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The Anatomy Of An Apricot

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1.
Tongue tied he laid a diamond There beside the drowned Computer stained and darkened Dyed from dusk inside The cold ground Never to go out again Fantastic Sun Such a devil in our lives You've become In your constant way A point of concern Are we ever to learn? We seen the coal Turn to diamonds with the time But when we're cold you care Seek the sane Never overdine Curb a jealous rage Fix the flat And while you're doing that Try to act your age You're all alone Still the best at what you do But you engage In such risky things Like walking on ice Where you've broken through twice Fantastic Sun I believe our time is used And we're worn to wear In spite of all that I've invested in the choir Sometimes they sing as if the day itself's an undertaking Too much to be bothered with Look engaged If the hostess laughs You may do the same Seabirds sigh In the lion's eye Past the iron gates Seek the sane Never overdine Curb a jealous rage Fix the flat And while you're doing that Try to act your age Walk on the ice Where you've broken through twice Fantastic Sun I believe our time is used And we're worn to wear Worn from wear Born to dare Sworn to care
2.
Layabout 02:40
Three Four Westwood Nine Can you get my party on the line? Yes, I will hold on longer I'll be stronger Cause anything the panda brings The panda can take away On a given day Eucalyptus trees Leave a scent of mint against the breeze I could just disappear And finish life here Shut the whole world out And be a layabout That's some kinda nerve Did you get a load of what he said? Well, no, I did not either And in my fever I saw things that could have turned Differently, but hey, 'That's life', they say I'd rather do without And be a layabout There's so much I could no now But I'd rather just layabout
3.
Time and tender love It's a model of satisfaction You're satisfied It takes time and tender love To win the battle of a radioactive Act inside You'll find you'll dive for days And have nothing to show But a cold wind blowing And still you fight for ways To see the tops of tress When you're down on your knees It takes time and tender love It's a habit that's ever lasting At last you know It takes time and tender love Not far beyond Just a simple asking Of where to go At times you've been led astray By the joys of tomorrow Or yesterday's sorrow And you see after endless days How a noble endeavor Can take you forever (Repeat chorus)
4.
High heels on a Ferris wheel Kicking up a line of smoke that fills the fields I gotta get some shoes that won’t slow me down The whistle’s blowing Someone calls all aboard A frosty glass, an ode to spring Bear with me I’ll bear along with you For all these wicked butterflies Their medals pinned to wide lapels they tear from the wear Flying over towns They’re so familiar I can tell I’m headed home Pass me the gin Here’s to hope we will land Without a scratch A horse can’t light your cigarette, baby He can’t strike a match Take a leap in the dark Cover up your eyes Live in dreamland with me The fountains are flowing with wine Feel your way without hands Only use your mind Live in dreamland with me All that is yours can be mine The missing link came drifting by A woman said that she’d remembered him As a child And when certain facts just wouldn’t add The circus clown suggested a return To the wild Well, I bit my tongue That clown gave me the same advice When I was young And I jumped the gun Let’s forget reality Leave it far behind Live in dreamland with me A couple of shells on the shore We go down to the depths Before we hit new highs Live in dreamland with me All that is mine can be yours All that is yours can be mine There’s never less, only more The fountains are flowing with wine Everything yours can be mine Everything mine can be yours
5.
All through the night we were whispering Nobody heard what was said behind the walls No ears to catch the sounds That peaked under the door No eyes to judge the day, nor to learn As the candles flame had burned its way Through the darkness of evening The words we spoke in the afterglow Hung like the dew on a blade of morning grass The curtain’s crack allowed the light to patiently wait As we arose to face a new goodbye And it feels like dying every time when I know That you’re leaving Love melts like a snowflake in the rain Like a snowflake in your hand You freeze like an actor on the stage Whose forgotten all his lines And no longer in command Love melts like a snowflake in the rain Like ice on the desert sand You freeze like a pitcher on the mound Whose forgotten how to throw He's no longer in command The trials are gone like a winter past And life resumes much as it has done before The heart still ticks along Like an antique watch that can’t be overwound Lest it break Though the springs are worn you don’t feel the ache In what you’re believing Love melts like a snowflake in the rain Like a snowflake in your hand You freeze like a captain on the bridge Where the orders never come He’s no longer in command
6.
Step away. It's better in the light Leave your shyness in the shell Now's the time to let the kite go While remembering what you had known As a fleeting thing That left you there in stark relief Time to catch the kite Cut its wings and trim its tail Make the dish for which you're famous With a flourish and a dash or two The night gets lit A perfect fit My, how we lie Nestled in this raging undertow That pulls us far beyond the words Worn like the rose Ancient petals cured by paradise Inside a storm that won't subside Quick! Is the circus leaving town? Or are those hotshots at the big top Holding up the tent not just to keep the rain at bay Well you don't say If I may Take what's taken out Leave it sealed up on the shelf With the folded up instructions That directs one how to best build What may have been If you can Break it down and simplify it Until this man understands
7.
She sips her grapefruit juice And checks the morning's mail An invitation RSVP Required A secret potion that can melt away your ills And unexpected news from unforgotten friends The headline jumped right out 'And now the king must die' While opposing armies threaten From the other side Shatter, shatter, it's a whole lot better but Sadder, sadder, then it was before Sadder, sadder, let me run my fingers through Fingers through Everywhere and forever
8.
My hats off to you, dear employee Expectations grew with your output So congratulations for your effort That is all I can offer now, my recognition I saw the submission I hope all goes your way We'll know for sure by friday night I remember when you first came here Back when we had blue applications Now they're white again Or you fill them out online You must not be blind There's such competition So here's to wishing That you'll be here to stay We'll know for sure by friday night Your wedding day I cut the cake It's been some ride for heaven's sake We stuck it out, we sucked it in And said goodbye to cherished friends We've seen the broken men grow tired And the unlucky ones get fired As younger footsteps came to step inside their shoes All those silly rumors They're behind you And won't influence their decision Let me buy you lunch At the place we used to go When we both were green Young and ambitious Both of us in stitches It feels so far away Almost as far as friday night When we were young Our kids would play I've seen you almost every day For twenty years since 25 And now we're both half past alive We always hope it's someone else When they are tightening their belts We've dodged more shots Than Gary Cooper in 'High Noon' Your wedding day I cut the cake It's been some ride for heaven's sake
9.
Said your name was Crystal Illusion You saw my confusion Then reached in your pants And your license settled the matter Conceptions were shattered From casually glancing your way I grew reflective Now I see the jewels of the sea Lighting my way as I swing to your star I can hold a sense of reason As long as I know that we'll stay as we are Pleased to meet you, Crystal Illusion I joked that you probably had stories to tell Not the most perceptive conclusion but I rather liked you And I couldn't part with my words But you were receptive Then I saw the light crack the door As we tumbled over and rolled back again That was only but the beginning Now endlessly turning till we reach the end Now I see the jewels of the sea Lighting my way as I swing to your star I can hold a sense of reason As long as I know that we'll stay as we are I can say that Crystal Illusion Was never transparent Despite what they say On the day that I was to wed her She gave me a letter That told me what she couldn't say It was expected.
10.
Drip dry A shiver and a sigh You gotta have some sweetness In your life Why not? It's worth another shot Got to have some sweetness In your life You're holding back Won't look ahead And there's a whole world That you're missing She's gone You have to carry on Now you gotta get some sweetness In your life She made me swear I'd keep you from despair Got to find some sweetness In your life Not to forget Or to replace It's an obligation Of the living The love you keep inside Must be a heavy load When there's still so much road Now you act tough Say you've had enough But you've got to get some Sweetness in your life And as your friend I beg your will to bend Cause you've got to get some Sweetness in your life
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Lane Steinberg - Vocal, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, pedal steel guitar

Alex Khodchenko - Hammond organ, mellotron, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar

Rebecca Ona - background vocal

Gregory White - piano, harpsichord, vibes, mellotron, sound effects, bass

Rick R. - drums

Vocals arrangements by Lane Steinberg

Strings arrangements by Alex Khodchenko


Lyrics by Lane Steinberg

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released November 11, 2011

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8X8 New York, New York

8X8 is the transatlantic collaboration between Lane Steinberg (NYC, US) and Alex Khodchenko (Kiev, Ukraine). The entire album was recorded via file sharing. The principals have never met, nor even spoken. Their relationship, which began as a series of emails, blossomed over several years into a working musical partnership that transcends the lack of a common language and physical proximity. ... more

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