YOU CAN T WIN, CHARLIE BROWN DIFFRACTION / REFRACTION LYRICS

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LYRICS

YOU CAN’T WIN, CHARLIE BROWN

DIFFRACTION / REFRACTION

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AFTER DECEMBER

Music:You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown

Lyrics:Afonso Cabral

Call up her number, Let her go and you'll know Get your car,

Let her find you in another year or so, And if she crawls out of her heart, Says it couldn't be so,

Say "Love dies and my love is almost out of hope

And if you borrow all my calls, all my time, all my soul When you cry, when you feel "no nothing ever goes" Then, all distractions put aside, let me go, lover

All your love is in a bottle, life is thin and could a love like ours grow?

Now our new home, no it wasn't made for you You've never loved another boy, but you'll Find out how in good time

You're gonna love another boy On your own

And if you come back all the time in your car, from the start And if your heart is so damn blind that we could never be apart And if you take it upon you to be the good, to be the truth Then all the bad and all the blood will just pour upon you too Now our new home, no it wasn't made for you

You've never loved another boy, but you'll Find out how in good time

You're gonna love another boy On your own

But I believe that you won't be stranded And if you call, I'll always try to help you And if you know what we both are wishing Then all the gold, it couldn't be our savior But if you fall for "this is all boredom"

And if you know that nothing's like that summer, By now you feel like you won't defend it Ain't nothing more than lovers being lovers Calling off their promise to each other To the void and back in to discover If you feel the need to tell others Ain't nothing more to love, it's all...

And know that our new home, no it wasn't made for you You've never loved another boy, but you'll

Find out how in good time You're gonna love another boy

With all your sorrow All your freedom All your conscience All your beauty All your soul”

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Piano, Programming

David Santos: Synth

João Gil: Farfisa, Acoustic Guitar

Luís Costa: Electric Guitar, Programming, Noise

Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass

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FALL FOR YOU

Rise up, Call me, my love

And I’ll tell why I’m at the edge

All you’ve done and all that you want Is what put me where I belong

All your lust for him and his lies Got me on my knees for a while And now I’m gone

If you call and turn him around If you love beyond all doubt

Then let me go now something is wrong But don’t return once he is gone

Move and turn me around Like you do with every pout

And I’ll forget that something was wrong And I will fall for you again

Burn and sear to the ground Like you’ve done my soul and heart And I’ll regret I opened my arms ‘Cause I won’t fall for you again

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Wurlitzer, Programming / David Santos: Vocals, Metallophone, Sampler

João Gil: Piano / Luís Costa: Electric Guitar / Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass Tomás Sousa: Drums / Francisco Mozer: Violin / Tiago Rosa: Cello

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POST SUMMER SILENCE

Lyrics:Afonso Cabral, David Santos

From the black on the board, remember

Follow down the line and I’ll be on the summer road Oh, in the summer I will know

If I’ve been right or I’ve been wrong Fool me, I’m on your side, and I Can't say hi, Can't say goodbye Can't say hi, Can't say goodbye

Can't stop the noise inside our home, can't stop the noise inside Can't say hi, Can't say goodbye

Feel me cutting you alive in your summer clothes Now you’re cutting up the rope

And I’ll be coming up to serve you all the gold I’ll be coming down

Don’t give up on me, no I’ll be coming down Cold, your heart is so cold And I’m coming up

I know that you see it’s my fault And now, now I’m running Falling out of my core I see it

Go if it matters that bad because I’m coming over Carry on by yourself

Oh no, I’ll hold on to summer, right now Hold on to summer, I

Can't say hi, Can't say goodbye Can't say hi, Can't say goodbye

Can't stop the noise inside our home, can't stop the noise inside Can't say hi, Can't say goodbye

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals

David Santos: Vocals

João Gil: Fender Rhodes, Acoustic Guitar

Luís Costa: Electric Guitar

Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Synth, Percussion

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BE MY WORLD

I'll be right by your side If you can reply Come over,

In other words, I need a surprise And if you're at a loss I will know I will be your eyes

And I'll run after all the ghosts For your pride

Be my world, be my world I'll be on time

Be my world, be my world I'll be alright

I hope you're coming home soon I hope you're coming home soon If you're right there across the floor Then nothing applies

But you're running across the world So, I hope that you're alright Be my world, be my world I'll be on time

Be my world, be my world I'll be alright

I hope you're coming home soon Be my world, be my world I'll be alright

And if you come apart say where you're staying for the night And I'll be coming right over and signing for the prize And I'll come as soon as I can

I'll come as soon as I can, I'm coming over Be my world, be my world

Be my world, be my world I'll be home before they tell you I won't leave without a sign I hope you're coming home soon

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Programming

David Santos: Metallophone

João Gil: Farfisa

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I WANNA BE YOUR FOG

Looking at the world with your light You see our bleakness clearly all around The way you see it all

The way that sadness hits your eyes and brings you to the ground I'm not letting up and leaving you alone

I'm not letting up at all

Take a while and close your little eyes for now Let me see the side you never show

Take a while and close your little eyes for now Give it up and let it go, somehow

I'm not going, leaving you alone Not all walls fall

Get up and stand tall Stop aiming for the floor 'Cause you can't take more Talking back at dawn Holding on to your bad bone Your one and lone

Bad bone Your one and lone, One and only fault

Grab it up and let it wild and overgrown Fly it to the sun and none will ever know

I want to be the one When hurt is at your door I want to take it all I wanna be your fog

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion

David Santos: Metallophone, Glockenspiel

Luís Costa: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Salvador Menezes: Bass, Percussion

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SHOUT

We came into your homes We had it all worked out We'd run as fast as thunder With all that it requires

The wrong that you won't mention The fallout it implies

They all just wandered off We didn't know if we'd died We're young and yet we're not aloud So all bets are off

We're taking over by surprise And we won't let go I know I won't be let down I know that they'll care somehow

And while they're all thinking back and forth I hope you know that no,

They ain't taking us alive

You know we'll take you by surprise all the way down We'll have it all before sunrise

And we won't run

Out in the open for your eyes So don't look down

We're young and yet we're not aloud But we won't leave without our pride We're taking over by surprise And we won't let go

We won't be treated like we're fools No, we won't let go

We're young and yet we're not aloud I know I won't be let down

I know that they'll care somehow

And while they're all thinking back and forth I hope you know that no,

They ain't taking us alive

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Piano, Farfisa, Hammond

David Santos: Synth

João Gil: Farfisa

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NATURAL HABITAT

Come back with another goal and I might be your right hand Turn back yet another war and I might be the right man On and on

On and on On and on and on

Turn your battles someplace else I’m here to stay and that’s a start I know you’re just begging for my place Don’t it sober up your veins

To know that things might stay the same I hope you know that I won’t stop at all I might make this spot my home a little longer And I’m coming forward, I’m coming forward for you

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Wurlitzer, Clavinet, Bass Drum

David Santos: Synth

Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Clarinet, Hi-hat, Programming

Tomás Sousa: Snare

HEART

Only, only hold on

Love her heart and be whole again

And if you are right, there will come no harm And if you are bright, there will be no war And if you don't let her down

One night only in your arms Then I won't grab her heart I won't drive you apart

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals

Luís Costa: Acoustic Guitar

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FROM HER SOOTHING MOUTH

Take me back and pay it all I know that we can work it out

Dare we sing along another word, another song? Could we take another turn,

Pretend our wants are not absurd? I know you’ll be surprised Take my word and come on by Buy my love

Only time you’ll get it right Oh, I know that your lust is on fire

Oh, and I won’t let the gloom into your heart Oh, I won’t leave it all in bloom

And I know I’m the only truth And I know, I won’t laugh no, no, no If you call at my soothing mouth No I won’t let go

---AfonsoCabral: Vocals

David Santos: Omnichord

João Gil: Acoustic Guitar

Luís Costa: Glockenspiel

Salvador Menezes: Bass

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UNDER

Come on over settle down

All I want is a word and I’m off the ground ‘Cause I’m coming up high into your heart And I won’t back down

Come on over saddle up

All I need is a call then I’m on the ground ‘Cause I’m coming up low into your thoughts Then I’ll go

I won’t bother with your loss Undercover in your thoughts

‘Cause I’m a spy for agents in your heart Tearing you apart

I can make you sweat and bleed Make you feel your every need

‘Cause I’m a spy for war inside your heart War inside your heart

And I won’t back down ‘Cause I’m picking up a cause I’m devastating all your pores

I won’t bother with your loss Undercover in your thoughts

‘Cause I’m a spy and I won’t be going for a while I’m not going for a while

For all that you deserve I won’t be far again

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Piano, Farfisa

David Santos: Monotron

João Gil: Farfisa

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WON’T BE HARMED

Lyrics:Afonso Cabral, Salvador Menezes

Oh, I’ll be here a long time My only hope

I’m just going out for a while I won’t be harmed

Free my heart for a minute now Ask around for the thought of others And I know that the answer they’ll call out You won’t be harmed

---I know that we can turn over the tide And all that’s coming

Over and over a thousand more times Hold on for any surprise

I’ll be here every time you are cold And feel like running

I really believe that sometime ahead Most things will brighten our hearts

---Take all her wins

Make them feel as good as my trace of yourself I’ll try to explain

Good things will come with time

---Nearing overload take your burdens out of mind and out of soul And remember all your goals and why you use your time And when you do don’t let go

Hope ain’t always there to recognize sometimes you’ve gotta close your eyes and try to take another turn now

Oh, take the joy you used to know I know you keep it in your heart

Now the time has come for you to turn the page I know there must be a light to make you fell alright You won’t be harmed

---Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Wurlitzer, Farfisa

David Santos: Vocals

João Gil: Piano

Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass, Clarinet, Acoustic Guitar

Tomás Sousa: Drums

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YOU CAN’T WIN, CHARLIE BROWN

DIFFRACTION / REFRACTION

Produced by You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown Recorded by Tiago Sousa at studio 15A

Additional recordings by Afonso Cabral and Luís Nunes Mixed by Luis Nunes and You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown at Studio 15A

Mastered by Rafael Toral Artwork by Pedro Gaspar

Mastering of Artwork Helder Luís @ No Type

Cover: Rui Toscano, Untitled (Planeta Vermelho), 2011-2013 Back cover: Rui Toscano, Cloudland, 2002 (Photo: DMF) (photo: Nuno Sousa Dias)

All songs by You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown

2014 Pataca Discos © You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown PD 00114 youcantwincharliebrown.com patacadiscos.pt [email protected] YCWCB Afonso Cabral, David Santos, João Gil, Luís Costa, Salvador Menezes Tomás Sousa ---A big thank you to everyone who has supported us over these last years and in the making of this record, especially João Paulo Feliciano, Mário Feliciano, Luís Nunes, Raquel Lains, Peggy Jean-Louis, Pedro Gaspar, Rui Toscano, Vera Marmelo, Hélio Morais, Pedro Santos, Pedro Ramos, Bruno Pernadas, Pedro Sousa, Carina Costa, Joana Mota Capitão, Débora Félix, Filipa Mateus and Bárbara Gonçalves.