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1.
Deer 03:49
the sun left the city and your windows laid down all the cars are turning back around this traffic sound is cold and your industrious honestly we don't know very much about it (honestly) wrap our heads around these things stand around the darkest corners no one here will see us you signal a change in me I guess honestly we don't know very much about it (honestly) stand around wrap our hands around each other you signal a change in me i guess
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Turns 03:28
boys in chords write songs to please you girl smiles at the doorway greet you and your days go on mine too but something went wrong lonely words and heartfelt voices broken hearts and painful choices and if you want to lose this much just because i can't turn on love old love winter climbing walls to bite you old and chilled my words recite you and this house grows cold like the hand i never went to hold poised to run you cut me right through and of course it hurts i'd never turn on you and you're gone your words just ended it and my heart shudders at the thought of it
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the call response time fades as if there were and easy way around this all as long as we keep walking no one catches on and you might just settle in the city river stops this architecture lends itself to hiding out our selfish limbs and broken mouths if you look back i might be wrong (but i can see your house from here) you might just settle in

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Produced by Lawrence English

All songs © 2005 THE RATIONAL ACADEMY
Recorded 2004/2005 @ 121 by Lawrence English www.room40.org
Additional recording @ Zero Interferance Engineered by Bryce Moorhead 2004
Artwork: detail from "Too dead to die" Danny Ford 2005
Layout by Fang
additional musical performances:
Lawrence English (electronics/laptop) & Joss Berrett (drum kit)
The Rational Academy acknowledge stealing the
title "Of course it's cold" from a book by David Eggers

Special thanks to Lawrence, Bec & Yiddah at Room 40, Fang,
In Finland, Brock Fitzgerald, Redstar, Ric's Cafe, The Troubadour,
610 Gallery, Bon Amici, Novi Split, Tujiko Noriko, Delpino,
the autumn giants, The Scare, Iron On, Blonde Cobra, Turnpike,
Seaplane, 4ZzZFM, Mutronic Mike & Tim @ Tym Guitars,
Liesl Pfeffer, Nicola Phoenix, Jamon Phelan, Jay Sweeney & Albert,
Jess Shulman, George Beleznay, Nick & Vic, Time Off, Rave & Bizoo,
Oscar the coffee machine, The Brisbane Muffia and all.

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