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UNREQUITED LOVESONGS

by Stone Ghost Collective

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1.
SHE DOESN'T CARE (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) She doesn’t care if she leaves me with nothing She’s only here ‘till the day when she has to move on When she has to move on She doesn’t need any man, anybody I’m just a step on the way to where she wants to be To where she wants to be And I don’t understand this thing And I don’t understand this thing Called Love She’s gonna use me for all she can get and She’ll disappear out of here, never see her again Never see her again She’ll chew me up, spit me out and I know it I’m just a pawn in her game and I know that I’ll lose And I know that I’ll lose And I don’t understand this thing And I don’t understand this thing Called Love I don’t understand this thing called love She got me good And I don’t understand this thing called love She’s on my mind; she’s in my heart But she doesn’t care
2.
LITTLE CLEAVER (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) Little Cleaver of my heart She’s been holding me apart Fix you up with a permanent smile She wouldn’t waste a knife on, waste a knife on me Little scimitar I adore Blithely hanging over me She cuts swathes with the glint in her eye She wouldn’t waste a knife on, waste a knife on me I’m gushing with love From a wound in my side I’m gushing with love From a wound in my side She’s so cutting edge it hurts Giving head on a chopping block How her Judas cradle rocks She wouldn’t waste a knife on, waste a knife on me I’m gushing with love From a wound in my side I’m gushing with love From a wound in my side I can feel it, I can feel it in my side I can feel it, I can feel it in my side I’m gushing with love From a wound in my side I’m gushing with love From a wound in my side
3.
Steppenstone 03:09
STEPPENSTONE (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) You’re a social Butterfly You flutter to the limelight’s glow Climbing up the greasy pole Of the business that is show Did my glamour start to fade Once my usefulness was gone Was your love for me charade Your affections mine on loan Just the base camp of ambition On the foothills of your dreams Now they’re coming to fruition Are we running out of steam Leave me hanging on your words Leave me trembling in your wake Leave me singing for my supper While you eat and have your cake I’ve become an albatross And the omens aren’t good I must exit on stage left Lonely and misunderstood But the poison of your chalice Has an antidote for sure I’m gonna find myself a woman Who is perfectly obscure Cut me down I’m not your Steppenstone I’m not your Steppenstone Cut me down I’m not your Steppenstone I’m not your Steppenstone
4.
Lost Cause 04:06
LOST CAUSE (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) Once in a lucid moment it is so plain to see That it isn’t your intention to be stuck with me What else did I expect but all this hide and seek When temptation is so constant and the flesh is weak. No I’m not okay Thanks for asking Kind of broke my heart When you left me Nice sincerity I strut upon my stage but in the wings you wait For the final scene to enter with your dagger drawn You, you’ve already gone, so why are you still here I don’t mean to hurt your feelings; I’ll just fall apart No I’m not okay Thanks for asking You broke my fucking heart When you left me Nice sincerity
5.
Why 04:02
WHY (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) I don’t know why, you keep your love from me I don’t know why, you keep your love from me You keep your love from me I don’t know why, you keep your love from me I don’t know why, you keep your love from me You keep your love from me I don’t understand this thing called love I don’t understand this thing called love I don’t understand; you’re on my mind; you’re in my heart But you don’t care
6.
PERFUMED LETTER BOMB (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) I awoke, I was cold and broke And I knew that she was gone Seven years were dissolved in tears But the flame went burning on All she left was an empty mess And a perfumed letter bomb She said that she can’t find the love She can’t find the love She can’t find the love Anymore, anymore I was down when I turned around And I saw her at the bar Seven days in a purple haze But I saw my lucky stars I couldn’t think so I bought her a drink And admired her from afar She said that she can’t find the love She can’t find the love She can’t find the love Anymore, anymore Still she wished me the best in my life She was sorry and she was fond of me She said that she can’t find the love She can’t find the love She can’t find the love Anymore, anymore
7.
THE SADDEST TRUTH (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) The saddest truth is often left upon the lips of those we love The saddest truth is often left upon the lips of those we love I’m looking at her She’s looking back at me I wish she could see The beauty that I see I want her to feel it in her soul The saddest truth is often left upon the lips of those we love The saddest truth is often left upon the lips of those we love I’m looking at her She’s looking back at me I wish I could say The things I meant to say I want her to feel it in her soul I’m so happy that I found her It was perfect I can’t let her go
8.
CRYSTAL CLEAR (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) Is there something on your mind Is there something I should know That you’re hiding away from me When you touch me am I cold When you open up your soul Do I shy away from you I can’t believe it’s true Did I let you down I can’t believe it’s you Did I let you down I can’t believe it’s true Did I ever let you down I don’t ever want to let you go I don’t ever want to let you go I don’t ever want to let you go I don’t ever want to let you go All your doubts would disappear And the truth be crystal clear If you’d look into my heart Are you leaving me or not I’ll give everything I’ve got To keep you by my side I can’t believe it’s true Did I let you down I can’t believe it’s you Did I let you down I can’t believe it’s true Did I ever let you down I don’t ever want to let you go I don’t ever want to let you go I don’t ever want to let you go I don’t ever want to let you go
9.
ROMANTIC LOVE IS A VICIOUS LIE (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) Romantic love is a vicious lie It tells us that we can compete Upon a level playing field So long and I’m sick of waiting Thinking back to when my love was clean and new So long and I’m tired of tear time All I want to do is fall in love with you Romantic love is a Tantalus It tells us that we deserve More than we can hope to get So long and I’m sick of waiting Thinking back to when my love was clean and new So long and I’m tired of tear time All I want to do is fall in love with you Romantic love is a vicious lie Only the part that hurts is true Romantic love is a vicious lie Only the part that hurts is true Romantic love is a classic case Of mutton dressing up as lamb Feeling flustered and foolish So long and I’m sick of waiting Thinking back to when my love was clean and new So long and I’m tired of tear time All I want to do is fall in love with you Romantic love is a vicious lie Only the part that hurts is true Romantic love is a vicious lie Only the part that hurts is true
10.
ANOTHER TODAY (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) I know tomorrow’s just another today I know that you would rather keep it that way You’ll stay the distance but you’ll stay in control Whatever happened to your soul You think your body is some kind of reward You give the order and I fall on my sword You keep your distance you expect me to crawl And be there at your beck and call You know I love you but you’re freezing me out You say you love me so what’s that all about You’re putting up these barriers And telling me to knock them down Even when we’re together you act like we’re apart Even when we’re together you act like we’re apart You make me feel like I’ve got something to prove You know it hurts me when you ask me to choose I know you’re not the person you used to be But is there any room for me You know I love you but you’re freezing me out You say you love me so what’s that all about You’re putting up these barriers And telling me to knock them down Even when we’re together you act like we’re apart Even when we’re together you act like we’re apart Even when we’re together you act like we’re apart Even when we’re together you act like we’re apart
11.
Lament 04:24
LAMENT (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) In youth’s intense uncertainty I held your hand uncertainly My patience broke free from its bonds And trapped my heart so sore and confused Before my wiser wiles could find Unspoken beauties in your mind But now I know how you made me feel And now I know how you made me feel Since then the years have upped and gone I hold you only in my dreams My patience stretches ocean spans But sorrow is my heart’s command Before my wiser wiles could find Unspoken beauties in your mind But now I know how you made me feel And now I know how you made me feel
12.
MILES OF BEDROOM (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) There’s a ghost in my loving machine There’s a chip messing with my head Telling me that our love is dead Every time I reach you You’re not there You’re the one that tried to read my mind You’re the one that I have to stall I’ve been thinking of a red brick wall Every time I reach you You’re not there The path that I chose to walk through Might as well be the one I cling to But I know I can live without you And it’s all right There’s a space where you used to be Your possessions lying overgrown In a chair rocking on its own Every time I reach you You’re not there There’s a bed stretching on for miles In a room that goes on for years Where it’s always raining pillow tears Every time I reach you You’re not there The path that I chose to walk through Might as well be the one I cling to But I know I can live without you And it’s all right I don’t know if you really want me I don’t know if you really need me I was there and I know it’s true I was there he was talking with you The path that I chose to walk through Might as well be the one I cling to But I know I can live without you And it’s all right The path that I chose to walk through Might as well be the one I cling to But I know I can live without you So it’s all right I don’t know if you really want me I don’t know if you really need me
13.
MOONLIGHT CANTATA (Lyrics by Brendan McAndrew) The clock strikes thirteen in the tower of my heart And the bats in the belfry awake with a start As they fly through the sky the cloaks of their wings Silhouette in the light of the moon Silhouette in the light of the moon The undead are waking in the graveyard of my soul Their clothes are all tattered and their bodies full of holes But they’ll try to pretend they are living again As they dance to the light of the moon As they dance to the light of the moon Why did you leave me this way Baby you’ve taken my day away And left me only with the night And left me so lonely The mad, mad professor in the lab of my mind Has decided to tamper with the fate of humankind Thinks he’s conquering death with a monster’s first breath As it’s born by the light of the moon As it’s born by the light of the moon Did the vampires suck all the love out of you Did the werewolves drain all your sympathy too Did you find someone new in your witchdoctor’s brew As I shiver by the light of the moon As I shiver by the light of the moon Why did you leave me this way Baby you’ve taken my day away And left me only with the night And left me so lonely

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13 dark and beautifully melodic songs about Unrequited Love from Scottish artsong experimentalists - Stone Ghost Collective.

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released October 11, 2010

All songs written by Mike Sorensen Small and Brendan McAndrew.

Album produced and arranged by Mike Sorensen Small @ Stone Ghost Studio in Galashiels, Scotland. Album mastered by Dave Coyle. Album cover artwork by Donald Sands.

Performed by Mike Small (Vocals, Guitars, Bass & Programming), Brendan McAndrew (Vocals), Cameron Jack (Vocals & Bass), Kono Michi (Violins & Violas), Grant Pringle (Drums), Amanda Glasgow (Vocals), Roger Simian (Vocals & Guitar), Rae Hendrie (Vocals).

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