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North by Nowhere

by The Whole Bolivian Army

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1.
Blind 03:45
all hail the power the broken crown streets paved with flowers statues coming down we couldn't see all hail the melody bricks and mortar streets drowned in ecstasy quarter by quarter we couldn't see all hail the desert rivers run dry streets littered with money blowin' sky high
2.
Deeper 04:08
all I am I owe half to you all I dream I dream next to you you are my reed you are my reed song you are my reed you are my reed song take me . . . deeper the way the sky explodes, it burns for us the breeze that touches our skin, it sings for us you are my reed you are my reed song you are my reed you are my reed song take me . . . deeper take me . . . deeper take me -- all of me
3.
Free Tonight 03:40
Who are you—are we—to break the best in me? Who are you—are we—to chase it back in me? And I'm free tonight. I saw you fall—undone—shattered by "the One." I knew we'd fall—undone—trying to reach the sun. And I'm free tonight. And I'm free tonight. I warned you, I told you, I can't live like this. I hoped to, I hoped to, escape with a kiss. Who am I—am I—to never show you why? I hoped you'd see—you'd see—the very best in me. And I'm free tonight. And I'm free tonight. And I'm free tonight. And I'm free tonight.
4.
when machines eat they eat me when they run right they run me shut me down now power down please pull the plug on me control alt. delete ooh, I lost my appetite the drool, the drain, the way they drone ooh, I lost my memory the meal, the meat, the way they moan when machines eat they eat me when they save time they steal it from me shut me down now turn me off pull the plug on me make it stop ooh, I lost my appetite the drool, the drone, the way they drain ooh, I lost my memory the gorge, the grind, the gulping pain when machines eat drown the Internet gore the screen blind the motherboard disable and wean when machines build they build me when they breathe in they choke me shut me down now power down please when machines eat control alt. delete
5.
Ham Fisted 03:16
I'm naked these are my breasts this is my scar this is what's left I'm stupid this is my pain these are my fists again and again I'm special this is my proof this is my faith this must be truth God-given it is no wonder I am the one they are the other I don't care what you're looking for I'm no better than I was before goose-stepping all over ground zero mock-lighting -- he's our hero… I'm lying this I can see this I can feel this I can breathe I'm broken this is my plea this is my song this isn't me
6.
Run Girl Run 03:59
my head hurts I'm hungry I miss you feel empty I own these lungs I own these bones everything I need to carry me home I'm not the type to stand still I'm not the type to slow down I'm not the type to stop until I'm falling down slowly it rises to me - ground softly it whispers… run girl run I dream this trail I dream these woods everything I need to be who I could I'm not the type to give up I'm not the type to slow down I'm not the type to stop until I'm falling down slowly it rises to me - ground softly it whispers… run girl run pick myself up pick my feet up
7.
she's wearing her muffler her tasteful chest protector a furry beaver stole too lovely, her choker let go of my neckpiece, she says my sage-green neckerchief, she says my broken babushka, she says the mantle of my thief seven ways to say muffler
8.
All My Life 03:30
it's happening again it's more than I can take I wait too long to sleep I wait too long to wake the sun is sinking the night is screaming another moment slips free all my life I've been a second behind an hour late, a day I can't find all my life I've been waiting for now the chance to change, to learn somehow the moment is here it's everything I fear it's only perfection early detection the sun is sinking the night is screaming another moment for me all my life I've been a second behind an hour late, a day I can't find all my life I've been waiting for now the chance to change, to learn somehow it's happening again but I won't give in this time I'll meet the future here I'll make these seconds mine the sun is rising the night is lifting another moment for free
9.
Acolyte 04:55
Here we kneel at the altar, and listen to the faithful whisper. They made a witch out of me, see. You press your guilt against me, and hope I'll relieve you again. You made a witch out of me, see. Not here, not now. I can't fill your need. Not here, not ever. You won't spill your seed. You stole the sun out of me, and offered it to the priests. They made a man out of you, too. You found the needle in your lap, and searched my skin for a tap. I made a man out of you, too. And I couldn't feel you coming. And you-you never heard me leave. Not here, not now. I can't help you feed. Not here, not ever. You won't spill your seed. I love the way you pray. I love the way you kneel. I love the way you say, "It's time we make a deal." I love the way you kneel. I love the way you sin. I love the way you steal the truth you made from tin. I love the way you sin. I love the way you kneel. I love when you begin. "It's time we make a deal."
10.
Boomerang 05:41
Every single day I work the earth that strengthens me And I don't mind The sweat I lose Every single day My knees - they bind the soil to me And I don't mind The truth I've found Every single night I watch the mouths that worship you And I don't mind The hypocrisy Every single night I walk the walls that circle me And I don't mind The secrets they keep All roads - they lead back Lead back to you All saints - they fall down Fall down for you I found my way back I fell down I fell down for you Every thought denied It creeps its way back into us And I don't mind The shadow on the ground Every good intention I struggle to keep a hold of it And I don't mind The discipline demanded All roads - they lead back Lead back to you All saints - they fall down Fall down for you I found my way back I fell down I fell down for you Let me weep Let me sing Let me make My own mistakes Let me jump Let me land Let me break Whatever it takes Every time we speak We hear our voices echo back And I don't mind The boomerang effect Every time I wake I wonder where the hell I am And I don't mind… All roads - they lead back Lead back to you All saints - they fall down Fall down for you I found my way back I fell down I fell down for you
11.
Keep On 03:33
There's nothing that says We have to keep going There's nothing to keep us from stopping There's nobody here Nobody listening Nobody to hold a candle But we keep on And we keep on And we keep on Looking For the sky to open up For the rain to cover us For the sun to burn us clean For the wind to break us free There's nothing that says We have to make good There's nothing that says we're finished There's nobody here Nobody listening Nobody to hold us up I know to close my eyes and ears to you To crack in half the things you do to me I know to keep my head above the mud To speak the truth and hold it here to see I know, I know, I know, I know There's only so much That we can do ourselves There's only so much we can feel There's nobody here Nobody listening Nobody to hide behind

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released May 1, 2006

Mary Beth Kite, vocals; Matt Kite, music, vocals, lyrics. Horns, loops, and additional percussion by Scott Ross. Produced by Scott Ross. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Scott Ross at Elliott Bay Recording Co. (Seattle, WA). Special thanks to Bill Perez, Tommy Thew, Steve Miller, and the Cannavaro family. ©2006 Gargantuan Records/TWUBBA Music (ASCAP).

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The Whole Bolivian Army Tacoma, Washington

Co-ed indie rock fermented in the City of Destiny.

Mary Beth Kite, vocals
Matt Kite, guitar
Gibson Kite, drums

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