A Japanese Fever Dream

by Talltale

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1.	Tokyo ft. Alex Klingle 03:31	lyrics	buy track
First train home, humming of the tracks rings in my bones I’ve made it here alone Frame by frame, I feel every mile melt away leaving a life that I’ve outgrown Out of mind Point of view, piece of time Will you remember? Do you remember me? Seen that face, all at once the neon takes its place And I don’t know you anymore Counting down from ten, and I hold my breath Knowing that the best hasn’t happened yet Haven’t we, haven’t we met before? Out of mind Point of view, piece of time Will you remember? Do you remember me?
2.	In Transit: Kintsugi 00:30		buy track
3.	Shed My Skin 04:11	lyrics	buy track
High strung Measured words leave you short of breath You talk fast so you don’t forget What burns in your lungs A wanting to want just a little less Leave something out so that we can guess But this place Already feels like a memory Already feels like a fever dream Another face That’s all you are you to a passerby A no one, a quick flicker in the eye (You don’t look like yourself) I know somebody else Who’s smaller, smaller Bend and breaks at every cut and bruise (You don’t look like yourself) You’re somebody else You’re taller, taller Growing up and out to something new You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all in You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all in You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all, you’re taking it all You’re taking it all in Exhale Old words won’t get you anywhere You’ve got a hot blooded love affair With fighting tooth and nail To stay with the grain you’ve been running on Digging your heels into what you’ve known But out here You get pushed past the lines you’ve drawn Getting face time with all your flaws Yeah it’s crystal clear That you’re sharper yet sweeter now Giving your last self the run around (You don’t look like yourself) I know somebody else Who’s smaller, smaller Bend and breaks at every cut and bruise (You don’t look like yourself) You’re somebody else You’re taller, taller Growing up and out to something new You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all in You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all in You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all, you’re taking it all You’re taking it all in (Shed my, shed my, shed my, shed my, Shed my, shed my skin) You’re taking it all in (Shed my, shed my, shed my, shed my, Shed my, shed my skin) You’re taking it all in You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all in You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all in You’re shedding skin, you’re shedding skin You’re taking it all, you’re taking it all You’re taking it all in
4.	In Transit: Tsundoku 00:52		buy track
5.	Early Bird 03:13	lyrics	buy track
First light filtered through an eggshell, off-white Anytime is hours too soon Hard to be an early bird when your worries weigh a ton And your head don’t lighten up ’til noon By the time I’m out, wondering where the day went Hazy brained I wander half-awake No one else seems spent just getting one foot out the door They seem upbeat and I can’t relate Oh I hear my heart beat, sweet-talking me to build me up Oh If you’re gonna wake me, help me with the follow-up I don’t get up, I don’t get up I don’t get up, I don’t get up I just wanna wake up with that AM cool breeze Breathing a new life into me ‘Cause I don’t give a shit where it ever seems to matter My mind’s got bad priorities Oh You come a knockin’, sweet-talking me to build me up Oh If you’re gonna wake me, help me with the follow-up I don’t get up, I don’t get up I don’t get up, I don’t get up I don’t get up, I don’t get up When I wanna get up, gotta wake up (I just sleep, I, I just sleep, I I just sleep, I, I just sleep, I I just sleep, I, I just sleep, I I just sleep, I, I just sleep, I I just sleep, I, I just sleep, I) I don’t get up, I don’t get up I don’t get up, I don’t get up I don’t get up, I don’t get up When I wanna get up, gotta wake up
6.	In Transit: Ikigai 00:56		buy track
7.	The Fall 03:55	lyrics	buy track
The day the blue-grey sky blushed Suddenly you were standing there with nothing between you and me but air You said I think too much To try to look in front but not plan ahead be here in your hands and not in my head So Without a second thought we picked up and ran With the wind on our backs and without a plan Oh All it took was just one touch And for a second I was nothing but the breath in my lungs and a heartbeat Not the mess in my periphery, not half in, the other foot planted cautiously You said “Hold on, hang tight From here on out we Free fall, take flight” And in that moment I was nothing but the breath in my lungs and a heartbeat Opened my eyes to dust Without a trace I was on my own The ache of a lifetime in my bones Mouth tastes of wanderlust Something more that I have to find No what ifs or questions cluttering my mind Oh Out of breath and right on the edge The waves below, fire overhead Oh All it took was just one touch And for a second I was nothing but the breath in my lungs and a heartbeat Not the mess in my periphery, not half in, the other foot planted cautiously You said “Hold on, hang tight From here on out we Free fall, take flight” And in that moment I was nothing but the breath in my lungs and a heartbeat (You can’t stay here you need to fall) And let go just a little ‘Cause you’re never gonna grow up when you’re straddling the middle (You can’t stay here and have it all) Can’t wait for the signal Every second that you’re waiting is a bone becoming brittle Oh And let go just a little ‘Cause you’re never gonna grow up when you’re straddling the middle Oh Can’t wait for the signal Every second that you’re waiting is a bone becoming brittle And for a second I was nothing but a heartbeat (You can’t stay here you need to fall) And let go just a little ‘Cause you’re never gonna grow up when you’re straddling the middle (You can’t stay here and have it all) Can’t wait for the signal Every second that you’re waiting is a bone becoming brittle Oh And let go just a little ‘Cause you’re never gonna grow up when you’re straddling the middle Oh Can’t wait for the signal Every second that you’re waiting is a bone becoming brittle Hold on, hang tight
8.	In Transit: Mono No Aware 00:46		buy track
9.	Tomorrow 04:33		buy track

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released March 29, 2019

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