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A Dream is Just a Big Thought

by Codist

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1.
Many Clouds 03:12
Hypochondria keeps me up at night You give me different ways to spend my time Waiting for these plants to grow and bloom Would've waited somewhere else if not for you When everything's impressionistic You give me nothing to do with it I'll just keep making shapes out of these many clouds Oooooh ooooh ooooh Oooooh ooooh ooooh Timed how long it takes through subway stops At the bridge it's closer, contrary to what you thought Keep your mind untainted, keep it occupied Looking paler from the corner of my eye Credits When everything's impressionistic You give me nothing to do with it I'll just keep making shapes out of these many clouds Oooooh ooooh ooooh Oooooh ooooh ooooh
2.
Feast your eyes on this English breakfast Does it look good to you? Wracking my brain trying to think of a necklace Big enough for two Go on you know you want to be the informer Who referees my dreams Feast your eyes on this role reversal Throwing up jewellery at the dress rehearsal Ooh-oh ooh-oh Carrying the milk around Ooh-oh ooh-oh Trying not to think out loud Ooh-oh ooh-oh Is this how you want me now? Ooh-oh ooh-oh Just carrying the milk around Eyes glaze over at the thought of tetanus And change from green to blue Killing time with a rusty pencil Might lose a hand or two In a the middle of ice cream parlour We're licking batteries Eyes glaze over at the thought of catching Something more familiar to stop me scratching out my eyes
3.
I was fighting fire with boxing gloves And armbands around my ankles Been reminiscing 'bout the distant past And I'm feeling strangely grateful We were regaled by different tales Of jungles and dark castles I was ushered to sleep by peaceful dreams While you curled up with raw knuckles And I let nostalgia beat the shit out of me on a daily basis Remembering when you feared the one whose name you knew, but remained faceless She died every night Every time I tried to apologise Two words came out at once On two twisted prongs Brother, did I cross you when I sold you clothes From the comfortable shopfront that we called our home? Time is the victor between creeping vines Time is a bastard and so was I Let nostalgia beat the shit out of me on a daily basis Remembering when you feared the one whose name you knew, but remained faceless She died every night She died every night And you cried some of the time Because Yvonne was on your mind Unabash'dly an asshole for half my life Now I'm glad everything's alright Sticks and stones were thrown There were verbal blows But you turned out alright - you're just fine
4.
Left the turntable on overnight You owe me money for the power it cost Overestimating prices maybe But we're living in a place of loss What you promised that tomorrow would bring Gave me a reason to get out of the bed You fancied driving to a mountain to climb Well if you want to then go ahead Cause I am knocked for six And I am not just sick I'm tired of it Cause I am knocked for six And I am not required for this Leaving notes on where I'm going wrong And shuffling up to pass the buck Liquefying all the feelings you have Makes it easier when you're out of luck The well has dried, I'm gonna make up some stories Rather do that by a miracle mile Don't think I'll ever feel warm again But the heat was just cramping my style Cause I am knocked for six And I am not just sick I'm tired of it Cause I am knocked for six And I am not required for this
5.
Rubber Room 02:47
God bless all the copy cats And the disciples that they bring in droves Another sober angel that they proselytise Until we're all wearing the same old clothes You can meet me at your leisure now Give me time to remain in repose Sparkle on me for as long as you want I can't imagine I'd be fully opposed Life in a rubber room is what they tell you Force of a sonic boom feels nice Eventually the mood will rotten the fruit And the bread will turn to sourdough Somebody must've called the raining man To put a dampener on the sideshow Tit for tat will escalate Into a whirling dervish of mistakes Wondering how audible the anger will be To all our neighbours standing in the close Life in a rubber room is what they tell you Force of a sonic boom feels nice
6.
Malamute 03:08
What did that horse ever do to you? Cut your teeth on sportsmanship and turn him into glue Sweeping my mind, found a pelican's heart This thought-loop closed months ago Where do I end and you start? Take sentiment with a pillar of salt And find out what it's worth to the Earth 'cause we forgot Like dizziness, it conquers then stops Before an anxious quiet falls and spoils the jolt It's incendiary to fall in love entirely. But arms-length seems quiet lonely So will you carry me?
7.
Just stay silent until the morning comes round Mindlessly ignoring all the warning sounds Thought you were created to spill all the paint Used it instead to cover your mistakes Made a list of things I think that I need Like to stop taking myself so seriously Feel like being notified of nothing new And warming up my chest the way that you do Find the water now You've earned all you're allowed A can of open clouds The calm will come around It's all you need Highest of speeds We all agree It's all you need Find the water now You've earned all you're allowed A can of open clouds The calm will come around
8.
Lean into the light I've been throwing my weight Now I'm joining the dogfight If it's divine then why don't I feel enlightened? This foot in my mouth never felt so heavy-handed Scream into the sun! It's been setting for months Falling into the ocean Bite someone else's tongue And squeeze all the hot air From a punctured lung Hold that thought against all best intentions. We have this stupid penchant for sermons in a stupor Talk a lot while saying nothing at all It feels so heaven-handed to have conquered discourse
9.
Sleeper agent, will you make it to the show? Hidden between us Looks like Venus With traits of a Scorpio Denim thunder counteracting what we know so far Layered anger Eyes of amber With the grace of a bumper car Fell away but took us with you You're an a kilowatt of what I'm not With eyes behind the stations Closer than your god, just take a shot
10.
These notions are purely for show Decorative pieces I know We're past the last dance You say it's happenstance we plateaued We break down all that we saved To prevent from just running away I'll play these blue chords And I'll wear these blue cords every day Life preserver Take us further Keen observer Keep me murdered Policing has come to an end The rules went as far as could bend Launched off the earth After everyone's rebirth again Take us further than today When time's only waning away Might never come back But your circumstances may change Life preserver Take us further Keen observer Keep me murdered Hypochondria is no longer on my mind You gave me different ways to spend my time The plants all wallowed after they bloomed Will have to wait somewhere else without you Life preserves on the side line Take us further than a lifetime Keen observes on the side lines Keep me murdered on your own time Life preserver
11.
900 Years 05:49
Where do you see yourself in 900 years? Dancing in between metallic spheres? Takes all your energy to picture times That haven't happened yet within our lives Past all the sleeplessness you've grown to love A time not so fragile and not so tough Fog lights can blind then get shrugged off Noises in the next room won't keep you up Connections made They will flow both ways You missed this day But I want you to stay You'll call yourself the congratulator And say you're going to try and persuade her To break away from the shadows and damp walls And leave this here for someone else to follow The fever will stick and cause you to tremble Just long enough to focus your end goal It comes too fast for you even to bother You take her hand and find the water

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The second album by Codist.

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released January 8, 2021

All songs written and performed by Codist

Chris Curry - drums, piano, backing vocals
Tom Fraser - lead vocals (tracks 3, 6 and 8), guitar, backing vocals
Philip Ivers - lead vocals (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9-11), guitar, backing vocals
Michael McClure - bass, backing vocals

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Chris Curry at Chem 19 and Early Reflections

Artwork by Santiago Taberna (santiagotaberna.com)

Thanks to Agnes Berner, Rebecca Kelly, Daniel Mutch, Lorenzo Pacitti, Paul Savage, Ross Stewart, Santiago Taberna and The Apples

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