Belle Maer

by Quirks

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1.
A Holiday 03:15
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The setting sun repeats the act I’m honestly relieved Another day is through Listen closely to the clock And you can hear the tock That kept me away from you A holiday, I’ve been needing A holiday, on the road A holiday, hairs receding We need some time alone With the sand beneath my feet And wind between the trees There’s treasure to be found Wake up only to the breeze A week of only ease And only you around When you want to be alone Fill the tank and lose the phone When you want to be alone Gas the tank and hit the road When you want to be alone Gas the tank and lose the phone When you want to be alone Just go away on a holiday A holiday, I’ve been needing A holiday, on the road A holiday, hairs receding We need some time alone
2.
Don't Answer 04:32
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Here I am again Stood at the starting line Gut pressed to the ribbon Waiting is a given for your smile Right above your head I see every fight Glowing in a prism Failing is a given in this life So why do I look at you And wonder if I’ve been wrong ‘Cause maybe you look at me And feel like we could belong Well I don’t know the details I’ve never been wrong before Maybe if you don’t answer Then we never need to know Never took a chance Everything worked out fine When living my life is decent And all of my fears are recent, that’s my fault Always taking time Difference is a constant Paralysed by my reason Nothing gets done or even talked about So why do I look at you And wonder if I’ve been wrong ‘Cause maybe you look at me And feel like we could belong Well I don’t know the details I’ve never been wrong before Maybe if you don’t answer And I never ask the question Then we never need to know
3.
Houses 02:46
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Understanding now Slowly learning how The seasons are only one way to keep time Back at home again Memorized every bend The houses are smaller every time And maybe we get older, faster than we should And if you spot the difference, would you keep it if you could Take your childhood memories, and keep them close at heart And maybe you’ll remember, and never fall apart With a gentle smile Won’t you stay a while These moments are never lost when they are shared With a knowing grin Won’t you let me in So you will never wonder if I cared And maybe we get older, faster than we should And if you spot the difference, would you keep it if you could Take your childhood memories, and keep them close at heart And maybe you’ll remember, and never fall apart
4.
Somewhere Like Home 04:14
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The love you give away is a mirror cracked and cut again The fear that everything in between us was anticipated Suddenly subtle meaning undoes all we thought we know Silently We agreed That it was good to let this go I only wanted to find me Someone to find me When I'm alone You only wanted to find me Hoped you were finding Somewhere like home All that you want to say is here in shattered days we wasted If we knew everything would we need trust just to feel it's fated Suddenly We can see How easy it got overblown Silently We agreed That it was good to let this go I only wanted to find me Someone to find me When I'm alone You only wanted to find me Hoped you were finding Somewhere like home Am I someone who's worth finding Worth it to find me Out on the road How will you know when you find me Hope you can find me Now that I know I only wanted to find me Someone to find me When I'm alone You only wanted to find me Hoped you were finding Somewhere like home
5.
Ever Wider 04:58
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You can’t go to sleep til' you write me another song Til' you write me another song, oh my darling I see you passing by in the clinging of a fog In the clinging of a fog, pass me by Oh oh, never was I good at getting things done Oh oh, ever wider flows my river will run Babe I’ll let you go when you right the final wrong When you fight the final long hard fight And if I have to look up and see my greatest fear Well as long as you’re not there I’ll be home Oh oh, never was I good at getting things done Oh oh, ever wider flows my river will run Ever wider flows my river will run You can’t go to sleep til' you write me another song Til' you write me another song, oh my darling And if I have to look up and see my greatest fear Well as long as you’re not there I’ll be home Oh oh, never was I good at getting things done Oh oh, ever wider flows my river will run Oh oh, never was I good at getting things done Ever wider flows my river will run Ever wider flows my river will run
6.
Party Drug 04:43
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Taking on the fisticuff, beat-em-up Party Drug just to keep the blood pumping, darling, the night's just getting started for the Fighters and the Lovers, Greasers and the Others in the rundown parlor dancing with all the lonely Debutante, Boredom Rock, Keep-It-Punk People in the corner working harder to be the Weekend Martyr for the Poets in their dresses, Hustlers and the Restless Sinners lining up to cry Don't waste time on the time of your life We'll be fine taking all in stride (Hard to keep it so light) Take your time with the time of your life put your hand in mine we're only living tonight Stuck out with the Broken Child, crooked smile party style, kicking on the jukebox, Lover, did I just fucking stutter on the pick-up and the shuffle Baby, I'm in trouble every morning with the double romancing of every other liquor lost, party tossed, Wanderlust Looker feigning intrigue in another Dancer they discover in the neon surf of bodies, strung out on the dodgy Party Drugs that make 'em cry
7.
Silence 03:52
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You've been living rent free in my head Waiting on the day you make your bed Silence is a boy's best friend Smiling as you meet your end You've been having dreams your eyes are gone Pecked out by the weary birds of scorn Channels in my brain run dry Pointless that you even try Ooh You don't need to swear to me (Silence is a boy's best friend) You don't need to swear to me (Smiling as you meet your end) You don't need to swear to me
8.
A Smile Won't Mend a Frown 03:15
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On the way home I ponder all the unknowns Like all the faith that I failed to put in you And in the night light when moments are a lifetime I can see the mistakes I put you through Underneath the shallowest worries I wonder if I’ve lost just what I seek A smile can’t mend a heart No a smile won’t mend a frown But a smile can be a start to get you through the dark When you’re feeling upside down Failed romances and disregarded chances It takes a while for my mind to settle down Januarys can carve into your memories And leave you calling out for dawn to come I’m in between the pictures on the screen I fear I’m at a loss before I start A smile can’t mend a heart No a smile won’t mend a frown But a smile can be a start to get you through the dark When you’re feeling upside down Another dawn and you’re still gone The light’s gone down but lingers for so long A smile can’t mend a heart No a smile won’t mend a frown But a smile can be a start to get you through the dark When you’re feeling upside down
9.
Stressin' 05:29
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I’m Stressin, for a hint of purple I’m dressin cause you haven’t called To know, you’re drinkin on a lovely day, a lovely sight To go, for bread and dynamo for aid, so I can die, so I can die A ride-in, on a faded memory Sierra woven heartbreak on a tapestry Jonah, he callin to my love one day, like thats alright To ride, like travelled jungle hunters day, I’m terrified A man is not a man til’ his heart is broken (Broken, til’ his heart is broken) (You’re not a man til’ you’ve left someone broken) The camera is a fire window For burning your empty ego Too young to be so hot for some lovin, don’t ask me why To go, you’ve taken everything from me, and I don’t mind She’s dreamin of a tamer pillow She’s seein her life flashing right before my bed Get out, and go before you run away, burn out the light So I, I’ve travelled far too long to say, you are my life A man is not a man til’ his heart is broken (Broken, til’ his heart is broken) (You’re not a man til’ you’ve left someone broken)
10.
Old Lives 03:26
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Old lives that you want to survive the night but you couldn’t get the pieces right you threw it all away Sometimes you remember the light we were held together by a lack of words our backs against the grass At last when the moment had passed away I could hear the breathing of the day weak and shaky can’t I stay Fall in to a common mistake your name keeps a place among the dust and tape of fading pictures no escape *Violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin violin * Old lives that you want to survive the night but you couldn’t get the pieces right you threw it all away

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released November 30, 2018

Written, recorded, and mixed by Quirks
At the A-Frame in Schroon Lake, New York
At Winona Drive and Polson Pier in Toronto, Ontario
With some memories from Madison Avenue

Rosie Moore plays Alto Sax on Party Drug
Emily Cully sings Vocals on Party Drug

Essery Waller — Design Consiglieri / Aesthetic Czar
Greg Martin — Artwork
Joey Assaad — The Hands from the Deep

Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Montreal

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Quirks are a Toronto indie rock band comprising a drummer, a violinist, a guitarist, a bassist and a synth player. Besides him there are also four other band members.

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