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Continuity

by Wedlock

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1.
Blameless? 03:42
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Souvenirs of pain Non-physical Colour me again,"Mr.Miserable" Voodoo that you do Weaponized Not until you're through Have I realized I 've only got myself to blame In name. There's plenty of blame to go round You cast my name into the ground Poison me, with food fit for a moron Plain to see, the hate we share in common Pouring again Worms begin to turn. I'm gasoline, and it's your time to burn. My vengeance stokes the flame, it's a shame There's plenty of shame to go round I burnt your whorehouse to the ground Hooray for me You go back to Manchester,I will stay in New York Now you're the queen of England Calling me a serf. I'm given cause to wonder Can arson lead to murder? You would be so pretty Beneath a peck of dirt. Accusations, burn through my brain For homicide, was I really to blame? Blame Blame Blame Blame Blame Blame....
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World Machine(Universal) 02:44
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The golden mean is a World Machine Unified by nature Every single human being is bound by nature Is it effect or is it cause? Or just the way it was? And down below as up above It's a universe of love. Everything has one connection Synchronized, as one perfection And endless flow Omni-direction Another answer is another question There's no effect without a cause It's scientific law That down below is up above It's impersonal love From Fibonacci to Liberace And verse to coda To South Dakota You are affected, you are connected We concentric, we are electric You are effect you are the cause And there is no Santa Clause And down below as up above It's a universal love We are effect, we are the cause And there is no Santa Clause And down below as up above It's an axiom of love.
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Addition By Subtraction 04:34
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What the hell do you take me for? I've got nothing left to thank you for You're one of my problems So make your destination Back where you came from And leave my situation. I've washed my hands, of your misery Life with you was comi-tragedy You've got a problem Go back to your medication Your paranoia, and mental masturbation. You're addition by subtraction And I don't care, now, what happens You're addition by subtraction And you're nothing, now, but distraction Insecurity is washed ashore our words don't bother me anymore It's not my problem That I've declined your invitation To psycho parties,lies, and hallucination. A violent mental patient in need of examination. You're addition by subtraction And I don't care, now,'cos it's happened. You're addition by subtraction And you're nothing now, but distraction. And I don't care at all about you- I'm better off without you.
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Queen For A Day 03:26
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You might think I'm walking epitome Of Colnel Klink Borne of stupidity I'm not your leading canidate For organ grinder I wear a monkey on my back As daily reminder So I've been told Hot turns cold You were only queen for a day Young turns to old, blood into stone Golden fades to grey. You don't blink as you sip champagne Impervious, to a world of pain All you wear is a child's mirage Everywhere cracks in your visage One thing I know Hot turns to cold You were only queen for a day Young turns to old Blood and stone Memories fade to grey Always room, for one more tomb You are only queen for a day. Ask the mirror on the wall Who was stupid after all? No one wants to to live alone No one wants to die alone As the story goes oceans are cold Insanity will pull you down I know my history You can't swim with me Vanity will watch you drown There's so such thing as "saved" Your body won't rise from the grave You were only queen for a day.
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Octagon 03:14
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My plan for living, in this century Is combination, of faith and chemistry Just one prescription Local pharmacy Will bring me joy, form this boredom factory. I never believed in miracles, until I came her way The evidence empirical, she gets me through the day My beautiful shaped, Octagon Warm and familiar, feelings whispering She wears cerulean, complements my tea A morning sickness, wants for more and more Slips through my fingers, across the bathroom floor No one ever told me, you would come and save me Cradle and hold me, rock me like a baby It's a beautiful escape, Octagon Close my eyes, and try colors on Beautiful shaped, Octagon Experience has made me, you can re-arrange me Cradle and hold me, I am still a baby My beautiful shaped, Octagon It's a beautiful escape Octagon Octagon Octagon.
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Emotional Ghost 03:13
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I'm look around, feeling lost There's blood on my hands, and I've paid the cost Your emotional ghost haunts my soul But I'd rather die, than give you control Open up my heart, to let you in You pushed my back to the wall, and now my back's to the wind- Wherever I go,try to hide It's not gonna change what I feel inside Silver and gold might catch my eye Your is the face that I can't deny I'm sick and tired of being lonely I wanna see what you're trying to show me I need a lover that I can't live without There's something about you I can't figure out Whenever you go, I can't decide If I should run, or swallow my pride Your voice in my head, feelings collide You never said, and you never lied My world still revolves, with questions unresolved If I see an open door I can't wait anymore Wherever I go, try to hide It's not gonna change what I feel inside Silver and gold might catch my eye Yours is the face that I can't deny My world still revolves, with questions unresolved If I see an open door What am I waiting for? You might be the reason why I open my heart for one more try Wherever I go I can't decide A voice in my head, feelings collide You never said, and you never lied I thought my heart was frozen all the way I'm haunted by emotional ghosts....
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Easy Weekend? 04:19
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Every Monday morning I wake with your bone in my throat Six and barely dawning We're grabing your hat and coat Not so much as a goodbye Tears run down my face End up in my coffee Bitter aftertaste It's easy on the weekend We can try and pretend It's not so That you have to go Stainless reputation People you want to protect Swim in prevarication Drown me in neglect There's no room in my closet It barely fits my clothes Man you've gone and lost it If you think nobody knows
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Big Mistake 04:35
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You can call the coroner I'm better than halfway dead I only asked for water You brought me poison instead When I slipped into convulsion Begged for the antidote You turned around and walked out the door Pretended not to hear me choke Whoa I, that was my first mistake Me believing, that you would not cause my heart to break Your lips are moving It means you're lying So what is the difference, if you hear me crying? Still I wonder, what the hell, have I gone and done? I feel it's much too late for me to turn it around Would I rather live with a lie, or live alone It's a question I can't decide 'til I pick up the phone Whoa I, you were a big mistake I'm barely breathing, but I wish I could suffocate. Drown underwater, so I would not have to taste the pain Euthanize me, so I'll never feel this way again Still I wonder- In our lives we all make mistakes We all make mistakes we all make mistakes If I try a little harder, I could forgive you for murder, if I try a little harder... Whoa I, you were a big mistake. I'm barely breathing, but I wish I would suffocate Drown underwater so I would not have to taste the pain Euthanize me, so I'll never fall in love again You were my worst mistake That was my first mistake You were a big mistake.
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Witnesses 04:11
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Say you wanna free the reserves To keep us running strong- It's gone wrong Rubbish flies out of your mouth Heaps in lies With cameras on I'm a witness to the rape of the earth The miserable shape of the earth Is getting worse We'll never know what it's worth 'Til things can't be reversed And it hurts Pardon me, I fail to mention The gaping hole that passes for a sky Policy, stale intention We will fall asleep and never rise Brother asinine, sister absurd We're on the clock, tick tock The lipstick, pig, and sty Have reeked too long, ding dong We are witness to the rape of the earth People who hate the earth And it hurts Blessing sours to a curse Limousine fades to hearse Getting worse Pardon me, I never agreed to choking on carcinogens In the air I breathe Blame on you, for suffering we Haven't learned a damned thing from our history.... We'll never know what it's worth We're witnessing the rape of the earth.
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Safety 03:07
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In a world of malice and greed. We're taking no more no less Than what we need Bless this house as as safety zone Safe from harm, you'll never walk alone If they spit in your face Treating you badly Stand up Don't suffer ignorance so gladly Stride for stride,hand in hand From Luna Park into Disneyland We're breaking the chains of our constrictions Open up It;s time to clear our field of vision Not too hard to comprehend When we've got it all in the palm of our hands We all need a safety zone. To live and learn as a place called home...

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Chuck Taylor(Billboard) Review:


Electro-pop ensemble Wedlock issued two previous EPs and the full-length “Exogamy” before the 2009 release of 10-track “Continuity” on indie Kounterfeit Records. Helmed by singer & songwriter Paul Allgood, with Baxter Smith on keyboards and Lee Whitsel commandeering bass, the album meshes steel-plated industrial instrumentals with the dreamy, ethereal vocals of Allgood. Album opener “Blameless” sets the tone for the collection, with a nervous, discordant drip of blips & tones, and a whirl of kaleidoscopic synths, as he seethes with the ultimate kiss off: “I’m gasoline, and it’s your time to burn.” Hints of Erasure’s timeless uptempo synth-driven melodies are present in several of the compositions here, including “Witnesses” and “Addition By Subtraction.” The latter masks the steaming, bittersweet resolution of a relationship gone wrong behind a giddy instrumental palette, as Allgood merrily sings amid the thump of a rabid stomping bass, “I’ve washed my hands of your misery, Life with you was comi-tragedy.” Darkness also prevails on “Queen for A Day,” which slows the pace to a creepy, dark corkscrew of keyboards and percussion, conjuring Taco’s ‘80s hit “Puttin’ On the Ritz,” as Allgood waves a finger and sings, “Young turns to old, blood into stone, golden fades to grey/You don’t blink as you sip champagne, impervious to a world of pain.” Perhaps the best track on “Continuity” is “Emotional Ghost,” a peppy dance ditty about the temptation of a could-be lover (“I can’t decide if I should run or swallow my pride”), accented at the midsection with a swirl of electronic raindrops. In all, Wedlock pays homage to the heroes and innovators of British synthesizer pop across “Continuity,” alongside all the fury and fervor of that era’s Siouxsie and the Banshees, albeit with a winking androgynous mystique leading the charge.—CT

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released September 3, 2009

P.Allgood/B.Smith/L. Whitsel-BMI
Except:
"Big Mistake"-P.Allgood/J.Hathaway/B.Smith/L.Whitsel-BMI
"Addition By Subtraction"-P.Allgood/J. Bowden/B.Smith/L.Whitsel-BMI
Alison Davis: Guest Vox on "Octagon"
Art Design: B.Smith
Recording&Engineering: Lee Whitsel
Cinderhouse, Chapel Hill,NC
Produced by Wedlock
Kounterfeit Records
©2009 All Rights

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Electronic pop band originating from Richmond,VA,USA in 2004 by Paul Allgood(vox, sampling) and Jeff Hathaway(keyboards, programming). Allgood has remained the sole member amid shifting personnel. "Black Sundress"(Amazon#9 digital downloads) has been their most sucessful single to date. ... more

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