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II: The Great Refill

by The Delicate Project

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1.
tribal dance, mournful stance, broken heart like a broken lance new born start, growing part, with a single glance to the sleepy guard can you follow me into the cave of thought where my own soul even denies my blood where the image grows as the sunset flows through the eyes the poets mouth has brought for the men will die as the rest of us and the shiny present soon again be dust and we struggle with every little myth that is product of our hidden lust take it far, cross the barriers bring the light to the doubtful marriers we can see it soon be a crystal moon in the heart of the local carriers now the silence sets at a time of doubt shouting things never to be allowed and we laugh our heads off the new made bread that we give to the latest lonely shout labyrinths form as trains pass by legends form as heroes lie and the king is less than his daughter's dress as the trees all bow to the clouds that cry white-grown streets by white white snow stones the liquid, stops the flow it's ever since the liquid prince presents the try-out virgin show shiver to the increasing sound the milkman smiled, the banker frowned the mind lies far in the emptied jar that puzzlement, by flame waves drowned i'm hidden in the busy shops looking through the drying drops i'm waiting still on the great refill when money talks and all else stops
2.
i wandered by the water, then i looked inside the guinea pig was staring at me from beyond the frozen light id been waiting for this moment, but it wasnt quite the same as id expected it to be since I first heard about his name the guinea pig was staring at me with a strange look on his face i knew he tried to tell me something, i was feeling out of place i tried to listen closely, but i couldnt hear his voice and i almost walked away, but then i couldnt make that choice
3.
planet of wonders planet of hate sing me a song about destiny and fate i have been out here now for about an hour already my soul is shrunken and sour asking the people about why they exist a shadowy presence got hold of my wrist you ask too many questions it said i woke up exhausted and covered in sweat and the world pushed me around laughing frigid and cold and the face i saw in the reflection of the window was old and the infant cried for his mother to give him some peace and the mother started singing a song to get her baby at ease how many years will i walk on this ground what will take place when the key will be found will i be someone the moment i die these doubts gave me headache and i started to cry and the song of my mother enchanted the doubts in my heart and i locked them away and then i used the song as a guard because the doubts were dangerous and could stop me from entering the wheel and the song slapped unconscious the troubling thoughts i used to feel sing me a song for the death of the guard hes been there quite long so the farewell may be hard how does it feel to be left with no help on your own how do you like all the loneliness freezing your bones i opened the door the horizon was glowing with hope
4.
Nothing Day 05:02
planet of wonders planet of hate sing me a song about destiny and fate i have been out here now for about an hour already my soul is shrunken and sour asking the people about why they exist a shadowy presence got hold of my wrist you ask too many questions it said i woke up exhausted and covered in sweat and the world pushed me around laughing frigid and cold and the face i saw in the reflection of the window was old and the infant cried for his mother to give him some peace and the mother started singing a song to get her baby at ease how many years will i walk on this ground what will take place when the key will be found will i be someone the moment i die these doubts gave me headache and i started to cry and the song of my mother enchanted the doubts in my heart and i locked them away and then i used the song as a guard because the doubts were dangerous and could stop me from entering the wheel and the song slapped unconscious the troubling thoughts i used to feel sing me a song for the death of the guard hes been there quite long so the farewell may be hard how does it feel to be left with no help on your own how do you like all the loneliness freezing your bones i opened the door the horizon was glowing with hope
5.
Genesis 03:58
a little world of soft and silky sleep hides quiet in the skies embraced by cold bricks stairs tension so deep the hallways filled with sighs but once inside one thinks it might just be that heavens just like this addictions everywhere its roaming free around the wilderness we are its gods for no-one but ourselves created all and more because all thats not there we created too invisible for the poor on april 1st arose in glory from tender transparent shells the final citizen a genesis apocalypse of all else
6.
wise men around me around me like dust lanterns in darkness fences and ropes a breeze on the leaves dancing wildly on lust some glittery light bulbs like several globes the lady whose absence so tortures his mind why is it indifference that makes him so weak the sound comes from everywhere goes to behind the guinea pigs wondering high on his peak the feet walk the sand with a desperate stroll the steel and the herbal in mud and in oil a hut in the forests embraces my soul breeding creations for shouts and annoyance a lonely kid on a desperate railroad runs towards destiny soon to be real i follow his steps with a chicken and sheep goat i travel by darkness i travel by feel i search every corner i open each door im trying to catch if it was but a piece the echoing shout from the light-driven floor the breeding laughs softly jumps back to the trees
7.
i made a painting in my head of a woman i had not then all the tears the ladies shed erased it on the spot then orange rivers burned the paper empty like my mind it flew around invisible for me again to find theres medicine to make you happy plants to fall asleep education to be safe amongst the other sheep it might have been an accident i found the smoke i lost it wouldnt wave no white flag so it fell on me like dust and so i was a walking desert desperate and dry my hope jumped from a sky-high cliff i thought i saw it die so there i stood with dust on me the remnants of a wish until i saw my hope again accompanied by a fish the fish left her transparent shells relieved me from my dust then finally i recognized the painting i had lost
8.
the chemistry has left my brain the dreamy days are done depressed and bitter i await the fading of the sun i travel mentally to seek the mountains far away to find an answer that or so ive heard is made of solid clay a motor cross is nothing in comparison to my thoughts im being interrupted by the sighs of dying gods secrets from the saucers show the quiet aftermath when monkeys proved religion wrong it died a clever death if only all the slaves combined would not have prayed for their masters early graves if only all who stayed not taken by the waves had never been delayed if only all the ifs and onlys would have died the cotton field had given birth to a plastic guide pale and empty rebels would have chanted through the night the future in reverse would be a slapstick traffic light the third is always worst todays for evermore i feel tomorrows thirst by opening the door the guinea pigs the first to beg for an encore a long time ago the meteor king had killed the dinosaurs and soon enough his mighty son will gather the same force a single man will stand all destiny for him to choose but hence his human soul hell fail by finding an excuse ill tell you now who turned it off reality the ugly dove i closed the window as i feared the labyrinths had disappeared tomorrow will the lights return tomorrow will i die when darkness leaves my mind ill be an ordinary guy
9.
Apocalypse 01:33
one must be careful of the landscape filled with greenish brownish gold one might find so much warmth that one would think realitys too cold the oxygen we breathe is nothing more than smooth philosophy the cloudy outer space predicts an all-fulfilling prophecy yes it is true not everyone that comes will find an opened gate theres many folks not blessed enough to see the dreams that him await
10.
Rewind 04:28
wont you try to remember the sunny days in the past back in the time when we thought it would last wont you try to remember wont you keep in mind sometimes its necessary to rewind at rainy days as these i always start to wonder about truths in lies and lies in truth we always tell and as the clouds grow black accompanied by thunder i structurize the events that turned my life to hell first there is you you could be the perfect lady the things that you do make my life so dark and shady when you tried to abandon me you gave me eyesight made me see i cant handle being fully free i need to get some food but i wont go out because the air is fertile with melancholy and it would get me down about that i have no doubt and it would flush me through the sewers eventually i need a cigarette they should be around here somewhere under my bed my mind is dark as the space right down there i could stay here endlessly no need to speak or hear or see i could be the plant i want to be
11.
i had the weirdest dream tonight i cant remember all of it right it was so real i still dont see why it had chosen me i woke up with a sense of fright a part of me i thought had died re-entered with a blinding light my grip could be too tight the departing of the train reminded me of rain we cant escape our jail for mankinds doomed to fail a dungeon in a hidden cave the fires of the torches wave and suddenly im going down i wear purple gown my back is scorched by yellow flames the spirits whisper empty names i turned around my patience drained i saw a fire so quaint doomed to fail doomed to fail the rebels soul is pale cant you see just like me how plastic all will be as i step to the rain i feel the truthful pain i dont know where to go im a dying embryo and as the nightmare fades away im greeted by a brand new day ive loved you and i love you still and i swear i always will
12.
when i woke up in the water something wasnt quite right because i recognized the man i saw beyond the frozen light i had been living the life that he once had foreseen the man i saw before me was a copy of the man that i had been i decided i should warn him but would he understand that i was now the guinea pig and had learned what he had meant he looked at me in silence with a strange loon on his face i felt sorry because i knew that he would soon be in my place

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all songs and lyrics written by gerlov van engelenhoven, except the guinea pigs: written by peters & van engelenhoven. acoustic guitar solo on the gardener and the raindrop written and performed by jesper doolaard
all arrangements by the delicate project
recorded, mixed and mastered at peggy 51, oudekerk a/d amstel nl in september/october 2012 by michel vermeulen
cover art by r.p. and m.b.
cover design by r.p. and g.v.e.

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released November 16, 2012

special thanks to: meneer cleuver, kevin, mike, stefan, pascal, andries, chris, philip, marnix, pim, minja, jan, willem, ed, fred, jorien, bas, inca, ouders, broertjes, zusjes, jesper, miriams ouders, michel, karen, jimmy triptonic, simon, the trip, daniel, timon, maaike, thom

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Gerlov van Engelenhoven - piano, vocals

Rik Peters - lead guitar

Jesper Doolaard - clarinet, rhythm guitar, background vocals

Thomas van Lier - drums
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