Parade Bells

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    releases 22 February 2012

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releases 22 February 2012
All music and lyrics written by Wesley Krauss*
Produced, Arranged and Performed by Wesley Krauss
Co-Produced by Michael Wiskar
Mixed and Mastered by Kevin Kowal at FaderMaster Studios
Drums by Ryan Stewart
Background Vocals by Mary-Lee Néron
Viola by George Chung
Trumpet by Nelly Fargeon
Yelling by Johann Holek, Stewart Hope, Tiana Kaczor, Samuel Li, Steven McArthur, Mary-Lee Neron, Justin Seidl, Otilia Taras,
Front/back cover art by Catherine Rocheleau
Inside/booklet art by Mary-Lee Néron
Album design by Catherine Rocheleau

*“Hollow Eyes”, lyrics by Wesley Krauss and Marcus Luk

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One damp day a parade began on the streets of Vancouver. A band of haggard musicians led by Wesley Krauss made their way ... more through the city, ringing bells and telling tales of revolutions, devious lovers, and lost robots. Wesley's signature whine and dine vocals were complimented by the walls of guitars, pianos, and tubular bells orchestrated by the bandsmen. Come behind our Blanket Barricade... less

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Track Name: A Velvet Affair
I hide downtown with clenched fists,
Parade bells ring time to begin,
Every glance sparks of danger,
The damning gaze of anger,
Marching past the mob and past the fear,

A moment of silence for those who've dared to fly,
Frozen hands clasp as cold air and wings collide,
Guided by hope that two lovers won't ignite, 4,3,2,1,
Fire your guns, they won't stop what we've begun tonight,

I never chose to fight this war,
And never wanted any more,
Than to shed these velvet bindings,
The deafening roar of silence,
The weight of something concrete let off my back

Smashing through the streets,
Parading till defeat,
Vilified and laser beamed,
Into your room,
Regardless what you see,
Amongst the chaos on the screen,
It's only love that we defend,
And if this is how it ends... then

Like those who've flown before,
We'll keep demanding more,

Tonight, tonight, tonight, 4,3,2,1,
Fire your guns, they won't stop what we've begun tonight,
Tonight, we've just begun,
Tonight, yeah we've just begun,
Tonight
Track Name: Friendly Games Of Deceit
Run for cover!
Ambush sprung with “set you straights”,
Always one against the other,
Let the antics begin,
Break down this love parade,

It's strange, how we've got it made,
The useless hours we spend, the wars we wage,

One step away from sealing your final defeat,
Can't hesitate, from playing friendly games of deceit,
But one can see, that this love is all make believe,
We'll see,

Creature, Creature,
Yes you colour the world with your sunset stride,
But my shell shocked baby, under closer inspection it's all a disguise,
With mutual understanding we each raise our fists,
The practical implication of making love exist,
If I egg you on, will you permit me to feign,
X me out, X you in, fast track the blame,

It's strange how we've got it made,
We ring the bells of war, to waste the hours away,

One step away from sealing your final defeat,
Can't hesitate from playing friendly games of deceit,
But one can see, that this love is all make believe,
We'll see,

Focus on the draw,
Balloon raids in the hall,
Focus on the facts,
Run for cover or just relax,

Recite your inflictions, I'll study my act,
What matters most, is the initial attack,
When the mushroom clouds clear, it takes courage to turn back,
Stand face to face, can you face the facts?

One step away from sealing your final defeat,
Can't hesitate from playing friendly games of deceit,
But one can see, that this love is all make believe,
You'll see,

One step away from sealing our final defeat,
Can't hesitate from playing friendly games of deceit,
But soon we'll see, that this love is all make believe,
We'll see,
That it's all make believe,
We'll see,

Run for cover!
Track Name: Hype Machine
Minds that were built free to roam,
Left twisted spare parts by the road,
Still running we make on our own,
Defending the code which you wrote,

Let rust our days of solitude,
Bodies fade, we forge anew,
We wait till dark to make our strike,
Then light up the sky,

Wake up mother, wake up father, come see,
There's a fire in your city,
Wake up mother, wake up father, come see,
The end of your hype machine,

Assemble the troubles you've made,
Hack in and dismantle their fate,
The fazed out, resigned, and replaced,
Will re-write the codes in our name,
Track Name: Just Because
Years passing, I used to be happy,
I used to love rock and roll,
Used to think I could care about you,
Guess time takes its toll,

Sleep talking, Speed walking,
A drink please before the show,
You play pretend, you're playing for nothing,
Turned on by remote control,

Through smoke and mirrors,
You're compelled to want me,
Time and time again,
I used to believe in something,
But now this means has no end,

I tell you what you want to hear,
Swallow words that have no meaning,
Whisper nothings in your ear,
Just so I can keep you,
I tell you what you want to hear,
Eat my lies, come feed this passion,
Take my hand, exploit your fears,
Just because I love you dear,

They'll tell you,
Pack your hopes and hit the stage,
Before your passion slips away,
Well let me be a breathless whisper,
Hanging on your ear,
I've got no reasoning to obey,
And so many things I just need to say,

I'll chain down all your long arms,
That reach across the sky,
Let me fix all of you,
Before you reach too high
Track Name: Sticks and Stones
Once we held the flame,
Buzzed off pent up spite,
Demanding freedom from,
The guns who manned the heights
But Revolutions fade,
Itches soothed away,
Temptations smoulder on
Embers falling deaf upon

Forgotten passions, held on,
Laid to rest, we linger long,

The streets no longer beckon,
Rage no longer sparks,
Safe inside our houses,
Not fumbling through the dark,

Where did the passion go,
We used to storm the streets below,
What led us out to fight,
We rang the bells, lit up the night,
Where did it go,
The warmth of the afterglow,
The sweet temptation,
To throw back the sticks and stones,

Ambitions self contained,
Medicated and restrained,
From filling space inside our minds
Waiting for sparks to ignite,

Coloured our world, Yeah we coloured our world in sunshine,
Coloured our world, Yeah we coloured our world in sunshine,
To tide the faded skies that held our world in grey,

Softly reasoning we shelved away our love,
Shushed the promise made,
Never to give up,
Track Name: X-Out
X-me out, the saddest thing to do,
Seal my heart in a box for two,
Whitewash the walls, where I scribbled out lines,
Done with me, now onto you,

Hand me downs, filter out on through,
Static dreams, that someday won't come true,
Keep safe my aliases, keep safe my love for you,
Take all that makes me believe, down to, down to you

Why should I care?
Why should I care?
Why should I care? I'm just sleeping, just sleeping,
Why should I care? I'm just dreaming "You're dreaming"
Track Name: Hollow Eyes
Let's fly low,
Bury all short comings,
Let go of dirty secrets,
Dig up lost longings,

Let's run away,
Tell no one where we are,
Let them search the milky way,
Search through countless stars,

Fill hollow eyes with dreams and sights,
Of ancient times, childhood nights,

Come on pretty baby void your mind,
Dive again and come up dry.
Come on pretty baby don't you say,
Time has hidden all your dreams away,

Sweet thing, let's write a poem to mock the earth,
Sing it to the moon, true tales of city scars,
Let's rise up, in the absence of our minds,
Tear a hole through the fabric of time,

Fortunate to see through all you believed,
Absolutely real who stands here,

Come on feel the heat, now,
Come on down to me, right now,
Come on find your feet, now,
A thousand promises beneath,

Come on pretty baby take my lead,
Jump into the broken sea,
And come on pretty baby dive with me,
Down to meet the waves, follow me
Track Name: Stray Shadows
Lights flashing down the lane,
Run inside dear and forget my name,
Close your eyes, turn up the radio,
And pray I'll return one day,
But don't you wait,

The parade bells we proudly rang,
Still echo through my head,
Our velvet affair will never fade,
And for that there's a price I've got to pay,
Stray shadows have come for me,

Don't believe the tales they'll spin of me,
My only crime dear, I loved you honestly,
And when they question, you must remember then,
That you never knew my name,
And that must never change,
Track Name: X-In
The dreams we hold, freshen up the day,
Gaining ground while nightmares sleep away,

No need to cry when life is perfect,
Don't make a fuss, it's just not worth it,
On and on, one day one day,
No need to cry when life is perfect,
Don't make a fuss, unless you're worth it,
On and on, day by day,

Once a long while ago, I let loose, you took hold,
Blinded by sights of gold stars in your eyes,
Can you fill up these hollow sacks, spit back the dirty laughs,
I've got to take a pass, all on my own,
All on my own