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The Blackbird Flies

by Empty Frame

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How I strive for company Naked souls in custody Stranded in this world of mine All my hopes are on the line The heat that’s been left I won’t share with you I kept the ceiling open now in my house on the lagoon I have built a shore of schemes Fed out of your hands it seems So I’ve lost my precious role Now I’m fishing from a bowl The heat that’s been left I won’t share with you I kept the ceiling open now in my house on the lagoon I’ve become what I was not Building heaven out of mud The heat that’s been left I won’t share with you I kept the ceiling open now my house is a lagoon The water’s getting higher It’s getting higher It’s getting higher It’s getting higher It’s getting higher But it’s getting harder to drown
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Helicopter 04:40
Live and learn Crash and burn First in line To pay the fine She's just a girl just a girl oh no I follow I follow When they follow you, they follow you with their eyes Give and take Make or break All for one Time to run She's just a girl just a girl oh no I follow I follow When they follow you, they follow you with their eyes Seat belt's tight – you're looking from above They spit and curse you wonder “where's the love?” Why do they do it? Savior coming down to earth on your way down, You watch the buildings burn Why do they do it?
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Naked hills through my windows Real people are my pillows They are the stars of my dreams Only trouble is I’m a fool The less I talked the more you chewed I’m lucky enough to let myself out We’ll walk on water We’ll walk on water This was just a place to hide When we kissed like kids in paradise I’m so happy that my memory’s frail But I am sick in the pit of my gut I am sick in the pit of my gut But I’m too ashamed to stand up on my own We’ll walk on water We’ll walk on water I’m not a sucker anymore I’m not a sucker anymore Just another stray dog on the street We’ll walk on water We’ll walk on water
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Grey waves across the sea The black bird flies Flies against the wind I let him inside It's only in darkness that darkness hides Behind a scarlet scarf He hides his face Winters of freezing cold In his embrace It's only in darkness that darkness hides He's building this wooden box Just tell him I tried I tried to break my bones And fit inside It's only in darkness that darkness hides You have sworn to show me how how to break these monsters Bring them to the ground
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Trying to live through hate and change Still believe we're fine Big deal they'll say We can see it right now Tired of feeling pushed aside A mine of hidden hopes Drawn from the drones Right into your lair Be someone else And free yourself from everything else For love You nose around my secret flare Is all you care to share Headlines for all Moral backbone for sale Be someone else And free yourself from everything else For love I saw helmets I saw batons Insects flying in all directions But how I long for the truth When you hear the soldiers marching We'll be locked in our quiet hideout And aim, aim for the head
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Legacy 03:17
When Carmen jumped ashore Took a walk along the coast She thought it's all in your head It must be all in your head The fishermen stood still while the bulls were running free It's all in your head Yes it's all in your head A legacy of wood in a world of solid gold it's all in your head yes it's all in your head On the way back home she thought now, I have things to lose It must be all in my head must be all in my head
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Swinging softly Swinging with the breeze And I know I should have never let go In the middle of the road You told me to let go let it go – go back to the things we know The sun comes down the clouds turn red But we all heard the concrete call We'll bury ourselves in the sand we'll let the cities burn let'em burn – we're not going back at all Sometimes it makes me cry So would you hold me to the end of the line Would you hold me till the end of time And show me bright lights Childhood dreams are never put to bed We are just waiting for our turn olive trees in our head we'll let the cities burn let'em burn – we're not ever gonna return Sometimes it makes me cry So would you hold me to the end of the line Would you hold me till the end of time And show me bright lights
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In The Sun 03:03
You and your victimless crimes Try to make piece with your time You're cheating death with a smile Come lay with me for a while I never thought I'd be sitting in the sun I never thought I'd be deep in the hole now You and your friends pay the price Fate in the roll of the dice Searching for your own advice I will pretend you are wise I never thought I'd be sitting in the sun I never thought I'd be deep in the hole now
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The vindication of love Nothing could ever keep us apart The complications of love Nothing could keep us from playing our part Everything you ever wanted was more That's what you came for you're my best creation you're my work of art I could never hurt you I could never break your heart The vindication of love The bombs are falling - they're hiding the sun They fall from above But that doesn't scare us - we're on the run Everything you ever wanted was more That's what you came for
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Never forgotten Never mistaken Nothing forgiven Down by the river Breathe underwater Drown in the sunlight Burning with fever Down by the river And I shine a light shine a lonely white light I see the clouds see the clouds they're reflecting on eyes They're colliding through the night Knee deep in water grass on your fingers too late for dreamers down by the river Floating and drifting Doctors and healers Pieces of silver Down by the river And I shine a light shine a lonely white light I see the clouds see the clouds they're reflecting on eyes They're colliding through the night
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We’re all waiting for you Troubled children of your youth Give up hope and dry your eyes Those are endless slow goodbyes Run for miles Sprayed with starvation you’re spilling your wine Breath in ‘cause big life’s a strain on your eyes Hide between those endless sights The city shuts its blue eyed lights Dream on Stay at your playhouse don’t ever grow old Hang on And make sure your pillow stays cold Have a taste of yankee pride Shoot the world and make a stride
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This is the second album by the alternative rock band Empty Frame based in Athens Greece.

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released May 5, 2014

Antonis Vavagiannis : piano, guitars, vocals
Kaiti Pantzari : cello, vocals
Babis Vasiliadis : drums
Nikos Solomos : violin
Panagiotis Fetsis : bass, vocals
Christos Kallimanis : guitars

Produced by Empty Frame and Stefanos Douvitsas
Recorded at Peter Pan's Garden Studios
Mixed and engineered by Stefanos Douvitsas
Additional piano recorded at Sierra studios by George Karyotis
Mastered by Petros Siakavelas at Digital Press studios
Supported and assisted by BMinor Records

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Empty Frame Athens, Greece

Empty Frame is one of the most recognizable and well known bands of the greek underground scene, having created a buzz for both their innovative sound as reflected in their recordings as well as their explosive live appearances.
Dreamlike, mysterious and explosive, their music is not limited to a strict genre and is difficult to label.
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