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Stairwell

by Small Fires

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1.
Referee 04:10
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Size me up like an enemy Call the referee You can give your all To rattle my mind And the fists keep flying Until you’re all satisfied That you're the winner boy Oh I’m so tired I’ve got no reason why I’ve got no reason why Let me do you the courtesy I’ll leave the room So you can beat your chest and howl Will that pacify? I’ve got no reason why I’ve got no reason why Oooh I'll, oooh I'll never know
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Matador 03:54
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A second before I see you smiling It’s only a moment, but i feel so sure Beginning to run I’m losing patience The rise before the fall It's a difficult world Anticipation Both of us know, it’s your game your rules I thought I could see, the moves you’re making But how you proved me wrong Almost but never more than just a dance my matador There’s always another turn A delicate case of misdirection I follow the steps but when will you show your hand I’m hesitant now You’ve got me thinking Am I the reason why But nevertheless I stumble forward I can’t back out not here not now I’m not gonna let you off that easy Before you let me down Almost but never more than just a dance my matador Falling for every move Always another turn Leaving me to crash and burn More than I’ve got to lose You're pristine, I think you’ve been here before The routine is getting hard to ignore You're pristine, you might’ve been here before Obscene, you want me down on the floor Almost but never more than just a dance my matador Falling for every move Always more or less Forever damned to second guess There’s always another turn
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Stairwell 03:29
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Foot on the stairwell, take heed this time No way to foretell, forgot the outlines How can we hold our hearts out of harms way Tempting the shadows, delve in they say We don't know for certain That the boards aren’t gonna break But we carry on Hand on the railings, I hear you breathe Fond of the feeling, that we’re thick as thieves There's no way to know how, without just one peek Slowly losing caution, as it rolls into the wind And we carry on Any other way Wouldn’t feel the same Be it right or be it wrong Any other way Would lead us all the same Back to here again Foot on the stairwell, take heed
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Monotony 04:43
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I walk alone through all the blurry city lights Try to lose my way but all I find are roads that wind back to me Familiar company Another round no release You’re all I’ll ever need Hold onto me, monotony While nothing is real Hold onto me, monotony Every corner wields another avenue Follow all the signs They’re all designed to find my way back to me Familiar atrophy Is there something I didn't see You’re all I’ll ever need Hold onto me, monotony While nothing is real Hold onto me, monotony Open your eyes to awkward goodbyes Another disguise But otherwise I don't mind You’re all I’ll ever need Hold onto me, monotony All I’ll ever need Hold onto me, monotony
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Odd Beliefs 03:29
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Where do you go Why do you leave Following all the signs to the shores of odd beliefs How do you know Who do you trust Couldn’t there be a road that leads you back to us When did we lose That common ground When did my truths become your lies We both are avoiding the eyes of the elephant in the room Searching for silver linings Where do you go Why do you leave Following all the signs to the shores of odd beliefs How do you know Who do you trust Couldn’t there be a road that leads you back to us Feel that you’re scared, though you’d never say Though we didn’t used to need to hide The further you move the more I’m unable to stay on your side It hurts how we’re divided Where do you go Why do you leave Following all the signs to the shores of odd beliefs How do you know Who do you trust Couldn’t there be a road that leads you back to us
6.
Bad Habits With Good Intentions 03:21
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So this is goodbye To our high hopes on parole The pie in the sky Is gonna be served dead and cold We didn't have the guts to do it Call the cleaners Tell them to do the best they can Cause in-betweeners Like you and me might fall back into Bad habits with good intentions All eyes on you And a hundred reasons why we shouldn't leave it there All eyes on me And the chaos that we made around us Don’t remind me And If I drag my heels behind Don’t you mind me I need to say my own goodbyes To bad habits with good intentions All eyes on you And a hundred reasons why we shouldn't leave it there All eyes on me And the chaos that we made In the gardens that we paved around us
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Chewbacca 03:49
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Out for the night with my tried and tested face Gonna pull the wool and play the fool for you Linger inside that corduroy or suede or denim Can’t see what I’m made of Lonely’s only, along your avenue Lonely’s only, along your avenue The evening evolves inside and out
I’ll be right behind that certain smile
You grin and bear it but give me a nod if you see Something that reminds you of me
Just a little heads up Lonely’s only, along your avenue Lonely’s only, along your avenue
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Youth Ink 04:22
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Slipping back into my skin, lost forever Dusting off the time machine for worse or better Trick the truth to realign, worth reviving Make amends or redesign the inner lining All that youth ink spilling All those words meant, so true so innocent All that youth ink spilling Now turned into scar tissue Realise remote control’s been taking over Reenact the same old role as I’m supposed to I know I can do better than this There must be middle ground Even if I’m gonna have to insist You tie me up and hold me down All that youth ink spilling All those words meant, so true so innocent All that youth ink spilling Now turned into scar tissue Stop bothering me there is no switch to undo Long gone day I wish I’d never got into you I have the feeling there is a ghost in my room Collecting pieces, causing an itch in my soul tattoo
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Particles 04:03
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Picking the pieces up Is taking time All of the bits you cut Most any time You’d feel inclined Till there was nothing left to see Picking the pieces up Is taking time As I scoop and gather Fallen pride I’d rather Reconstruct some other kind of me View in humble wonder All those possibilities Picking the pieces up Can wait a while Savour the time to look Venture a smile Maybe denial But for a minute I’ll delay Picking the pieces up Can wait a while As I scoop and gather Fallen pride I’d rather Reconstruct some other kind of me View in humble wonder All those possibilities All of those decisions Won't wander, don't listen All of those directions Whispering, I’ll let them
10.
The Rips And The Tears Of A Suit Well Worn 03:35
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I need your colours to change The patterns to mingle The yellows to grey Cause if you shine the way you shine inside my mind I’m gonna stay I’m gonna soften the sides And widen the edges Cover the lines Until you blur into that certain kind of haze I’m gonna stay And it can be just pretend for a little while The illusion is all I’ll need A change of perspective the changes accepted in the end Somewhere to repair the rips and the tears of a suit well worn The filter of time will be kind to us in the end And you can dissolve So I no longer hold on
11.
Arrive 03:12
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Are you gonna arrive for me Are you gonna arrive for me Have you set aside a time and place In case I find out where to be? Are you gonna arrive for me Are you gonna know my face Are you gonna show a trace of that forgiveness I will surely need Are you're gonna arrive for me Illusive you've always been The glimpses I thought I'd seen and fought and screamed until I couldn't feel Over and over, over and over … Are you're gonna arrive for me Are you're gonna arrive for me

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released May 20, 2022

2022 written & produced by Small Fires
Drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11: Tim Schierenbeck
Drums on tracks 3, 8, 9, 10 and 11: Jonas Böker
Mixed & mastered by Swen Meyer
Artwork by Jan Kruse www.humanempire.com

Fotos by www.ingaseevers.de
Matador video by Sven Voß
Stairwell video by www.woodyholl.com

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Small Fires Hamburg, Germany

Small Fires is a German/British Indie-Pop band from Hamburg, Germany.

Benjamin Galliers: Vocals, Beats.
Lars Dahlke: Guitar, Soundcsapes.
Ruben Seevers: Bass, Electronics

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