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Bread & Circuses EP

by Ian Adamson

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1.
Passio 04:18
Passio Will you be my little darling tonight? I'll kiss your hand with a French phrase If that's what you say that you like It's not complicated, it's alright I don't believe it's a passing phase Let's get dressed up and seize the night We can take things slow Or go too fast Or stay right where we are We can take things slow Or go too fast We could go so far Let's cause a scandal Let's kiss in clubs where we're both known Let's cause a scandal Let's go Will you be my angel, save my soul? I want to take you in my arms My heart is now under your control Am I too hasty - too full-on? I may lack grace and charms But I don't want to turn and see you're gone We can take things slow Or go too fast Or stay right where we are We can take things slow Or go too fast We could go so far Let's cause a scandal Let's kiss in clubs where we're both known Let's cause a scandal Let's go We can take things slow Or go too fast Whatever you might choose We can take things slow Or go too fast I want to be used Let's cause a scandal Let's kiss in clubs where we're both known Let's cause a scandal Let's go
2.
Emily, It's You Just a little whisper Tell me something new Just a sweet meander I'll go there with you Tell me all your secrets I'll let you in on mine We can smoke cigarettes Dance the night away in time Time runs out in the morning When the lights come on & I'm yawning All the time runs out in the morning Can you help me out I think I must be falling Hold my hand my darlin' We can find a way Dance like no-one's watching In the summer rain A candle in the corner Of a darkened room Makes everything better Emily, it's only you You I want in the morning When the lights come on & I'm yawning Oh it's you, Emily, in the morning Who can keep this night alive & plans from falling When everyone's pretending Wearing phoney masks All this time I'm spending Always runs out fast First we share a moment Across a crowded room Conversation dies down Emily, it's only you You I want in the morning When the lights come on & I'm yawning Oh it's you, Emily, in the morning Who can keep this night from falling 'Cause when time runs out in the daylight Emily, it's you in the spotlight & if you say that it'll be alright Then we can set this town alight Tonight.
3.
Silence Speaks The moon is glistening in the sky Like the tear on a cheek of a jilted bride Keeping her secrets bottled up inside I play with my cigarette a while Like a lawyer with a pen at a murder trial I raise my glass to temptation and smile The half-deserted streets I walk Could tell me tales if they could talk The silence speaks only for itself The half-deserted streets I walk Could say so much if they could talk The silence speaks only for itself I have heard the sound of revelry Come up from the streets far below me Alcoholic laughs belie the grief I have stood and watched her from afar Like a failed politician propping up a bar I am self-indulgent; wishing on a star The half-deserted streets I walk Could tell me tales if they could talk The silence speaks only for itself The half-deserted streets I walk Could say so much if they could talk The silence speaks only for itself The rain falls down as it always must We should leave this scene without much fuss Only those who've had it all can know what's lost
4.
Will Someone Turn This Car Around Will someone turn this car around The driver must be drunk The scenery is blurred outside The spirits have been sunk I don't know where we're going I forget from where we came Will someone turn this car around I wish I took the train A hairpin bend is on the map And I'm too damn scared to look back My knuckles almost white as to the bone We're running on an empty tank The conversation's dead and blank We reap the harvest of regrets we've sown Will someone turn this car around I want to go home Will someone turn this car around It's all going to fast There's still so much left to do I need to make it last I photograph my memories To play tricks on my mind Will someone turn this car around I can't see the road signs A hairpin bend is on the map And I'm too damn scared to look back My knuckles almost white as to the bone We're running on an empty tank The conversation's dead and blank We reap the harvest of regrets we've sown Will someone turn this car around I want to go home A three-point turn is what I need So that I can breathe...
5.
Wait & See 04:43
Wait & See I will take you to my home town We will walk along the beach See the old industry run-down The sand wet beneath our feet If you let me Let's wait & see I will walk the earth for you I will wait an eternity If that's what I need to do For you to believe me If you let me Let's wait & see I take phrases from old books Forgotten, dusty poetry Sonnets & haikus & beat-driven hooks Maybe you will notice me If you let me Let's wait & see Come on darling - let's tempt fate now If you hurry up & wait now

credits

released January 10, 2011

All songs written by Ian Adamson.

Cast:
Ian Adamson: Vocals, lyrics, guitars, piano.
Dave Kostilek: Bass guitar.
Rob Ashworth: Drums, shakers, electric guitar on track 5.
Hannah Rigg: Piano and glockenspiel on track 2.
Tony Harris: Orchestration on track 5.
All additional instrumentation by Ian Adamson.

Artwork by Chris Sutcliff - www.chrissutcliff.com
Recorded and produced by Rob Ashworth.

Many thanks to Rob, Dave K, Hannah, Chris and Tony.

More info and songs:
soundcloud.com/ianadamson
ianadamson.wordpress.com
ianplaysmusic@gmail.com

Other links of interest:
gauntstory.bandcamp.com
myspace.com/hannahjorigg
soundcloud.com/tony-harris



Thank you for listening.

"I can see the sun, but even if I cannot see the sun, I know that it exists. And to know that the sun is there - that is living." - Fydor Dostoevsky

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