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Grass is Greener EP

by Copycat

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If the grass is greener on the other side, then what’s the point of the whole damn ride, I don’t know If you only want what you can’t have, then you gotta take the good with the bad, choose to be happy when you’re sad, but you can’t Summon all your courage to pick the obvious choice But you can't cause the words don't match your voice And you can’t give up cause that would make you insane So you don’t build an umbrella for the rain It multiplies every time you breathe Like a spore in your lungs that you try to upheave Like a jungle gym with no ladder down Your brain makes the sound like when you hit the ground but when the... grass is greener on the other side you can never fully cross the fence inside your mind If desire never leaves you alone, then you might as well be craving styrofoam, you might as well be munching on styrofoam, oh no Raise my voice to the others, so I can make a real choice
2.
do rely on useless inventions, Gears, cogs and systems get under my skin I built a tower of parts interlocking that looks like tower that fell to the ground We are hot iron, malleable flame Mould us into a blade We are wet play-dough, we never dry, dry we’ll crumble and fade Where do we go? How do we get back home? How do we know? How do we know where’s home? Was it meant to be, was it meant to be Where did the one go, mixed up divided added subtracted and multiplied Is one group of atoms better than another is there some objective that we can decide We are the ink and you’re the quill we’ll start with a single word You finish the sentence, the words dissolve The page goes by what it’s heard When I grow my wings, I’ll tear up the sky Build bridges between the clouds Fly to the bottom, and carry the world But to what good would it amount Can matter be better than other matter
3.
The coin is flipped in the air, you call it, it lands on the wrong side You demand a recall, it’s messing with your halo Catapulted air flow, a missile to the mind Afraid of being left behind Get lost in the turnstile, processed like a tomato anywhere you go, you’re turning like a tornado The ship breaks free from the line, the captain’s lost his compass but the boat floats free just fine Negative to the positive, smother the shit with gold The boat gets lost in transit, but it bears a heavy load That’s how the story’s told Counting all the days until you feel in charge You try to paint the world but it feels so large Was I just getting lucky or was I in charge Was I just getting lucky or was I in charge You get four kings you win, you get five kings you lose from the deck you never used, with the cards you always abused because you never got to choose, always a force of gravity So you choose to follow your muse The flame has reached its zenith, the bomb’s waiting to explode Annie’s finding the answers, but she bears a heavy load And that’s how the story’s told
4.
Frequencies 04:21
The petroleum stations were out of service Men in cars lined up the block The registers were broken open The men gave up and picked the lock The guns we found in the schoolyard Were already rusted through and through We took a vote and threw them in the sewers the best part was having the will to choose But there we go, running away understand your motives There, it’s gone, it left Sirens screamed on every side street the world declared a state of alarm From some ears the screams seemed empty Frequencies not fully charged But the air was charged if not the speakers the winds were howling different tunes The ocean was washing up destroyers We kept the oil in our rooms But there we go, running ahead Mixing up our motives There, it’s gone, it left Step by step, we take our time
5.
Resignation 04:20
Gather all your papers lord, you ain’t got nothing at all Your credits been rejected lord, fraud is crawling up the walls But who cares? You’re unaware. Your peripheral catches a serpent’s glare Battle all your battles friend, it’ll keep you on your toes Fight against the current friend, don’t wanna get to where it flows You’re saying no..... Rage against your maker love, what you are is not your fault If the picture keeps on breaking love, find a new one in the vault You’re saying no.... Gather your resources lord, you have tapped out of it all You’ve been writing your resignation lord, you’ll be ready for your fall
6.
Why didn’t ya tell me bout the monster Cover me up my darling, there’s eyes in the streets at night I’m in a steamboat on the congo, the river reflects no light Build me a bubble my darling, tell me a tale and go home I hear they get in your food now, I hear they come in waves from your phone so easy does it, easy does it, never gonna catch a cold It creeps along the stairwell, builds itself a nest behind your cupboard door and when you’re hiding away all your trophies, it’ll snatch em up and put em on sale at the store Blacksmith blacksmith build me some armor, I can harm anyone who would harm her Cover my meal in polyethylene obsessively and especially me I’m one of a kind It’s got big dark eyes, it’s got a dirty smile it resembles satan, without the sensation It’s got a dirty smile, it’s got your name on file it’s been waiting a while, a long long-ass while

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Self financed, recorded, produced, no label, just 15 people in a space for a weekend with some crazy ideas.

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released June 9, 2012

Music by James Atin-Godden and Copycat
Lyrics by James
Produced by Kieran Maraj and James
Mixed and Mastered by Kieran
Album art and design by Miguel Ramirez Castellanos

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Copycat is a large toronto-based collective started by songwriter and pianist James Atin-Godden. Their sound is very difficult to pin down, merging many musical styles into a big sonic stew. Among other elements, it incorporates pop, noise rock, impressionism, various kinds of folk music, dance, etc. ... more

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