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Double Negative

by Down And Outs

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1.
Astoria 01:31
Did you wonder where the land it meets the sea Did you wonder 'bout the distance between you and me Astoria Is that noise in my head or the static on the radio When the pain in my stomach and the rot in my gut say it’s time to go home
2.
Basingstoke 02:01
Are you happy that your choice is causing pain Does it make it any easier when appropriating blame We’re not the same Do you think that you’re compassionate or kind When the vulnerable, or the disabled are out of sight and out of mind
3.
Shot 01:28
I find it hard to have a good time I’m at my best when I’m on my own time And I’m feeling like I’ve got nothing left to say And I’m feeling like I’ve been getting in the way But things change when we’re together I wish we could stay here forever And I’m feeling like I’ve got nothing left to say And I’m feeling like I’ve been getting in the way And I’m feeling like I’m shot And it might not be enough but that’s a lot
4.
I can’t believe the words that you're saying and you are singing Went to sleep in Great Britain, woke up in Little England Austerity’s the measure they should be blaming not the immigrants Pouring petrol on the fire to fuel the dissidence of ignorance You can have your country back cos it doesn’t mean a fucking thing to me Do you remember a time when things were better than before When National Front graffiti was painted on the wall Maybe it’s not just all condescending reminiscing And dreaming of a whiter past they’ve convinced you you’ve been missing And will you be the person that speaks up or buries their head under the sand And will you be the person that wakes up and decides to take a stand
5.
We say words that we don’t mean We do things we don’t believe Every time at loggerheads we’re both convinced we’re right At some point did we decide Pride must be set aside We’re working for a greater goal if there’s something wrong tonight I don’t wanna be here anymore than you We cut out what we don’t need Like more tea and sympathy Hospitals and waiting rooms, a lack of appetite We roll in at half past three It’s not got the best of me I’m waiting for the phone to say there’s something wrong tonight And if I leave this town will you still come round And if I leave this town, take me tomorrow
6.
We need a reason, we need somebody to blame Had you been having those feelings, like you’re broken again Was there anyway somehow, that we could have helped with the pain Was it all too much now, for that tiny body to take We’ve been wondering where you are But you’re still here Every day that we miss you we hold our hearts in our hands We’ve been doing our best to try and understand
7.
I can’t believe that the words were spoken With such vigour that you must be broken Are you feeling lonely Are you feeling empty To fill the air with unbridled hatred And ignorance is a life wasted Are you feeling lonely Are you feeling empty Words like these have got no place in this world today Pricks like you have got no place in this world today
8.
Free 01:35
Did you have something else you had to do Did we have nothing that could comfort you You couldn’t mask the struggle but you hid the gravity Were the words that you wanted to say blocked by your anxiety And the worlds a poorer place without your personality Well I hope you’re finally free If you left something behind for us to use You left a wellspring of memories of you
9.
You got sick of the sound of today Your brain’s stuck in a tape you made for the one who got away Could do with some inspiration here It was a heartbreak radio, blasting out my stereo And the music it showed me, showed me somewhere I could go On that day when everything was wrong You dialled into the frequency and found solace in the song Could do with that inspiration here Just some sound to make me disappear
10.
You brought me in I helped you out Arrive and leave with the same amount And I’ve been dying of a broken heart This is a cry for help, I’m falling apart Prayed to a God I don’t believe in Could not accept that you were leaving
11.
About Time 02:21
Trying to find an appropriate soundtrack Looking for a feeling that I’m never gonna get back I’ve been searching for something that I’ve never seen Except in the pages of a magazine Nostalgic for someone that I’ve never been It’s about time that I finally found a way out of here Did I run out of time am I always too late Never gonna make that same mistake
12.
If those with the broadest shoulders they bear the greatest weight Why are the weakest of us left to sit around and contemplate While they’re walking to a food bank cos they’re sanctioned for a month While the MPs never empty cos they’re subsidised for their own lunch And if we’re all in this thing together Why are we the only ones who are hurting So keep the scroungers on the telly to fill our attention span So we don’t question the bollocks of their long term economic plan When the haves become the have nots, is when the penny drops When a Tory’s in a job centre the irony is never lost Lets hear them try to explain Why we’re the only ones who have to change
13.
Norah Marie 01:32
You’re getting married today, I always thought I’d be the one To know you forever and hold you in these arms But I saw things that you just couldn’t see I guess some things aren’t ever meant to be You’re getting married today, well I’m glad you’re doing fine Is it ten years since I’ve seen you I’ve been losing track of time Back then it never made much sense to me I guess some things aren’t ever meant to be And sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago In the stories of our lives we’re both reduced to cameos You’re getting married today and I’m glad I found the one To know me for forever and hold me in her arms She’ll see things you’ll never get to see I guess some things aren’t ever meant to be

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OUT FEBRUARY 14 2018

Album number five for us.
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Cassette and UK CD available from us. Download digitally from us or get from itunes, Amazon, Spotify and all that garbage.

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released February 14, 2018

Produced by Mark Magill
Mixed by Andy Mason
Mastered by Daniel Husayn at North London Bomb Factory
Art by Max Amos
Layout by Nige Barnes
Photography by Brian Sayle

Mark Magill - vocals/guitar/piano
Chris Howard - bass/vocals
Morgan Brown - drums/vocals

Simon Turner played piano on You Can Have this Country Back

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Down And Outs Liverpool, UK

Punk rock band from Liverpool. Just three mates making music and playing a few gigs now and again.

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