This 7 song recording blends folk sensibilities, upbeat rhythms and traditional folk rock. Lyrically the songs explore the instability of the new world order, politically, personally and a few things in between.
Credits
Linus Monsour-Drums; Simon Monsour- Lead, Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Percussion, Violin, Mandolin, Keyboards, Whistle and Melodica; Phil Monsour-Guitar and Vocals
Recorded and produced by Simon Monsour at Desine Brisbane Australia
Lovers Ark
Now that our ship has come in /We walk together /To brave the storm /To find a new Eden
As the sky turns dark /We huddle together /Now the rain won’t stop /We watch the water rise
Numbers two by two /Two of a kind together /One of me, one of you /We seek shelter
Now we are floating in the sea /Sometimes it feels like forever /The waves toss us around /In our little cages together /When the storm is gone we are washed up /On a lonely shore /This is not Eden
Numbers two by two /Two of a kind together /One of me, one of you /We seek shelter
Now we run now we fly /Now we stand now we lie /Now we see beyond the stars in our eyes /We stake our claim /Watch the water run, run, run /Watch the water run, run, run
Numbers two by two /Two of a kind together /One of me, one of you /We seek shelter
Numbers two by two /Two of a kind together /One of me, one of you /We seek shelter
Land of no goodbyes
A place where everyone is home /You can leave but you never have to go /And time stands still without regrets /Where you are is always the best
Unsophisticated never complicated /Where you never have to cry /A simple story without time or money /A land of no goodbyes
A land of no goodbyes Repeat
Nothing is carried in the wind /Everything is done and it never ends /You can look into the eyes of everything that you desire
Chorus
Everything is close it is never far away /You are here tomorrow you are here today /You can touch everything you want /If you break it, it’s is not your fault.
The Waiting
Unlock the door I am coming /When my feet hit the ground they are already running /There is nothing I want I’m not giving I never expect anything from anybody else
Don’t pity me with words of mercy /Don’t judge me on a scale of glory /Keep your questions to your self I don’t hold anything to myself
Until the waiting is done /Until the waiting is over
Where there is smoke there is fire /And where there is fire there is burning /The danger I bring I am living I make no promises about your safe keeping
Until the waiting is done Until the waiting is over
Well I was hurt but I am healing I was cut I’m not bleeding /My eyes are red but I can see Everything will never be enough for me
Until the waiting is done Until the waiting is over
It is like I am blind and I need to touch /It is like I am blind and I need to touch /It is like I am blind and I need to touch /It is like I am blind and I need to touch /It is like I am blind and I need to touch
Until the waiting is done Until the waiting is over
Smart Bombs
These are smart bombs falling from the sky /Accurate and clean on your TV screen
Please oh please save us from ourselves /Please oh please make us someone else
All laid low by friendly fore /Enterprise is free but you pay to buy
Please oh please save us from ourselves /Please oh please make us someone else
Take a chance you can play the game /There are big winner you can be the same /Until you are so downsized you fall through /Cracks in the floor /So rationalized you don’t know who you are anymore
Smart, Smart bombs
Set you free
Television is not going to set you free /Your computer is not going to set you free /Your money is not going to set you free /No brand logo is going to set you free
No hero’s left to rescue you /No rope long enough to rescue you /No savior coming to rescue you /No army coming to rescue
Draining blood from a stone /Stripping the carcass to the bone
No miracle to make you see /No drug to make you see /No words to make you see /No preacher to make you see
Starring straight into the sun /Sticking your finger in the gun
Working hard /Or a credit card /Corporate shares /Or a war for peace
Sticking your finger in the gun
Walking on Cracking Ice
If you’ve lost your way It’s cold and it’s grey /No hope for tomorrow Had enough of today
You are walking on cracking ice /Your bridges are crumbling and /Your ropes are frayed Your tank is dry
Hold on I will come and rescue you /Hold on if it is me you want to be with you
There is noise all around you /Noise in your head /Snakes on your pillow /Rats in your bed
Hold on I will come and rescue you /Hold on if it is me you want to be with you
Hold on just a little bit more A re you loosing your way through the cold and the grey
There is no money in your pocket /All your plastic is dead /They are knocking at your door /Every stop light is red
You are walking on cracking ice /Your bridges are crumbling /If you have lost your way /If you have lost your way
My Guitar is Broken
In the time it takes to speak /To find those frozen words /Broken dreams in my head
Between the ones we love there are words that are unspoken /And songs that can never be sung now my guitar is broken
At night like a tired animal this city heaves and breathes /Weary bones and tired limbs /After your asleep I look out on the night as the day ends yet again
Between the ones we love there are words that are unspoken /And songs that can never be sung now my guitar is broken
I check your breath to see you are still alive /I cover you to keep you warm /If I have to say goodbye it is never very easy to watch you walk away again
When you have gone this house it is empty I wait in the shadows for you to come again
/Between the ones we love there are words that are unspoken /And songs that can never be sung now my guitar is broken