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1.
In Orbit 04:44
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You and I in orbit around a blinding sun waiting for collision into the night we run Two heavenly bodies dangling in the dusk We linger lonely hours in structures made to rust and interplanetary dust We don’t know but we’ll find out Before the morning comes about We’ll be a blazing afternoon But tomorrow will be yesterday soon Let your shadow lead you through empty Sunday streets we’re just ripples in the lake at the shore they’ll meet Like a newborn crying crying to the light We will be calling our names Crying in all our might We don’t know but we’ll find out Before the morning comes about We’ll be a blazing afternoon But tomorrow will be yesterday soon, yesterday soon We don’t know but we’ll find out Before the morning comes about We’ll be a blazing afternoon ‘cause tomorrow will be yesterday soon
2.
Praise Of Boredom 04:11
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You thought you found some time to play and to see some sun in May But they found a way to make you pay; and you paid! And now they've got you workin' on a Saturday People hurry to be late Today's another day to wait Boredom is a right of us all Gimme life and life gimme more I won't open up that door Boredom is a right of us all Bulls & bears they make you run like banks & bosses try to keep you dumb Me, I just want my portion in the sun, in the sun! See me sittin' in the sand when they point the gun People, hurry to be late Today's another day to wait Boredom is a right of us all Gimme life and life gimme more I won't open up that door Boredom is a right of us all People, hurry to be late Today's another day to wait Boredom is a right of us all Gimme life and life gimme more I won't open up that door Boredom is a right of us all
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Eurydice 04:16
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Follow me sweet Eurydice we’re on our way out of the dark Though my senses have a way of deceiving me I feel your presence clear and stark Two riders riding to the sun If we don’t make it, consider my life undone On our way to glory, will we hold our heads too high? Will we fall before we ever see the sky? Follow me sweet Eurydice we’re on our way into the light I’ve been misinformed many times before but this time I know I got it right Two branches falling from the tree Some call it excess, I call it destiny On our way to glory, will we hold our heads too high? What will be our story when this is nothing but a lie? Are you still with me, Eurydice? I think we’re almost there The only thing that keeps me going is the sound of your footsteps on these stairs Two riders riding to the sun if we don’t make it, consider my life undone On our way to glory, will we hold our heads too high? Will we fall before we ever see the sky?
4.
The Leaving 03:37
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He packed his bags kissed his sleeping wife and kids goodbye Never coming back he whispered to himself and cried He grabbed his coat whiskey, keys and cigarettes Turned the lamp down low in the reflection of the tv-set he saw his silhouette Ain’t this what you wanted ain’t this what you’ve been waiting for, craving for? Don’t you hesitate now Just keep walking to the door, and nothing more He stepped outside and let the winter night beat down on him He felt the cold slowly creeping into his limbs Ain’t this what you wanted ain’t this what you’ve been waiting for, craving for? Don’t you hesitate now It’s too late now, shut the door yes shut that door He got into his car turned the radio as loud as it could go Headlights off he drove off crying into the snow
5.
Forever Sunday 02:33
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Drown me in your black bed sheets Hide me from the swarming streets ‘Cause they don’t know what we need So clean your nose, roll up your sleeve Forever Sunday Forever Sunday Everyday my way, hey hey Tonight we’ll take the car and drive Like these are the last days of our lives I want to know just how it feels To let go of the wheel Forever Sunday Forever Sunday Everyday my way, hey hey Forever Sunday Forever Sunday Everyday my way, hey hey
6.
She Won't Tell 02:49
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Look out, here she comes She’s got the full moon in her eye Look out, here she comes she ain’t gonna pass you by Oh God, here she comes Boy, don’t you lose your head Oh, you know well she won’t tell Oh yeah, you know damn well You’re a dog and she’s the bone But don’t you forget You got a sweet girl at home Oh God, here she comes Boy, don’t you lose your head Oh, you know well she won’t tell Red lips, white skirt & long black leather boots my my, hell yeah, you want a taste of that fruit You’re a man & you know you can Boy, don’t you lose your head Oh, you know well she won’t tell Oh, you know well Oh , you know well Oh, you know well she won’t tell
7.
A Violet Goodbye 03:10
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I go out when drapes are drawn Walk the streets until dawn I’m awake for days on end Smoke cigarettes with a trembling hand Now the skyline flags out a violet goodbye Been listening to Mr. Townes van Zandt Sure gets me down but I feel he understands To live a rambling life without a home is to be around people but still be alone Now the skyline flags out a violet goodbye All the windows of houses I used to pass everyday they stare at me with stranger’s eyes Think I’ll just gonna lay my splintered bones on the cold wet stone and lay here for a while, lay here for a while Trying not to give in to that one big fear that I gave this city my best years
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Dreamless Slumbers 04:04
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Somebody drag me out of this town on an ambulance bed ‘cause I don’t even wanna touch the ground Cause in these streets it always seems to rain I’m desperate for change but everything just stays the same I’ve been drinking too fast, thinking too slow finishing up last & sinking to low I wanna run with the wild ones I wanna run with the wild ones, rolling down the road I used to be such a quiet boy now I’m just looking for things to destroy (I’d better) start counting my days, start counting my numbers ‘cause your days around here are nothing but dreamless slumbers I should be floating on some Asian river, staring at the stars Or on some South-American mountain range, hitting guerilla bars (But instead I’m) spending my prime at the assembly line, trading my time for a handful of dimes Death sits at the window tapping his feet to the beat of the clock and he don’t stop He just smiles at passersby giving me the eye and he says: Start counting your days, start counting your numbers ‘cause your days around here are nothing but dreamless slumbers Start counting your days, start counting your numbers ‘cause your days around here are nothing but dreamless slumbers
9.
Persephone 04:15
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The return of her servant Persephone patiently awaits plunged in her throne like a diamond in a jewel case And I carefully make my way through the maze of here crossed legged maids watching me like perfumed birds of prey I’ve got a feeling that I could die if I could see her alone tonight in the master bedroom or a garden shack I will do everything I can to be beyond her command even if I’ll never make my way back She knows it takes no time to demoralize Her sweet daddy is the king and she’s seen it with her own eyes Heroes feast beneath her gaze, seeing only her sweet face They don’t know she’s got ‘em all in her sway I’ve got a feeling that I could die if I could see her alone tonight in the master bedroom or a garden shack I will do everything I can to be beyond her command even if I’ll never make my way back I’ve got a feeling that I could die if I could see her alone tonight in the master bedroom or a garden shack I will do everything I can to be beyond her command and I’ll never make my way back
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Evelyn 04:09
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Pick yourself from off the floor and find yourself a plan Slam the door and scream some more ‘till someone understands And Evelyn tries, Evelyn tries Every night under city lights you sell them what you’ve got Dig a hole deep in your sole and hide there what you’re not And Evelyn lies, Evelyn lies This is the place where you belong This is the taste that tastes so strong, so strong The right time to escape always seems to pass you by Dig up all those tears of joy buried in your mind And Evelyn sighs, Evelyn sighs So close so many times, you can’t even count waiting only to believe in something that you found And Evelyn cries, Evelyn cries This is the place where you belong This is the taste that tastes so strong, so strong This is the place where you belong This is the taste that tastes so strong Pick yourself from off the floor and find yourself a plan No more sorrow, no more tears, you tell yourself again And Evelyn dies, Evelyn dies
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Sunday Love (Driving Around) 03:09
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I’ve got a love I rarely see she’s from the dark side of town On certain Sunday afternoons she likes to come around She’s got a love for big bright lights so I take her downtown I drive her there in my mother’s car but mostly we just drive around ‘Round and round, and round and round… Round and round and round We sit in silence side by side and gently make our miles I never ask her how she feels and she answers with the faintest smiles Her father died in the winter of ‘92 when she was just a child Little bare feet in the snow ever since running wild ‘Round and round, and round and round… Round and round and round I’ve got a love I rarely see So I just drive around
12.
Ballad Of A Bad Lover (Signs) 02:55
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Met a girl last night she was cool, she was bright she knew all the books that I read But when I said babe, I like my stories sad she jumped right-a-way outta my bed The signs were right but my ways were wrong I’m good for an hour but an night's too long You’ve gotta find yourself a man who’s got himself a plan Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone Met a girl last week she was young, she was sweet She said she liked the way I held my guitar But when I took her to my car she said she wouldn’t drive too far So I dropped my keys and headed straight for the bar The signs were right but my ways were wrong I’m good for an hour but an night’s too long You’ve gotta find yourself a man who’s got himself a plan Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone The signs were right but my ways were wrong I’m good for an hour but an night’s too long You’ve gotta find yourself a man who’s got himself a plan Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone (I’ll say it again) Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone
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False Injuries 03:34
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Shake the fake apostles from their beds You say you don’t know them You’re collecting fossils in your head But you don’t show them Cover up your wry smile And your deck of dirty cards Lying to the queen of hearts Always wanted to play the drums But got a violin instead Never thought you’d eat the crumbs Of your rotten bread And don’t expect a warm welcome home Or soothing words of righteous ones Go home and feed the black swans All the thoughts you try to convey Are flying ‘round in a circular way Go pet the stray cats in your alleyway Who’s gonna be left behind alone? Who’s gonna miss you when you’re gone? Find a name for your disease And I will cure it Show me your false injuries ‘cause I adore it Write a song and I’ll sing along Raise our glass to the empty chairs and our inescapable despair Sent my regards to apologies well staged, your eloquent use of clichés well aged, the sacrifice for your gods enraged
14.
To The River 03:34
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Take me down to the river where I can see eternity Lay me down in that old field where I can rest peacefully And the dreams that filled our head shine like start tonight & echo in the sky Can’t count all the times I thought I had it all, like pictures on the wall Take me down to the river where we ran when we were young See them float on the water passing by, like our lives And the dreams that filled our head shine like start tonight & echo in the sky Can’t count all the times I thought I had it all, like pictures on the wall Take me down to the river where I can see eternity

about

Dreamless Slumbers is the debut album of singer/songwriter Tommy Ebben and his band The Small Town Villains. It was released on October 15th at Goomah Music.

TE & STV are: Tommy Ebben (vocals, guitar), Maarten Rischen (keys), Sebastian Herber (bass, backing vox) and Thomas vd Berg (drums).


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For more info, please visit www.tommyebben.com.

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released October 15, 2010

Released under license by Goomah Music
Distributed and promoted by Excelsior Recordings and V2 Records
Published worldwide by Chrysalis Music Benelux

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