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When You're Alone

by Cuban Heel

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1.
10 04:54
I REMEMBER WHEN TIME WAS ON MY SIDE, AND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD SPINNING, IT’S SKIPPING MOST OF MINE/ I REMEMBER WHEN, WE HAD IT ALL WORKED OUT, AND I KNOW SOMEWHERE INSIDE, MY HEAD’S STILL IN THE CLOUDS/ I REMEMBER WHEN, DECISIONS CAME TO ME, BUT NOW THEY BEAR A WEIGHT THAT DECIDE WHAT I’M TO BE/ I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD NOTHING AT ALL, JUST THE SHOES UPON OUR FEET, AND A MIND THAT’S FREE FROM THOUGHT/ YOU ALWAYS SEEMED TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME, I’M 10 YEARS OLDER NOW AND HOW THESE TIMES HAVE CHANGED/ I REMEMBER WHEN/ I REMEMBER NOW WHAT I WOULD HOPE TO BE, IN CONTENT WITH LIFE, AND THOSE SHOES UPON MY FEET/ I REMEMBER NOW THE LIFE THAT I WOULD LEAD, AND LOOKING BACK AT THEN, MY MIND IS NOW AT EASE/ MY MIND IS NOW AT EASE (X3) YOU ALWAYS SEEMED TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME, I’M 10 YEARS OLDER NOW AND HOW THESE TIMES HAVE CHANGED/ I CAN’T READ YOUR MIND, BUT I KNOW YOU’RE ON YOUR WAY, I PROMISE YOU I’LL FIND; I’LL FIND MYSELF SOMEDAY/ I REMEMBER WHEN/
2.
Ghost 03:58
THERE’S A GHOST IN MY HEAD, I CAN’T SEEM TO FORGET, ALL THE CROOKED THINGS HE TOLD ME/ I THOUGHT HE WAS MY FRIEND, UNTIL HE NEVER LEFT, AND FUCKED AROUND WITH EVERYTHING I SEE/ AND WHEN I MET YOU THERE, IT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU SAID, YOU SAID HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU FIND, DEAR/ AND FROM THAT VERY DAY, I HADN’T HEARD HIM SAY, A WORD, A WHISPER, OR A JEER/ I LOVE YOU. IT WAS THE VERY FIRST THING, CRAWLING UNDER MY SKIN WHEN I SAW YOU. NOW I HATE YOU, AS YOU LAUGHED AT ME, AS YOU TOOK MY HEART AND TORE IT UP/ YOU’VE RUINED EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE, AND I HATED YOU FOR MAKING IT SO HARD. YOU RUINED EVERYTHING/ I TRIED TO HOLD MY LIE, BUT EVERY SINGLE TIME, MY THOUGHTS JUST SEEM TO OCCUPY YOU/ AS THIS DIM LIGHT KEEPS RETURNING, MY HEART WILL KEEP ON BURNING, UNTIL IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE/ BUT DON’T YOU BE MISTAKEN, I’VE REACHED THE POINT OF BREAKING, UNDER ALL THIS PRESSURE YOU SEE/ AS THIS GHOST JUST KEEPS RETURNING, SADLY I’VE BEEN HURTING, AND THIS GHOST JUST KILLS THE LOVE THAT YOU SEEK/ I SAID IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT SLIPPED IN MY MIND/ YOU SAID I WAS THE ONLY THING THAT MADE YOU FEEL FINE/ I TRIED, BUT YOU WERE ONLY THERE TO KEEP YOURSELF HIGH/ I TRIED (X3) I LOVED YOU. IT WAS THE VERY FIRST THING, CRAWLING UNDER MY SKIN WHEN I SAW YOU. NOW I HATE YOU, AS YOU LAUGHED AT ME, AS YOU TOOK MY HEART AND TORE IT UP/ YOU TOOK MY HEART AND TORE IT UP (X2)
3.
GRINDING THROUGH THE DAYS IT SEEMS THAT I WOULD NEVER BE THE ONE YOU HOPED. ALL I KNOW IS THAT YOU’RE GONE AGAIN TO FACE THIS NIGHT ALONE/ BLAZING THROUGH THE DAYS BETWEEN THE SEAMS IT SEEMS THAT THERE’S NO ONE TO HOLD. ALL I KNOW IS THAT YOU’RE GONE MY FRIEND, TO MAKE YOURSELF A HOME/ AND I NEVER FELT THE WAY I DID BEFORE, AS YOU TOOK MY HEART AND LEFT RIGHT OUT THAT DOOR/ BUT I’LL KEEP ON GOING, WITHOUT ME KNOWING, WHAT WAS UNDERNEATH MY WOMAN TO MAKE HER FEEL THE WAY SHE DID/ BLINDED BY THE LIGHT YOU SEE THAT I WAS NEVER THOUGHT OF MUCH BEFORE, YOU WOULD COLOUR ME IN GOLD AND SPEND ANOTHER NIGHT ALONE/ I BLAMED IT ON THE FALLING OUT, JUST TOOK SOME TIME TO FIGURE WHY AND HOW, ALL I KNOW IS THAT YOU’RE RIGHT FOR HIM, A THIEF THAT STOLE A CROWN/ AND I NEVER FELT THE WAY I DID BEFORE, WHAT WAS UNDERNEATH (X2)
4.
Chaos 04:38
THESE HOLY ROLLERS MAKE IT HARD ENOUGH TO SEE, YOUR FAITH KEEPS YOU BLINDED ANYWAY/ THIS TIMELY INSTANCE MAY BE THE ONLY THING I NEED, TO STRIKE INTERNALISED LIES FROM PRECEDENCE/ YOUR WORN OUT SOLILOQUIES KEEP ON FALLING SHORT OF ME, WHILE YOU JUSTIFY YOUR VICE/ IT’S GOD DAMN CONTAGIOUS MADE US SATISFIED WITH ALL THE ABRASIONS, WE RUN AWAY, WE HIDE AWAY FOR GOOD/ SO I’LL KEEP MY DISTANCE, HIDE THE RESISTANCE TO THE VIRTUE, WHILE THE YOUTH ARE BEGINNING TO FIGHT/ SO GIVE ME RED HOT RAW REACTION, VINDICATED LUST AND A FEAR OF INACTION, AS THIS FAR FETCHED FEEDING FRENZY FAILS TO FEED TO FOOLS/ AS FEARLESS LOVERS SINK INTO EACH OTHERS’ SOULS FROM UP ABOVE, WE MOVE IN WATERS ‘TIL WE’RE SURE/ GOD BLESS THE DAYLIGHT, NIGHT CRIME, UNOBSTRUCTED SHIVERING MESS OF SPRING TIME, IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ALIVE/ I JUST WANT TO BE HUMAN AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHAOS, BUT WE’VE ALREADY SAID THE WRONG THING/ THAT’S CHAOS/
5.
Vessels 05:17
I'VE BEEN SPINNING WORDS ROUND LIKE DEBRIS, FILLING PRECIOUS SYLLABLES WITH NOTHING REAL, JUST A SKETCH OF ME/ IN HOPE THAT I MIGHT FORM SOMETHING PENSIVE, THAT SOMEONE MIGHT STUMBLE UPON AND MUSTER UP A SHIT TO GIVE/ BUT I'M TERRIFIED I'LL NEVER CHANGE THE WORLD WITH THIS TOXIC STORM OF A VOICE THAT'S MINE/ SO PLEASE, GIVE ME SOMETHING PROFOUND, CAUSE THESE VESSELS RUST AND FADE WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND/ THERE GOES MY FRIEND, HE’S RUNNING ON, RUNNING ON HIS OWN/ DON’T YOU FORGET, THERE’S NO MORE ROOM, NO MORE ROOM IN THIS HOME/ OH AND THERE HE GOES, HE’S ALWAYS ON HIS OWN, FALLING DOWN AGAIN, HE GETS UP ALL ON HIS OWN/ OH AND HE KNOWS, HE’S TRAVELLING THE SAME ROAD, UNTIL THEN, I’LL BE SEEING YOU SOON, SEEING YOU SOON, SEEING YOU SOON MY FEARLESS FRIEND/ HE STAYS UP LATE, HE’S ALWAYS GOT SOMETHING ON HIS MIND/ AND I DON’T EVEN HATE, WHEN HE’S DOESN’T HANG THE WASHING ON THE LINE/
6.
Blood Type 04:48
OH THIS ROOM IS WAY TOO LOUD, AT LEAST IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT/ CHECK YOUR BLOOD TYPE, CHECK YOUR BONES, I'LL KEEP THEM WARM, BUT YOU'RE GETTING COLD, FROM YOUR BAD LUCK, AND LOSS, AND THE GIRLS YOU USED TO KNOW/ OH GOOD GOD WHEN WILL IT BE ENOUGH, JUST TO HAVE EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE/ OVERSOLD AND UNIMPRESSED, YOU'RE NOT ALONE BUT YOU'LL FORGET, WHEN YOU GET YOUR LOVE FROM THE INTERNET/ ALL MY FRIENDS ARE SO IN LOVE, BUT THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT IT ENOUGH/ CAUSE WE'RE NOT POETS AND WE'RE NOT MUSES, WE JUST OCCUPY IN BRUISES, COMING TO TERMS WITH THE FACT, THAT WE WEREN'T ALL THAT HEROIC ANYWAY/ I CANNOT KEEP HOLDING ON, TO BRITTLE BONES AND AN ABSENT GOD/ TERRIFY ME TO NO END, WITH BATED BREATH WE'LL START AGAIN/ AND I CANNOT KEEP LOVING YOU, WITH DISREGARD AND CONVOLUTE/ WITH ALL THESE THINGS I DO NOT KNOW, I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE ALONE/ WHEN YOU'RE ALONE/ I'M TERRIFIED OF RUNNING OUT OF TIME, IT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT BUT YOU'D HARDLY NOTICE (X2) AND I CANNOT KEEP LOVING YOU, WITH DISREGARD AND CONVOLUTE/ WITH ALL THESE THINGS I DO NOT KNOW, I HOPE YOU'RE ALWAYS HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE ALONE/

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Cuban Heel's debut EP "When You're Alone"

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released September 18, 2017

Recorded at Valley Sounds
Artwork by HMS Photography (Harry Holcombe-James)

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Cuban Heel TAS, Australia

Cuban Heel are an alternative 5-piece from Launceston, Tasmania consisting of George Edmondson (vocals/guitar/keys), Nathan Woodland (Bass/Vocals), Will Smyth (guitar), Alex Quigley (drums) and Alex Williams (Guitar/keys). Since forming in late-2015, The band have developed a loud, passionate, and energetic live show. ... more

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