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Alpacatraz

by The Marks

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On the line 02:29
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I was on the road, Pouring from the sea. I could fake a gentlemen, If you would fade from me. Whoa, 'cause I was on the line… Please won't you leave it all behind. You know it very well: naked's hard to beat. But break me down, we'll break this sound mind That could draw the sea… Whoa, 'cause I was on the line. Hear me once in tune, I’ll cut it then I'm through. Take it down and leave this town, It's what I gotta do. Oh, 'cause I was on the line. Please, won’t you leave it all behind.
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On fire 03:36
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Faded soles, they cut a plan tonight. 
I was alone, but for movement—was it right? Feign, oh me. Amy, no, I was on fire, I was a beast in the court of my life. You were the rain in my Toronto night, Save me from the plane. 
And you call my name, And you say I’m an animal. And you call it sane, 
For to feel self unravelling. At home, it’s not I—it’s not clear— What, but defence of this body? It’s not me who would go.
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Shine a light 05:22
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It was the way that I saw you, I put it out into your soul. Maybe I could sing a lullaby for you? Say the word, say the word and I... Oh, I was on a battlefield, I could barely scream, I could barely survive. Tell me what you’re all about. Is it fine for me to pine for you? Well, oh it’s well for me to face my heart, Because I think it’s been waiting for you to tell me: What am I ought to be feeling? Tell me is it easy, is it easy for you? To shine a light in my life everyday, To shine a light, a light, a light, oh… Oh, I was on a battlefield, I could barely scream, I could barely survive. Oh, save it all in a pile. He said "It’s strange, if I go home." And oh, you need it more than you sigh, It’s a frame you can break with life. And then you say, that "I go home, And the rains go white." And then you go, and you tell me I don’t know, But I was hoping to find, and it's fine all the time, oh… Oh, I was on a battlefield, I could barely scream, I could barely survive.

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released July 17, 2014

Lyrics by Alex Andrews
Music by The Marks

Recorded by Johann Burkhardt & Gabe Nespoli, Toronto, Canada.
Mixed by Laurence Currie at Sunnyside Studios, Toronto, Canada.
Mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering, Toronto, Canada.

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The Marks Toronto, Ontario

Vocalist/guitarist Alex, a singer-songwriter and regular performer in the Toronto music scene, met guitarist-turned-drummer Jason in the summer of 2012. Jason’s transition to drums was so seamless that they started writing & performing right away. Bassist Nick—student of urban sustainability by day—brought vocal harmonies, a real love of folk music, and, in time, a moustache too. ... more

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