Back to the Drawing Board, by The Armchair Captains

Back to the Drawing Board

by The Armchair Captains

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1.	Come Dance 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Come dance with me, honey! I wanna dance the night away with you Come dance with me, honey! I wanna get out this place, take me away with you. You stand so tall, it's kinda frightening The spark we feel has turned to lightening Your electric lips, they make me tingle Come on the dance floor and let's mingle! It's only true if you make it true There's something I would wanna say to you: Your eyes, they shine like a tiger's Tickle my heartstring like a spider...
2.	Time 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Find your time, Find it now before you go. Read that sign The starlit path will take you home. Sometimes the darkest tunnel Has light at the end that we know we must funnel, And only the oldest scriptures Can tell us our lives and turn fate into pictures. I could never find it on the moon. But that's the way the signpost pointed, Can't give up yet, I will be there soon. Don't take me to bitter end, my hope is really riding on the moon. Tell me what to sell, my friend, I'll give it all away to touch the moon. Weary walls pen the earth, guide them down Standing tall, comfort comes from inside you now. Why do the wisest people Believe that the knave is the same as the steeple? The well-trodden path of the preacher is knowing the student is born of the teacher. I could never find it on the moon. The winds of change will blow me this way, I will battle through the great monsoon. I have just passed bitter end, the hope that I once had is on the moon, Perhaps it will return again, Restored to me once I have touched the moon.
3.	All Run Out 04:39	lyrics	buy track
I hear you calling, I hear the phone ring My life's on vibrate, silently moaning But there's a hole where it can go Don't bother phoning. I have no milk to make you tea 'cause it's all run out, But it's ok. I feel fine, it's off my mind. I am the man, that's what they told me Feeling the pressure, feeling so lonely Buried so low, there is a hole Waiting there for me. I have no sheets to make your bed 'cause they've all run out But it's ok. I feel fine, it's off my mind. I hear the clock tick, this long existence How to find beauty in this flawed system? But there's a door under the floor Leading to something. And I have no friends for you to meet 'cause they've all run out And it's ok. I feel fine, it's off my mind.
4.	Mama's Brisket 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Why can’t I just have a little moment to myself to set the scene? Why can’t I just tick your many boxes? It remains to be seen. Cause you’re a dangerous queen If you see what I mean I’ll take you home to my Massachusetts Mama and she’ll feed you her cuisine... Watch out, here she comes, her first night out of town. Watch out, you know boy, she’s messing you around Hold up! Can’t you see that she will break your heart? Leave her, snap it off before it rips apart. Sit down, slow down and face it That girl ain’t no good for no-one Chow down, eat it, my brisket You know your Mama only wants what’s best for you. Live a little, dance a little, sing a little, be a little Diva in my pocket and a demon on my shoulder You can run a little, walk a little, stop a little, be a little bad! Cause you’re a dangerous queen. Yeah you’re a future machine! I’ll take you home to my Delaware Daddy and he’ll feed you his cuisine... Watch out, here he comes, he’s been here many times. Watch out, you know boy, he’s giving you the signs. Hold up! Can’t you see he’s messing you around? Leave him, jump that ship before it runs aground. Sit down, slow down and face it They ain’t no good for no-one Chow down, eat it, my brisket You know we only want what’s best for you.
5.	Believe Me 02:38	lyrics	buy track
See past the pier, past the lighthouse afar Under the bridge we travelled over. there is a calm cotton field, lilac sea Where you can swim so deep without coming up for air. Believe me, There is plenty more to see, Believe this isn't something I just wrote. Believe me, I can't give a reason; Believe that I can see a home for us. Sunrise, sunset, jagged stars and rounded moon, In all these things we can find comfort. But follow the breeze, up the hills, through the trees There lives a peace that I would like you to see. Believe me, I can see our future with you That our hearts will make. Believe me, You'll be at my side and I'll listen to the sounds that you make. Free from your mind, irrespective of time. Look for this place and you will find me again.
6.	Pretty Song 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Turning round, I’m bending circles Borrowing time and spending my internals Sieving through the pageantry. Then that scythe cuts through the numbness Slicing with an ease so terrifying I can’t help but to unfreeze. Cause someday, oh someday What if I continue spinning, locked in orbit? It’s gonna take a lot more than a Pretty song with washed up words to Chip away at the layers building up. It’s gonna take a lot more than a Pretty chorus playing in some headphones To expose the damage done. Suddenly things look much better I tidy up, I want to go outside There’s people that I try to see. I don’t think this can be explained, one Minute I am flying through the air Next minute, sinking in the sea. Someday, oh someday What if my rigor vitae never leaves? I’ll be a freeze frame Dead hamster on a tumbling wheel It never squeaks... It’s gonna take a lot more than a Pretty song with washed up words to Chip away at the layers building up It’s gonna take a lot more than a Pretty chorus playing on some speakers To expose the damage done.

credits

released September 1, 2021

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Spencer Lawrence: vocals, BVs.
Luke Lomax: acoustic guitar, drums, extra perc.
Joe Gordon-Potts: piano, synths, flute, sop/alto sax, nylon guitar, bass, extra perc, BVs.

Featuring:
Em Stevenson: BVs.

Produced, mixed & mastered by Joe Gordon-Potts.

Artwork by Luke Lomax.