hearts on fire Our stars aligned and our spirits high Or so we thought but somehow we just Wasted what we had and let it Die How could we end up like this Where did we lose our love, and didn't give a shit Is there a way that we can go back Is there a way that we can go back Now How could we end up like this Where did we lose our love, and didn't give a shit Is there a way that we can go back Is there a way that we can go back Now How could we end up like this Where did we lose our love, and didn't give a shit Is there a way that we can go back Is there a way that we can go back Now Don't want to face a stranger
8.
By the Castle 04:13
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I was lounging in a lawnchair by the dusty road Twelve feet from the castle, two feet from the moat The drawbridge wasn't open, I heard the princess cry She was sitting in her chamber, waiting for her guy She was sitting in her chamber, waiting for her guy I was having a cold beer there by the dusty road Twelve feet from the castle, two feet from the moat Sometimes I'd hear piranhas splish and splash They were swimming in the water, hungry for human flesh They were swimming in the water, hungry for human flesh It was a few hours later: a rider on the road He was coming to the castle, wanted to cross the moat The drawbridge wasn't open, we heard the princess cry I asked him who she cried for, he said he was the guy This knight in shining armor said he was the guy The rider had a long rope, the rope a metal hook It went over the castle walls, he pulled it tight, it took And then he starting climbing across hand over hand Too bad he was too heavy, the rope snapped and he went Down into the water, met his untimely end I settled back in my chair on the dusty road The water was in turmoil down there in the moat The guy was being eaten, I heard the princess cry A life needlessly taken, guess he was not the guy A life needlessly taken, guess he was not the guy But then I saw a glimmer over on the far side Could this be shiny armor, could this be the knight? His suit was made of metal, that no fish tooth can slice He went into the castle to claim his royal prize He went into the castle to claim his royal prize I saw them through the window, a couple nice and blessed He stepped out of his armor, she stepped out of her dress Later when he was snoring I heard a splish and splash She'd thrown his shiny armor into the moat like trash She'd thrown his shiny amour into the moat like trash And in the months that followed often I saw him stand Alone atop the battlements with his head in his hands With love but without armor she had him well confined And opening the drawbridge never crossed his mind Opening the drawbridge never crossed his mind
9.
Love Needs Reality 03:38
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I can't tear myself Away from this mess That almost feels like pleasure But it's just business Cause I know, I know, I know Yes I know full well that love needs reality The more you're showing me The less I see Can't stop living the lie 've of triviality Cause I know, I know, I know Yes I know full well that love needs reality We end up walking home Streets and houses and walls of stone Clocks and streetlights and lit up phones But there's no one there Everybody's gone Just a little more and I'll be satisfied, I swear We've got buttons to push Minds to occupy No capacity to solve The biggest moral issue of our time Cause I know, I know, I know Yes I know full well that love needs reality We end up walking home Streets and houses and walls of stone Clocks and streetlights and lit up phones But there's no one there Everybody's gone We end up walking home Streets and houses and walls of stone Clocks and streetlights and lit up phones But there's no one there Everybody's gone
10.
Give Up Now 04:14
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Oh I hope that you are sleeping So you won't see me here Cause I am smoking cigarettes And I am drinking beer You're the last one I would call now And your voice I dont want to hear Yeah we both know, and I admit it You're with me, you are already here You're the last one I would call now And your voice I dont want to hear Yeah we both know, and I admit it You're with me, you are already here I give up now I don't know how Or where to go now From here I fucking hate this And that I miss You like this My dear You got me You got me You burned me You burned me Oh you got me You made me bleed I give up now I don't see how We give this show An encore I fucking hate this Cause all I want is To be with You once more
11.
Shall We Wait Til Tomorrow 07:57
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A woman meets a man at a funky club They dance all night to experimental dub Later they both feel more than just the bass Even later they end up at this place, and he says Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away Someone meets a man at night in a park They find a spot where it's nice and dark This is exactly what they are looking for And both of them are ready for more, so he says Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away A man meets a woman at a bar They slowly dance to ccr Later they exchange numbers for their phones Even later end up at her home, and she says Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away Two unspecified humans go to a party They're both looking for company They connect and they gaze up at the stars Later they make out in the car, and they say Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away A woman meets a woman at a honkytonk They feel the same and dance to country songs They hit it off and they dance real close It's time for more, yes they feel it both, and she says Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away Three people meet up in a house A planned event that others might find gross They all have wine to help get in the mood They are fucking starving, but not for food, but they say Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away Three women and two men in a furnished room Not the kind that's happy with just a threesoom The mood is good and they're ready to go Yet there's one more thing before they start the show, yes they say Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away Thirty-three people in an office space Could be lawyers who just won a big case For some crazy reason everyone is horny But there's is one single thing on which they all agree, so they say Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait, shall we wait til tomorrow Shall we wait another day You can't come back before you go away We won't wait, we won't wait til tomorrow We won't wait, we won't wait til tomorrow What's the point of going when you'll be right back it's now or never, we are ready to
12.
Numb the Brain [HSC Version] 04:23
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You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the soul time to heal To give your heart time to heal I ain't sitting in a bar Drinking whiskey everyday That is too much coin for me I drink at home I've always been that kind of economical type But that didn't keep you here No, you are gone You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the soul time to heal To give your heart time to heal I go to the pharmacy To get some sleeping pills So I don't cry And lay awake at night I've always been that kind of emotional type But that didn't keep you here You're out of sight You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the soul time to heal To give your heart time to heal I hit the gym, I moisturize I'm repainting all the walls I work extra hours I go on dates I've always been that kind of go-getting type But that didn't keep you here You walked away You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the soul time to heal To give your heart time to heal I do kitchen psychology I analyse myself My childhood and my hopes And dreams and you I'm just that kind of loyal and in love believing fool But that didn't keep you here, No, we are through You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the body time to heal You've got to numb the brain To give the soul time to heal To give your heart time to heal

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released June 28, 2022

Written by Brato Useba. Recorded at WB, Nova Scotia, March - June 2022.

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