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Simien the Whale

by Simien the whale

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When the day is getting long And you're feeling on your own I'll be there I've been there all along Don't you wish you had a little bit more time? There's always something easier than the long way out There's always something a little bit brighter When your right is feeling wrong The best is yet to come I'll be there Like I've been there all along Don't you wish you had a little bit more time? There's always something easier than the long way out There's always something a little bit brighter
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Blank checks and tiaras from Spain Sent with petticoats and roses from lovers with no name Breaking laws and vases just because she could Stopping traffic for a latte and reflections in the hood In all the bright lights blinking for the world to see It reads: "One Night Only" She lies awake at night dreaming of life where anything is possible All the way to China, digging holes through time To a place where she's anonymous She floats above her managers game Dancing delicately sequined dress signed by her favorite name Cameras flash to catch a piece of her fame In her glory making stories at the Pistons-Lakers game In all the bright lights blinking for the world to see It reads: "One Night Only" She lies awake at night dreaming of life where anything is possible All the way to China, digging holes through time To a place where she's anonymous Everyday wishing for some way she could Be remembered as a child Pay no mind no matter who or what they say Love this woman for a while She lies awake at night dreaming of life where anything is possible All the way to China, digging holes through time To a place where she's anonymous
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S.H.F.B. 03:39
You've heard of Lazarus Spoke the truth and received a new pair of shoes He had barnacles Crabs of Ramses Taken from a lame ram He sucked the taste out of giving a hand He was erased But everybody knows You've heard of Howard Roark Architected an agenda of the female dream A modernist to boot The kind of energy he spent couldn't outdo and obsession He failed to sign on the dotted line What a crime But everybody knows
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My stress compresses me apart I've found downtown thinking is an art Close your eyes and breathe in the breeze Wash your face and hands Keep on marching Onward for the system Because that's what you're here for Keep on marching Onward for the system So their greed can grease their gears once more Yeah, but you're a fighter Said you found the best idea Searching for something you'll never find Stories floor me What's happening? This dance just can't get happening Close your eyes and breathe in the breeze Let me be Don't worry about me Keep on marching Onward for the system Because that's what you're here for Keep on marching Onward for the system So their greed can grease their gears once more Yeah, but you're a fighter Said you found the best idea Searching for something you'll never find When you wake up in the morning and the sun refused to shine You're losing every gleam in your eye So many hours later when there's nothing left to find A lonely, lonely place in your heart Yeah, but you're a fighter Said you found the best idea Searching for something you'll never find
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Dog Days 03:16
What a day it's been The cows are in the pasture again People at the front door Begging for a little more And the Northward wind Oh, what a day it's been What yesterday was A money maker for us Driving to Topeka Couldn't get much sleep there On a Greyhound bus Oh, what yesterday was Now the day is heading West I think I'll take my rest I dearly want some Watching as the sun goes down The day's light get surrounded by a deeper shade of red and yellow Damn, I am a lucky fellow What tomorrow is Is when the Jones loses fizz Ricky got some new wheels Trying to get some sex appeal And the businesses Oh, what the business is? Now the day is heading West I think I'll take my rest I dearly want some Watching as the sun goes down The day's light get surrounded by a deeper shade of red and yellow Damn, I am a lucky fellow What a day it's been A dog day it's been People at the front door Begging for a little more Wife can't find her house key Probably going to blame me Bleeding from the ear drum Means you're going to go dumb Try me at canasta Man you met the master Today, I broke my french press Made a caffeinated mess What a day it's been Now the day is headed West I think I'll take my rest
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You've got to do something Because it's nothing at all Just won't cut it in my world You're too soon to see You thought getting sober was all too easy But your weight keeps dragging you under A tidal wave Sooner or later it's all good Take a look around yourself But anyway... I can't stop thinking about that night When the fireflies flickered around you in the Summer air You're too cool for such a young girl It's intimidating And my mind keeps spinning in circles So far away I've been sitting here too long My time is wasting But my weight keeps dragging me under This tidal wave Sooner or later it's all good Take a look around yourself But anyway... I can't stop thinking about that night When the fireflies flickered around you in the Summer air All I ever wanted was to say But I'm tongue tied twisted around you for what I dare You get me closer to reason You bring me closer to life You give me something to say to you Take it off I can't stop thinking about that night When the fireflies flickered around you in the Summer air All I ever wanted was to say But I'm tongue tied twisted around you for what I dare
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Easy Way 04:14
Baby, there has got to be another easier way than this I never would have thought it could have gone so far You know
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Gray 02:58

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released November 27, 2012

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Simien the Whale Grand Rapids, Michigan

Formed in 2006, Grand Rapids, MI based production duo Simien the Whale - Tory Peterson, Zach Guy - have finally created the album they always wanted to.

"Displaying hints of Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Crowded House, shoegaze...this could be one of the catchiest local albums you'll hear this year. Seriously."
John Sinkevics - Revue Magazine
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