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The Universe Is A New Year's Day Parade

by Chameleon Culture

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1.
Here I am, There You Are Good morning Love, let’s get lost tonight Let’s get wasted & play in traffic, see what happens… We’ve got nothing to loose I can’t shake this love… I’m afraid to die. “Lay down baby, don’t talk that way Everything ends, dust-to-dust we’ll all return someday…” Here I am, There You Are Here I am, There You Are Naked and afraid, crying in the dark “Come here baby, it’s all okay Nightmares’ over, let’s go back to bed.” I can’t shake this love… I’m afraid to die. “Lay down baby, don’t talk that way Everything ends, dust-to-dust we’ll all return someday…” Here I am, There You Are Here I am, There You Are Weh-boo, weh-boo, weh-boo, weh-boo-weh-boo-weh-boo…. My beating heart is a timpani drum My ears are ringing like a bomb went off Keep falling in love but it’s never enough Still writing songs to the ones I’ve lost Gamble my soul for a poker chip Always so elusive in relationships Only ever sober for the funeral The hangman’s hungry for a soul to choke!
2.
Dreams Have Changed Standing by as my dreams die young and decay What’s the difference anyways? Joy is but a moment then it’s gone The universe is a new year’s day parade on display for all to see.. The future is a fairytale Darling I confess, I’ve been on my best behavior I know that you’d up and leave me , if you really knew the truth.. Coming close to negotiating peace, so it seems You’ve got the whole wide world in the palm of your hands You think you know best but you don’t understand… Trouble’s but a bubble that is bound to break and we’ll never move a mountain if we’re standing in place Oh, my how dreams have changed; for me Easy brother, blue eyes belongs with me Truth is that I’m terrified; she’d rather be with you tonight Don’t look so confused, posing cute in the nude Never want to make love do you? At least not when I’m happy, why is that? Coming close to negotiating peace, so it seems You’ve got the whole wide world in the palm of your hands You think you know best but you don’t understand… Trouble’s but a bubble that is bound to break and we’ll never move a mountain if we’re standing in place Oh, my how dreams have changed My, how dreams have changed OH MY, HOW DREAMS HAVE CHANGED …
3.
“I Wont Take It Back” By the moon, beaming in the night Radiant, soft green eyes Oh, you were a mystery to me … then I held you in my arms I’m never letting go But you were never mine to hold now were you dear? Yet you’re still burning to know the truth So listen to me now… I’ve said it all, Oh but you wanted more I loved you, and I won’t take it back I’ve said it all, Oh but you wanted more I loved you, and I won’t take it back Honestly, I thought I wanted someone to save Yet, you’ve had so much faith in me On the sunny-side of a sinking ship I sang What a beautiful escape I said it all, Oh but you wanted more I loved you, and I won’t take it back I said it all, Oh but you wanted more I loved you, and I won’t take it back
4.
Passing By 05:12
Passing By Lyrics Naked, quite & still Conversations, empty gardens - frozen riversides bye, bye summertime Blue bird singing’ in the sill All your troubles : autumn leaves, windy nights and winter Bye bye - fly away - far away, anywhere but here Pictures black and gray Early sketches, architecture Come what may - bye, bye Outer Space - No more future Ooo - Passing by You, me, the trees, the rivers running dry Little white lie inside your mind Just a spark, forest fire - The universe Bye bye humankind , up in flames Heaven out of hell Inside outside, you can’t tell me Bye bye - all your joy, all your pain - does it go away? Ooo - Passing by You, me , the trees, the rivers running dry
5.
Snap Out Of It Late at night I wonder, oohh oooh oooh oooh Does the cycle ever end? oohh oooh oooh oooh Love until it hurts… Love somebody else Late at night I wonder… oohh oooh oooh oooh Am I living in a dream? oohh oooh oooh oooh Lovers, friends & fantasies…I’m somewhere in Between Snap out of it oohh oooh oooh oooh Snap out of it oohh oooh oooh oooh Never-Ending Roller-Coaster Ride A sunset in Saint Petersburg, the one thing on my mind But I’m tired of waiting in line, just to feel alive again If Eliza Jane gets married in July Will I lay awake in a fever sweat, under the summer stars and wonder why I’m waiting here alone? I could’ve taken you home with me… Snap out of it oohh oooh oooh oooh Snap out of it oohh oooh oooh oooh You love somebody else You love somebody else Snap Out of it… You Love somebody else Snap Out of it… You Love somebody else Snap Out of it….
6.
Sing 05:40
Sing You cut me down to size Soft and sweet your melody may be babe… but you never sing to me So I’m singing to myself You’re careless when you lie Digging deep for the naked truth but it’s useless Because you never sing to me So I’m singing to myself – woah woah woah ohhh Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing You’re all I ever wanted You’re all I ever needed Why So Callus & Unkind? Love is not about control or greed babe You don’t have to build me up but don’t break me down because I’m perfectly fine just singing to myself Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing Sing, Sing anything at all All I want is for you to sing
7.
Nothing Special Lyrics Everything is, exactly as it is I always ask too much - I never give up enough of myself I never give up enough I’m never giving up on how my mother loved us in and out of trust Tell me something honest I’m drowning in my dreams again & when I wake up… Everything is coming to a close My heart is in my hands Born to bleed or go up in smoke I’m gonna put on a show, show me something Never-ending nightmare speak to me - were you once my friend? Lonely little ghost I’m drowning in my dreams again Ooo & when I wake up… Nothin’ Special Who you gonna be tonight? No One’s watching No One’s watching over you In & Out of touch - we separate ourselves Gotta get fit gotta clean up well So I can blend in on the 57 bus Tell me something I don’t already know I talk too much & I’m drowning in my dreams again when I wake up Nothin’ Special Who you gonna be tonight? No One’s watching No One’s watching over you Everything is exactly as it is
8.
Giving Her Kiss Away She’s got an honest smile Easy on the eyes and it’s no surprise that she’s in style, she’s on the move She’s driving me wild but she’s never gonna be my baby My sour soul is growing older and I’m going nowhere I’m feeling down again… Look into my eyes Look into my eyes Look there, I can’t escape what I’ve done She’s got that look on her face The thrill is gone, the memory erased She’s moving on, I can feel the noose around my neck She’s giving her kiss away and she’s never gonna be my baby I know it’s over and there’s still no telling what went wrong here I don’t belong here.. Look into my eyes Look into my eyes Look into my eyes Look there , Look there I can’t escape what I’ve done I know better, I knew better then too I’m running my mouth again… I can’t tell the truth x2 I don’t feel so well do you? Nothing seems to help, it’s useless If I can’t hurt myself, will you? If I don’t love myself will you? Love never blooms the way that you thought it would It starts with a kiss The heart grows at a distance – why’d we ever come so close at all? Now were falling out of touch & fading away like paint in the rain… Can you see the colors bleeding down my face? It doesn’t have to hurt, if my heart is undeserving.. Give your love to another babe But please don’t give your kiss away, don’t give it, don’t give it nooooo
9.
Dreamcatcher 04:06
Dream-Catcher Day turns into dust like raindrops dripping down the gutter Soon you’ll be asleep again, show me what you’re hiding love Fingertips…tracing through my hair, is that you dear? I don’t know… But I feel a presence near me, ghost oh won’t you show your shadow.. APPARATION! Oh, No - caught me in a dream I’m in Let go, Let me fall asleep again Lucid by the lake but the water’s far too cold for swimmin’ Still water blue is like no other color I have ever seen Then It’s clear, I’m not here. Only my imagination kaleidoscopes Oh & surely I’ll awake petrified, alone & naked…VACANT Oh, No – caught me in a dream I’m in Let go, Let me fall asleep again Oh, No - caught me in a dream I’m in Let go, Let me fall asleep again
10.
Silence 06:51
Silence In the night, in the bloom of darkness I can’t relax, never happening, it’s never happening, it’s never happening I can’t speak no, there’s no use in silence – we can’t sit still Never slowing down, we’re never slowing down; we’re never slowing down We cant… In the night, In the Silence In the silence, I can’t hide In the night, where’s your open mind babe? I can’t relax, never happening, it’s never happening, it’s never happening I can’t cover up, never show your feelings! Sit back, relax – this is happening, yes this is happening, yes this is happening We cant… In the night, In the Silence In the silence, I can’t hide In the night, in the bloom of darkness I can’t relax, never happening, it’s never happening, it’s never happening I can’t sleep no Never-ending nightmare dreamer Lucid, standing in the sea – wash away again, let’s wash away again, let’s wash away again, let’s wash away again, wash away again, let’s wash away again, wash away again, let’s just In the night, in the bloom of darkness I can’t relax, never happening, it’s never happening never happening, it’s never happening never happening, it’s never happening never happening, it’s never happening never happening, it’s never happening I CANT
11.
Not Again 07:44
Not Again Take your time; we’re all going to die someday Never gonna shake that weight. But you can try, you can smile – be kind little brother Never-mind all the foolish games that we’ve played Never gonna tell a lie again but I just did… Now you’re gone, like my mothers’ mother Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. I never want to see you again, No I can’t take it… Touch the sky, take your breath away Everything you want and more … it’s right through that door Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again. Now it’s time to say I’m sorry No, Not again.

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"The Universe Is A New Year's Day Parade" is the debut full-length album for Brooklyn-based experimental rock band Chameleon Culture. This album goes on a journey through sound as well as silence, leaving behind traditional conventions of time and space altogether for a suspended state of biliss.

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released March 14, 2017

Chameleon Culture

“The Universe Is a New Years Day Parade”
Produced by Chameleon Culture, Bryan DiMaio & Frank Ojeda
Mixed by Bryan DiMaio & Frank Ojeda
Engineered by Frank Ojeda & Bryan DiMaio

Alec Gaston - Vocals, Guitar, Foley, Synthesizer, Piano, Organ, Background vocals, Aux percussion
Charlie Kendall - Guitar, Slide Guitar, Background vocals, Aux percussion
Chase Potter - Violin, Guitar, Background vocals, Aux Percussion
Tony Solis - Bass, Medicine Balls, Backrground vocals, Aux percussion
Jamie Howell - Drums, Percussion, Background vocals
Engineers - Bryan DiMaio, Frank Ojeda
Mixing Engineers - Bryan DiMaio, Frank Ojeda
Producers - Alec Gaston, Charlie Kendall, Jamie Howell, Tony Solis, Chase Potter, Bryan DiMaio, Frank Ojeda
Mastering Engineer - Bryan DiMaio
Additional Sound Design - Mario Buccellati

Audio Recorded Live at The Record Co Boston 2016

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Formed in October 2014, Chameleon Culture is an experimental rock band based in Brooklyn, NY making waves with their innovative sound and intricate lyrics. Check out the debut full-length album "The Universe Is A New Year's Day Parade," out now!

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