LYRICS
- Not so Bad! (a song for Hanna Högstedt)
- Douda (a song for Sanaé)
- Screwdriver (a song for Jessica)
- Everyday Routine (a song for D)
- Nathalie Brown (a song for my childhood friend)
- In and Out of Grace (a song for all the ladies in the place!)
- Koenji Monkey (a song for all the monkeys)
- Manpower (a song for Valerie Jean Solanas)
- No End in Sight 2 (a song for Reiko Underwater)
- The Girl Next Door (a song for the girl… next door)
- In a Rented Room (a song for former and forthcoming real & imaginary loves)
- White Wine and Sleeping Pills (a song for Célia)
- Snowballing (a song for Svea)
- You Were Always on My Mind (a song for Marie-Astrid)
Not so Bad! (a song for Hanna Högstedt)
Written by Emilie Hanak, Célia Keren. Composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals, backing vocals: Emilie Hanak. Drums: KingQ4. Synths: Raphaël Seguin. Viola da Gamba: Marjolaine Cambon. Xylophone: Raphaël Seguin
I saw you there one Monday late at night
No star no moon to tell you what’s the line
Where to start, how to write?
These days you never seem to be satisfied (bis)
But you’re not so bad. No you’re not so bad. (x)
I saw you there one Monday late at night
For a second you were one of those full time stars
And you shine, oh you shine!
All of a sudden streetlamps turn into spotlights
Armies of disco balls swinging in the sky!
But you’re not so bad.No you’re not so bad.
Oh you’re fucking bright (x)
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Douda (a song for Sanaé)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals, ukulele: Emilie Hanak
You eat an apple I give you a kiss
Then you disappear
You fly in the sky and I feel so blue
When you’re not here (bis)
Oh Douda Douda Douda
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Screwdriver (a song for Jessica)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals, backing vocals: Emilie Hanak. Guitar: Emilie Hanak. Drums: KingQ4 Guitar: synths Raphaël Seguin
I’m walking with a ghost
It’s the same you’ve always known
As ugly as it sounds I’m a denial freak
I’m walking with a ghost
It’s the same you’ve always known
As ugly as it seems it’s a denial trick
Shut up, shut up, shut up and go
You don’t know how to grow
You’re in denial geek
Shut up Shut up
You don’t know what to show
As ugly as it sounds you’re in denial freak
I’m a screwdriver
Bang bang bang I’m a screwdriver (bis)
I’m eating all the insects that eat you up
During the night when I fucking can’t sleep
I’m eating all the insects that eat you up
During the night when I fucking can’t sleep
I’m fed up (x)
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Everyday Routine (a song for D)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Guitars: Emilie Hanak, Raphaël Seguin. Sound effects: Raphaël Seguin, Emilie Hanak. Synths: Raphaël Seguin
You want to see things happening in your everyday routine
You know nothing as it seems but the proofs are missing.
You could have tried harder you could have spoken up
and you could have left earlier but you chosed to stay.
You chosed to stay for nearly forty years.
Do you always see the best and remember all the fun?
How can you forget about the rest and all the dDamage done?
You could have tried harder you could have spoken up
and you could have left earlier but you chosed to stay
You chosed to stay for nearly forty years (x)
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Nathalie Brown (a song for my childhood friend)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals, backing vocals: Emilie Hanak.
Drums: KingQ4, Viola da Gamba : Marjolaine Cambon. Charango: Axel Monneau
I read Catcher in the rye and I felt myself exactly that pointless
Tried to hitch hike far away but I figured out it was all the same mess.
In our crappy neighborhood there were screwballs all over, all over the place
with no ideals to stick by you were the cutest the cutest one in this mess
I read Catcher in the rye and I felt myself exactly that pointless
Tried to hitch hike far away well I figured out it was all the same mess
(I think you’re crazy maybe…)
Oh Nathalie Brown Nathalie Brown Nathalie Brown I’m the talk of the town
Please come back Nathalie Brown I won’t make it on my own
Nathalie Brown we won’t buckle down.
Have you read that book about a teenage guy that completely looses control?
He lies in piles and I guess that time has told him not to ask for more
If you want me to I could be the one getting you out of this crappy place
We’ll live in a house with lots of windows and we’ll never ever think about our past.
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In and Out of Grace (a song for all the ladies in the place!)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals: Emilie Hanak. Backing vocals: Florent Charissoux, Emilie Hanak.
Ukulele: Emilie Hanak. Sound effects: Emilie Hanak, Raphaël Seguin. Synths : Raphaël Seguin
In and out of grace she takes me
In and out of grace so quickly
In and out of grace she’s got me
In and out of grace I’m locked in a box
And I, I ll be up early in the morning
I won t be wild awake
I ll go out sleepwalking
In and out of grace my hidden fears
In and out of grace they don’t show
In and out of grace they constantly just grow
In and out of grace she hit me
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And I, I ll sell myself to you
I’ll feel worse than I need to
Don’t wanna be away from your grace
In and out of grace she takes me
Now nothing feels surprising to me
Now the aching in my heart amuse me,
No nothing feels surprising to me
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So I, I’ll be up early in the morning
I won’t be wild awake,
I’ll go out sleepwalking
In and out of grace she takes me
Now nothing feels surprising to me
Now the aching in my heart amuse me,
No nothing feels surprising to me
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Koenji Monkey (a song for all the monkeys)
Written by Anthony Carrew & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals, ukulele: Emilie Hanak.
Sound effects, synths: Raphaël Seguin, Emilie Hanak. Electric guitar: Florent Charissoux
I still think of the monkey I saw in Koenji that day
in that bizarre pet store were all the owners smoked away
he was swirling circles in its cage turning round and round all day
like a monkey whirling dervish it’d clearly gone insane
Like Nietzsche with his horse I saw the monkey and I cried
an apology to the helpless beasts with manking in their lives
I’m sorry a sad and salty sorry every Balthazar I’m sorry
Koenji monkey I’m so sorry… (bis)
And I want you on the soft side on the soft side
I’m sorry… A sad salty sorry… Koenji monkey I’m so sorry
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Manpower (a song for Valerie Jean Solanas)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals, backing vocals: Emilie Hanak.
Guitar: Raphaël Seguin. Solo Guitar: Antoine Lepoutre. Bass: Jildaz Le Bras. Drums : KingQ4
I was walking down the street the other day minding my own business
when I saw a sign “Manpower”. Now I’m not into complaining about pseudo
sexist terms or history or menstruation but I do have a problem with Manpower.
Yes I do have a problem with Manpower.
Valerie this world is not real to me
Oh Valerie this world is not real to me
This world is not real to me
And I was walking down the street the other day minding my own business
When I saw a man with superpowers. Now I’m not into loosing my cool but
I have to admit that I did it…
I shot a man with superpowers.
Yes I shot a man with superpowers.
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No End in Sight 2 (a song for Reiko Underwater)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Guitar: Emilie Hanak. Synths: Raphaël Seguin. Viola da Gamba: Marjolaine
Cambon
I woke up down on the ground all the clouds were dressed in black
I had a gazoline taste in mouth and mind, I woke up down on the ground
No end in sight… The sleeper is right, what moves your heart?
How can I fight, we’re on the same side, we gotta settle down
I had a dream last night the spookiest thing last night
Oh I went underwater in order to take back pieces of you but instead
I found a bunch of fishes and you don’t know oh god it made me feel blue
No end in sight… The sleeper is right, what moves your heart?
How can I fight, we’re on the same side, we gotta settle down we gotta settle down
I woke up down on the ground all the clouds were dressed in black
I had a gazoline taste in mouth and mind, I woke up down on the ground
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The Girl Next Door (a song for the girl… next door)
Composed by Florent Charissoux. Written by Emilie Hanak. Vocals: Emilie Hanak.
Guitar: Florent Charissoux. Synths: Sacha Loeve. Xylophone: Raphaël Seguin.
Drums: KingQ4. Bass: Jildaz Le Bras. Backing vocals: Sacha Loeve, Florent Charissoux
The girl next door showed me a picture she’d recently taken of you
The sad girl could hardly stop shivering her nose and her fingers turned blue.
So I guess I’m in trouble but hers is bigger than mine.
So I guess I’m doing fine but you got a hold of my heart
and you’ve known it all the time… Oh I guess I’m doing fine.
The girl next door showed me a picture she’d recently taken of you
I know that you know that I know that something makes her feel very blue
The girl next door showed me a picture she’d recently taken of you
The sad girl could hardly stop shivering her nose and her fingers turned blue.
And you’ve known it all the time her trouble is bigger than mine
so I guess I’m doing fine everything is just fine fine fine.
(Stinky – smelly – beauty – sorry)
You make me feel warm inside and i think that you stink like a dead cat
that’s been in the trash for ten days and I just found you and I think that you’re a liar
and a fucking cat that’s been in the trash for ten days and maybe more than that.
You’re a cat and you stink but I love you.(bis)
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In a Rented Room (a song for former and forthcoming real & imaginary loves)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals: Emilie Hanak.
Guitar: Emilie Hanak. Percussions, sound effects Emilie Hanak, Raphaël Seguin
Someday before we go to bed I’ll write you a long letter
but in between the moody words I’ll be laughing through the tears
yes our love no longer sweet will make me laugh all through the tears
And someday in a rented room I’ll lay, I’ll lay my head upon the roof I will
and then I’ll call you from afar all skies will be painted white
Someday when I go to bed I’ll write you a long letter
and in between the sour words the world will keep on spinning
while our love no longer sweet will make me laugh all through the tears
And someday in a rented room I’ll lay, I’ll lay my head upon the moon I will
and then I’ll see you from afar all skies will be painted white
Someday before we go to bed I’ll write you a long letter
and in between the second thoughts I’ll be laughing through the tears
yes our love no longer sweet will make me laugh all through the tears
And someday in a rented room I’ll lay, I’ll lay my head upon the roof I will
and then I’ll call you from afar all skies will be painted white
And someday in a rented room I’ll lay, I’ll lay my head upon the moon I will
and then I’ll see you from afar all skies will be painted white
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White Wine and Sleeping Pills (a song for Célia)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Guitars: Emilie Hanak.
Vocals: Emilie Hanak. Backing vocals: Florent Charissoux, Emilie Hanak.
Viola da Gamba: Marjolaine Cambon. Percussions, synths: Raphaël Seguin
I always thought I would dare to
But i never asked you out
Ok tonight if you want me to
I can show you I never I never had a doubt
You were my gazoline white wine and sleeping pills
I was scared to be happy
Scared to death to be happy
Ok tonight if you want me to
I can tell you I never I never had a doubt
You were my gazoline white wine and sleeping pills (bis)
I always thought I would dare to
But i never asked you out
Ok tonight if you want me to
I can show you I never I never had a doubt
You were my gazoline white wine and sleeping pills (bis)
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Snowballing (a song for Svea)
Written & composed by Emilie Hanak. Vocals, backing vocals: Emilie Hanak.
Bass: Jildaz Le Bras. Drums: KingQ4. Guitar: Raphaël Seguin
Snowballing’s getting bigger we’re falling in december snowlling’s getting bigger
There’s nothing to deliver
we’re falling in december (x)
Monday at 6AM we find a special stuff and if you want to know its name
You gotta figure it out as a modern complain
Nothing to deliver we’re falling in december
snowballing’s getting bigger (x)
We are falling in december (x)
Snowballing’s getting bigger we’re falling in december snowlling’s getting bigger
There’s nothing to deliver
