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Songs For The Lone Adelie

by Brian Taguchi

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1.
The Whipper 02:50
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You crack your whip across my spine, I’m a little too stubborn to let you lay that line… As you complain that your fortress is paper thin, And that these two chords are a little intrusive then… Well, I’m sorry for crashing in to your little world, I’m sorry you don’t sing along when I play these chords. But you get off on putting us down, And you’re gonna pay when my choice of gods comes… Down. And the race you’re in is with yourself A little too stubborn to ask your friends for help And it’s so tragic that you should blame it all on me, ‘Cause I can’t make you whom you’d rather be… And I’m sorry for crashing in to your little world, I’m sorry you don’t sing along when I play these chords. But you get off on putting us down, And you’re gonna pay when my choice of gods comes… Down.
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Mend 04:13
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I catch the light, reflecting off of you, my friend Invisible eyes, in this revolving room of light you bend… Take me inside! Erase this mind I used on land, I’m Terrified…If this equipment fails, would you want me then to Stay here, swim, breathe the deep blue water in…breathe it in? A cannonball of life-like dreaming, Rushes up my spine, I’m feeling The echoes of the deepest ocean, Anchor true my fearless notion…to stay… So I’ll stay. I catch the light, I’m a surface dweller with impeccable sight Welcoming the night, as the deep blue eclipses the surface light. My lifeline to you goes limp, With so much to keep, how could I lose If I don’t wrestle free this fearless notion, Live a parallel life here…under the water, we will… Stay here, swim, breathe the deep blue water in. Stay here, swim, and breathe the deep blue water, breathe it in.
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Pipe 03:25
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Every morning, I lay my hand upon that pipe And it’s worth the walk, ‘coz my water’s not tastin’ right And I can hear it, feel it rushing past Through our tin and cardboard houses, to your garden, & gone too fast From our tin and cardboard houses, we have come to fill a glass You swing the hammer, I will hold the spike And lit by a candle we’ll take turns throughout the night And when this casing breaks, we’ll see, What the sun looks like through the water in our glass But you’d better drink it down, because this party will never last Every morning, I lay my hand upon that pipe And it fuels the plot that we’ve been watering plants all night And I can hear it, feel it rushing past From our tin and cardboard houses, to your garden we’ll come fast From the safety of your garden, you patch the holes that never last
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Not Like This 02:52
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It’s not quite what you’d expected And there was nothing wrong with you We’d grown up so protective Of the things we feel we have right to Like takin’ off in an aeroplane The sweet goodbye and I’ll see you again With your friends in beside ya Not the screamin’ and the cryin’ No, not like this It’s not what you’d expected Your work did not amount to this The plane flew in and wrecked it Your chance at love or at least one last kiss I hear the whispers in the yard On the road coming from afar In the laughter, in a dream I know that we didn’t ever think We’d be left like this No not like this
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I Thought You 03:02
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Back when I knew you in school, And I could be who you wanted me to And you would gaze head over heels, from across the room, hopin’ No one’d see you and me this way And I miss those days because, I had you all to myself (x2) I called but you weren’t home I left you a message I’m coming over, I’ll Be on your couch when you arrive From across this country I’ll arrive - surprise No fair warning, I thought you Would need me as badly as I need you I never counted on you being so happy without me on your mind I can’t believe I raced across this huge country to be with you tonight Is it okay if I just bawl, alone and out of your sight Just get me on a bus and forget I ever came here tonight
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Beam 02:09
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Take me away with you I would and if I could Send me off there too Instead of trying to act Naturally, you’re going away You leave me here in much the same Reminders of the times we shared But I won’t be sad, and I won’t be scared But I’ll miss your eyes across from mine And how sad they look in this candle’s light And I’ll keep myself composed in the wake of your Departure so you don’t hesitate and Think I’m not as strong as you But you know me and you know that I’ll wait By the telephone, I lay awake And shudder at the thought that you won’t Make it through to me tonight When darkness falls and I need a light A beam of light to get me through And I’ll grab on tight until I come on by you
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Medina Man 03:59
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He swore he would follow them to wherever they were headed Cursed and threatened to kill their new friends He lead them around in circles, all through the medina A beautiful day they could not wait to end Suffocating in Tetouan Early the next morning, they were gone And on the hydrofoil, they couldn't leave there fast enough Time to little on water too rough He said, hey come on down, you're from out of town Take the mint tea from me, religious deformity This reciprocal man, they could not understand They begged him to leave, they begged him desperately Why can't you find someone new? And after Abdul was through, a new place they would stray to It seemed hardly fair to stay just there He left on the morning train to walk about on his lonesome Happiest days he'd had... He sketched on his notebook page Feeling he'd come of age Oh, but these fits of rage? I cannot work I've gone insane I'm coming down, I've been kicked around Now I'm walking free, no you can't get to me This reciprocal woman, she's made out of stone I lent her a hand but I still feel alone So why can't I find someone new? How did I get stuck with you?
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All Seasons 03:41
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I know that you're watching, but you look past Me acting like I'm busy, hoping you'd ask If I'd walk you down the hallway to our first class And I get lost in the thought, and by then you've passed... You've passed And I know it's not for sure, that you can't see me And the last I checked, I was here, just not breathing In this two-person museum, you've got my casing steaming With the warmth and love you dress on me in all seasons In all seasons, yeah I hear you speak no lies No words of compromise That I am grateful for I want untied, the head of my physical side Live with you hands untied Nothing left to hide us in We're it
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Urban Camo 05:26
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(instrumental)
10.
Story of Our Arrival 03:17
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Well you've fallen down from running Never dreamt of this day coming Calling out for patience, a fruit and a curvy stone Tilt my head just upward and break my study of the road And remember why I came here It was a conscious decision to travel another road As the wheel of time spins faster 5 years down but what comes after? Why so soon we've forgotten how our precious moments are so few Reaching out for comfort, for a kiss or a centrifuge Separate the sadness in your heart from your walking shoes That have brought you to this moment Between your roots and the sun is the fear you'll have to choose Asking for some confidence, a smoke or some aspartame To hone in on my weightlessness, the incineration of my legs That tell the story of our arrival All the years with you and you I can't betray

about

In 2000, the next album was recorded (in a basement and in four days); Songs From the Lone Adelie. Many of the songs on this album were developed further and re-recorded in a Guelph basement in 2005, so in the redux (again, with some help from Zane) is called "Songs For The Lone Adelie" and the heavy-hitters are Beam, Mend, The Whipper, Pipe and Not Like This. A relatively raw and varied set of tracks, the stage rotates from track to track, from focal point to focal point; drowning, getting mad at the neighbour for breaking your balls, tapping in to the pipe that takes fresh water past your house and up to the wealthy neighbours, arriving home to your ex who came for a surprise visit from the other side of Canada, being trapped by a dangerous man in Morocco, etc. Lots of stories here - I hope you enjoy them.

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released January 18, 2014

Words, Music, Instruments by Brian Taguchi 1999-2005.

Mixed by Brian Taguchi with help from Zane Whitfield @ North of Princess, Kingston, ON

Mastered by Phil Bova @ Bova Lab, Ottawa, ON

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Brian Taguchi Kingston, Ontario

Brian Taguchi lives in Kingston, on the other side of the university from the hospital where he was born. Growing up, many hours were spent in the basement learning, playing, writing, recording and mixing music...This where the action still happens - when the candle is lit.

Introspective and narrative, Brian hangs out in the gray zone between advocating and mourning, ambition and uncertainty.. ... more

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