WILD EYES

by Magnetic Heads

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released 09 June 2011
Words and Music by Magnetic Heads

Wild Eyes recorded by Ned Cooke and Jonathon Desmond Miller at The Pitz and in various sunrooms
Drums performed by Alon Ilsar
Mixed by Chris Rollans, Shabby Road/Studio Ripple

Drums and some guitars on Strange Places, Flower and Lies Like Spades recorded by Simon Berkfinger at BJB studios
The rest recorded in situ (wherever that was at the time) by Jonathon Desmond Miller
Drums performed by Christopher Rudge
Mixed by Simon Berkfinger at Studios 301
All songs mastered by William Bowden, King Willy Sound

Cover photograph by Zoe McMahon www.zoemcmahon.com

Artwork and design by Michaela Sanders www.michaelasanders.com

Magnetic Heads are David Kaldor, Lucy Kaldor, Evan Lock, Jonathon Desmond Miller, William Miller www.magneticheads.net

Thank you everyone for everything

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Track Name: WILD EYES
WAIT THERE AS YOU WATCH THE TRAFFIC FLUTTER BY
FROM THE HEIGHTS OF A SILVER STUDDED SKY
AND THE SOUND OF YOUR CHILDREN’S MUFFLED CRIES
ARE DROWNED BY THE WHITES OF YOUR
WILD EYES WILD EYES WILD EYES

HEY BABY WON’T YOU CLIMB BACK DOWN TO ME NOW
HEY HONEY WON’T YOU COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW
YOU’RE WILD
YOU’RE WILD

THE MEMORIES THAT FLICKER AND GLITTER IN YOUR MIND
ARE NO MATCH FOR THE DARKNESS THAT YOU HIDE
LIKE YOUR MOTHER YOU HOLD IT ALL INSIDE
BUT I SEE IT IN THE WHITES OF YOUR
WILD EYES WILD EYES WILD EYES

HEY BABY WON’T YOU CLIMB BACK DOWN TO ME NOW
HEY HONEY WON’T YOU COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW
HEY BABY WON’T YOU CLIMB BACK DOWN TO ME NOW
HEY HONEY WON’T YOU COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW
YOU’RE WILD
YOU’RE WILD
YOU’RE WILD, COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW
YOU’RE WILD, COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW

WON’T YOU COME BACK HOME
WON’T YOU COME BACK HOME
YOU CAN’T COME BACK HOME
YOU CAN’T COME BACK HOME

YOU’RE WILD
YOU’RE WILD
YOU’RE WILD, COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW
YOU’RE WILD, COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW
YOU’RE WILD, COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW, BABY BABY
YOU’RE WILD, COME BACK HOME TO ME NOW, BABY BABY
Track Name: STRANGE PLACES
SHORT HAIR AND A PINEAPPLE COAT
SHE WALKS THE RAINY STREETS
UP AND DOWN AT THE MEET AND GREET
IT’S LIKE THERE’S SOMETHING IN HER THROAT

TWILIGHT FAIRS
THE WAY SHE STARES
IT’S AS IF THERE WASN’T TIME
DROP OF HAT WHIMS
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN HIM
YOU’VE GOT TO PUSH AND SHOVE AND PUSH AND SHOVE IN THAT LINE

WELL YOU FIND YOUR LOVE IN THE STRANGEST PLACES

WE WERE YOUNG WHEN WE MADE THAT JOKE
YOU FOUND IT FUNNIER THAN ME
SHORT WALKS BY THE TWITCHING SEA
OUR FRIENDSHIP CURLS AWAY LIKE SMOKE

STOP AND START
YOU’VE GONE AND BROKEN MY HEART
WITH YOUR STUTTER AND YOUR SMILE
GUESSING GAMES
WHEN YOU TOLD ME YOUR NAME
YOU THINK YOU’D HOLD OUT, YEAH YOU’D HOLD OUT FOR A WHILE

WELL YOU FIND YOUR LOVE IN THE STRANGEST PLACES

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA
Track Name: FLOWER
HEY TREMBLING FLOWER
DON'T YOU GO SOUR
MIND YOUR HEAD WATCH YOUR STEP YOU'RE OF AGE NOW
THERE ARE CRACKS IN THAT WHITE IVORY TOWER

IT'S OK

YOU LOVE THEM YOU LEAVE THEM
YOU ALWAYS BREAK EVEN
IT'S THOSE CITY BRIGHT LIGHTS IT'S THE SEASON
YOU BATHE IN THE SUNLIGHT OF REASON

NOW THE MIST IT FALLS ABOUT YOUR LEAVES
NOW YOUR STEM IT HARDENS BY DEGREES
NOW THE WINTER MAKES IT HARD TO BREATHE
NOW YOUR PETALS BLOW ABOUT THE BREEZE
Track Name: LIES LIKE SPADES
WHAT ARE WORDS
BUT LITTLE THINGS WE SAY
DAY BY DAY
LIKE TROUBLE TAMED BY TIME
LETTERS LINED
WITH FALSE THOUGHTS
THAT SLOWLY FADE AND DRY
IDEAS DIE
BUT WORDS THEY WILL REMAIN
WHAT ARE WORDS
BUT LITTLE THINGS WE SAY
DAY BY DAY
THINGS GET WORSE
WHITE LIES TAKE A DARKER SHADE
BLACK AS SPADES
THEY WITHER UP AND FADE

THE THINGS WE SAY AT NIGHT
WILL WASH AWAY IN DAY
WHAT IT MEANS TO REMIND YOU THAT THINGS WON’T WORK OUT
THEY’LL JUST STAY THE SAME

NOW THESE WORDS
ARE NOTHING BUT A SHOW
AND WE KNOW
THINGS GET WORSE
THE GAME WILL WAX AND WANE
WHAT A SHAMES
THESE WORDS ARE NOT TO BLAME

THE THINGS WE SAY AT NIGHT
WILL WASH AWAY IN DAY
WHAT IT MEANS TO REMIND YOU THAT THINGS WORK OUT
THEY’LL JUST STAY THE SAME

THE SAME
THE SAME
THE SAME OLD SAME OLD SAME