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Miserablism

by LorD and Master

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When you looked my way That's the point I knew When the lights come up I will be with you La da da da La da da da La da da da La da da da La da da da La da da da La da da da La da da da Though sometimes we fight It's something to do When the lights go down I will be with you
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You think I wouldn't find out about that guy? Don't kid yourself You think I wouldn't notice or wonder why? I'm more astute than that You leave those clues for me to find I remember every one Now it's too late, you want to rewind But you're holding a smoking gun We've reached a tipping point There's no way back from here A line of dominoes has fallen A house of cards collapsed Your concentration lapsed A brand-new life for me Is calling I just agreed to meet you to say goodbye To wish you well Everything we went through and all that time It doesn't mean a thing I hope you're happy from now on But it's time for me to leave Think long and hard once I have gone You'll believe what you will believe
4.
Reinvention 03:51
Reinvent yourself Become something else Something new Something amazing
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I'll watch you dodge it I'll see it totally side-stepped I'll watch you dismiss it You'll make sure that your secret's kept Evasive actions every time You're so predictable Glib exhibitions are sublime Statements redactable I got a burning question And I want it answered Just tell me: yes or no Did you really think That I wouldn't notice Now I want you to go I didn't think I needed to draw the destinction Between wrong and right Now it seems you can't even answer a question So get out of my sight I can see it coming I can see it forming in your mind: A deflective statement Excuse me, but I am not blind So you think I was born yesterday? So condescending There's nothing true for you to say But you'll keep on defending
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I know I've made mistakes with you It's so unjustified I'd like to start over anew And sweep the past aside I know you told me to go But every time we fight I just wanted you to know I'm struggling for this fight I'm here for you tonight Bring us into the light I'm gonna Make it right I listened to the radio And Mr Brightside played It reminded me of you 'cause you brought me from my cage I've so much to thank you for You brought me back to life I can't stand it; I want more I don't need a yes or no A maybe will suffice To give me hope so I can show A mistake we won't make twice A little faith can do so much Give a little trust I only want to feel your touch
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Another lazy afternoon Laying by the pool Rationalise where we went wrong: An errand for a fool Reality so far away And all I want to do Remember life in another way Rewrite the chapters without you Far from home Casting aside the restless one Far from home Reaching out into the sun I've danced deep into the night I've drunk more than I should Spiralling to a stranger's bed And strangely, feeling good Night after night I find my path Along the streets of me I want to live, I want to laugh I want to do and to be
8.
Rock star 04:00
I think my parents are embarrassed by me I didn't follow the family I left town, met a man with money When I bent over, he promised me "I'll make you a rock star" That's what he said "I'll make you a rock star" Then he took me to bed "I'll make you a rock star" I didn't like that part but you've Gotta suffer for your art Rock star Rock star He took some pictures and he gave me a car Gave me a makeover to make me a star I didn't write a single word of my song But I just know I'm gonna be singing it all decade long 'cause I'm a rock star That's what I am I'm a rock star Yes, I'm a self-made man Rock star Rock star I mime my way through every show I know fewer chords than the mighty Quo I don't sing, I just growl like a goon That way we don't need auto-tune My team of writers sometimes let me in They let me write this line which is why it doesn't fit I'll lap up attention but just don't approach me I'll have you taken by security I'm a rock star An obnoxious one, too I'm a rock star With more money than you I'm a rock star It was my ultimate goal Just get on your hands and knees and sell them your soul I'm a rock star It seems so long since my career's start Two years gone by and my singles don't chart Don't wanna work again, it's pretty bad Just had to move back in with mum and dad I was a rock star
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Ground zero 03:52
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Another Christmas without you Another new years alone Forget the season of goodwill When you're living it on your own An empty room with a Christmas tree All forlorn An empty bed, space next to me Threadbare and worn I thought it would be so simple I thought we had it made I never thought that come this Christmas The spark would simply fade A useless gift with an 'amusing' card Under the tree The Christmas songs just make this hard At least, for me We always had such happy times Such festive cheer Now, of course, we see our love Completely disappear
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A train goes past the station There are leaves upon the line Commuters stifle sniffles With a plastic cup of wine Waiting at a level crossing Stands a silver four-wheel drive Time to pick the kids up Who knows when they will arrive Down the lane a little cyclist With a little flashing light Slips past a little church Its little windows shining bright Around the back, a graveyard With some ageing wooden benches Empty beer cans litter graves Of those who died in trenches We're all living on this island We're all getting by Empire lost, we count the cost, but Stiff upper lips don't cry On the fields of Battle There's a kid flying a kite His parents pecking fingerfoods Discussing who is right: He says they should move But she wants to stay put He's increasingly insistent But she's putting down her foot Across the road a pub is open Parasols out front People drinking continental lager Talking with a grunt The cat jumps up onto the bar A glass falls with a smash "That's coming from your wages!" Says the landlord, waving cash Streets away, a tiny woman Pulls a basket on its wheels Inside, the Yorkshire terrier Looks forward to its meals She stops into a corner shop Picks up a box of tea She strolls back home and watches Something on the BBC Next door, a baby's crying 'cause she wants to have her feed Her mother doesn't notice 'cause she's settled down to read Up and down the country On the doorsteps and the drives All the British people Going about their British lives
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You didn't love him Now you can't love again You wanted freedom And it will come as the end You wanted refuge They turn their backs on a friend You've got opinions Well there's a faith to defend Victims of justice Majority You never learned from Human history "You'll never be like us Intrinsically You don't conform to Normality"

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Miserablism is a collection of electronic pop songs written and produced by LorD and Master that examine love and loss, success and failure and the Britishness of acceptance and humour.

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released January 30, 2012

All songs written and produced by Daniel Bailey-Graham.
Additional writing and production on track 2 by Mike Oldman and Kevin Peters.
Keyboards, programming, sequencing, samplers, electronics, vocoder, synthesisers, main vocals, mixing and mastering on all tracks by Daniel Bailey-Graham.
Bass guitar on track 2 by Mike Oldman.
Additional vocals on track 2 by Alice Neen.

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LorD and Master Hastings, UK

Child of the 80s. Big into synths, keys, chords and melodies.
British sensibilities, danceable beats and a sprinkling of wit.

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