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Orienteering

by katy bar the door

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Ed Ritchie Been waiting for this band to put out an album for seriously ten years. Dundee represent. Favorite track: Fear Liath Mor.
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1.
The Curse 02:48
To the north I forged a pathway onto brighter days To the east I see a coastal lighthouse guide my way To the left I left a wilderness a part of me wishes I still belonged to in this south I keep my past in boxes built to last so don’t let silence drown our sirens And even if we do capsize Our hands are bound together in a watery curse Sink until our fortunes rise leave the coast behind the distance of the fading light And even if we do capsize Our hands are tied together in a watery curse Sink until our fortunes rise leave the coast behind the distance of the fading light
2.
We’ll make our way back home we’ll use our maps and compasses to navigate we’ll build a fire to keep our hopes alive and when the church bells ring a minor place is in sight a minor place is in sight we’ll cross the bridge look down to the river and when we get over it we’ll take co-ordinates begin to recognise surrounding country side, beneath the pylons we spot the coast line and I swim against the tide A reflection of my soul in a mirror so I can face it all Rest in peace these memories and everything you said to me We sing at last for our souls and nothing pours like blood from holes We see the world for what it is and we show ourselves as nothing more They all gathered round to see who’s the first to triumph A reflection of my soul in a mirror so I can face it all Rest in peace these memories and everything you said to me We sing at last for our souls and nothing pours like blood from holes We see the world for what it is and we show ourselves as nothing more And you’re a constant reminder of where we went wrong You’re a shining example to us all of how we could have been so strong
3.
Magnets 04:02
Well the bright lights of the south have drawn you in for a restless girl you’ve done quite well you made a fist of it let me wash your hands and feet let me wash your hands and feet of me But how was I to know you’d been crying all of this time, all of this time and the kids that lived for 25 years have long since disappeared under the rubble of the town that killed them Maybe this time next year we’ll be on the run We’ll sat on top of table mountain staring at the sun Let it cleanse our hands and feet Let it cleanse our hands and feet of me But how was I to know you’d been crying all of this time, all of this time and the kids that lived for 25 years have long since disappeared under the rubble of the town that killed them oh I think it’s going to rush right through to next year I think it’s going to change the way we feel about somethings oh I think it’s going to rush right through to next year I think it’s going to change the way we feel Forge a new path way to you in a straight line Through fears I have of augmented views the convexed sky collapsed to release the sunlight and we’ll hold it in our sights until we both go blind until we go blind and I’ll see you when the lights go out oh I think it’s going to rush right through to next year I think it’s going to change the way we feel about somethings oh I think it’s going to rush right through to next year I think it’s going to change the way we feel
4.
I found a river bend then the sea bed it offers me comfort where others fear to tread take down the memories and lay them to rest because a hibernating bear is better off left and I was hoping you could point me in the right direction just for a while because if stones that we throw turn to landslides and bury our hope and I’ll be our rope to hold on to and never let go and I wouldn’t thank you for any of this Circles as I chase my tail it seems the bread crumbs that I leave are for the wrong trail cause if I’m the river then you’re the sea bed leaving me crumbs of comfort in the only place I fear to tread and I was hoping you could point me in the right direction just for a while if stones that we throw turn to landslides and bury our hope and I’ll be our rope to hold on to and never let go and I wouldn’t thank you for any of this write down the things you want to say on stones that we can throw away and we’ll watch as the ground lifts and falls in our hearts if stones that we throw turn to landslides and bury our hope and I’ll be our rope to hold on to and never let go and I wouldn’t thank you for any of this
5.
Catbag 03:59
Just figured out I’m on a raft of bricks floating into the ocean like a stick and I feel like a cat trapped in a bag thinking this is the greatest ride I’ve ever had So here I am building castles in the sand and there I am like a tidal wave come to wash them all away and now I’m breaking everything I ever made turning all my cradles into graves now I’m lying on my death bed cap in hand singing this is the life the life I never had So here I am building castles in the sand and there I am like a tidal wave come to wash them all away and if you help me now then I will let you in and if the tide goes out we can begin to re-build them and if you help me now then I will let you inside this is the life, the life I never had
6.
Take Aim 03:22
Couldn’t feel my fingers feel my toes and the shrapnel’s left me full of holes clothes torn apart with chest exposed in the seething rain my heart corrodes and I can’t win, win this war when braver men than me have fought and lost before and if I win, win this war then braver men than me have fought and lost before and the blast lifted me off my feet into the outstretched arms of recovery and there’s still fragments buried deep into bone and for every scar a stories told but I can’t win, win this war when braver men than me have fought and lost before and if I win, win this war then braver men than me have fought and lost before Take aim and smile we’ll wash away thoughts of you never far away like a winters breath but never too far and you layer your hands on me there’s a feeling we could hope for posterity sometimes the only way is to pull down the sky and burn everything you know to the ground it’s the only way to start again Take aim and smile
7.
Run at the speed of light and don’t look back until you’re out of sight until your hearts contented don’t turn around till you’re safe and sound showers on but you can’t get clean because their hands are on you street lights make the shadows come alive the footsteps from behind you, are quickening and now your home and sinking in the bedroom walls are paper thin you’re hearing voices talk about you and the car horn ruined the surprise breathe a sigh of relief you come to your senses as we try to carry you away the bitterness has broken you your body’s used it’s black and blue you’d give it all to turn back time look outside your window girl there’s a world there waiting do you plan on taking your revenge or do you plan escaping cause if we see it through to next year we might make it out alive we’ll take it one day at a time step by step and try by try but the weekends starting tonight breathe a sigh of relief you come to your senses as we try to carry you away the bitterness has broken you your body’s used it’s black and blue you’d give it all Standing still as statues in this homemade barricade and I hope that our bodies collide again Pray for a miracle
8.
break into pieces discard what’s left scatter like ashes of the dead let the wind do the rest we go in search of the fragments and what we found we stuck them down into a book of scrap like pages from our past we didn’t always know the words so we just hummed along now the good times are all gone and I’m glad were moving on I’ll see you in the next life, I’m sure it won’t be long because every window closes and every door slams shut I’m sorry you missed your moment but it’s time we all gave up and we’ll join the nearly mens society we’ll all go our separate ways, and we’ll all die quietly because every windows broken and every door is locked I’m sorry you missed your moment but it’s better late than never we didn’t always know the words so we just hummed along we lost all sense of direction with no maps to read it didn’t come with instructions, no advice to heed and if I’m still here in 2 years will you carry me to safety please Through it all, threw it all away
9.
Calculator 04:07
If I found a crystal ball would you ask it what the future holds remember the moral of the story, be careful of what you’re wishing for and there’s a light up ahead but we closed our eyes to soon are you letting go or are you holding on too tight no it doesn’t take a scientist to work out it’s too late your belly aches, a fire that burns and it is emanating perspectives changed, the colour drained out of the frame the future is unclear, it’s cold and calculating you live in constant fear but death approaches all the same you keep your distance from me cause I’m saying things that I don’t mean and you don’t really need to hear would I like to live the rest of my life looking over my shoulder staring back at the things I wish I hadn’t left behind somewhere there’s a version of me living my life as I should have been running parallel to this one, running parallel to this one no it doesn’t take a scientist to work out it’s too late your belly aches, a fire that burns and it is emanating perspectives changed, the colour drained out of the frame the future is unclear, it’s cold and calculating you live in constant fear but death approaches all the same you keep your distance from me cause I’m saying things that I don’t mean and you don’t really need to hear this is a call and a response to things we’ll never send the future stays here on a fairground ride that never ever ends This is what happened s when you lose somebody you love you end up lonely and you end up sorry Raise my hands to the lord I’ll bring this house down now I’ve seen so many come and go I’ve seen so many come and go the future is unclear, it’s cold and calculating you live in constant fear but death approaches all the same you keep your distance from me cause I’m saying things that I don’t mean and you don’t really need to hear
10.
Maps 05:09
When the cold hits your throat and you’re petrified when your fear turns to hope and the reason you’ve been put here is to die cause suicides alright in my eyes well it fell out of your mouth across the floor into the darkest corner of the deepest hole it grew arms and legs and hands and feet and even more until it turned into a monster we couldn’t ignore and light speeds you and we come up before we come down the planets and the moons below us erupt they’re erupting now I don’t know when my feeling for you changed I just know I don’t feel the same because suicides alright in my eyes Sweep it under the carpet keep it under the trap door paint the elephant in the room the same colours as the walls take the train to anywhere let the good times roll have your hope displaced by fear have your fear displaced by hope and light speeds you and we come up before we come down the planets and the moons below us erupt they’re erupting now I don’t know when my feeling for you changed I just know I don’t feel the same Standing on your own with an ordinance survey map there’s a broken line that leads to a railway station with a hat full of conversations we’ll find a way to bring you home Check the time, there’s no way back I’m standing on a railway track, I know it leads to nowhere

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Katy bar the door's debut album 'Orienteering' was recorded and produced by Robin Sutherland

Thanks to:
Jenny Sutherland (violin)
Gregor Philp (piano)
Ross Nicoll (equipment)
Kris Keillor (equipment)
Al Paxton (equipment)
Andy Cook (equipment)
Andrew Smith (equipment)
Tom Orr (Funding the Mastering at Abbey Road)

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released February 4, 2013

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