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The Atari Star "Selected Tracks: Volume I"

by Johann's Face Records

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1.
Somewhere Between Zero and One 03:12
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You're not enough To see me through Transparent skin Wet and new King of all I see All that I survey Broken tapes and twice-read books The ends of burnt out days Here in between Wintering The furnace hums Its quiet sums King of all I see All that I survey Broken tapes and twice-read books The ends of burnt out days
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I Don't Know Where to Begin 03:45
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King of the World is sleeping His work is let undone Do you hear him breathing As he sleeps beneath the sun? Lately friend I've noticed Things with you aren't well Do you feel like I do? Empty as deep, dry well I want to believe The faithful stand together Their eyes upon the sky While I sit here with my numbers and words By logic I am tied The miracles in their millions The wind upon my skin Yet still, I feel nothing I don't know where to begin I want to believe King of the World is sleeping His work is let undone Do you hear him breathing As he sleeps beneath the sun? Lately friend I've noticed Things with you aren't well Do you feel like I do? Empty as deep, dry well
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Did It Really Have to Be So Difficult? 02:26
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Isn’t it funny? You’re having the time of your life You wanted to die You told me the pain was too much And I said to you “It’s all in your head” Isn’t it funny? You’re having the time of your life There you are Little one How do you feel? You seem fine Isn’t it funny? You’re having the time of your life You wanted to die You told me the pain was too much And I said to you “It’s all in your head” Isn’t it funny? You’re having the time of your life It’s not very funny I guess it’s not funny It’s not very funny I guess it’s not funny
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Small Anthem 04:17
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Default companions, helpless and mundane Give them water and shelter them from the rain I'd like to see you again, if that's okay It's probably better if you say no, well safer anyway Revolution falls asleep with muddy paws Earth will cover their heads, martyrs for a worthy cause I’d like to to take you where pragmatists fear to tread There’s safety in numbers, and the promise of an early bed
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La Petit Mer 04:40
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The darkened train comes quickly Its rolling roar subsumed Into the file of memory Then divided smaller still We don’t speak of the past Swimming towards the sun Blue and golden wavelets We don’t speak at all The books are stacked so neatly Their bending spines exposed They could be blank and empty Words vanish as they close We don’t speak of the past Swimming towards the sun Blue and golden wavelets We don’t speak at all And when the night lies softly Upon this sleeping town I feel the swells beneath me I will never drown We don’t speak of the past Swimming towards the sun Blue and golden wavelets We don’t speak at all The books are stacked so neatly Their bending spines exposed They could be blank and empty Words vanish as they close We don’t speak of the past Swimming towards the sun Blue and golden wavelets We don’t speak at all
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The Hidden Measure 03:23
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Sweet symphonic valentine to a fossil world Spinning amber notes divine, a masterwork unfurled Metronome in a breathing box made of flesh and bone Can you hear that sound? I think it’s drawing near From all around It is becoming clear I think I hear you call my name everywhere I go I pause and listen anxiously, foolish, true I know Metronome in a broken box, keeping time in hope Can you hear that sound? I think it’s drawing near From all around It is becoming clear
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Invisible Summers 03:13
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When you’re young the seasons seem to pass so quickly You know life loves you And when you’re young you always know, you always know Tomorrow’s waiting—you know life loves you, really loves you But you don’t care The humming days spread like saplings to the warm sun You know they’ll be there And when you’re young you always know, you always know Tomorrow’s waiting—you know life loves you, really loves you But you don’t care When you’re young the seasons seem to pass so quickly You know life loves you And when you’re young you always know, you always know Tomorrow’s waiting—you know life loves you, really loves you But you don’t care
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Hands Accidentally Touch 04:41
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9.
Death of the Family Name 03:13
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10.
Dispelling the Myth of Accurate Maps 03:31
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11.
Starve A Fever 04:26
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12.
Night-Striped Assassins 03:07
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13.
Bridge of Sighs 04:31
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14.
Astrid! Wie Geht's? 02:29
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15.
The Be All End All 03:43
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16.
Serpentine 06:31
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about

The Atari Star is Davey Houle, Marc Ruvolo, Robert Vester, Tim Rich, Seville, Michael Perkins, Casey Olin, and Rob Brandt with a host of others helping out.

Half of these songs were recorded by the wonderful Jeremy Lemos and the other half by the wonderful Greg Norman. Thanks guys.

Like what you hear? All five of the Atari Star records are available on Itunes.

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released January 3, 2013

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