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Each to Each

by Varnish

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1.
Believe It 03:56
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Believe It (Lyrics by Amber Bird, Music by Varnish) You know all my pieces You believe it You know why I'm leaving You believe it You know she hides reptiles You believe it You know why I don’t smile You believe it Home is where they test your limits Why resist? Let's just begin it Take me in and ruin my image You know where my heart is You believe it You know I can’t stop this You believe it You know dad was famous You believe it You know they all hate us You believe it Home is where they test your limits And I wish you’d just begin it Take a chance and ruin our image You know I will fight this You know this is worth risk You know I'm past human You know that we won’t win You know why my hands slip You know this is worth risk You believe it You believe it You know hope is toxic You believe it You know I can’t stop this You believe it You know where I'm sleeping You believe it You know why I'm leaving You believe it Home is where they test your limits Worth the chance; one kiss begins it Take my hand and ruin your image Home is where they test your limits Can’t remember what begins it Take you in and ruin your image You know this is worth risk You believe it You know this is worth risk You believe it You believe it You believe it Believe it
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Not Complaining 03:03
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Not Complaining (Lyrics by Amber Bird, Music by Varnish) I'm not complaining It’s as much hope as fear And when I can’t stop raining You’ll keep me near You find your way into everything The clothes I choose and songs I sing And you were meant to last one life Instead I find you every night I'm not complaining It’s as much high as low And when I can’t stop raining You’ve still got hold You slip yourself around everyone Behind my eyes, back of my tongue And you would never breathe my air Instead I find you’re always there You’re first to stay while the others slip You pulled me back and made me stick And you weren’t one to be possessed Instead I find you’ve pierced my breast I'm not complaining It’s as much feast as fast And when I can’t stop raining You’ll be my last
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Bruise Me 02:39
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Bruise Me (Lyrics by Amber Bird, Music by Varnish) You should have been a final kiss I should have wallowed in your bliss Anticipated fireworks Left out instead to scratch the dirt I dig for promise, dig for hope Press through the earth, kaleidoscope You never move, I can’t stand still And pieces fall beyond my will This is where I meant to stay This is where I’ll die someday I have no choice but cling to you And lose my dreams, my skin is blue You suffocate and suffer me This bruise the band that sets me free This is where I meant to stay This is where I’ll die someday This is where I meant to stay This is where I’ll suffocate Suffocate and suffer me Bruise me Bruise me Set me free Bruise me Bruise me Bruise me
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Slipping 02:48
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Slipping (Lyrics by Amber Bird, Music by Varnish) I don’t understand your words anymore How they slide past my ears and sink through the floor I grasp them with fingers on nothing but air If I read them I'd know how to keep myself here Just a moment I'll forget Just a moment And I'll slip Just a moment To lose grip Just a moment And I’ll slip I don’t remember my face anymore What colour my eyes when I met you before I slide them unfocused and stare into space If I don’t blink I'd know how to stick to this place Just a moment I'll forget Just a moment And I'll slip Just a moment To unhinge Just a moment And I'll slip I envy the fragment who’ll slide in behind If I'm shaking I'll know how to keep it all mine I don’t inhabit this skin anymore Who wears it tomorrow is who you’ll adore I envy the fragment who’ll slide in behind If I'm shaking I'll know how to keep it all mine Just a moment I'll forget I'm scrabbling at ice Slide life to life Just a moment And I'll slip I don’t understand your words anymore How they slide past my ears and sink through the floor I grasp them with fingers on nothing but air If I read them I'd know how to keep myself here Just a moment I'll forget Just a moment And I'll slip Just a moment To lose grip Just a moment And I’ll slip
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Tied to My Chair 02:31
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Tied to My Chair (Lyrics by Amber Bird, Music by Varnish) I am the gun on the dance floor Muzzle in ribs, pushed out the door Don’t really care where I've seen you before Tied to my chair, pressing for more I don’t need you I've already got them I don’t need you Come on in I am the bug in your system Buttons to press, data condemned Don’t really care what you think about them Tied to my chair, kissing my hem I don’t need you I've already got them I don’t need you Come on in I am the polygraph question Liar and thief, hide this mess then Don’t really care that you’re a projection Tied to my chair, insurrection I don’t need you I've already got them I don’t need you Come on in I am the nails on your backbone Staking my claim, setting the tone Don’t really care about dying alone Tied to my chair, dragging the moan I don’t need you I've already got them I don’t need you Come on in I am the needle, the promise, the end Coming upstairs, finding your friend Don’t really care when i make your thumbs bend Tied to my chair, screaming pretend I don’t need you I've already got them I don’t need you Come in come in come in My gran would be so proud My boys want you around My guard is finally down Come in come in come in I don’t need you Let’s crash networks I don’t need you Deal with my quirks I don’t need you Tied to my chair Tied to my chair

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Songs about the hopes we cling to and the regrets that cling to us. Rooted in rain-soaked cities and dry mouths, Varnish want to stand by you when the lights go out and occasionally point out the stars.

Five true stories about imperfect, occasionally violently broken love and survival, each with at least a glimmer of the hope that pulled Amber through when she was in the middle of it. (Of course, sometimes, you have to squint to catch that glimmer...or give up just a little...)

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released December 16, 2014

Amber Bird: Vocals
Jason Cope: Guitar, Keys
Johnny Straube: Bass
Ben Crosby: Drums

All lyrics by A. Bird
All music by Varnish
Produced, mixed, and recorded by Mark Clem
Recorded at London Bridge Studios and Soul Kitchen Studios
Mixed at Soul Kitchen Studios
Mastered by Ed Brooks at RFI Mastering, Seattle, WA

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Varnish is steeped in the influence of dark, jangled pop via post-punk UK music that was dressed to kill and to do it fabulously, as well as "pre-punk" NYC bands that set the stage for the modern and alternative rock scenes that came next. Music where confusion becomes clarity and the extremes of human emotion are separated by a precariously thin tightrope, all backlit by a beautiful dissonance. ... more

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