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The Air on the Set

by RECEIVERS

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1.
No One Is Listening Well, we had a good thing going there for awhile But it’s over now, that time has come and gone And it won’t be coming back So let’s think about the good things The light we brought into the world When the days were brighter Just because we were there No, don’t worry about the rhyme Just speak what’s on your mind Just sing what’s in your heart And let it ring out like no one is listening The death of a dream leaves nothing in between The hollow of hope and the comfort of greed But we had a good thing going there for awhile When will it end? No, don’t worry about the rhyme Just speak what’s on your mind Just sing what’s in your heart And let it ring out ‘cause no one is listening
2.
The Waymark 02:55
The Waymark The waymark has drifted The lamp is burning out The birds have not learned to sing again No magic and pixie dust Winter carries on Spirits asleep, atrophied. We’re deep down the well The darkness still blinds But you keep the stars above from fading Echoes of laughter fade out around the room The weight of your words still lingering Spreads like infection A catalyst, a flame Traces of hope rekindling We’re deep down the well The waters still rise But you keep the stars above from fading Deep down the well The darkness still blinds You keep the stars above from fading
3.
Ships & Lanterns We built our lanterns And we hung them high A thousand days together We built our lanterns And we hung them high A pact against the weather The cherry blossoms Weighing down the trees And they wave at me And with a heavy heart I left But even April can’t make up for Forty days and nights of grey and rain We built our lanterns And we hung them high A pact against the weather We built our lanterns And we hung them high A thousand days together You caught me staring at the clearing skies And it’s no surprise that I’m on my way back home Not even April shines a light On those forty days and nights of grey and rain I sold off the mountains For a safe house on an island Now the winters sail past Like the ships that brave the sea They are bright as they move on Watching over me
4.
The Keenan Bells The bells still ring Long after you left us I still hear the chimes resounding Wherever you are I hope that they’re listening To the songs that I know you’re singing
5.
Long May the Night Your hand in mine We race the clock And run against the rain. Reorganize the bricks inside The monsters we’ll create. I say the words and make it true You learn the lines by heart. The calendar begins its work Those days are numbered here It’s changing you A little each day So long may the night be Before you don’t need me So while I am the guardian You are my angel. But the offering has disappeared The halo has been dimmed. You say the words and they’re untrue This day will break my heart. It’s changing you A little each day So long may the night be Before you leave me. It’s changing you A little each day It’s changing you…
6.
Devotional 04:54
Devotional The light divides the darkness And the night divides the day The land divides the ocean But what can divide my devotion to you? I want to go home with you by my side I want to grow old with you in my heart
7.
Love and the Frozen Heart I found a cave and hid in there I was not lost I was not scared ‘Cause the warm embers’ light reminds me still That my house lies just beyond the hill there Love Love Love Would keep the wolves at bay And Love Love Love, A shepherd to lambs that stray On long winter nights that freeze my heart It can be dangerous to stay Too deep under the years and years of snow And sleep But the warm embers’ light reminds me still That my house lies just beyond the hill there Love Love Love Would keep the wolves at bay And Love Love Love, A shepherd to lambs that stray Love Love Love Would keep the wolves at bay And Love Love Love Love The mornings of spring will replace The long winter nights that freeze my heart
8.
Forgive the Famous No, don’t do it Don’t give in Cause it’s so easy to hate And to love the drama and the shame When he sings “You’re a ghost” When he slanders your name The earth will want us all in a hurry We won’t have time to heal So many friends have moved away Seeking love and better pay So could we please just go out for awhile? I want to see people like me at the bar Sharing broad smiles The rain will wash out the words that still haunt us We won’t spare the time The ground will still want us He just wants to be famous He just needs to be famous He just wants to be famous Like everybody else now
9.
There Won’t Be a Sequel Everyday it haunts me This is the debt we pay This is just where we’re going This is just who we are All roads lead here So do it now, do it here Throw your arms around someone dear There won’t be a sequel coming soon The air on the set is uneasy Spirits are low around here But pastimes abound… So do it now, do it here Throw your arms around someone dear There won’t be a sequel coming soon My heart rate quickens The black plot thickens All of the actors have gone But the picture plays on and on There won’t be a sequel There won’t be a sequel.
10.
Three Loves 02:49
Three Loves I’m not where I wanted to be Not even close I know And I would that I could be free Of these debts that weigh me down But I have love love love in my heart And I have love love love in my home So I’m not where I wanted to be And I don’t mind
11.
Rejoice & Rebuild Though we could not live by the ocean The stars from our window are as blue And we’ve seen the floods and the fires Still hand in hand Up on the roof On the beach where you hid from sight And you held her tight In the sand Coastal winds turned against And they rage when they’re taking your darling from you Please hold on Though we could not live by the ocean The stars from our window are as blue And we’ve seen the floods and the fires Still hand in hand Up on the roof Breath is lost Interrupted mind We’ll find it again Rejoice and rebuild Our houses are filled Please hold on Though we could not live by the ocean The stars from our window are as blue And we’ve seen the floods and the fires Still hand in hand Up on the roof Rejoice and rebuild Our houses are filled And the ocean will wait While the ashes prepare our return All is well darling Rest your mind Sleep comes quick With your head by mine

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released February 23, 2015

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RECEIVERS Montreal, Québec

"It’s a particular feeling, and you know the one. Night sky, smokestacks, street-lights, shouts. Office towers turned into mirror walls, and trees’ leaves gone grey in the dark. Receivers’ music is the dense, noir melancholy of electric guitar and electronics; it’s the lull and lullaby of Marzinotto’s voice. It’s alienation, hope, and back-lit dream..."
-Sean Michaels (2014 Giller Prize Winner)
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