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Amazing Grey

by Vassilikos

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1.
So buckle up and breathe right in Better yes than no We’ll make a stop in Snoreditch For domestic violets on the shore This muddy river’s a dive inn Meet some proper fish Care for some sea weed tea Sir Now it seems the world’s your Oyster Card? Now count to three and make a left Ain’t that winteresting? Run for two hundred meters For the earth’s the limit for you here Am I the only one who sees The face on the moon? You wish you had no face And when you face the end you’re here again
2.
Fornicate Procreate Replicate Recreate Let the waters bring and Let them bring it forth abundantly Bring it waters bring for our eyes the moving creature I provide with every herb Give you every bearing seed It’s not good that the man should be alone I will make him i will help and meet for him What’s the opposite of love? All of your blood Your lives I require There at the hand of the beast All of your blood Your lives I require There at the hand of man Better live on beggar’s bread And live with those who love alive Than taste their blood in rich feasts spread And guiltily survive I provide with every herb Give you every bearing seed It’s not good that the man should be alone I will make him i will help and meet for him What’s the opposite of love? And all of your blood Your lives I require At the hand of the beast And at the hand of man What’s the opposite of love? Fornicate Procreate Replicate Recreate All of your blood Your lives I require There at the hand of the beast All of your blood Your lives I require There at the hand of man
3.
Tik tik tak my heart goes breaking again Well it must be the Greek blood in my veins Oh sorry I punched you in the face I didn’t mean it I was just dancing Tik tak why are these poor worms so afraid Is it because I smash them every day If I look like a junkie then you’re right in a way But get the message I’m here to stay The world needs to be rebuilt I can’t promise I’ll try But I promise I’ll make it yeah yeah How many drinks have you had Looks like they’ve gone to your head No more excuses in bed Oh baby, yeah baby Boom boom crash my heart goes breaking again Now everybody wants to go down on me Keep your eyes wide open Or you won’t look good And you won’t see well Our home needs to be rebuilt I can’t promise I’ll try But I promise I’ll make it yeah yeah How many drinks have you had Looks like they’ve gone to your head One more excuse in your bed Oh baby, yeah baby
4.
Songs mean nothing to the deaf And looks mean nothing to the blind But, are we even lucky to be none? Joe will never hear this song and And Ann has never seen his face but Oh, if that’s not love then I’m the Pope I wish that I was missing you instead of kissing you And that’s to say I’d scare you away You wouldn’t last a day in my head A day in my bed A day, no, a minute in the life I’m living You wouldn’t last a day in my head A day in my bed Not a second There is violence in styling Oh, go back to sleep, my darling Big self will always win in the end They don’t have a name for guys like me They must be scared of what they See, they’re always talking saying nothing I don't hang out with guys my age They're so much older than me And that’s to say they scare me away You wouldn’t last a day in my head A day in my bed A day, no, a minute in the life I’m living You wouldn’t last a day in my head A day in my bed Not a second I let my guard down That poor guy had such strong hopes for me And that’s to say I scared him away You wouldn’t last a day in my head A day in my bed A day, no, a minute in the life I’m living You wouldn’t last a day in my head A day in my bed Not a second
5.
Blue 04:17
No goodnight tonight and I I cannot sleep How am I supposed to sleep With no goodnight tonight Mine has been this far an unfairy tale Dark-hearted and dark-arted People are worse than you think Look at all my friends And how they used to be From “we should start a band” To “who the fuck are you” Oh yeah Save me from a sober heart My inner ear My inner fear This planet’s really spinning round And it’s mad There’s so much time between us Lying in my bed Lying to my face Life is but a game You don’t have to win this time Look what I’ve done to my heart Look what I’ve done to my face If love is everything then how come It’s not enough now? Why my sweet perversion Why kill imagination My heart my love my light my compass Yours is the hand my hand’s always reaching for On a bumpy flight
6.
Amazing Grey 03:23
There’s a place where we’re all beautiful And all we have is all we need Or so they say There’s a chance I’ll never get away I’ll always be someone The only way out is through Amazing grey You are the proof of God’s existence And I love you so But I only belong to myself We may be blind But close your eyes and see That life gets in the way of living The writer cannot face An empty page There’s a place where we’re all beautiful And all we have is all we need Or so they say There’s a chance I’ll never get away I’ll always be someone The only way out is through That was pretty but pretty meaningless They’ll wipe your face away And take you by the hand Life has hurt you so you’re going for a new past Well, I have to go I’ve got a dream to catch Life is a day We’re full of answers looking for questions My universal loneliness A world full of solutions Looking for problems My life and all my little funerals But nature kills and nature thrills Them frigging keys were in my pocket All along There’s a place where we’re all beautiful And all we have is all we need Or so they say There’s a chance I’ll never get away I’ll always be someone The only way out is through That was pretty but pretty meaningless They’ll wipe your face away And take you by the hand Life has hurt you so you’re going for a new past Well, I have to go I’ve got a dream to catch
7.
Cinnamon girl What news will the phone bring Go get it now Who said you should wait I threw myself in and what do you know The heavens bled I couldn't let go Was that all? Oh no oh no And if it doesn't come to you Don't take one step towards it But if it does open up and don't resist I just don't wanna decide any more Let go and lose myself in the world (Walk on the dirty side of the road) Just for the sunny side of it all I just don't wanna decide any more Lavender smell What's got into your head I smile when you hold Your Chinese head I know when you laugh I know when you cry I know when you wanna get down and die For the sunny side of it all And if it doesn't come to you Don't take one step towards it And if it does open up and don't resist I just don't wanna decide any more Let go and lose myself in the world I know when you laugh I know when you cry I know when you wanna get down and die But difference is prettier than beauty
8.
When heroes fall then heroes crawl This was meant to be Two words I’m only looking for And a melody Some way out of this parking lot Out of this memory I’m barking cause I’m scared Don’t you see How can’t you see All leaves are blown away today Leaves are left behind I’m struggling for my petty youth Drowning in my pride Oh fall my dear fall will you come With clouds that will cover me Dear God before I die Promise me You’ll let me check out first And it’s getting so unreal every time we talk What kind of music could have left All these stains on the wall? What kind of man would erase all your settings And plant all these things in your head? When heroes fall then heroes crawl
9.
And if you go away It will be forever And if the tears you’ve shed Dry on my leather I’ll miss the sounds you made And the games We’ll never play our games again I’ll miss our holy grave And the slave You’ll never be my slave again And if the end of this Will be forever I’ll say a prayer for you For heaven must know You are my only one I must die Cause everything is cruel without you You are my only one So please Let my body lay beside you I’ll miss the sounds you made And the games We’ll never play our games again I’ll miss our holy grave And the slave You’ll never be my slave again
10.
People go to exhibitions I get to look at your face For free Are you a thing? Can you even happen? Well in that case you're the best thing that's happened In years I wanna lie under a tree with you I wanna hear the sea with you I love your armpits and I love your legs Best homes in years Cause it's like holidays when I'm around you Always Roller skating at the park Feed me chocolate and beer We said I love you too soon And I, oh I, went along with it I was happy And you made me happier I must have done something good to deserve you I must have

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2019 finds Vassilikos getting ready for the release of his most personal project to date. ‘’Amazing Grey’’, a seemingly pop album but with obvious dark underlays is his first solo album consisting of his own, original songs. Mainly created with the use of electronic audio toolkits, still, not lacking core organic elements like guitar, bass and drums. Speaking about the new record, Vassilikos says: ‘’Every word and phrase on these songs are thoughts that were floating in my head for years but never shared with anyone. Some are dark, some are positive and joyful. The idea of self-healing helped me dress my dark disposition with uplifting sounds. Grey can be amazing.’’

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released April 5, 2019

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All Songs Written, Performed, Produced And Mixed By Vassilikos

Track 9 Written By Panos Ghikas/Vassilikos

Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Pre-Produced By Clive Martin

Track 6 Post-Mixed By Yorgos Voudantas And Yannis Lambropoulos @ City Studios

Mastered @ NoiseBox Studio By Sakis Bastas

Harmonica On Track 5 Recorded By Sakis Bastas

Drums On Tracks 4 And 6 - Alfie Tammaro

Guitar Solo On Track 3 - Vassilis (x Jeremy) Kolokithas

Effed Up Guitar On Track 9 - Yorgos Grammozis

Harmonica On Track 5 - Andreas Klabanos

Children’s Choir:
Andrew White
Luke Ahrens
Honor Lucy Shingles
Erion Kurtani
Gabriel Portes Kerr

Artwork by Kakia Konstantinaki

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Vassilikos Patras, Greece

Vassilikos is one of the most talented Greek artists of his generation. With his band, Raining Pleasure, and as a solo artist he has successfully stood out from the early 90s and has inspired a whole new generation of artists.

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