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CURTSIE

by The Mantis Opera

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1.
Looking back We used to celebrate Howling in the night Witness to a world returning to life Learn to surf Meet me at the end of the earth Faces in the rocks One-way conversations never stop [I'm looking for money, take what you want, I need a train to take me home, I wait for hours and kill the time, by enhancing illusions in my mind, in this perfect house I'm never free, this is what my friends have done to me, I was bored before, but since I've gone, I'll never have to be alone!] We've painted the walls with melodic verse These songs belong to all of us The advocates that come to preach Every body is here to teach I've learned a truth that hides in us I'm liberated from the dark! Looking back You saved me from a heart attack! Waking up outside Is the only way you're gonna open your eyes Now it's our turn To let our songs dissolve in the ocean Washed up on the shore I'll never have to run away anymore.
2.
Rant 04:52
Once again we're at the start And it's time for money to ruin art In a world like this you've got to sell These open letters to yourself And society is corrupt And we'll never know enough And now it's finally time to prove your worth to us There's no time to fuck around With things that no-one understands Stop playing with your head and get to work Cos no-one's special no-one's first And on the astral plane We all just look the same Go tell your friend to never write a song again We all have different opinions So a critic's role is irrelevant If you find a way to express yourself Then who needs approval from anyone else? And the message is compromised And the truth is sacrificed Are we born into a world of virtues based on lies? But I offer no truce No solution no compromise So it's time to struggle alone And have reasons for what you've done Cos society is corrupt And it'll never wake up And we'll all be forced to compete In order to make ends meet.
3.
"send it to america" "she never wants to see you again" "driving through the desert" "I was born in mexico" "he's a gentleman" "doing a bit of gardening" "could you do me the biggest favour?" "yes to sloe gin picking" "I wouldn't say bad either" "he's a gentleman" Story of your life Help me decide The memories i should categorise Strung out in a line Move through time and space Shift from place to place The chapters of your saga align Soon to go to waste Sink into the earth The miracle of birth No journey through this world is alike Save for what comes first/last Split your life apart Begin from the start The moments that define you are The sources of your art
4.
Sing Clown! 06:08
Words mean nothing to me Take a look and see Forget everyone Cos you've never met somebody like me Hold me in your arms Safest place around Underneath the furniture With your head stuck in the clouds Wake up after hours Dancer in the flowers Separate the mind from truth Cos you're dreaming of singing clowns! Don't believe, don't believe it! Doctor please relieve me What a terrible example for my children I'll always be a fool I crawl across the ocean floor Seeking out a jewel I wanna make you proud I wanna make you proud Yeah look around you boy Yeah look around you boy It's a different feeling all around (Let the little one go).
5.
Curtsie 04:58
Is anyone made for these times? Brought from birth to wait in line Disconnection never was a crime Lift me up, take me home Into this changing world were thrown Where have all the perfect children gone?
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8 versus 09:18
Look at your face in the mirror Nothing to get out of it Bring it up in conversation Demonstrate your innocence Looking for a golden ticket Get me the fuck out of here Type this letter on graph paper Send it to america Take a look at this picture No-one could be more relaxed This is all part of our nature Taking useless photographs I've looked through this foggy window Nothing is safe anymore It's getting harder to imagine That I was a child before Looking back is an overstatement Memory deceives us all the time Juxtaposed word and image Abide by no storyline Look it up, gain an opinion You've got nothing to lose Now we can all be activists Without leaving our bedrooms Look for the perfect answer Now it's your chance to be heard Intellect is now the act Of spewing out a dead man's words Look at your face in the mirror Weren't you a pacifist before? Now your heart screams out for blood To spill on your front door.

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This is my latest album, if you download it, it will include "Chord-Organ Collage" as a bonus track

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released June 7, 2013

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Experimental, avant garde rockers based in London

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