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I Am A Vapour
03:56
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I’m burning my bridges behind me. Ready to roll on the road.
My telephone’s been disconnected. There isn’t anyone home.
You cannot reach me by postcard. I don’t receive any mail.
Erasing the tracks behind me. Don’t wanna leave any trail.
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
I may have gone far away now, I may be somewhere near.
There’s only one thing that I know; you’ll never find me here.
Out of sight, out of mind, out of time, out of touch.
I have been through it all, but it’s all been too much.
Better days, better ways, better look for the change.
And hope that the future, the future isn’t so strange.
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
I don’t need inspiration from an ethereal source.
Just go the way that you’re going, I have to plot my own course.
No more games, no more chains, no more little white lies.
And if you ever meet me again, you’re in for a SHOCKING surprise.
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
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I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
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I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
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2. |
Iron Curtain
05:05
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Brief Détente
When we met
in Red Square.
Can’t Forget.
We talked of love—
They watched our moves.
Hidden truth,
Guarded wall,
Powered guns,
Muted call.
K.G.B. Checks THE LIST.
C.I.A. Hates Communists.
So, we ran…
[Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!]
Don’t look back,
You’ll turn to stone.
Hold your breath,
You’re not alone.
You ran
For PEACE,
Jumped WALL,
New lease.
Silhouette
in the night.
Is that you
by my side?
K.G.B. Checks THE LIST.
C.I.A. Hates Communists.
So, we ran…
[Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!]
I write and wait.
No mail to date.
Nations still hate.
s it too late???
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3. |
Chemistry
03:55
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So now you’re in school,
caught ya messing with the CO2.
They’re gonna stop you,
stop fooling with the chemistry.
CHEMISTRY!
And, if you’re in love,
but he just doesn’t feel that way,
it’s gotta be the, you know,
it’s just the “chemistry”.
CHEMISTRY!
You got your name in the black,
taking pictures of the pretty girls.
The money’s rolling,
by playing with the chemistry.
CHEMISTRY!
The toxic waste in our food
was put there to keep it fresh?
I’ve got the Cancer
from eating all the chemistry.
CHEMISTRY!
Now you’re taking some drugs,
experimenting with your mind.
Your mind is gonzo
by fooling with the chemistry.
CHEMISTRY!
And you’re painting your face
with butyl-TOXIN-methyl-paraffin.
You’ve got the look from
the modern world of chemistry.
CHEMISTRY!
Now you’ve got your degree,
working for the man at the top.
He’s got the plans for
killing us all with chemistry.
CHEMISTRY!
And you’re making some bombs.
Detonate them in the home of the brave.
The brave are sleeping!
Stop fooling with their chemistry.
CHEMISTRY
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4. |
King's Gambit
04:49
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You’ve asked me to let life go and fly with you tomorrow.
Enter “Equatoria”—your country wants to borrow.
Gold and diamonds wait for you if you have information.
But tempting you will run them dry, it’s your occupation.
To run, to hide, to borrow, steal or buy.
A game, a lie, but you don’t know why.
Slow. Stop me from falling in love with you.
Slow. Stop me from falling, I don’t know you.
Jigsaw clues are all you have to formulate your game.
Watercolor images wash off with the rain.
Maps drawn with ancient hands never seem to change.
Though the land you trod upon has a modern name.
We run, we hide, to borrow, steal or buy.
A clue, we try, but we don’t know why.
Slow. Stop me from falling in love with you.
Slow. Stop me from falling, I don’t know you.
Now, your vision’s very clear, touch it with your hand.
Watch the bloodlines disappear as you take the land.
Politics and Terrorists mix like gas and fire.
You’re a Pawn in this King’s Chess. Glory’s your desire!
You run, you hide, to follow this man’s lie.
A game, not mine, but now I know why.
Slow. Stop me from falling in love with you.
Slow. Stop me from falling, I don’t know you.
Slow. Stop me from falling in love with you.
Slow. Stop me from falling, I don’t know you.
Slow.
STOP!
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5. |
Bazaar Of The Bizarre
05:44
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6. |
Hot Spot
02:46
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7. |
Ins & Outs Of Love
05:05
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8. |
Wake Up & Live
03:46
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9. |
Two Of A Kind
03:45
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10. |
Love Reaction
03:47
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11. |
Gimme Sum Slack
05:13
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12. |
I Am A Vapour (2015)
05:00
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I’m burnin’ my bridges behind me. Ready to roll on the road.
My telephone’s been disconnected. There isn’t anyone home.
You cannot reach me by postcard. I don’t receive any mail.
Erasing the tracks behind me. Don’t wanna leave any trail.
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
No emails are left on the server, recipient is “unfound”.
You’ll just see ‘fatal error’. It’s time to go underground.
Don’t even try to text me; no, I don’t twitter or skype.
Listen up now, and Facebook this now, baby, ‘cos I am sick, sick of the hype.
I may have gone far away now, I may be somewhere near (or there).
There’s only one thing that I know; you’ll never find me …here.
Out of sight, out of mind, out of time, out of touch.
I have been through it all, but it’s all been too much.
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
STATIC
I don’t need inspiration from an ethereal source.
I’m getting off the grid now, it’s time to set my own course.
Better days, better ways, better look for a change.
And hope that the future, the future isn’t so strange?!?
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
STATIC
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
I am a VAPOUR. You are just STATIC.
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13. |
Iron Curtain (2014)
05:27
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Brief Détente when we met
in Red Square. Can’t Forget.
We had dreams for our love
as they watched every move.
A silhouette in the night,
Is that really you by my side?
Now, don’t look back,
You’ll turn to stone.
Time to hold your breath,
you’re never really alone.
Alone. Alone. ALONE!
Border fence, at what cost?
Tried before but lives were lost.
Powered guns, take it all.
Tyranny, it’s time to fall!
(There’s) a hidden truth
by the guarded WALL.
Find the hope that’s lost,
hear the muted call.
It’s an IRON FIST,
in a Velvet Glove,
waiting there for you
when you yield to love.
Yield to love, to love, yield to love,
to love, yield to LOVE.
SO WE RAN…..
I write and wait.
No mail to date.
Nations still hate.
Is it too late??
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Chemistry Set New Jersey
Chemistry Set bubbled up in 1981.‘Experiments from the Lab’ features Steve Mecca (bass/synths/drum machine) & Terry Kennedy
(voice/keyboards).
With Mike Reaves (synths/1981-84), we played in NYC metro-area venues. Our Eclectic Electronic Synth-Pop was heard on college + alternative radio stations in the early-mid '80s. See Videos here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyGuN_7xXwS5sGgNKVmoeQ
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