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Reflections

by Zdeněk Škoda

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1.
Gasping For Air 04:25
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I've been stuck here for fucking years Hurling beer mugs againt the wall I' ve been hating all the sticky tears Gasping for something more I've been attached to the same old nightmares Waking them up to scream I've been vomiting songs and no-one cares The songs have been giving me strength and hopes and dreams I need them like the air I need them like a heart needs its beat I need them like her Stay with me Stay with me I was nothing in the past And I would be nothing in the future without you Without you Without you Without you
2.
We Used To Burst Out Laughing 03:40
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I remember all the voices you would imitate I remember all the puppets with cakes I remember the day when laughter made us pass out We used to burst out laughing We used to burst out laughing Now it's all gone and you only sense the dark Now it's all over, undone, still and numb Now you're passed away, but we are wide awake And that' s why we just burst into tears Into tears
3.
Toss And Turn 03:30
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Is there anything that can delete doubts? I've been asking myself Many insane thoughts Annoying Please, drive them out! They' re all crazed by themselves I used to sail into the smothering waves Could my looks pour into aloof humming stars? Your eyes make the blind see by their shimmering They peg me down I'm uptight I beg for being where I've never been I used to fail in the chocking waves Yeah, I might be whistling in the dark But now I can see the light I'll try to pull it closer Closer to me Is there anything that can delete doubts? Let's try to switch "never" into "always, aways and ever..."
4.
When Nothing Makes Sense 01:38
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The loudest purr ends Emptiness expands When nothing makes sense NOTHING constitutes the world So the world makes no sense at all
5.
The Maple Leaf 02:42
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There's one maple leaf left Gorgeous but out of reach A tiny smile has just been sent So it's time to make a speech The ruins are all over the place That's why I ruined myself again It's pointless to try to capture your face When your smiles fly back home anyway It'll never come back But the memories will remain It'll never come back Just few words and it's all gone away It's all in vain
6.
An Ugly Dream 02:22
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I feel sort of smeared I should've drunk less I want to leave I want to get out of this mess Let me leave tonight Leave me alone tonight But it's getting closer Despite the dark is impervious It's going to swallow me like the Bradford City stadium fire All I can hear is my pulse and breath
7.
Wedding 02:41
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Recall the day we were bride and groom Recall the day we set light to gloom The wedding day seemed like the world would never end It was the first and the last time when we met all of our friends altogether Jokes, laughter, zeal, hangover It never felt like it could be all over We promised ourselves If you smile If you smile So will I We promised ourselves If you're teary-eyed If you're weary-eyed So am I We promised ourselves
8.
A Bitter Pill To Swallow 02:49
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You speak to me to convince me that I'm wrong You're maybe right, but I think I've stayed calm too long Your advice is useful like expired pills Pleasent like when a blunt knife kills Useful like an unset alarm Desperate like a spider with no arm (...desperate but not serious...) No fly - no harm Useful like a used rubber when there's no-one left to sleep with There's no-one sane left There's no-one sane left I share the world I share the world I share the world I share the world with idiots instead
9.
Could We Ever Be That Happy? 02:28
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Swaying on the Beachy head Skipping hand in hand Into something beautiful We can hardly understand All I need tonight is to kiss and swoon All I can smell is ocean and its perfume How can we enjoy the bliss when there's nothing similar to this? How can we both be remiss when there's nothing similar to this? We wish there could be the everlasting Friday night! Could we ever be that happy?
10.
Cutting Snow 03:07
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Snow on my face Frozen tears in my eyes Grip me I can't speak at all Can't help begging at the door But no-one will ever let me in anymore So I have to turn away Cutting snow made my body grazed You... with your glittering grace Another failure Another twit in a row Another hit-and-run Another hope has flown Cutting snow made my body grazed
11.
If Only I Had Known Then... 03:26
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If only I'd known then what I know now I should've kissed whom I really liked I should've talked to those who were worth listening to I should've gone to sleep and let it go When there were days that felt like a legless Poe If only I'd seen then what I can see now I could've pulled her eyes from me I'd better stopped listening and gone to bed I could've done so much But there's no hope to bring it back I have to let it go and forget And forget Forget
12.
Swearing Like A Pregnant Nun 03:58
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She said: "You're a two time loser, off you go! I wouldn't even touch you with a ten foot pole You're on the brink of everything You're filthy like 'two in the pink / one in the stink' You're a two time loser, off you go! I wouldn't even touch you with a ten foot pole I'll never let you in 'cause you're dull, dumb, oh bugger, and you stink!" He's fed up with being remembered as a figure of fun He's fed up with not being second to none But she's always always swearing like a pregnant nun Twinkle, twinkle little star! Piss off!!!
13.
Reflections 03:16
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I've never felt less belief There was no marvel in the end Here comes the feeling That feeling again All I can do is just to pretend to myself Louder than thunder Louder than bombs Tears pour down As everyone loves her

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All songs written by Zdeněk Škoda
(tracks 1,2,8 written by Zdeněk Škoda & Ondřej Skoumal)
Recorded in Prague & Beroun (Czech Republic) + Athens & Ancient Olympia (Greece) in 2016-2018
Produced and arranged by Ondřej Skoumal & Zdeněk Škoda
Mixed by Ondřej Skoumal

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released October 10, 2018

Zdeněk Škoda - vocals, keyboards, synth guitar, synth bass, samples, loops & programming
Ondřej Skoumal - guitars, bass, 6-string bass, keyboards, drums & backing vocals (tracks 5,10)
Special guest: Jan Chvátal - bass (track 5), backing vocals (track 5, 10)

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