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The Alarm

from Slow Burn by The Vandas

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Composed by Chris Altmann © Mushroom Music Publishing

I always see you nearly two days in three
I have to look at you but you don’t see me
Half of that hallway feels like close to a mile
I make the journey down there once in a while

I can this rhythm just a tickin’ like a clock
It keeps us goin’ every tick, every tock
It don’t impress me when you turn on the charm
We’re all just waitin’ ‘til we hear that alarm

It’s all so ugly now, it’s all such a mess
We clean that surface and it’s been down to death
That clock keeps tickin’ and we burn up the hours
And I wait to see you stretched out, covered in flowers

Living out the days all covered in a veil, diggin’ up the dirt and hammerin’ the nails
Walkin’ with yer eyes closed, talkin’ with yer mouth shut
Tick tock, tick tock, when you gonna wake up?

We make our futures and we dream of our plans
We make believe that future’s still in our hands
But you don’t understand, you’re losin’ control
And I saw that comin’ maybe two years ago

It’s seven-thirty and that clock starts to beep
And I close those curtains while you’re still fast asleep

credits

from Slow Burn, track released September 6, 2008
Recorded at Soundpark Studios, Northcote, Australia

Produced by Joel Silbersher.

Engineered & recorded by Justin Hermes at Soundpark Studios, Northcote, Australia, August 2007 - January 2008.

Additional recording by Justin Hermes at Chris's house, and Ben Hurt at Newmarket Studios.

Mixed by Ben Hurt at Newmarket Studios.

Mastered by Martin Pullan at Edensound Mastering.

Gus Agars: drums, percussion.
Chris Altmann: vocals, guitars.
Julien Chick: bass.
Mikey Madden: guitars.

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