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Memories Look At Me

by Timshel

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1.
The stars lay heavy on suburban lies where dreams are but a phase and love a routine Without a sound the wheels are spinning down the hill with a will of their own The midsummer light is burning as bright as our eyes soaring by closed up gates I gaze for a while at the mile we left behind how it seems to be someone else’s old path I don’t wanna care if we fall in love or where it’s gonna lead us when it’s through I don’t wanna care if we do it wrong cause darling we are right, we are right where we belong I hear a quiet symphony playing as we go louder for each note that our hearts beat It is singing for the lonely and the weary souls tonight so hurry now it might fade out at dawn I don’t wanna care if we fall in love or where it’s gonna lead us when it’s through I don’t wanna care if we do it wrong cause darling we are right, we are right where we belong We’ll let the streets swallow us whole Cause there aint no promise that better days will come We’ll hide away from the sun Cause nothing says that her light is more real than us I don’t wanna care if we fall in love or where it’s gonna lead us when it’s through I don’t wanna care if we do it wrong cause darling we are right where we belong We’re not gonna care if we fall in love or where it’s gonna lead us when it’s through We’re not gonna care if we do it wrong cause darling we are right, we are right where we belong
2.
When We Fall 03:09
I hear a storm is coming in tonight They say it’s gonna be the worst so pack your bags and try to leave or hold on to what is dear and make amends The sun will finally turn away as if she´s given up her hopes for us after all the chances that we´ve thrown for the diamonds that we long to own Now all the rain is gonna sober up our drunken minds and the fire’s gonna take away everything that has brought us here when we fall I hope that time is on our side that the prophets have been wrong from the start that war’s an oddity that you and I are here to stay But nations rise and fall all the time it seems to be the conqueror’s fate still we believe we are the ones who will outlive all the others who have not. Now all the rain is gonna sober up our drunken minds and the winds are gonna bring us closer though all too late and the fire’s gonna take away everything that has brought us here when we fall
3.
Tell My Love 03:13
I’m running through these woods for freedom I am told but only death is written in its roots My hope is buried here it lays beside my youth I’ve begun to fear I´ve dug to deep In your letters I try to hide find the place that once was ours where we would hide from all unknown But my time is running out I no longer see things clear you might not even know me anymore So tell my love it wont be long, I will soon hold you close Dry your eyes what's done is done, I will be lost but at least I will be home Grenades are loud and fierce they’ll tear and wreck your foes and even take parts of your own heart My choices seem to slip right out of my hands to hide in the sand and haunt my future dreams So tell my love, it wont be long, I will soon hold you close Dry your eyes, what's done is done, I will be lost but at least I will be home
4.
Sleepless 03:57
Vaguely I see signs running along with thin white lines My eyes are red and sore, my memories not so sure This highway seems to be both my blessing and my curse The more that I see, the less I know about my course I’ve been sad and blue, since my darling went away With just a dollar in my hand and a baggage full of sand I’m waiting for, waiting for the night I’m waiting for, waiting for the night, so I can go to sleep Dusk is killing me with its deceiving reddened light Telling me the story when eternity was bound My mind is tellin me it’s just a nightmare I’ve unfold But tell me how can I be dreaming when I’m sleepless on the road I’ve been sad and blue, since my darling went away With just a dollar in my hand and a baggage full of sand I’m waiting for, waiting for the night I’m waiting for, waiting for the night, so I can go to sleep so I can go to sleep, so I can go to sleep, so I can go to sleep I’ve been sad and blue, since my darling went away With just a dollar in my hand and a baggage full of sand I’m waiting for, waiting for the night I’m waiting for, waiting for the night
5.
There’s no breeze up in the trees, only silence cracking through our motions There’s no promise left for us, only echoes trying to shroud our line of sight My words are flying out trying to reach you through this freezing air we breathe They all drop dead at once when formed by letters outside my mind. All I remember, all I remember, all I remember is falling on my knees, like the autumn’s last leaves finally bowing for the winter’s breaking cold Nothing ever stays, still the river flows under the bridges that we burn. Now i hold you to my chest, hoping that it’ll all be over soon Your breathing is so slow, I barely hear your heartbeats fading away All the time that we’ve spent, all the moments summing up to our lives Will vanish in the ground, only leaving a place where lilies grow All I remember, all I remember, all I remember is falling on my knees, like the autumn’s last leaves finally bowing for the winter’s breaking cold Nothing ever stays, still the river flows under the bridges that we burn, that we burn that we burn, that we burn. Everybody’s gonna break someday Everybody’s gonna break someday
6.
There’s a garden right outside my window that's bursting out in a brilliant sight It’s calling on each and one to come take part of its might I spend most of my time counting the days that I have left Digging deeper into the grey behind the drapes of my own mind behind the drapes of my own mind When the morning comes into my eyes and I let its grace fill up my lungs Then my feet become destined to rise and take me straight into the light but I don’t know where they’ll lead me to I have studied the science of colors I know their form and their wavelengths too but these dark glasses of mine hide their deepest secrets from me When the morning comes into my eyes and I let its grace fill up my lungs Then my feet become destined to rise and take me straight into the light but I don’t know where they’ll lead me to So take this rag off my face although the light might turn me blind Cause maybe it will bring me home maybe it will bring me home
7.
I’ve come a long way but really no place I’ve been in the cities but no one knew me Now I want to meet you but I don’t know where I am Somehow you find me anyway I’ve seen the mountains rise and fall I’ve seen the horizon go on and on But now that I see you getting close to me I can’t believe my eyes anymore I’ve been going in all directions just to be halfway to anywhere I’ve been saying that things don’t matter but they do dear, I know they do I’ve read some great ones about lepers and crooks About portraits that can hold one’s soul But this is the first time that someone do Read me like you do I’ve been going in all directions just to be halfway to anywhere I’ve been saying that things don’t matter but they do dear, I know they do Down at the crossroads you’ve been waiting But my eyes been fixed on the signs up ahead I’ve had lovers come and go I’ve had dreams that’d make you leave but as your hand goes down my back I’ll never be the same again I’ve been going in all directions just to be halfway to anywhere I’ve been saying that things don’t matter but they do dear, I know they do

about

When we decided to make an album we knew we wanted to create a whole rather than just put together a bunch of songs. Since the seasons in the nordic countries vary so much and have such a great impact on our daily lives, it was quite natural that the seasons became the framework for the album. Without trying to copy Vivaldi too much of course.

As we were looking through our songs we soon realized that several followed a theme about loss and growing up, and that the song’s separate stories together also created a story which fitted into the framework of the seasons.

The album then developed into a story about a year in someone’s life. A year that begins on a youthful and careless summer night, followed by the doubts and crisis of a darkening autumn, goes into the dark and cold winter, wakes up in a lightening spring and then finally ends on a happy, but perhaps more insightful, summer evening. We hope this album, in that manner, will symbolize growing up and learning about the losses in life.

The album title was inspired by the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer’s memoir since we felt it was in tune with the album’s theme of growing up and discovering life.

We hope you will enjoy our debut album!

”Inom mig bär jag mina tidigare ansikten, som ett träd har sina årsringar. Det är summan av dem som är 'jag'. Spegeln ser bara mitt senaste ansikte, jag känner av alla mina tidigare.”
- Tomas Tranströmer

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released May 16, 2014

Written, arranged, produced, performed and recorded by Timshel & Oliver Lundström.
Mixed by Anders Höglund and Oliver Lundström
Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers
Lyrics by Markus Bergfors
Layout by Petronella Nordman
Photo by Stina Sundin

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Timshel is an indie pop family from Vaasa in Finland. Bringing swinging indiepop, thoughtful lyrics, and honest energy to the scene, Timshel will make sure you have a good time without having to know any fancy dance moves other than the ones you were born with! ... more

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