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Wildlife Control

by Wildlife Control

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1.
Brooklyn 03:27
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To the city The city we come in droves To find something There's something we're all hoping for Everybody's hoping they're gonna find something And when it's over It's over, we all go home to make babies, grow gardens, and make some stir fry Stir fry So everybody's moving to Brooklyn Not just on Saturday night Not just in the winter or the summertime Something inside my mind says “You know, I feel like going out tonight” You said I'm crazy I'm crazy for moving here Then you followed me And even after ten years of failure You still think that you're gonna be famous But we don't care We don't care what you wanna be We just wanna ride bikes and make catchy beats And that's why Everybody's moving to Brooklyn Not just on Saturday night Not just in the winter or the summertime Something inside your mind says "You know, I feel like going out tonight” Who's playing at Union Hall? Or maybe we should go to BAM I know, let's head up to Williamsburg and see the Hasidim and the hipsters breaking bread We're all different We're all different but we're all the same We work hard and live close But we're sick of the rat race So everybody's moving to Brooklyn Yeah, everybody's moving to Brooklyn
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Darkness 03:53
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Enjoy your happiness soon enough the darkness will find you. Your playful youthfulness will turn into the shadows behind you. Everyone was happy once. But then comes the time in all our lives when everything goes wrong. And even the sunshine's gonna burn out one day. So make the most of it. Don't let the bitter people get you down. They'll try, they'll try. You'll face the worst of it when you're trying to make a joyful sound. Like la la la la. Everyone was happy once but then someone took it all away. But baby it's ok. Even the sunshine's gonna burn out one day. We're meant to feel all of these emotions. Don't let sadness get you down. For in the dark there is devotion to the ocean of your heart.
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Analog or Digital (free) 03:01
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They kicked me out of school ’cause they said I didn’t listen, but Veronica knew I was heavy into Zeppelin. I could never get job with a paid vacation because the records I play are my only education. I turn it up. She hooked me on a line with her walkman and her radio. She knew all the records that the other girls didn’t know. At night I couldn’t sleep so I lay there with my headphones on, thinking of her eyes while I listen to her favorite song. I turn it up. The guru chants “om” to shut out the people. The choir sings out in the halls of cathedrals. They try to find a way to beat the forces of evil. It doesn’t matter if she’s analog or digital. It doesn’t matter if she’s analog or digital.
4.
Disguise 03:29
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Everybody knows you're lying. Everyone can see you're trying to be something your not. But you can't see it. So ignorance is bliss is the only way you can live. Ignoring the truth right in front of your eyes comes so easy. I wonder what it feels like to always wear a disguise and make believe it's who you are. You could go so far as someone else, without the baggage of yourself. Reinventing who you are is so 2012, it's so 2012. So everyone I know is buying all the latest fads. They're trying to be something they're not. It looks so easy. I wonder what it feels like to always wear a disguise. And make believe it's who you are. You could go so far.
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Oakland 02:06
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Melody 03:55
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Melody, melody I miss your face, I miss the way you move All you left, we're shiny shoes Now city streets, the only sounds I hear What am I gonna sing without you Melody brings the songs alive Give a me a chance to give you harmony And if you'd just come back to me we'd sing a song, the world would sing along A perfect symphony What am I gonna sing without you Melody brings the songs alive Give a me a chance to give you harmony You brought me to my knees
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Lose 03:36
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You think I run away, I'm gonna stay. Nothing you can do can change my ways. I don't wanna fight, I'm a lover. You spit in my face, you flex your arms. You look so touch but your heads on wrong. You should turn around, your days are numbered. 'Cause love has always ruled the world it's deep within our souls, you can't fight it. And all the little boys and girls, that wanna play with guns - it's no use. You always lose to love. You're always gonna lose to love. Now when she ran away she stole my heart. Through it in a bag, and took the R. I was filled with pain, and hate and anger. The years went by I was such a mess, I didn't wanna deal with my aching chest. I had given up and then I found you. And love has always ruled the world it's deep within our souls, you can't fight it. And all the little boys and girls, that wanna play with guns -it's no use. You always lose to love. You're always gonna lose to love.
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Tangerine 03:29
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On your mark, get ready set go Oh, They say it's a brand new day but I don't think so 'Cause none of the slogans and none of the billboards and certainly not the TV shows Are gonna convince me the world wants to prince me So everyone says cheer up But don't they know that Sad people are the happiest inside. There's no room for a bleeding heart to hide I see you laughing in your eyes And no one else notices The first time I met you your hair was dyed tangerine You looked like a wreck I thought she's amazing My heart was exploding but my mind was imploding I didn't know what to say the best I could do was Sad people are the happiest inside There's no room for a bleeding heart to hide I see you laughing in your eyes And no one else notices Now that you found me everything is quite different I laugh at the billboards even watch the TV shows Buried inside us was something I didn't know Oh, but now I know Sad people are the happiest inside There's no room for a bleeding heart to hide I see you laughing in your eyes
9.
Spin 03:32
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You try to make my own way day after day, week after week You try to find a parking spot seems like a little, but feels like a lot All those things in your life adding up on your shoulders. I've been feelin' what your feeling too and so I wrote this little spin for ya On and on and on So tired you can't believe crack a smile and pick up your feet On and on and on An elliptical philosophy You gotta keep spinnin, oh you keep spinnin So keep your chin up, or do a push-up Whatever you think you need to do Feeling like the only one Remember all the folks before me and you. And think of all the things they've done Between the settings of the sun The world can be a magic place But you gotta keep on running in the race On and on and on So tired you can't believe crack a smile and pick up your feet On and on and on An elliptical philosophy You gotta keep spinnin, oh you keep spinnin When you're feelin' down, everyone's around To make you laugh like a clown But when you're feelin' great, that's when they bring the hate Jealous of what you might have found Everybody wants to be, the king and queen of the kingdom But we've all got the same king Spinning the world for everyone to sing Spinning the world for everyone to sing
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People Change 03:22
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I can see that everybody thinks I've lost my mind just trying to figure out my life that's why I gotta leave this town It's better late than never I know you love to say that line But now that I've made up my mind you go and freak out Maybe you can't see who I am isn't all I can be Oh I've taken all your thoughts into consideration but I'm gonna do this my way I'm changing the weather I'm making it better It's just a matter of time You'll see I'm somebody else now not just on the outside but inside of my mind Aliens abducted me and then they did some tests They told me the results were this: that I didn't value my life Every single second that we live and breathe is a gift It's so easy to let that slip so when they beamed me back down to Earth They said that from now on I had to do what's in my heart no matter what. What? Or else they'd come and implant something horrible inside of my gut oh no no I'm changing the weather I'm making it better It's just a matter of time You'll see I'm somebody else now not just on the outside but inside of my mind

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Recorded at The Shed, Brooklyn, NY And The Green House, Alameda, CA. Also Recorded At Midtown Sound, New York, NY And Sound Arts, San Francisco, CA. Engineered by Wildlife Control, John White, and Kevin Conner. Mixed by Neil Shah. Mastered by Joe Laporta At The Lodge. Produced by Wildlife Control. Concert photos by Eric Hwang. Cover design and photos by Sumul Shah.

(C)(P) 2012 Wildlife Control - All Rights Reserved - Made in USA

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released July 31, 2012

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Words and Music By Wildlife Control

Neil Shah: vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, brass
Sumul Shah: vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
Moppa Elliott: bass
Brooks Rocco: guitar
Charles Evans: baritone saxophone
Jason O'mara: alto saxophone, flute
Mahendra Shah: tabla
Massimo Majorana: timbales, percussion
Alan Grubner: strings
Prospect Park: sounds

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