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Heartsick Harmony

by Gadè

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Can't put my finger on what's missing I could try to blame our fiction for the friction A place, a space, or a frame of mind Settled in, content to waste our time Fixed in and set our course List the reference, cite the source As if we didn't know where every conflict leads Before we got along, lying through omission The truth is hard, won't hide it through division Breaking up or getting tough – refusing to change our mind Spitting fire with no remorse Won't be the first time, third or fourth Caring this much doesn't mean we agree There's no knowing how we could sit down to eat With all these knives around Sharp words behind our teeth But make us both prepare something so good to share And I will guarantee we won't regret it I know sometimes we fight Keeps the home fires burning bright To cook a dish this magnifique Takes salt fat acid and our heat I know sometimes we fight Keeps the home fires burning bright To cook a dish this magnifique Takes salt fat acid and our heat Sure this recipe sounds like derision Don't like the fire – I should get out of the kitchen? Some spice, the price for impassioned minds Bubbling, coming along, it's just so fine A little burnt but no great loss Caramelised just tops it off Make something – words are too hot for you Anticipating the baking and aroma Salting the meat right now will hold it over No degree of MSG is enough to trick the tongue We're sick of all that's bland and safe Give us flavour – don't mask the taste Made for ourselves It'll never go to waste There's no knowing how we could sit down to eat With all these knives around Sharp words behind our teeth But make us both prepare something so good to share And I will guarantee we won't regret it I know sometimes we fight Keeps the home fires burning bright To cook a dish this magnifique Takes salt fat acid and our heat I know sometimes we fight Keeps the home fires burning bright To cook a dish this magnifique Takes salt fat acid and our heat Oooooo Aaaaaa Oooooo Aaaaaa Oooooo Aaaaaa Turn up the flame, put out the plates Put in the work, don't trust to fate To cook a dish this magnifique Takes salt fat acid and our heat Takes our heat Takes our heat Takes our heat
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You came back home late With that look in your eye... And I have to say Had enough pillow talk to last a lifetime... Business hours are over Used to be I wanted any affection All the hungry eyes dart around from head to thighs When the mood struck, didn't know where I could look As far from romance as a heart could imagine Now I know myself Won't be held by the hand you dealt No more gas I want electric light My decision and that is my right No don't mean yes Now you're making me tired Remember i'm your partner not your service provider Oh let me guess – your heart is on fire Acting like your every wish is somehow required No don't mean yes Now you're making me tired Remember i'm your partner not your service provider Oh let me guess – your heart is on fire Acting like your every wish is somehow required Not for me, no Not for me, no Not for me, no Not for me, no Taught to love like it was an invasion Persist, infantilise Talk about the body instead of my mind Friends say it's bad luck Truth of the matter we know we're stuck Say we're alright while taking the damage Now I know myself Won't be held by the hand you dealt No more gas I want electric light My decision and that is my right No don't mean yes Now you're making me tired Remember i'm your partner not your service provider Oh let me guess – your heart is on fire Acting like your every wish is somehow required No don't mean yes Now you're making me tired Remember i'm your partner not your service provider Oh let me guess – your heart is on fire Acting like your every wish is somehow required Not for me, no Not for me, no Not for me, no Not for me, no Hard to understand Been taught and shown how to love for so long But you know me We have a connection Please open your heart as I impress upon you Treating people this way has never been alright You have to know looking in my eyes that this hurts And that will never be ok STOP It's not for me, no It's not for me, no It's not for me, no It's not for me, no It's not for me, no It's not for me, no It's not for me, no It's not for me... NO!
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If you don't mind, would you please excuse me? Don't want to be a cog in your growing economy I did ask nicely but you mustn't have heard me Funny how living up high can be so deafening It's all about numbers that have no morality No sense of the world – ecologic frugality A person's not part of a bigger machine Creating the riches while you take the cream It's never been fair to raise up your heir At the expense of our fellows and all the earth Laying my heart at the steps of your church Watch games and eat cake While we slowly awake Daily grind only sharpens the blade Get history books – see how this plays Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies, we'll float Wind has changed, you can smell denial Feeding the trolls is nearly suicidal Had the warnings, more than two or three Keep digging your moat, we'll be under the sea It's funny and ironic you call them shares When even Robin Hood bends under your stare Heard them say we're three meals away Give up the gouging or come out to play It's never been fair to raise up your heir At the expense of our fellows and all the earth Laying my heart at the steps of your church Watch games and eat cake While we slowly awake Daily grind only sharpens the blade Get history books – see how this plays Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies, we'll float I have to express this It's so oppressive To work and slave Can't sleep, can't save Crows come to roost Not even my roof Burnt out but restless Leveraged possessions Payment's down on my martyrs crown No way out except through you Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies Friends are starving in the streets Elites who bathe in wine are sweatin' cheese When the boat sinks we'll go No gilded lilies, we'll float
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Override 05:55
Whispers in the distance Tremors on the ground Wishing they would fade away To something less profound Bend to my benediction Might keep you around Behold my gold and glory Be a faithful hound Hardly think it's for discussion How the business gets done Don't expect to climb the ladder Unless you've already won See we're literally above them Towers built on their blood Without their true creators They'd be scraping mud We could use someone like you An asset, a facet Distracting, dramatic Join our team, our rewards scheme Riches can't be dirty When you say they're squeaky clean! Think it's your decision how you'd like to feel We'll override! Want a warm bed and a decent meal Get on our side! Think it's your decision how you'd like to feel We'll override! Want a warm bed and a decent meal Get on our side! Planning a perfect future vision Getting boots on the ground Protecting our provision Weatherproof our model town Work is already in motion The schedule's heating up When the cities are an ocean Bolly in my cup Might meet with some resistance Party poopers are no fun Long as you do the job right Bullish banks can never run Matter of dressing up and cadence Words can hold back the flood Harness their imagination Collective action gets the snub We could use someone like you An asset, a facet Distracting, dramatic Join our team, our rewards scheme Riches can't be dirty When you say they're squeaky clean! Think it's your decision how you'd like to feel We'll override! Want a warm bed and a decent meal Get on our side! Think it's your decision how you'd like to feel We'll override! Want a warm bed and a decent meal Get on our side! Pudding over proof Bought and paid-for truth Taking back the right To rule you with our might Reason and science are lost So suckers keep buying no matter the cost Held aloft by the pawns that we have in play Smoothing things over – delaying dismay Old money stays aloof Tucked away, still on the hoof Stride the earth but stepping light Tea on the hill – direct the fight Policy makers and readers of news For just a few dollars will parrot our views Is it too much to ask to own every last thing? Head into space, mine Saturn's own rings Humans are my toys So now you serve me boy Always been this way Gold rules and money sways Rarely burdened by mortal catastrophe Gloss over crimes – verbal plasticity Nothing to do – pleading is trite Forces are mine and shooting on sight! We'll override! Get on our side Or we'll override!
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Cultural Displacement Living online Existing in the basement Ooooo Biding the time Generation wasting Ceiling made of stone Complaining of complacence Dissonance in tone Hair is grey and heart is racing Still so young but feeling old Constant fear of replacement Written values play so cold It do be like that Have the map, can't find a way Moving but feel trapped One step every day It do be like that Closest ones can still betray Causing me to reel back World will separate It do be like that Have the map, can't find a way Moving but feel trapped One step every day It do be like that Closest ones can still betray Causing me to reel back World will separate One thousand easy payments Aspirations will be fined Education came and went Ooooo Unique ambitions are a crime Straighten up, be forward-facing Titanic needs a crew Sleep in the galley – it's more bracing Character building, not abuse Household names can't make rent Double shifts – still live at home Skipping meals all too frequent Space in my closet – selling clothes It do be like that Have the map, can't find a way Moving but feel trapped One step every day It do be like that Closest ones can still betray Causing me to reel back World will separate It do be like that Have the map, can't find a way Moving but feel trapped One step every day It do be like that Closest ones can still betray Causing me to reel back World will separate It do be like that Have the map, can't find a way Moving but feel trapped One step every day It do be like that Closest ones can still betray Causing me to reel back World will separate It do be like that Have the map, can't find a way Moving but feel trapped One step every day It do be like that Closest ones can still betray Causing me to reel back World will separate
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Bet you told yourself “Only once, just for a good time” Really i'm not one to judge I've been so inclined It's a problem if that's your function We can't take it – our friend is wasting Visibly shaken, cold sweat derangement This isn't how it has to be, but you have to want the help! Imagine what you're doing Is booking a flight A pleasure while you're cruising Polluting skies Now every de-boarding You suck in the air Coughing is a warning Must prepare Insistent every lift-off Done nothing wrong Sunshine til the pathos Having fun Hope you packed a suitcase Won't be staying long Horizon you are chasing burns 'til you're gone! Really racking up those miles I see Out there in the yonder, never contemplate your misery Bright lights and dizzying heights May yet be terminal Take a look, it's obvious Should I draw you a sign? A shapeless fascination Tendrils deep in your mind Was it your mother who let you suffer? Or other children – forsake compassion Tried to talk it out, show we would stick around Clearly never quite enough to reach through a life of hurt! Imagine what you're doing Is booking a flight A pleasure while you're cruising Polluting skies Now every de-boarding You suck in the air Coughing is a warning Must prepare Insistent every lift-off Done nothing wrong Sunshine til the pathos Having fun Hope you packed a suitcase Won't be staying long Horizon you are chasing burns 'til you're gone! Really racking up those miles I see Out there in the yonder, never contemplate your misery Bright lights and dizzying heights May yet be terminal Really racking up those miles I see Out there in the yonder, never contemplate your misery Bright lights and dizzying heights May yet be terminal No escape, escape, escape will make it better As far, as far, as far as Mars won't be enough It's in your mind, your mind, your mind – that much is clear We want to help, can't get close through the thorns of fear No escape, escape, escape will make it better As far, as far, as far as Mars won't be enough It's in your mind, your mind, your mind – that much is clear We want to help, can't get close through the thorns of fear No escape, escape, escape will make it better As far, as far, as far as Mars won't be enough It's in your mind, your mind, your mind – that much is clear We want to help, can't get close through the thorns of fear
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No one would pay to make their life harder Come a long way since the dark age of barter Everything's cheaper and you'd think that was sweeter But my thumb is still hovering Credit recovering From ceiling to carpet To bathroom to door I have more devices, more objects, more stuff Than are physically useful - not really fruitful Dark design patterns are leaving me poor It's insane we're ok with it We remain so enslaved to it Plastic pillow to smother the earth Addicted and conflicted Hijacked my sense of self worth I want it, I buy it I'm docile, compliant I lust for that lustre Influencer? I'll trust ya Dramatic, Emphatic Trained consumer fanatic Hyped up more than is good for me Cult of rite now – my philosophy I want it, I buy it I'm docile, compliant I lust for that lustre Influencer? I'll trust ya Dramatic, Emphatic Trained consumer fanatic Hyped up more than is good for me Cult of rite now – my philosophy Become more aware of the need to dethrone Whims of shareholders – need for new growth It'll only get harder, already non-starter Scarce new pre-order – i'll throw it a bone Now what was I saying? Important i'm sure But my wishlist is calling “Come hither, come spend” Your siren song bidden Lighthouse algorithm Dopamine hits hide a pure rotten core It's insane we're ok with it We remain so enslaved to it Plastic pillow to smother the earth Addicted and conflicted Hijacked my sense of self worth I want it, I buy it I'm docile, compliant I lust for that lustre Influencer? I'll trust ya Dramatic, Emphatic Trained consumer fanatic Hyped up more than is good for me Cult of rite now – my philosophy I want it, I buy it I'm docile, compliant I lust for that lustre Influencer? I'll trust ya Dramatic, Emphatic Trained consumer fanatic Hyped up more than is good for me Cult of rite now – my philosophy Pissoirs for the white and bottles for the blue The colour of your collar self evident as truth Not for the donor of the dollar to decide What rights are afforded and abuses you can hide We could cycle and circle around market value To measure a person – never thought of it, had you? I wonder if somewhere there's documentation Enshrining what freedoms empower a nation Feels too late Smells not right Sealed our fate Man's good night Spent the last, grew too fast and it shows Now we, by contrast, can recast our own role Feels too late Smells not right Sealed our fate Man's good night Spent the last, grew too fast and it shows Now we, by contrast, can recast our own role Feels too late Smells not right Sealed our fate Man's good night Spent the last, grew too fast and it shows Now we, by contrast, can recast our own role It's insane we're ok with it We remain so enslaved to it Plastic pillow to smother the earth Addicted and conflicted Hijacked my sense of self worth I want it, I buy it I'm docile, compliant I lust for that lustre Influencer? I'll trust ya Dramatic, Emphatic Trained consumer fanatic Hyped up more than is good for me Cult of rite now – my philosophy It's insane we're ok with it We remain so enslaved to it Plastic pillow to smother the earth Addicted and conflicted Hijacked my sense of self worth I want it, I buy it I'm docile, compliant I lust for that lustre Influencer? I'll trust ya Dramatic, Emphatic Trained consumer fanatic Hyped up more than is good for me Cult of rite now – my philosophy Cult of rite now – my philosophy Cult of rite now – my philosophy Cult of rite now – my philosophy I want it now!
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Back in your day, never had it so good We don't appreciate the world you built What you endured Hard to separate from giants shoulders you all stood But it's more faded Pushing harder than you know it should Spending satiates At least a short while, we're shifting moods Heat is on so we can't debate Looming war for water and food High demand – ground shakes This is your house but we must intrude Bear our blame in great dismay Not doing enough – where the hell are you? Counting our curses Chances have worsened Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money Reprise the martyr Deny what's after Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money Had it your way – believed in TV, ate processed food We can't duplicate Too far gone though tools are crude Won't have long to wait Delaying course change is what you do The climb down is fated How much it hurts depends on the truth Tempting to kneel and pray Pretend that life just happens to you Progress accelerates What more of your power is in the proof? Witness to growing pains Noticed the mess might be a bit cruel Carry you anyway Cracking open we see the jewels Counting our curses Chances have worsened Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money Reprise the martyr Deny what's after Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money You never know (You never know) It just might work out (It just might work out) Singing even flow (Singing even flow) To the dime devout (To the dime devout) You never know (You never know) It just might work out (It just might work out) Singing even flow (Singing even flow) To the dime devout (To the dime devout) Counting our curses Chances have worsened Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money Reprise the martyr Deny what's after Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money Counting our curses Chances have worsened Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money Reprise the martyr Deny what's after Do not forget we're in a hurry To fix this mess takes more than money Count it up (count it up) Count it (count it) Count it up (count it up) Count it (count it) Count it up (count it up) Count it (count it) Count it up (count it up) Count it (count it)
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Sunblushed 03:26
Caught me ill at ease Caught me sucking my thumb Did the world sneeze, while we fought over crumbs? Paper skin, vision getting dim Racing to keep up End up in the bin Thought it just a phase Already a race i'd won Just turn of phrase... so wrong False teeth, ready to bequeath Try to stay in fashion with elastic underneath It's human to fit in There's no fighting pressure for attention Cast the net wide, swallow my pride Choking on my immolation I'm sunblushed Want to keep up The pace is too much Put reason aside Try to crush me, think what you like But I know what I know And I know it's unhealthy I'm sunblushed Want to keep up The pace is too much Put reason aside Try to crush me, think what you like But I know what I know And I know it's unhealthy We all make enemies We all like making fun Online armory – what if we were one-to-one? And I don't think any great time sink Should be policed by tribes who want to gatekeep Didn't come for the praise Or be in the sight of your gun Thought I could learn the ways... so wrong Don't throw shade Meaning got defamed Looks like kindness goes against the grain It's human to fit in There's no fighting pressure for attention Cast the net wide, swallow my pride Choking on my immolation I'm sunblushed Want to keep up The pace is too much Put reason aside Try to crush me, think what you like But I know what I know And I know it's unhealthy I'm sunblushed Want to keep up The pace is too much Put reason aside Try to crush me, think what you like But I know what I know And I know it's unhealthy Sunblushed Try to keep up It's too much Try to crush us Sunblushed Try to keep up It's too much Try to crush us
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Banilla 05:20
Excuse me there, can I ask you a question? When you're eating out, is it organic or vegan? See we're working on a product that will blow your mind Something you have never heard of, adventure when you dine Terrific, specific - Plant-based, scientific Captured a rapture - Soon enough they'll all be after You crave it, you'll savour – Be on the ground floor, tell your neighbour And all you have to do is try a sample dish Take a bite! Would you do me a favour? Tell me your favourite flavour I know! It's chai blueberry tea with natural banilla! It's atomically stable Let me show you to your table And you can have a glowing scoop of natural banilla! Look in the camera – is it the best you've had? Sign the release, be the face of our new fad! It'll change your behaviour, make a sweet life even greater If you just have another scoop of natural banilla! Now this here is a patented feature The taste sticks around – molecular adhesion See we'd love to have your feedback if you have the time Consumer input all improves our product line Elastic, climactic – Could you become an addict? Disarming or charming – Young or old demographic? Renewable, consumable – ingredients inummerable Celebrities and champagne at our launch event Here's your invite! Would you do me a favour? Tell me your favourite flavour I know! It's chai blueberry tea with natural banilla! It's atomically stable Let me show you to your table And you can have a glowing scoop of natural banilla! Look in the camera – is it the best you've had? Sign the release, be the face of our new fad! It'll change your behaviour, make a sweet life even greater If you just have another scoop of natural banilla! Do me a favour What's your favourite flavour? Tell them that it's stable For families round the table Best you've ever had Culinary fad Changing your behaviour Life is even greater Do me a favour (banilla) What's your favourite flavour? (banilla) Tell them that it's stable (banilla) For families round the table (banilla) Best you've ever had (banilla) Culinary fad (banilla) Changing your behaviour (banilla) Life is even greater (banilla)
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Roll up and read about it – there's an asteroid hanging up above Never wonder what we'd do about it All our leaders hiding money in the rug We have the resources to care for each other Now scrolling through news I see most that will suffer Hard not to feel out of breath Every front page covered in... Unconsciously seeing troubling signs Reflected in stories and games we design Every life is a library lost Untapped potential has a future cost Short term goals told in black and white Long term plans lost in wars we fight Time to read a book – put down the screen Scrolling down on the world Perhaps it's what we deserve Pass the flame with a sense of shame It's our time Was it our prime? Swiping down on the world Perhaps it's what we deserve Pass the flame with a sense of shame It's our time Was it our prime? Reach down from the pulpit Tech bros evangelise enough Every ill cured by progress If you have the means to buy more stuff If i'm not mistaken the given they're taking Thirst that we're slaking goes on escalating Hate feeling so beyond my depth Every year brings us closer to... Feeling the flame that is stoked by our crimes Dropping my jaw – you're calm and reclined Numb to feeling any sense of trust For institutions leaving bridges to rust Poor lost souls might've had it right Rest in peace to avoid the plight You see I have no mouth – and I must scream Scrolling down on the world Perhaps it's what we deserve Pass the flame with a sense of shame It's our time Was it our prime? Swiping down on the world Perhaps it's what we deserve Pass the flame with a sense of shame It's our time Was it our prime? Scrolling down, down, down Dig the ground, ground, ground Scrolling down, down, down Dig the ground, ground, ground Scrolling down, down, down Dig the ground, ground, ground
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Drowning doubt in paid-for advice Replacement vice I just want the dopamine – name the price Don't think that's wise Spiel and sell, heard it all before Cuz the piece of mind is worth Made the payment, signed the form Wonder when this life stops hurting Blame myself – I don't see results Don't believe the cult Scratch my head – who does this help? Progress annulled Look inside at what I most adore Always curses in the blessing Journey's not from door-to-door It's a mountain! A little heartbreak gives the world shape Couldn't surprise you if the steps were safe Oh my word! Heartbreak gives the world shape Whatever you choose, there's always give and take A little heartbreak gives the world shape Couldn't surprise you if the steps were safe Oh my word! Heartbreak gives the world shape Whatever you choose, there's always give and take Hit the lows, scaled the heights Fight and flight Don't kid myself who are the cats and mice Might makes right Braved to chance and made it off the floor As we all did as an infant Every setback an open door Stagger through before the closing Protect your health – your own default Before curtain call Make something, a mental catapult Cuz you have one shot Must have made a little lemonade Life's all about luck Acquired taste, so raise your cup Drink it all in! A little heartbreak gives the world shape Couldn't surprise you if the steps were safe Oh my word! Heartbreak gives the world shape Whatever you choose, there's always give and take A little heartbreak gives the world shape Couldn't surprise you if the steps were safe Oh my word! Heartbreak gives the world shape Whatever you choose, there's always give and take Oooooo Ooooooo Ooooooo Ooooooo A little heartbreak gives the world shape Couldn't surprise you if the steps were safe Oh my word! Heartbreak gives the world shape Whatever you choose, there's always give and take A little heartbreak gives the world shape Couldn't surprise you if the steps were safe Oh my word! Heartbreak gives the world shape Whatever you choose, there's always give and take

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12 constantly shifting pieces that reflect my love for all kinds of music - and a vocalisation of our tense lockdown-era culture on and offline.

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released July 4, 2021

Music and Lyrics by Brett Uren.
DIY recorded on Garageband for iPhone during lockdown.
Cover design by Brett Uren.

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Shimmering riffs and towering beats, born of the artist's British and St Lucian heritage. Proudly DIY recorded using Garageband for Smartphone.

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