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Songs For The Summer

by Pea Green Boat

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1.
Phoenix Flower 04:22
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My, my, what a rotten little temper Let's strap her down across the wooden chair My, my, what a filthy little temptress Let's pluck away her petals 'til she's bare She laughs and grows In flames she glows (Phoenix Flower) And in the face of all the world can put her through She will still be standing there to let her petals burn Swaying and taking in the sunshine So beautiful when caught up in the breeze Takes strength from forever being earthbound Let's rip her up and take her from this place She laughs and grows In flames she glows (Phoenix Flower) And in the face of all the world can put her through She will still be standing there to let her petals burn And from the ashes you will grow anew You kiss the soil And drink the rain And from the embers Of your pain Wrapped up in shades Of every colour found in summer I'll watch you rise again A precious Phoenix Flower We will all be standing there to watch your petals burn… She laughs and grows In flames she glows (Phoenix Flower) And in the face of all the world can put her through She will still be standing there to let her petals burn
2.
Abi's Diner 03:37
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I can't ignore your china doll smile, oh no And the way that you laugh When the restaurant staff Tell you stupid ass jokes I hope that they choke I can't forget the way that your hair Falls down At the end of a shift As you wait for your lift To take you back home I'm left all alone Oh God Lord knows I love you Lord knows I need you Standing right here Standing right next to me I can't believe that I'm not your man, oh no You turn me to jelly With knots in my belly When you turn away I'm here every day I can't accept the way that your Life revolves Around all the friends On which you depend To keep me at bay Well, I'm not going away Oh God Lord knows I love you Lord knows I need you Standing right here Standing right next to me My world fell apart When you hooked up some other guy I'll tear him to pieces 'Cause if I cannot have you Then no one can have you I won't forget the look on his face, oh no When I attack And break both his knee caps And pavement his jaw Oh God No one can have you If I can't have you Standing right here Standing right next to me
3.
Piggy 04:22
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I'm an empty vessel I'm a rolling stone I'm a one eyed king And the Devil's own Weep and you weep alone I'm a tower of cards I'm a house of straw I'm a home divided By a foot in the door I can't quite say Does every dog have his day? One day I'll blow your house down One day I'll blow your house down One day I'll blow your house down Little piggy Stay back from where the dogs growl Red Rags and White Flags Stay back from where wolves howl Red Rags and White Flags One day I'll blow your house down One day I'll blow your house down One day I'll blow your house down Little piggy Stay back from where the dogs growl Red Rags and White Flags Stay back from where wolves howl Red Rags and White Flags I'm a nest of vipers I'm a snake in the grass I'm a piece of the action While the action lasts Know that this too shall pass I'm the child that's heard But not the child that's seen I'm not sure what the phrases mean Am I... Am I the ghost in the machine? Words and lesser things Beneath his wings The caged bird sings Words and lesser things Beneath his wings The caged bird sings Stay back from where the dogs growl Red Rags and White Flags Stay back from where wolves howl Red Rags and White Flags Stay back from where the dogs growl Red Rags and White Flags Stay back from where wolves howl Red Rags and White Flags
4.
Song For The Summer 04:32
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Safe haven in heartache Let's watch the bonfire rise The smell of the evening Glow worms and fireflies Heat fever and heartbreak The sting of sweat in our eyes The sounds lose their meaning Blood sky and compromise Breathe deep and stay entwined Every Summer 'til August We will lie Find warmth in the night I'd love to write you a song for the summer Lost in the days We'd dance in the haze I'd love to write you a song for the summer A song we could miss Long after we kissed Goodbye Cold comfort in misery Don't give a damn what they say The smell of the shoreline Cool mist and ocean spray Gold, silver and history The change of weather in May Looking back on my timeline This was the only way I'd love to write you a song for the summer Lost in the days We'd dance in the haze I'd love to write you a song for the summer A song we could miss Long after we kissed Goodbye Looking pretty in the half light Hidden scars that no one sees Did I ever tell you That I loved you? I'd love to write you a song for the summer Lost in the days We'd dance in the haze I'd love to write you a song for the summer A song we could miss Long after we kissed Goodbye
5.
Petrified Forest 05:41
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If only you could see How beautiful you could be If only you could see Then beautiful you would be You make me touch the sky (touch the sky) Flying high On your wings of saffron Your hearts gone Half way 'round the world And you've suffered the angst Of loving men who give thanks To nothing but their sordid vices Don't you know that I'm trying? Don't you know that I'm trying hard to be? All the things that you've never… The things that you've never ever seen Mantis, gold and ebony Fill the world with majesty Jet and laurel, golden rod More than just an act of God Saturn's rings have nothing on you, baby You fly me one way to the moon Money saved for a rainy day Is time thrown away down the well Before you know it You've wished away your life I planted your rose in my garden Just a forest made out of stone So petrified; but you breathed it full of life. I planted your rose in my garden Just a forest made out of stone So petrified; But you breathe me full of life. If only you could see How beautiful you could be If only you could see Then beautiful you would be If only you could see How beautiful you could be If only you could see You're beautiful to me Money saved for a rainy day Is time pissed away down the well Before you know it You've wished away your life I planted your rose in my garden Just a forest made out of stone So petrified; But you breathe me full of life.
6.
Glass Case 01:48
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God put me in a glass case To keep me from the world No sun, no rain, no weatherman To warn me of the cold God put me in a glass case To keep me from the world No boys, no girls, no playgrounds To stop me growing old
7.
Wonderland 03:24
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Lying in bed Ignoring the crickets Out in the garden singing: "Oh, what a beautiful night A beautiful night For making music! Music for people, and… Music for people, and…" Listen to the walls quake They're whispering But I don't know, I don't know what to say Feeling as the floor shakes We're quivering But I don't know, I don't know what to say Perfectly happy to watch As your life dribbles out of the taps And into the bathtub Washing your body In lukewarm intentions, so cold to the touch It's all in the goosebumps Written on paper Tossed in the fire Painted in pictures And torn from the frame Fuck all that shit That they told you 'bout living Nothing is real I'm out of the game Take me back to Wonderland Take me back Skeletons hide in your closet on string With music and spotlight They dance and they sing Puppets and poppies Princes and paupers Players in dreams Where you act as the king Whispered in public Screamed all alone Missed in your lifetime Then carved on your grave Flush it away In your home-made tsunami Drown all your secrets 'til nothing is saved Inside, a spark ignites Between the bones But I don't know, I don't know what to say Somewhere a man recites His vows alone And I don't know, I don't know what to say Take me back to Wonderland Take me back
8.
At Home With Mr. Harper 04:17
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Stand down Should we be afraid? If only we could see the things His calloused hands have made He's lived Behind about a million walls Erratic frenzied hammering Comes floating down the hall A dress A whiff of cheap perfume A glint behind his eye That tells of tales inside his room We haven't lived Until we've touched the blade If only we could see the things His callous hands have made "And I could carry you away…" These beaten wings have flown you And they'll own you given time "And I could carry you away…" Just say the word, we'll start over again The ladder in her tights He climbed to heaven Before the Devil even noticed he was dead The whispering, the sweat The skin, the tender threats of violence Hell is better swept under the bed All the secrets that you keep When you're walking down the street What would your mother say, Mr. Harper? When they speak of your demise Will it come as no surprise? What would your mother say, Mr. Harper? "I could carry you away…" These beaten wings have flown you And they'll own you given time "And I could carry you away…" Just say the word, we'll start over again The ladder in her tights He climbed to heaven Before the Devil even noticed he was dead The whispering, the sweat The skin, the tender threats of violence Hell is better swept under the bed
9.
Lilith 04:50
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She'll dance a tango Or a hot fandango On the chest of every man in her way She trips elastic And the light fantastic And I hate the way her hips sway 'Cause I'm afraid to see what lies Behind the black holes in her eyes Her lips are blood And her hair is dark wood And she's hungry for the taste of your fear I'm just a servant To her tongue of serpent As she whispers secrets into my ear And when you're close to her body You can smell the scent of death Dancing on her breath Tell all the angels That I won't be coming home She'll drag me to to hell Before I die I heard a fable Of a fallen angel If she isn't she's the devil's own She's of the Earth She ain't no virgin birth And she's cast me to the brimstone And I'm afraid to see To see what lies What lies behind The black holes in her eyes Tell all the angels That I won't be coming home She'll drag me to to hell Before I die Way off in the distance A plague of hissing Fills the air Way off in the distance The ocean dances Through her hair Stay back from where the dogs growl Red rags and white flags Stay back from where the wolves howl Red rags and white flags Oh, she only grows Where suffering blossoms You know that she smells Of sulphur and jasmine Drag me to hell before I die...
10.
Emerald Eyes 03:53
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Speak. All the things that we've been through From our mountain and its view And I've never climbed as high As when I loved her Talk. All the empty words she'll hear From the ones she keeps so near But they'll never really try As when I loved her Her beauty runs right through me It makes me feel alive When the stars align Her emerald eyes, they shine She lights the midnight sky Smile. She's living as I dream Wide awake as I sleep But the night, it won't recede As when I loved her Laugh. Well, I know it's been too long Someone else now shares her song But it never sounds as sweet As when I loved her Her beauty runs right through me And it makes me feel alive When the stars align Her emerald eyes, they shine She lights the midnight sky Hear. If they ever break her heart If they leave it torn apart Then I'll stitch it back together Because I loved her I'll stitch it back together Because I loved her

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Songs For The Summer is the second release from Pea Green Boat. It was written and recorded between 2012 and 2014.

Recorded at Roger's house and Humphry Davy School. Drums recorded at Phil's house.

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released September 2, 2014

Written and produced by Pea Green Boat

Joe O'Neill: Vocals

Roger Heathers: Music

Matt George: Drums

Joseph Qiu: Artwork

Drum sessions engineered by Phil Innes

Mixed by Roger Heathers

Mastered by Phil Innes

Huge thanks to Found In The Loft Productions (Marc Macnab, Ellie Simmons and Ben Lean) for their help documenting the making of this album and for their constant support.

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Pea Green Boat is an experimental rock duo.

Joe O'Neill (vocals) and Roger Heathers (multi-instrumentalist) produce DIY 70s influenced rock, pop, doo-wop and electronic music.

Influences include Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Mike Patton, 10cc, Kate Bush, Carpenters, King Crimson & Ween ... more

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