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We Never Should Have Come Here

by The Vanity Project

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1.
Centaur 03:34
2.
Earthbound 03:31
I wish I was a force, an energy without a shape These senses never change, dimensions measured in red tape Eyes, behind these thousand eyes, behind this information I cram I'm a human in disguise, I bet you think I'm not but I am I think you think I can't, but I can So get me out of this home sweet home Water my mind but it will not grow It's where you are, where you'll always be It's where you are, where you'll always be My body isn't ready, my head is saying what's the use God echolocate me, graciously accept this truce Earth, the world is not enough, as every novel rots in my hands Grant me liminality, extraneous appearance be damned I bet you think I can't, but I can So get me out of this home sweet home Water my mind but it will not grow It's where you are, where you'll always be If I grow complacent then murder me It's where you are, where you'll always be It's where you are, where you'll always be Where you are, where you'll always be I bet you think I'm not, but I am I think you think I can't, but I can Now just watch me It's where you are, where you'll always be It's where you are, where you'll always be It's where you are, where you'll always be It's where you are, where you'll always be It's where you are, where you'll always be
3.
(no_drugs) 00:01
Don't do drugs
4.
Jamboree 03:58
Virally contracted or a side-effect of being precocious Clumsy like a muscle undergoing endometriosis We're brittle-boned, thin-skinned, reared wrong, head spins, carry on, carrying The weight of a parent's shoulder, nausea at growing older, we're all in this together, until we crash the servers to which our lives are tethered, I've got my ticket to the Melancholy jambore Melancholy jamboree Reserve the right to retract yourself into an atom Almost all my friends I could envision waving down from heaven Suicide is pointless when you haven't felt alive in forever Instant smile, instant frown, markets up, or maybe down, or maybe drugs, or maybe Coke The jury's out for lunch now, the judge has had a stroke and the killer's on parole now I guess I'm trying to say that I'm grateful every day that I've got my ticket to the Melancholy jamboree Melancholy jamboree Reserve the right to retract yourself into an atom, to an atom What a curious world that creates its own apathetists Du du dududu, du du dududu, du du dududu How could I raise a child knowing it too would hate to exist? Du du dududu, du du dududu, du du dududu Oh it's only a phase, oh we're just the guinea pigs For a glorious age, humanity free of limits And what's one generation, God knows we've done this before Albeit they were both wars Melancholy jamboree Melancholy jamboree Reserve the right to retract yourself into an atom, to an atom
5.
Ellen Lied! 03:19
Your local bistro loves you Your local bistro knows your name, your age and how you like your steak She wants to hold you, feed you She wants to swaddle you in oil and put some colour in your face The lies of Ellen Degeneres Hot singles in your area Hot takes you weren’t prepared for We know what you like We just want to get closer to you Your city council loves you Your city council wants to sweep, the streets and eat the rats for lunch He’ll paint those old park gables He knows it means the world to you “I’ll shake my first, you throw a punch” The lies of Ellen Degeneres Hot singles in your area Hot takes you weren’t prepared for We know what you like We just want to get closer to you We have all your best interests Sewn into our bone and sinew. We’re the best of all your interests, We only live to please you. With Brand new sounds Tv shows Awkward moments Second hand clothing Local source Donate now Sign and share if You won’t believe What she said next Here’s our list May surprise you Swedish crime drama The lies of Ellen Degeneres Hot singles in your area The lies of Eden Degeneres We know what you like
6.
Conquistador 04:03
There's a party in the jungle no one ever moves A Machiavellian dictator's telling me about his father I can see the moment where it all went wrong for me And the guy your mother likes off TV's vomiting against a tree But I just want to know the truth about myself Amazona tell me is there something else? You can be my Atahualpa I'll be your conquistador Give me more I'll be your conquistador Give me more I'll be your conquistador Nothing's fixed you can change your plans I'll be your conquistador We've started selling it in cans now, you can save on flights Have a tipple on your lunch break and have revelations at your desk Hopes and aspirations can be altered chemically Renew your sense of purpose; you can finish that report by three You might also like Good Guys & Bad Guys The Vanity Project (UK) ​​the grudge Olivia Rodrigo ​lacy Olivia Rodrigo But I don't want to know the truth about myself Amazona turn me into something else You can be my Atahualpa I'll be your conquistador Give me more I'll be your conquistador Give me more I'll be your conquistador Nothing's fixed you can change your plans I'll be your conquistador Better call the removal man And now everything's fallen into place Drink Amazona, do your job Paradise is near I can taste it I've found what I was looking for Drink Amazona, do your job I've got this feeling that nothing is too late You can just change your plans I see everything clearly Lying underneath this pile of cans Drink Amazona, do your job Drink Amazona, do your job I'll be your conquistador Drink Amazona, do your job Drink Amazona, do your job I'll be your conquistador Drink Amazona, do your job Drink Amazona, do your job I'll be your conquistador Drink Amazona, do your job Drink Amazona, do your job I'll be your conquistador Drink Amazona
7.
Memory 04:11
8.
Cable Tie 04:07
I am advancing fast as I can So crest the wave to see what comes next Abandon bodies on the shore Ignore the voices at the door Break the board because it’s you and the black boiling Sargasso swirl only When you awake bloodied on rocks thinking to worship me Remember the void can only scream back the words it hears So all of your prayers fall on deaf ears and all of your fears will manifest in a hot blooded red There’s a cable tie around my head Neuroses telling you what you know Hello we think it’s time to come home Echoes remember they’re just echoes A flirtation with the past A romance that will not last cannot last must not last break the fling off fast When you awake safe in your bed and I am there with you Put on your clothes, open the door and order me out Lift up the blinds, leave me behind, empty your head, just spare a thought for the time that we shared There’s a cable tie around my head Oh please stay, we can work together Highs and lows harmonise forever
9.
Craters 04:15
Welcome to earth! See the remnants of an empire, see idols carved in plastic seats. Everything under one roof! Though the celling’s long since ruined, the market stalls have moved outside. And don’t forget You can get that cheaper here. We’ll take only souvenirs And leave only craters. Flatten the banks, make the civil servants serve crap coffee to the aliens. Leave me alone once you’ve given me my sandwich. My cousin owns that pub I think! And don’t forget You can get that cheaper here. We’ll take only souvenirs And leave only craters. And history remembers the holiday makers But history forgets the people that serve you ice cream And history forgets the battle fields and catacombs But history remembers your luxury hotel complex And history remembers the bargain hunters But history forgets the architects and farmers And history forgets your words and features But history remembers a thousand pictures And don’t forget You can get that cheaper here. We’ll take only souvenirs And leave only craters.
10.
Eureka! 02:49
Eureka! I’ve revolutionised my filing system! I had a problem, but I’ve finally worked it out. Oh my god! He’s worked it out! My mind’s clear, I’m less tired and I’m more productive. My family and friends have noticed a change in me. Oh my god! He’s worked it out! I knew something was bothering me, Like an itch or a persistent flea, But now I’ve squashed it, Yes, I think I’ve killed it. Now I’m happy and so care free, Sit down, have a nice cup of tea, Because I think I’ve worked it out Oh my god! He’s worked it out! Eureka! I’ve started making my own bread now. Live on a farm with a goat and my bastard wife. I want to cut my hair, I want to change my name, And start a fire in the staff car park. I knew something was bothering me, Like an itch or a persistent flea, But now I’ve squashed it, Yes, I think I’ve killed it. Now I’m happy and so care free, Sit down, have a nice cup of tea, Because I think I’ve worked it out Oh my god! He’s worked it out! I’ve worked it out! (He’s worked it out) And I’m never ever gonna feel sad again. I’ve filled the void! (He’s worked it out) And I’m never going to look into that again. My five year plan, my five year plan, My self help book and my sleeping pills. In five years time, I see myself As another little piggy looking back again. Another little pig who needs a damn good whack again. I knew something was bothering me, Like an itch of a persistent flea, But now I’ve squashed it, Yes, I think I’ve killed it. Now I’m happy and so care free, Sit down, have a nice cup of tea, Because I think I’ve worked it out Oh my god! He’s worked it out! Eureka!
11.
Epoch 05:36
12.
No Drugs 04:24
And I got a house And I got a kettle And I think there’s milk in So I should be fine guys And I got a bed And I got a shower And I got some chocolate And I think there’s milk in And I got some friends And I got some t shirts And it’s not a mistake a mistake a mistake a mistake a mistake a mistake if I forget where to put them And I got a question And I got some money And I got my act straight Yes I won the lottery It’s my special day And what a wonder it is to exist in a world that supports me and everybody who knows me by name Cos I got family And I got friends And I got all this merchandise Yes I got drinks in They’re fun to taste And I got memories of times when it all seemed so easy it’s OK I’m slowly relearning the way And I got schoolbooks And I got chocolate And I got my bed And I got no drugs

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released September 20, 2023

All songs written and performed by Flora Jackson, Rob Paterson and Martin J King
Produced and mixed by Martin J King
Additional production on Earthbound by Nainesh Shah
Engineered by Martin J King and Bea Balagna
Mastered by Jim Spencer
Recorded at Eve Studios 2020 - 2021

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