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Oscillator

by Hypnotic Eye

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1.
Down In the Desert 03:34
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Please can we not pretend That you're down in the desert With all your friends I'm sure you're with your lovers Please can we not pretend That you're down in the desert With faithful friends I know you're with those others Brick by brick you build me up Granite teeth tear me down Smiling with their open arms Grain by grain I build it up With great mountains looming down Silence in the buried town Play me play me play me I know that you turn me inside out Play me play me play me Filling up my empty skull with doubt You know I won't condemn The grey vacuum I left And I don't need to defend The skeletons you discover I know you won't condemn The nothingness I left And I don't need to defend The secrets you discover Brick by brick you build me up Granite teeth will tear me down Smiling with their open arms Play me play me play me I know that you turn me inside out Play me play me play me You're filling up my empty skull with doubt Play me play me play me Make my red blood run green and blue Play me play me play me Make my body a slave for you Play me play me play me I know that you turn me inside out Play me play me play me Filling up my empty skull with doubt Play me play me play me Make my red blood run green and blue Play me play me play me Make my body a slave for you Make my body a slave for you Make my body a slave for you
2.
I Don't Know (What I'm Saying) 02:38
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I'm buying new eyeballs, and watching myself fall No wind in my sails, deflated, skin pale I don't know what I'm sayin', this shit rolls off my tongue I don't know what I'm sayin', what tha fuck's goin' on? You can sleep - I will ache, day is gone - when you wake I daydream - in moonlight, staring at - satellites Your minute - my hour, fuck lazy - willpower! I don't speak - why bother It's static - ??????? I don't know what I'm sayin', this shit rolls off my tongue I don't know what I'm sayin', what tha fuck's goin' on? I don't know what I'm sayin', this shit rolls off my tongue I don't know what I'm sayin', what tha fuck's goin' on? ---bridge--- I don't know what I'm sayin', this shit rolls off my tongue I don't know what I'm sayin', what tha fuck's goin' on? I don't know what I'm sayin', this shit rolls off my tongue I don't know what I'm sayin', what tha fuck's goin' on? Don't wanna hear myself!
3.
Are You Blind? 03:51
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I got out a tight spot I was locked up Broke the chains Now I find myself in A ship sinking On the waves Headed for an island But the natives Are insane They all vilify me Wanna make me Be their slave I don't know where we're going I don't know where we're going I don't know where we're going But we're getting there soon We are Not so very different We're the same Are you blind, blind? From one to another Out of danger Into hate We come cause we have to Not because we Have a choice Go back generations And you'll see that We're the same We provide the backbone And the muscles For your game I don't know where we're going I don't know where we're going I don't know where we're going But we're getting there soon We are Not so very different We're the same Are you blind, blind? I don't know where we're going I don't know where we're going I don't know where we're going But we're getting there soon I've got nothing and I'm coming to stay From guns and fire we are running away With you in my shoes and me in yours, does it look different if you give it some thought? With you in my shoes and me in yours, does it look different if you give it some thought?
4.
Two Sunflowers 05:38
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Two sunflowers turn to face the collapsing sun Supernova ripples over the atmosphere (repeat) Slamming doors and smashing bottles Some sit and cry, some step on the throttle You turned to me and said it's only 44 seconds til we're both dead Shaking floors, watch towers topple A dying star is hardly subtle Prussian blue to Venetian red The sky starts melting right above our heads Was I never right? Was I always wrong? Will I get the answer that I've known all along Carbon to carbon Dust to dust Too soon for my hard soft skin to rust What were the last words off my tongue Did I pray for forgiveness in my swan song I was travelling from love to lust As it made rubble of the earth's crust You know you made me But you can't save me You just burn me down down You know you made me But you can't save me You burn me down
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Oscillator (Pt. I) 00:18
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Ahhhh Oscilla-
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Put Me To Shame 02:47
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I don't speak like you, and do you think it's fair? Clothes aren't cheap, I slave for every thread I wear Does it make you wonder, do you think at all, why I got nothing, you just get more? My blood is sludge that clogs my veins It clogs my veins, my veins! We all are dogs, we have no names We have no names, no names! Come on, Come on! Come on, Come on! Put me to shame, to shame! Come on, Come on! Come on, Come on! Poverty is pain, is pain! You deny awkward thruths, you see what you want The piece fits the jigsaw, but you say it don't It was given to you, your elitist soul You've earned nothing but entitlement My blood... x8 My blood is sludge that clogs my veins It clogs my veins, my veins! We all are dogs, we have no names We have no names, no names! Come on, Come on! Come on, Come on! Put me to shame, to shame! Come on, Come on! Come on, Come on! Poverty is pain, is pain! Come on, Come on! (My blood is sludge) Come on, Come on! (That clogs my veins) Put me to shame, to shame! (It clogs my veins, my veins!) Come on, Come on! (We all are dogs) Come on, Come on! (We have no names) We have no names
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Silver & Gold 05:11
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You could take the moon and put it on a stage for her Who knew a heart could be stolen with a handkerchief When you live looking down in the city from your penthouse suite We must all spoil the view of your kingdom as we slave for you And should I feel sorry for you with your million pounds? Did they not love you enough to give you two? People know that you're rich 'cause you're sweating silver and gold Drinking diamonds by the bottle while the nations topple Glazed grey eyes can hardly see Mind is locked in apathy Wrapped up tight in your cocoon Warm and safe with lots of room Children starve while you sleep Through the shadows killers creep Wait in silence as they pass Don't let out a single gasp I could take the moon and blow it to pieces for her And make a new one from the debris of a howling storm I am noise, I am light, I shine like a harnessed sun In the dark of night who do you illuminate I feel so sorry for you with your million pounds Oh they loved you enough to give you two?! People know that you're rich cause your tears are silver and gold And they make you weep, just so they can eat All people want is silver and gold You stay out of the light so they don't eat you whole They don't even think they just do as they're told Do as you're told You live more in a minute than a hundred year old But even with that wealth you're lifeless and cold Guess there are some things money can't solve Money can't solve All people want is silver and gold You stay out of the light so they don't eat you whole They don't even think they just do as they're told Do as you're told What'd you got? Silver, and Gold Won't keep you warm It won't keep you warm
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Iron 04:07
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I am iron Won't see me cryin' I've got character if nothing else Cherry red lips Swollen and split I'm not violent You drove me to it I gotta stay aloof Detached and removed Only laugh at you If the boys are doing it too Nearing neurosis You're fading from focus I'm gonna make you black and blue I Feel like iron Dead inside I'm Out of my mind Emotions are blind My mind is filled With urges to kill I can't contain them when you're talking to him Buy your silence With my violence I don't do romance And I don't say please I live for the thrill Of playing chicken with a cyanide pill Just don't complain You know it only cause more pain Nearing neurosis You're fading from focus I'm gonna make you black and blue I Feel like iron Dead inside I'm Out of my mind Emotions are blind I Am Iron Dead inside I'm Out of my mind Emotions are blind
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Oscillator (Pt. II) 00:29
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Isolate her. Oscillator.
10.
The Good Lord Will Provide 02:45
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Wanna know what’s behind the door? I can help you find the key Never seen you so unsure Runnin’ from what you can’t forsee The good lord will provide We all have sins to hide Stay or go - you decide Or drown at high tide Afterglow will be my guide Nothin’ left to hurt my pride My soul just can’t abide The cruelty and the lies Do you believe, are humans machines, yeah Is faith a disease, is there a vaccine? Do you believe, are humans machines, yeah Is faith a disease, is there a vaccine? Wanna know what’s beyond the grave Just head down the river sticks Getting judged so you’d best behave You’ll be fooled by the Harpes tricks The good lord will provide We all have sins to hide Stay or go - you decide Or drown at high tide Afterglow will be my guide Nothin’ left to hurt my pride My soul just can’t abide The cruelty and the lies Do you believe, are humans machines, yeah Is faith a disease, is there a vaccine? Do you believe, are humans machines, yeah Is faith a disease, is there a vaccine? What do you see atop your family tree? Do we agree, and to what degree? What do you see atop your family tree? Do we agree, and to what degree? Think your maker’s got a name On a throne in Elysian Fields Live in fear, hang your head in shame Hope your faith never yields
11.
Young (Reprise) 00:32
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And I’ll hold on to the feeling while I’m young While I’m innocent of what I might become And I’m running out of reasons not to run ‘cause all my plans will only come undone
12.
The Dusk 04:56
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In the dusk When the light is low You can't tell your friends From all your foes In the orange glow When the night comes on Who you gonna choose Now your cover's gone In the dark grey dream With sweat on your brow Who's gonna dry your tears If she's not there now In the creeping haze With fear on your mind You better say your prayers For what you left behind Your venom pumps, through my heart, You know you are, you know your are The poison pumps through my veins, You know my name, you know my name In the dusk When the light is low You can't tell your friends From all your foes In the pouring rain When you've lost your way Have you done her wrong By parting ways In the silver rays Of the weeping moon Do you think of her Or is it still too soon And in the fall of night When you're down so low Nothing left to give Where do you go? The poison pumps through my veins, You know my name, you know my name Your venom pumps, through my heart I know you are, I know you are The poison pumps through my veins, You know my name, you know my name Your venom pumps, through my heart You know you are, You know you are Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk, ah-oh Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk, ah-oh Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk, ah-oh Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk, ah-oh Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk, ah-oh Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk Oh, the dusk, ah-oh

about

This album was made for no one but Freddie and myself. I’m glad if you don’t like it, and if you do. In a world where hypocrisy, injustice and inequality rule, I would ask anyone reading this to reflect on their own position in the world. Empathise with those who, simply by chance, are not as fortunate as yourself. Show compassion. Think before you jump or judge. We’re the same.
- Josef Boronski, August 2017

credits

released September 1, 2017

Music by Hypnotic Eye
Lyrics by Josef Boronski

Vocals and Guitars by Josef Boronski
Vocals on Oscillator Pt. I and II, Percussion and Drums by Frederick James French-Pounce

Recorded, Engineered, Produced, and Mixed by Frederick James French-Pounce
Programming on track 3 by Frederick James French-Pounce

Artwork by Hypnotic Eye. Photography by Lucy Morrison

All guitar and drum tracks recorded in a barn in Meopham, as well as the vocals on tracks 2, 6, and 12, and the tambourine on track 7. Vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 10, as well as the remaining tambourine, egg shaker, and handclaps, recorded in a house in Rochester. However, Guitar and Vocals on Young (Reprise) were recorded in an attic in Gravesend. Additional sound FX recorded in Terence Jones Studio, York (track 7), Singer Halls, Coventry (track 9), Melbourne, Australia (tracks 7 and 9), and Chistlehurst Caves, Chistlehurst (track 10 and 11).

For a more detailed breakdown, see individual track credits.

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Joe would like to thank Frederick James French-Pounce for constant support, friendship and lifts; Lucy French for giving us a space to practice and for always being amazingly hospitable; Lucy Morrison for sharing Freddie with me; Pete Mills, Connor Stonner, James O’Keefe and BandSoc York for giving us some sweet gigs; The Red Lion for showing me the kind of failed, ageing rocker that I don’t want to turn into; Abbie Ruse for always supporting our music and (most of) our life decisions; Andrew Mayfield for fathering me; Adrian Pounce for his invaluable inspiration in both music and style; my parents for putting up with me practicing at home, and the other stuff they’ve done for me.

Freddie would like to thank Joe for having so many cool ideas, and for bringing such great songs to the project; Lucy for her unending love and support, and for putting up with the numerous listening sessions; Adrian for pursuading and encouraging me to take up the drums in the first place; my mother for the use of the barn, the countless meals, and for having to bear the brunt of hearing this album take shape in the flesh; Ryan for being a great help in my early development of mixing; Gavin for his support and enthusiasm; and FD55 EWZ, without whom we would have never made it to any gigs, rehearsals, or have recorded this album. This one’s for you Fred.

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