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Thought Codes

by Joe Ransom

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1.
Two Candles 01:12
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Two candles are burning in the darkness And I saw a ghost, saw a ghost, saw a ghost I saw your ghost at the window…. And then I wake and I see that you’re by my side And I know that everything will be alright And I will follow you until I reach the light…
2.
Turning Tide 02:30
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Well I know the Lord will provide Still I question if I can divide And I know you’re by my side Still I question the turning tide of my emotions We’ll take a walk in the early morning Take a walk in the early morning I can see you’re yawning Hear the birds in the early morning Hear the birds in the early morning I can heed this warning Well I know our dreams collide As we question if we should abide Now I’m behaving like a child Still, you’re taking me in your stride Forever patient We’ll take a talk in the early evening Take a talk in the early evening I can see you’re grieving Hear the crickets in the early evening Hear the crickets in the early evening Now you know we are healing Well I know the Lord will provide Still I question if I can divide Wild oceans…
3.
Tori, You Know 03:33
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I’m more or less euphoric when I’ve got you by my side Tomorrow we’ll be grieving if we don’t go out tonight The crocodile is grinning, every tooth an alibi My wrist watch is a ticking, every second precious time Tori, you know If we don’t go I will never forgive myself Take a long walk Down the back road And I will never forgive myself Searching for amnesia but you know we can’t forget The moral of the story - love is something you could bet on Two candles are burning and the brighter one is yours When darkness overcomes we reignite with higher law Tori, you know If we don’t go I will never forgive myself Take a long walk Down the back road And I will never forgive myself
4.
The Actress Who Waits 05:07
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They stole my movie, they stole my movie script Now you’re the actress, the only actress on my screen Had you known that, had you know that this would take so long Would you have known that, would you have known that I would wait so long? So long They stole my menu, they stole my menu of dreams Now you’re the waitress, the lonely waitress who retrieves Had you known that, had you know that this would take so long Would you have known that, would you have known that I would wait so long? Had you known that, had you known that this would take so long You should have known that, should have known that I would break Feel that earthquake…?
5.
Captain Iceberg 05:37
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No I won’t let you Colour in my view Although it’s prettier with you So much prettier than truth No I won’t let you Colour in my view We tap-danced on the Titanic With that look in your eyes so manic Captain Iceberg screams “Don’t panic!” Cos I won’t let you Colour in my view I know you’ve got the paintbrush And I’ve got the crayons But I won’t let you Colour in my view We backflip off the planet And you’re whispering lust in Spanish But the seahorse dreams ‘Don’t panic…’ ‘Don’t panic...’
6.
Amy 27 04:21
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I’ll admit I’m just a regular Joe I never listened to your records Never attended a show But when I heard the news on the radio I swear I heard something calling within So I listened and found that you had The voice of an angel and the talent of a ghost So why did you let it slide? C’est magnifique body Became a corpse in disguise They took away your innocence at 17 Tore off your sheep’s clothing And fed it to the wolves Prima rock star dream Just a part of their machine Oh but you weren’t gonna go to rehab Cos that’s what you’d sung in a song But you had lost your voice What kind of ghost had you? What kind of ghost had you become? They should have let you dry your tears They should have let you see blue sky Now there’s a tattoo on my mind of your love A lonely horseshoe running wild All life was drained from your eyes And there was nowhere safe to hide Nowhere safe too high… Amy, Camden Town will never be the same Camden Town will never be the same… They should have let you dry your tears They should have let you see blue sky
7.
Genius Jeans 03:23
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I took a look at the old photograph In my parent’s house of my Grandad on his tractor And I saw the way you looked into your little nephew’s eyes That day, I realised… I could take your motivation and sweep you off your feet Now you know the family tree is where you oughtta be Colour me in with those autumn leaves That blow aimlessly with the breeze as I fall now I dunno if I can make it through another Winter Hey, but then there is the open fire I could take your motivation and sweep you off your feet Now you know the family tree is where you oughtta be Like Amazing Grace how sweet the chase from you to me I could take your motivation and sweep you off your feet I’ll have you know there’s threads of genius In the pockets of our ancestry jeans You read my thought that there are codes in you That make no sense to anyone But they’re logical to me, yeah We could be... we could be... we could be... we could be……. I could take your motivation and sweep you off your feet Now you know the family tree is where you oughtta be Like Amazing Grace, how sweet the chase from you to me Well I could take your motivation and sweep you off your feet !
8.
Old Treasure Chest 03:48
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Tori, you were the one To pick me down from The highest branch on the orange tree And Tori, if we never fail this test Please remember that old treasure chest And I will sing you this Psalm That’s been hidden in my chest And as asylum seeks new life We will have nothing to regret Stowaway inside my chest I won’t give you second best This is more than just a test It’s a game of... I’ll stowaway inside your chest I won’t dig your second best This is more than just a test It’s a game of... Throw me a life-line off the cliff Cos I’m swimming with the sharks And I’m way over my depth Be patient, keep the lighthouse guard in check As I navigate my way Way back to the shore Then show me how to keep this compass true And as this island comes to life You cut the key to my chest
9.
Bangladeshi Blues 04:31
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Well I ain’t ever been to Bangladesh But I’m telling you I’ve got the Bangladeshi Blues So I drove on down to the Sea Salt Town To see Doctor Raj and I asked “Hey Doc what can I do? Can you cure me of these Bangladeshi Blues?” He said - “I’m sorry Joe, you gonna have to follow your art Because the only cure for these woeful blues Is to be found in Bangladesh! You gotta go to Bangladesh! And boy I hope some day you’ll get there I hope some day you’ll get there I hope some day you’ll get there I hope some day you’ll get to Bangladesh!” Oh, I marched straight on outta there quick smart And found myself in a supermarket aisle Checkin’ out the spices A girl in a sari caught my eye and no wonder why She was a red hot chilli, smokin’, cinnamon girl I dropped a jar of cumin and it shattered on the floor…. She started to laugh then she started to cry Then she started singing something that made me think twice About an apple a day… She was singin’ “Papapapapapapapapapapapa Damn!” Later that night I was munchin’ on a curry, Watchin’ some Bollywood film on the telly Feelin’ not too blue, when out of the blue Ol’ Howard Moon came crashing through my door Waiving an atlas, he danced across the room Rubbin his belly like a man deprived of spice in Delhi I asked him “What’s the rush?!” Then he started to laugh and he started to cry Then he started singing something that made me think twice About Damien Rice He was singing ”Lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil lentil mental!” Oh boy, I hope some day you get there I hope some day you get to Bangladesh! I’ve got the Bangladeshi Blues!
10.
Mama de Soma 02:11
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Let it go You and I know that This ain’t right So we’re bringing it into the light And the 5th time I ask you You’ll know that you have to The promise is broken Her silence has spoken Let it go Let it go Let it go Walk the long, strait and narrow Path into the light Revive the innocence stolen at night And the truth will prevail Every time that you fail The tourist within you Is begging within you Now the Princess is healing The Buddhist monks all kneeling Their silence is golden This moment is golden Let it go!!!
11.
White Whale 04:18
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Give or take what was once yours Screaming “Man over board!” It’s a story that I ain’t told There’s a white whale in all of us Would you put faith in what you can’t trust? It’s a story that must be told… But you sold me out to walk the plank And the waves turned me upside down People fake what was once real Is there a moment that we could steal? In a shipyard they’re drowning souls There’s a black sky over us Would you put faith in what you can’t trust? It’s a story that must be told But you sold me out to walk the plank And the waves turned me upside down There she blows, with a harpoon in her heart Now she knows, I’ve been waiting all this time Mirrored hate, what is their sake? And they offer up your fate By way of violence Long John Silver! But there’s a life boat in all of us I will put faith in the one I trust It’s a story that must be told.... But you sold me out to walk the plank The waves turned me upside down
12.
I'll Endeavour 04:44
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And when the ship came in to shore I saw your face in the sails forlorn As the horizon kissed the albatross I heard the wind call out your name It was in vain I stood like Captain Cook on the rocks In a page you tore from our history book If you’ll forgive me, forget me not For losing count as the grains of sand Slipped through our hands Singing, I’ll Endeavour To watch you sail away I’ll Endeavour To circumnavigate The future is hearsay In the songs you gave away No, I’ll Endeavour To watch you sail away…
13.
Beggar's Camel 04:10
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I just don’t know myself today I left my heart on the pavement once again And there’s a worldly price to pay Cos they’re gonna kick it round Until they hear me say…. “Gather up your thorns, or saddle up your camel…” I dream of a desert in the subway I see the beggar saddle up his camel and ride on through The eye of a needle in the hay Hey, the Devil is on my back But the Lord will hear me say…. “Is there a life inside of you? Is there a life inside of me?”
14.
Swooping Love 04:47
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I’m letting go I’m letting go I’m letting go Of all the things that I want you to know And we’ll take our time The minutes she’ll design And I’ll walk the line Like Johnny Cash, I’ve done my time Now I’ll give her a ticket to my mind Buy a ticket for a train of thought Get off at the station of insanity I’ll meet you there at 9am If I’m late… you’ve got the code So just hack into my brain Place a bet on the old man’s horse Give me 5 and I’ll see you at the bar Did your horse really win that race? Swooping Love, from up above And it’s more than just a game Oh, when the sun ain’t shining The weather she’s redefining As I reel my line in She’s casting nets on the other side We won’t be dividing Cos she’s a melody instilled within me And I just can’t get this song off my mind No, I just can’t get this song off my mind...

credits

released July 2, 2016

All songs by Joe Ransom
Recorded at El Bunker Studio, Mexico City
May - Aug, Dec 2014
Recorded and mixed by Mario Carrillo

Joe Ransom – vocals, guitars, keyboard
Iguana – drums
Gabriel Ponce de León – bass
Adryana Marroquín – backing vocals
Nashiely Urbieta Méndez – violin (12)
Mario Carrillo – keyboard

Kent Parkstreet – saxophone (14), recorded by Jem Collings at Jem’s Place, North Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia

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