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Venus Burns

by Roulettes

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1.
You're not alone You're not alone You're coming with me We're stealing electricity Stone cold in the morning Crawl in at quarter to 5 California calling, down the line Number 9... We're not alone Our numbers have grown You're coming with me We're stealing electricity Sun burst strike in the morning Stone cold at quarter to 9 California calling, down the line Number 9...
2.
Won't you come to my house Just us and nobody else It ain't no-one's concern Won't you come on inside If you like we can hide We can take it in turns Venus burns in the blue above Touched by fire, lit by love We could go to the park We could stay 'til it's dark That's where everyone learns That the sky is a bowl At the rim there's a hole And everything turns Venus burns in the blue above Touched by fire, lit by love Venus burns in the blue above Touched by fire, lit by love
3.
Dogs 02:38
God save the aristocracy They thirst for pleasure They suffer our democracy And curse our leisure Born to serve them Don't deserve them Straitjacket meritocracy Is made to measure Let's clear the atmosphere, like Danton and Robespierre With our free flag unfurled A brand new brave new world God help the working classes While welfare mothers Feed babes from empty glasses Beneath the covers Pray protection Insurrection Cry for the child who passes And call your brothers Let's clear the atmosphere, like Danton and Robespierre With our free flag unfurled A brand new brave new world
4.
Slow Dance 03:48
I was there on opening night My soul bare under the shivering moonlight I made my way up to the edge of the crowd Where it wasn't too close, and it wasn't too loud And watched the slow dance Of twisted romance Cold sweat, love on the edge of a knife Dead set, get on the quest for the good life The one thing about letting go You lose your friends, and you miss half the show You do the slow dance Of twisted romance I did the slow dance Of twisted romance
5.
Fade 02:45
Fade away The illusion of a victim-less crime Shadowplay, leaves an unholy stain in your mind You can't see it, you can't feel it Wipe the slate, it's a silent attack on your time You can't touch it You can't feel it You can't crush it You can't heal it Fade Sky-blue dawn Reflections are clear in the bay No time to warn Clouds come and darken your day You can't cheat it You can't defeat it It's an autumn storm That the white-water wind blows away You can't touch it You can't feel it You can't crush it You can't heal it Fade
6.
Girlfriend 02:14
I wave goodbye to my girlfriend I'm off to play with the boys She's more than just my best friend She's not one of my toys Forget everything that you think you know You better treat her like a woman or she's going to let you go We do most everything together Yeah we laugh and we cry Holding hands and watching sunsets We'll be together 'til we die Forget everything that you think you know You better treat her like a woman or she's going to let you go
7.
Alchemy 05:12
I could use a little time To defuse another mine It's plainly dangerous This pace is aging us We can't refuse the bitter wine I need a place to rest my head Untangle each and every thread And one by one unwind And lay them in a line Can't tell beginning from the end My former glory days Bathed in a golden haze Sounds like something I might have said My memory twists and lies Calls up false alibis My morning dawns from black to red I've been liberal with the truth I burnt the oxygen of youth I tried re-entering I got peer mentoring I came down anxious and aloof I've been digging through the dirt To find the gold among the hurt I miss the alchemy A smoke on the balcony The whiff of perfume on my shirt My former glory days Bathed in a golden haze Sounds like something I oughta dread My memory twists and lies Calls up false alibis My morning dawns from black to red
8.
Bad Sons 03:31
Bad sons hurt the ones you love The velvet fist in the iron glove Bad sons tow a heavy load You bit the hand and you hit the road I'm down with uncertainty, and I'm almost sure Big opportunity behind the door There must be something better worth waiting for Bad sons love a rotten god You spare the child and you spoil the rod Bad sons, bad chemistry Heat seeker for misery I'm down with obscurity, 'cos it's such a bore Big opportunity behind the door There must be something bigger worth fighting for

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Recorded at Arch Hill Studios, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, 2015 - 2017

Justin McLean - guitar and vocals
Ben Grant - bass
Mark Queenin - drums

Engineered by Ben Grant and John McDermott.
Mixed by Ben Grant.
Produced by Ben and Justin.

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released October 16, 2017

Cover art: Sleeved Satellites, by Jonathan Otley.

The Roulettes would like to thank the following fabulous people whose help and encouragement was invaluable:

John McDermott, Arch Hill Studios. Jan Hellriegel, Mahoney Harris and the team at Songbroker and Aeroplane Music. Jesse Griffin for the loan of the lawsuit Ibanez. Rohan Evans. Grant Smithies. Bosphorus Cymbals (NZ) and Vater Drumsticks. Our friends, and, last but certainly not least, our families.

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