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1.
We didn't go home just like we always did We had another place to go Drove so far in the back of the car To the other side of the world Even the bad songs on the radio Got something magical this week Seems so far from where we now are On the other side of the world Over hills like mountains we'd drive About to have the time of our lives Such an adventure, it felt so free It was as good as it could be The distance that we drove seemed further then But time was still a friend of ours Seems so far from where we now are On the other side of the world Over hills like mountains we'd drive We sure had the time of our lives Such an adventure and it felt so free It was as good as it could be Today I got home from that place again It looked the same but much was gone It wasn't that far, as I drove my car From the other side of the world The hills seemed shallow as I would drive Heading back to the same old life There was a place where I used to be free Drive away from history
2.
About You 03:00
I wasn't sure what I was looking for I wasn't really trying to find you Because you were not likely to excist I guess that means you're too good to be true Well, here's your song Wrote it just for you Although I'm not an Ed I hope it will do I often didn't buy a word Of all the love songs that I heard But you can believe this one's true I know it's all been sung before But still I had to add one more Because there wasn't one yet about you Your name's already in a lot of songs It was sung much better than I can It's getting hard to find the words for you So I'll just use the same ones once again Well, here's your song Wrote it just for you Although I'm not an Ed I hope it will do You never fail to make my day Now I can't stop singing clichés But please don't mind that I do A million love songs in this world About a million boys and girls But it still lacked one about you
3.
Hey doc, come pick me up and take me back to eighty five When everything was simple and everyone I knew alive We had no mobile phones but all our friends lived down the street Our friends were everyone our age that we happened to meet The wide-eyedness I now miss From before my cares That ignorance was bliss It beats those blank stares Nothing we messed up couldn't be fixed within a day A few hours from home could feel like half a world away We couldn't go online but there wasn't much that we had to know And what we knew was true because our parents told us so When I think back to those uncomplicated days It always seems like it was such a perfect phase But trading it for today is something that I'd never do When I think of what I've done and when I think of you
4.
Open Ending 03:47
There he walks through his town Like so many times before He lived here for all his life But it's not home anymore Too much has changed, too much has gone So have most people he knew He had a use some time ago Now there's nothing left to do What he's got left is a head full of plans What he's got left is much time on his hands He's nobody now But they will not forget his name They will know that he was here This town will never be the same The people will say That they never would have guessed That he would change so many lives He'll make an impact that will last He used to have so many dreams Very few of them came true Still thinks he's got things to say But he wouldn't know to who He always gave and he hardly took And now everything is gone He always had so much to do But what now that he's done
5.
Keep the pictures flickering Keep the records crackling as they play A blanket for the things In the attic where they're all stuffed away It makes me live life twice It adds the sugar and it adds the spice All the blue is fading now What remains is the warmth of the yellow and red And as the light gets dimmed The same old songs will play on in my head The dust twists reality Things will never be again like they were not Fade into memory We'll never have again what we never got
6.
It's like there's something in the air It's somehow different than a day ago It has been on my mind, I knew there was much more to find So get here fast to take it slow Morning broke so here we go Creating memories to always last It's what we've waited for, some days are good and some are more Not many better days have passed This should go on for a month or so But for now we've got today Don't sit and watch the hours go by Grab it before it's away We don't just go from A to B And the trip's just as good as getting there No matter where that is, we'll make it a place that we'll miss Our heaven could be anywhere And still there's something in the air It's just as perfect as a day ago This will stay on my mind, who knew there was this much to find Time goes too fast so take it slow
7.
With nothing gained but a lesson learned I should walk away and not return It's plain to see It's pretty clear what I'm supposed to do I've heard all the cons and they're all true It all makes sense to me Our paths never should have crossed And in the end not much was lost It turns out we never had anything at all But still I wonder if I should call I've got self-respect and sense in my brains But they're up against a heart in pain Can't you see Keep telling me that I can never win But with nothing to lose it just won't sink in It will never make sense to me
8.
The brochure blue skies with endless sunshine The pictures you paint are my favorite charade All the landscapes like orange crate art Inside your cell is where my dreams were made The light never shone so bright From a place as dark as night Who needs to understand Who needs words to make sense Cause when I'm with you The summer never ends From cradle to the grave or sea to shiny sea No trip's too far out you can take me with you We'll conquer time and we'll conquer place Without memories imagination will do
9.
Slow 03:28
It started off quite long ago Some time before I got my ears It came by on the radio It did enough quite long ago To never fade throughout the years If anything, I think it might grow I started off taking it slow My one defense, well that's just me This seems to be my way to go Quit playing tough and take it slow Just let it be how it must be Just make sure you don't go with a flow Try to get as close as I can And even if it fails again I couldn't do without it There's not much more that I can do This is all I can give you Could you please allow it
10.
The dark ocean meets a sea of light As we're drifting into our last night We'll have our feet back on the ground When this all floats away Words don't make too much sense anymore What we understand we'd better ignore There's a lot of talking around us But no one has much to say It's such a great place to leave We're like the ships in the bay It's such a great place to be We're just a day away We're swimming in the seas of time Each ripple moves in perfect lines We'll start a movement in this way Somehow we'll make a change And if you lose your way in life Remember there's still plenty of time You'll have your feet back on the ground When this all floats away
11.
I'd never heard such a deafening silence Or seen the sky so grey It never was as hard to pass a doorstep As it was today You said you would And I just thought that you were full of it But today fate proved you right I'd like to think That somewhere, somehow you are cool with it You'd be the only one tonight The words had never been as hard to get out Well, what was there to say? The laughter never had been as uneasy As it was today
12.
If you found just what you want If you found just what you need What you need to feel alright What you need to feel complete It's right there but out of reach It's right there for you to see For you to see that it's so right For you to see just what could be If you keep your eyes shut Cause it looks better then You'll never find your way You'll get lost again And you don't know what to do And you don't know what it takes What it takes to lose your brakes What it takes to change your fate Can you live with what you are Can you live with what you're not What you're not but want to be What you're not and haven't got

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released June 8, 2014

All songs written by Joost van Gisbergen
Additional lyrics on 'Pacific Ocean Black' by Nina Kurt

Songs 1-3 basic tracks recorded in October 2013 by Tim Antonius, mixed by Chris van der Linden
Performed by Joost van Gisbergen (vocals, guitar) and Chris van der Linden (vocals, keyboards, drums)

Songs 4-6 basic tracks recorded in July 2011 by Tim Antonius, mixed by Tim Antonius
Performed by Joost van Gisbergen (vocals, guitar, bass)

Songs 7-9 basic tracks recorded in February 2011 by Tim Antonius, mixed by Tim Antonius
Performed by Joost van Gisbergen (vocals, guitar, bass) and Nina Kurt (vocals)

Songs 10-12 basic tracks recorded in August 2010 by Chris van der Linden, mixed by Chris van der Linden
Performed by Joost van Gisbergen (vocals, guitar, bass), Chris van der Linden (vocals, keyboards, percussion, drum programming) and Nina Kurt (vocals)

Cover art by Joost van Gisbergen, based on a drawing by Jan Vermeulen

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