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by The Spindle Trails

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1.
Happy Now 03:05
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You tried to break my wooden heart But that wasn't very smart Cuz all you got were splinters in your fingertips I've got no agenda No story to try and sell you And if you should ask me I will gladly tell you I'm fine I'm finally happy now So fine So finally happy now I - I'm finally happy now You told me you found the good book But take a second look Cuz you've got vitriol coursing through your ice cold veins But I'm not feeling bitter I'm only feeling better I'll shout it from a mountain Or in a stamped, addressed chain letter I'm fine I'm finally happy now So fine So finally happy now I - I'm finally happy now I'm true I'm truly happy now So true So truly happy now Doo doo doo doo - I'm truly happy now I'm fine I'm finally happy now So fine So finally happy now I - I'm finally happy now I'm real I'm really happy now So real Deliriously happy now Doo doo doo doo - I'm really happy now I'm finally happy now!
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Oh Mandy 03:05
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Oh Mandy Though I can't erase What he's done (To you) I know It's a shame People can be so dumb (And cruel) To think that he could treat you bad And fill your head with lies To me, you are the ultimate glittering prize So tonight (tonight) Tonight (tonight) We're gonna listen to the band And we'll feel alright Tonight (tonight) Tonight (tonight) Let's just forget about the past Til the past forgets about you Til the past forgets about you Oh Mandy There's no Plan B or grand design (Right or wrong) But take my dance and let's dance If you are so inclined (To this song) And if we're up to see the sunrise Then we'll take a ride What happens next We can eventually decide So tonight (tonight) Tonight (tonight) We're gonna listen to the band And we'll feel alright Tonight (tonight) Tonight (tonight) Let's just forget about the past Til the past forgets about you Til the past forgets about you So tonight (tonight) Tonight (tonight) We're gonna listen to the band And we'll feel alright Tonight (tonight) Tonight (tonight) Let's just forget about the past Til the past forgets about you (Oh Mandy) Til the past forgets about you (Oh Mandy) Let's forget about the past
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I Only Said It Cuz I Knew You Were Listening 02:25
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I don't need you to hold my hand I've never been one to make those kinds of strong demands I just want you to understand That my words seldom come out the way I have planned I only said it cuz I knew you were listening And this is what I said... I love you baby, uh uh I need you baby, uh uh I want you baby, uh uh I see you every night, every time I close my eyes I don't need you to stay the night It's presumptuous of me to think you'd even might But I got these feelings that I can't prolong So I put them all down in a big dumb pop song I only said it cuz I knew you were listening And this is what I said... I love you baby, uh uh I need you baby, uh uh I want you baby, uh uh I see you every night, every time I close my eyes I only said it cuz I knew you were listening (I only said it cuz I knew you were listening) I only said it cuz I knew you were listening (I only said it cuz I knew you were listening) I only said it cuz I knew you were listening (I only said it) And this is what I said... I love you baby, uh uh I need you baby, uh uh I want you baby, uh uh I see you every night, every time I close my eyes
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Comatown 03:39
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It was obvious From the moment I stepped foot In this dirty town That I wasn't meant To ever hang around Dilapidated buildings Tear them down And start all over on level ground In this comatown They said, "just shut your mouth Don't get too wordy Find a girl And go see the clergy Get a job And get your hands dirty Buy a car And house when you're thirty You'll inherit this comatown." Most people will just follow like lemmings But some of us are starry eyed and left dreaming We're magical, manic and restless We're self assured but a little bit reckless There's more to this comatown There's a certain ache That you feel when you long to make a great escape It weighs on your soul until your spirit breaks So hell or high water, let's do what it takes To be alien to this place And leave this comatown So wave the white flag And surrender to me Wave the white flag We're gonna leave this town We're gonna leave this town Because we are not like them And we'll never be like them What if we're just like them? No, we'll never be like them! Cuz it was obvious From the moment I stepped foot In this dirty town That I wasn't meant to ever hang around...
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Florence Colgate 04:14
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Photographs dissected in a lab Men in white coats come in to take a stab They say your eyes are spaced perfectly apart But what good are those eyes if you haven’t got my heart? The formula was jotted in a book This is how all women ought to look Girls, hide your flawed impurities Behind manicured self portraits and insecurities These days, word travels speedier When broadcast on social media Now everybody wants a piece of you Cuz you’re beautiful Science tells me so And you’re beautiful Science tells me so And you’re beautiful Biology and chemistry take hold Biology and chemistry take hold They would have put you on the cover of a magazine But that is so passe That was so 90s So they proclaim it on the evening BBC That you’re beautiful Science tells me so And you’re beautiful Science tells me so And you’re beautiful Biology and chemistry take hold Biology and chemistry take hold Trainspotters and construction workers Businessmen and computer lurkers Saucy southerners and sailing scousers Bored housewives in flannel trousers From the rooftops They all shout your name THAT YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL! Science tells me so AND YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL! Science tells me so YEAH, YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL! Biology and chemistry take hold Biology and chemistry take hold
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ModEchoVerb 03:52
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She cries raindrops And sleeps on pillows pure and white She smiles rainbows The shooting star I see at night Is her She's no longer of this world And I said, "Oh - how can you let me love you like that?" I never believed in celestial things Seraphim and gossamer wings But all I have is a photograph And faith that one day I'll hear her laugh Again Again And I said, "Oh - how can you let me love you like that?" Does she wake? Does she dream? Is she liquid or crystalline? Does she feel how my touch slips through her? Does she hear when I scream out to her? "Oh - how could you let me love you like that? Oh - how can you let me love you like that? Love you Love you Love you."
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As Seen On TV 04:41
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Episode one, our eyes meet for the first time You mutter a wise crack Five minutes later, we feel a connection Accompanied by the laugh track You played it brilliantly Just the way it was written to be A few weeks in, we are better developed People love the characters we play They’re intrigued by our ongoing tension And hang on to each word we say They cheered when we shared our first kiss Now every scene gets cut when we’re on the precipice And in the silent rain And in the soundstage thunder Was I ever enough for you? Well, I often wonder But there are no lines to rehearse No award winning pretending No “after these commercial breaks” Or cliffhanger endings As seen on TV Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah, oh yeah Somewhere the storyline got twisted Plots thickened, ratings can’t be persisted Yet we resisted Yeah, we insisted A few years on, we’re jumping the shark And getting poorly reviewed Now there’s some midsummer replacement With no chance of being renewed I guess all things must run their course Like every soft soap opera tabloid divorce And in the silent rain And in the soundstage thunder Was I ever enough for you? Well, I often wonder But there are no lines to rehearse No award winning pretending No “after these commercial breaks” Or cliffhanger endings As seen on TV Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah, oh yeah Now it’s all quiet on the set No more standing ovations Not filmed live in front a studio audience But please don’t change the station
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Only Time 02:49
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If I could remember the day before I met Maybe then, I could summon up the strength to forget you But only time Only time Only time will heal this heart Only time Only time Only time will heal this heart If I could just erase the moments filled with sorrow Maybe then, I could find courage to face up to tomorrow But only time Only time Only time will heal this heart Only time Only time Only time will heal this heart To make a new start And if you think that love will only bring you pain I know how you're feeling But let's hold out hope That it will come again Cuz only time Only time Only time will heal this heart Only time Only time Only time will heal this heart
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Perfect Angels (Halo, Goodbye) 03:41
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I’ve never been a perfect angel I’ve never seen the light that shines And I own up to every sin They were all mine – all mine But I am not an evil person At very least I always tried To stay true and to take everything In stride – In stride But you and I Always get by Just in the nick of time The punishment never quite fits the crime So halo, goodbye Halo, goodbye Halo, goodbye I don’t mind I won’t cry We’ll never be the perfect angels, we’re just Two rusted hearts and four battered wings Shot by the arrows of outrageous misfortune And slings – and slings We’ve never been nobody’s heroes (So what!) Who ever said we wanted to? If we’re rejected at the gates We will break through – break though But you and I We can’t deny We’re running out of time The punishment always fits the crime So halo, goodbye Halo, goodbye Halo, goodbye I don’t mind I won’t cry
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When You Smile 04:31
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Only two things you're afraid of: Death and living in fear of dying So you fool yourself you're invincible Dust yourself off and keep trying Ooh The angels used to sing "Hallelujah" But now they sing "Bird On A Wire" They might as well hail a cab back to Heaven For all the beauty you inspire When you smile Spill your blood onto the canvas Arrange your thoughts onto a page Live your life like it's a movie All the world is one big stage Ooh But Bardot and the Hepburn sisters Couldn't match your style and grace Van Gogh would have waited centuries To paint a portrait of your face When you smile Cuz the angels used to sing "Hallelujah" But now they sing "Bird On A Wire" They might as well hail a cab back to Heaven For all the beauty you inspire When you smile
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Comatown (Acoustic Version) 03:39
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about

i had many different visions of what this album was going to be.
At one point, I thought I was writing a punk record. Then it became a homage to ‘80s indie pop. Then, it was going to be very ornate and baroque. You get the idea...

In the end, it became all of those things and none of those things.
I had an arsenal of songs, and would sit down to record a pre-written
song, and would end up writing and recording something completely different. The title track didn't even get finished (maybe for the next album). I'd start to record a dramatic glam rock ballad called "Degenerates" and finish up with a relatively upbeat pop song called "Happy Now." In the end, the track listing for the album looked virtually unrecognizable as opposed to the first.

What I knew from the beginning was that this was not going to be a “solo” record. While The Spindle Trails is not a band in the traditional sense, it is the product of collaboration. I had the great pleasure to record this LP with a dozen musicians from far and wide - the US, UK, Europe, Africa, Russia, and South America. It was an exciting project for me, and I hope that shines through.

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released July 28, 2017

Written & Produced by Brett Vargo
Mastered by Brett Vargo
Other musicians credited on the individual tracks on which they appear

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