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Song Without Faces, Friends Without Words

by STRANGE ANATOMY

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1.
The Mark 02:15
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The lights in your head are all blue and white They trickle down my street When the sun's out at night But things are gonna be alright So baby please don't cry You can't recognize what you're looking at 'Cuz everything you see Is just a blur against the black But everything'll be alright, We got you out of there And you've got the mark to go with the stars You got something I thought I'd always want There's some kind of magic in your heart You're keeping the family name on Climb into bed and shut your eyes We'll sing you off to sleep With the sounds of a fight But things are gonna be alright For your mom and I And you'll learn to dream of battlegrounds Soaking up the blood Of the armies you put down And everything'll be alright Without me around And you've got the mark to go with the stars You got something I thought I'd always want There's some kind of magic in your heart I hope that it never fucks you up You're keeping the family name on
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Uncle Charley & the Lost Tambourine 03:04
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I always said truth, she always said dare And she only loves me when I'm not there Her eyes are in my mind, My hands are in her hair She's miles behind me And I'm going nowhere, no nowhere But it's alright, yeah it's alright Oh it's alright my love, it's alright 'Cuz I'm keeping my eyes on the horizon I'm tapping my feet all the way back home So I tried to stray far out on New York way I got a new job and I found a new place But I've been grinding my gears For going on three whole years Been spending my nights all alone, Been working my hands down to the bone And still the same thoughts in my head Today as all the others that came and went I'm placing a hand over this hateful heart and Hoping that the good lord does his part And I'm keeping my eyes on the horizon I'm tapping my feet all the way back home And I don't know why but I guess New York don't want me anymore Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And I'm keeping my eyes on the horizon I'm tapping my feet all the way back home
3.
Travelodge 03:32
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No words about tomorrow gonna make us cry 'Cuz there's still time to borrow Even if there's none to buy I want to tear you open one last time Kiss your heart and say goodbye 'Cuz I don't believe in anything That could keep us apart Except for the roads, those we choose And maybe mine still leads to you I think you understand and that's enough I don't want you calling me out by the bluffs We made this bed together And now it's time to lie Down and say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye You know I really wanted you for myself I love you more than anyone else I ever met But I don't believe in holding on To anyone for too long Now we're on the bed, now we're on the floor You been a lover and a friend, never wanted any more Now we're on the floor, now we're on the bed Never wanted any more, than a lover and a friend I think you understand and that's enough I don't want you calling me out by the bluffs We made this bed together And now it's time to lie Down and say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye Now we're on the floor, now we're on the bed Never wanted any more, than a lover and a friend Now we're on the bed, now we're on the floor You been a lover and a friend, never wanted any more I think you understand and that's enough I don't want you calling me out by the bluffs We made this bed together And now it's time to lie Down and say goodbye, say goodbye
4.
The Continuing Story of Girly Man & the Bearded Lady 03:07
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Well I heard the raindrops falling All through last night That news reporter says The water's getting pretty high Adjusted panoramic with my one glass eye My wife's in the other room. I think I can hear her crying "If this flood is gonna kill us, Hope I'm the first to die 'Cuz I heard somewhere it's worse If you can manage to survive" Why do we need These harmonic dreams? I just can't conceive Built a raft from jigsaw puzzles Then went and lost a piece I'm waiting for the breach Now there's waves that lap the windows And keep a perfect time There's seas that rise and rage It's clear the end is fucking nigh She's up there in the attic And me without my thighs I'd drag ass up the stairs But I don't even wanna try "If this flood is gonna kill us, I'll be the first to die 'Cuz I heard somewhere it's worse If you can manage to survive" Why do we need These harmonic dreams? I just can't conceive Built a raft from jigsaw puzzles Then went and lost a piece I'm waiting for the Denice The riverboats on Main Street All look so surprised To see the unused crib and rattle floating by
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Into the Perfume 01:30
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t's New Years Eve And I'm back on my own again I've been party crashing a bit To no better end Because times like these Call for killers and apothecaries But I'm just another slide show freak So drunk and weak I might as well just go to sleep
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Razor Straight 03:06
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The narcoleptics are in the perfume They've all injected their fates and fortunes Now every blade of grass breaks like an hourglass Screams "We were here before the apes We were here when dinosaurs descended" "And they had a good run But these things they just don't last Well past a purpose and far from a perfect past And all their satellites of inventive radiance Come zipping back into the atmosphere of fire That's turning black" Oh, I shot the maiden, gut sick of waiting Nothing to save until you give your God a way Hey, hey, razor straight, hollow at the bone Hey, hey, razor straight, hollow at the bone Still gotta move without shaking Still gotta prove I'm still awakened Still gotta hum along these breadths to Babylon Where bathed in artificial light The darks of night are nigh forgot Eye-opening numbers, closed off to covers I'll take another 'til I get this gun to go Hey, hey, razor straight, hollow at the bone Hey, hey, razor straight, hollow at the bone Hey, hey, razor straight, hollow at the bone
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Caramel 04:37
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Saw you in that window Sweet Autumn in your hair There's years between us now But you're still stealin' my air Baby where you goin'? Baby where you been? 'Cuz I'm still sitting here waiting But you won't let me in Snow in my bedroom Cobwebs on the covers I can taste the caramel From when we were lovers Baby where's my heart? Baby where's my sight? 'Cuz I been sitting here waiting Ever since you took flight And I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one Don't know where you been Or who you been with Don't care why or how 'Cuz you're here with me now And I'm not gonna miss This one chance to get you jealous I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one who loves you I'm not the only one
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D.E.A.F. 03:33
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I'm sick of these meaningless songs I'm tired of speaking in tongues I'm more than an insignificant voice Droning alone to a wall of noise And I think I'd rather whistle a drumbeat Than stand up here and sing about nothing I think I'd rather see more Cutting up the dance floor Than golf clapping 'til your hands are sore And don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? I'm fed up with these restaurateurs And the Upper East Side Whores All lemon-lipped and patronizing "Genocide sounds appetizing" Whatever we've begun Might already have been tried Might already have been done And don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm, don't you know I'm deaf? Don't you know I'm deaf, oh lord? Don't you know I'm, don't you know I'm deaf?
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All Souls' Parish 03:06
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Haven't spoken with Jesus in quite a spell I wonder what he would say Wonder what he would tell Cast an eye to the tops of the trees And throw the other in the wishing well Send more money for the missions On the road to hell 'Cuz we're like any other church We just make you feel worse We just hold you to the ground We just kick you in the purse Love to make you fit the mold Burn you up then leave you cold Rise above and rot below And you know... You can't save yourself And you can't save your soul And if you're sleeping now, Out amongst the stars about to fall It's gonna perish all And while I'm mentioning your name My one and only confession Is how I needed you to kill the pain You can't save yourself And you can't save your soul And if you're sleeping now, Out amongst the stars about to fall It's gonna perish all
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What's "Redemption for Whimps?" 04:25
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I told a lie and I dodged the hit And I picked a fight I knew I could win I spun the tale to bolster my rep I don't agree and I don't accept I took a risk, I came on top I was down south and I couldn't stop I can do better, I can act tough I can make good and I can clean up For all the right reasons, for all the right wrongs I saw the light and I bore the whip And I weighed the worth of my life to his I spared the rod to see what I'd get But I don't forgive and I don't forget I condescend, I crack a grin I let you think I'm such a good friend I can look pretty, I can play dumb I can do anything that I want For all the right reasons, for all the right wrongs For all the right reasons, for all the right wrongs All the right friends, all the right clothes, All the right moves, and all the right notes All the right places, all the right songs, All the right people, all the right wrongs All the right money, all the right words, All the right his, and all the right hers All the right drugs, all the right jobs, All the write homes, and all the ride stops For all the right reasons, for all the right wrongs All the right friends, all the right clothes, All the right moves, and all the right notes All the right places, all the right songs, All the right people, all the right wrongs All the right money, all the right words, All the right his, and all the right hers All the right drugs, all the right jobs, All the write homes, and all the ride stops For all the right reasons, for all the right wrongs All the right friends, all the right clothes, All the right moves, and all the right notes All the right places, all the right songs, All the right people, all the right wrongs All the right money, all the right words, All the right his, and all the right hers All the right drugs, all the right jobs, All the write homes, and all the ride stops
11.
Norman the Angel Without WIngs 03:25
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Way up in the cloud city they like to race And all of the angels got to earn their own place And who knows what the winner gets But it shows in his face when he's singing, "Na-na-na-na -na" Norman the Angel would always come in last He went to the devil, said "Can't you make me fast?" And that old green-eyed devil said "Well, do you really have to ask?" he said "I'm your new model angel, Stronger, faster, on my own I'm your new model angel, I've got nowhere to go" That green-eyed devil Rubbed some oil on Norman's tongue He raised up his hatchet, said "The time for payment's come And I suppose you know what it is I want" And down he swung, singing "I'm your new model angel, Stronger, faster, on my own I'm your new model angel, I've got nowhere to go. Oh-oh-oh" "When these things happen You just look away Search for the words you think Might clear your name You place your bets but you know You just can't pay So how can I trust anything you say?" "I'm your new model angel, I've got nowhere to go"

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STRANGE ANATOMY was created by singer/songwriter Daniel Adams as a vehicle to explore computer recording techniques, home-made instruments, atypical song structures, and unique lyrical ideas. Though the roots of this exploratory process went as far back as 4-track tape and high-school uniforms, it wasn't until Daniel migrated from Cali to NY that the hard work bore fruit in the form of a full-length debut of lush and layered indie-rock. This is that album.

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released April 2, 2010

All songs written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Daniel Adams.

Mastered by Charley Hustle.

Photography by Peter Francis.

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STRANGE ANATOMY Brooklyn, New York

Drawing together immediate melodies and ever evolving instrumentation, STRANGE ANATOMY bridges the gap between the familiar rock and roll that we feel in our bodies and the strange sonic artforms that can only be dreamt of in our minds.

Now regulars in the NY music scene, the band continues to refine their sound. They are currently finishing up their high-concept sophomore album, OBSCURIA. ... more

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