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Another Light
05:21
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When the bats leave their tower and all my thoughts sour
I will build me a well
In the sands, in the sighs, under black forest skies
These are not innocent times
I've left my courage behind, heaving in the shadows
With this body I bridle, with this mind I defile
I leave my image behind
And mark the year that I died, walking in the shadows
A crystal warning, the hours crawling
White Chinese powder won't leave me alone
All bloody hounded, I watch astounded
The insect's jaws as they open and close
You will find when the way is hard in life
You will find when the earth is cold at night
You will find when the world is old and idle
You will find another light
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Nothing Is Forgiven
03:27
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Why'd you do it?
We were happy as we were, at least I was
Nothing's forgiven
We have brought this on ourselves
And I'm not happy
Now it's over, all of this is over
There are bullets in the shed
We're well equipped
Eat all the animals
I've been looking for a calf to wrestle with
Point the finger, here comes the finger
Wagging like a giant buddha, from Monkey
Sweep up the knowledge, empty all the knowledge
Out and into all the ships, sailing for the storm
From the mountains we come and the enemies fall
We are leaders now
The seats of our masters, now ours to ignore
What's for dinner?
We were eating from the sea, I wasn't finished
You were banished, I thought you'd vanished
We have brought this on ourselves
And I'm not happy
Call the scientists, all of the scientists
When will we get off this rock?
We're working on it
Burn your assets, all of your taxes
I've been searching for the skull of Mr Pomeroy
Mindless doubters, all of us are doubters
When the evidence is death and your looking at it
Nobody's out there, ain't nobody out there
Sound reverberating, drums reverberating
Echoes on echoes on echoes...
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3. |
I'm the Wrong Man
04:55
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My neighbour’s up all night
And what’s worse, I can hear him thinking
Why can’t I bring you to mind?
And what was, what was
I wonder what you’re doing?
Tell the warden, no warden
You’ve got the wrong man, I’m the wrong man
I live with lice and flies
The slow drag of my imagination
I’ll survive if you’ll survive
We’re not dead, not yet
I imitate you breathing
You didn’t have to come, but I am glad you did
I wanted you to know, it meant something
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Echoes
05:25
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Imagine if I had never been born
This man's story had never uncoiled
All of the anguish and all of the joy
Left in the dust and the cracks in the floorboards
And the echoes keep calling
Beyond the toil and the age of the earth
Under this skyline, I've got the outsider's curse
All of the madness and all that I've done
Has been left in the dirt and in the wet of the storm
And I let it come
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5. |
Andromeda
03:39
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A million lights, staring eyes
Hollow woods, these hollow woods
In nature’s side I reside, diplodia
You needed me to care
I was never there
Still life replied
All the people I let down
Well they’re all gone
One more mistake made in vain
I’ll wait for you, Andromeda
I woke that day fever stained
Calling you, Andromeda
I’m killed every day, every single day
In this water grave
And all I am is another sacrifice not made
No need to be afraid
There’s no need to pray if this Empire ends
All these thoughts I declare to you
Andromeda
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6. |
Making a Still
05:29
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Making a still
I've been fixing to kill my demons
All of my horrors leaving
In spirits I swill
And even if I get blown away
I'll come back again in style
Making a still
I've been itching to kill my dreaming
Hungry and dry, throat heaving
My whole body a drill
And even if the clouds roll away
I will suffering
For time is digging my hole
They're all leaving town without us
Can we tag along
They're all leaving town without us
Is there something wrong?
Making a still
I've been a long time healing
Seen from behind, receding
Over the hill
And even if the clouds roll away
I will sin again
For time is digging my hole
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7. |
Buffalo Town
03:29
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I'll get out of this buffalo town
If the drink don't come and drag me down
I'll get out of this buffalo town
I remember how I used to be
There once was a fella looked just like me
I remember how I used to be
And we all can cry together as one
If the body don't die, then there's something wrong
Why stick around if your time has come?
Come seek my shelter there's a storm outside
Here's a place that you can hide
Come seek my shelter there's a storm outside
We've got to carry each other like soldiers do
Carry each other like soldiers do
Come here I want to stand next to you
We've got to carry each other like soldiers do
When my ship comes in I'll linger still
It pleases me to eat my fill
When my ship comes in I'll linger stil
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8. |
Why Live in the City?
03:14
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I've got a feeling like a sinking stone
I've been in thus blue house too long
I'm a burnout
Woke up smelling of gasoline
They say the motorway sounds just like waves in the sea
But I'm not so sure
Why live in the city when I can lose myself in the stars?
Why live in the city if it's only going to shit on my heart?
I ain't going to sit around and watch things falling apart
Wild living's a good thing
When there's plenty of hooch
And a fire and a bath
Sun up comes and I'm whistling
They say that even in the country you can scrub up clean
If you wisen up, if you're wise enough
Why live in the city when I can amuse myself in the stars?
Why live in the city if it's only gonna shit on my heart?
I ain't gonna sit around and watch things falling apart
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9. |
There Is a Lesson
04:00
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Don't look in the eyes
There lies a feeling of an old man's soul
Put up your guard
Then be prepared to let the whole thing go
You've got some style
But that won't help me when I'm in your clothes
Why all the trials?
Around my neck I wear a wreath of stone
Wherever there is fear in love then I will surely be
What is wrong with lying naked breathing next to me?
I still make the same mistakes
There is a lesson, there is a lesson to be learned
A lesson, there is a lesson to be learned
But I don't care what the lesson to be learned is
All I want is your attention please
You're easy on the eyes
And I'm aware of all the men you know
I was surprised, yes surprised
With all these people here you still came home
All in good time
That's what I say when I'm not in control
This one is wild, yeah she’s wild
Just walk away and let the whole thing go
I keep walking away
And I've got nothing
Except I'm a little bit older now
And when I turn around you're on top of me
And I've got nothing
Except I'm a little bit older now
And with your arms around me
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10. |
Clawhammer
06:33
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I always thought I was squeamish
And I was proved right
On the rooftop it stood there pointing
This won’t end well
And as I turned, it was there again
Man dies by living
So it goes
I crossed that faceless spirit
And it took all my thoughts while I was dreaming
I lost every one
Catatonia
Whatever this thing was
It new I would never wake up
And now…
A strange fog wraps my shoulders
And I am beguiled
I move like whores with ribbons
This world is wild
And I was meant to breathe it in under lock and key
So there it is
There are sixteen guards standing over my bed
With a clawhammer, every one
And not a word
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On the road to see your family
Something was behind us, stalking behind us
All around, the scrub was dying
There was nothing we could see
No creature we could see
It was Christmas and we had savings
From days in the fields
From selling homemade sweets
Every year, your Mother failing
Father’s back had gone
Their overgrown home
Don’t go to sleep
Don’t ever dream
I was tired, you were yawning
We stopped for the night and built a roaring fire
Only faintly, the weeping started
It came from behind us, rising behind us (we shivered in the heat)
As the weeping grew alarming
You turned to me and cried
Now it’s just you and I
On the road to see your family
We learnt your parents died
While hoping we’d arrive
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Bannerman Berlin, Germany
Bannerman was the first solo project of Richie Setford and featured musicians from New Zealand and Berlin including Alaister
Deverick, Oliver Emmitt, Cass Basil, Flip Grater, Cole Goodley, Finn and Tam Scholes, Siobhanne Thompson, Hollie Fullbrook, Ben Anderson, Erez Frank and Magnus Bang-Olsen.
In 2012 Angela Keoghan's 'Dearly Departed' artwork won the NZ Music Award for best cover art.
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