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The Revival

by Stranded Whale

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1.
Why don’t you take the chance instead? Why don’t you be my friend out there? Everybody says you don’t care Everyone knows you have been mad Hiding in the dark Living in the spark Somewhere Laughing at the strangers you met Eating all the animals you fed Wash your hands before you forget The times we had the meat were so sad Hiding in the dark Living in the spark Somewhere Someday later I can see you And you can see me falling Like you said, in the end So take my money, take my clothes And take my stories, take my soul The game is over, I hope you Understand, or comprehend Thanks for having me here instead Before I go I need a recess Waiting for my last friend to come back Looking for a new train on the track Hiding in the dark Living in the spark Somewhere
2.
Feels like Midnight Remains Ignite Rewrite Here I Follow Trace down Sorrow Streetlight Undone Headstone Enter White room Alone Better (Cannot be yourself) Replace (Cannot save your tale) Mirror (Tell me what you’ve got) Escape (Tell me who you are) Closer (Bring me closer) Lead role (Falling in a hole) Comes by (Filling up your soul) Window (Something never ends) Divides (Giving up the trend) Landslide (And I wonder)
3.
Lonely bird sings a lullaby Saying this will be the day that I die All of you who ran away Don’t bother coming back and say goodbye The night we had a glass of wine Finding meanings right above the sky When the smell fills the air No measures in this world can save a life The man replies Another day you turn around No one gives attention to your smile Walking into a neon room Facing down the bed and skipped my mind Head down to the street for smoke A trash can caught on fire as people talk No one was running away and stayed The sky is blue as the bird faded out to grey The man replies
4.
Someday 05:03
Someday youʼll find That one thing in mine The next day you'll see Not only in me Not only denial Push me off the trail And you shall not try Sing me lullaby Someday youʼll find That one thing in mine The next day you'll see Not only in me Not only regrets She plays clarinet I stand aside For you to come back Not only reflect The face above your neck Not only depart The dream you used to dive in I left behind For you to adore
5.
Sunday’s over but I Could not sleep at night The king is gone, he left a sign A million ways, a map to survive Behind the stars that we chase A vastness of entropy Look up, I see you there Sitting on your rocking chair Someday Moonlight Shone the rambling sea Won’t you Have mercy on me? Someday in your eyes I have no rights to comply Was I not the same? Living in this dying game Someday Moonlight Shone the rambling sea Won’t you Have mercy on me? He is here Here with me play with me Haunting me Goodbye dear He is here Here with me play with me Haunting me Goodbye dear
6.
Hypnos 04:59
Behold the sky, when it’s time Follow the line, wave goodbye To your broken dreams To the restless scene The grave of your past Guides your way He call, call your name Beneath the floor, kept my kite Open the door, shone a light When will we go to sleep? Where can I crawl this deep? The slave in my head Guides my way He call, call my name I’ve crawled wall after wall And I’ve obeyed wave after wave To save - what I could save We could rewind, time after time Every Friday, we make mistakes Every Saturday, We feel okay Today, we don’t complain Because Sunday, we have shames To be replaced Behold the sky, when it’s time Follow the line, wave goodbye To your broken dreams To the restless scene The grave of your past Guides your way He call, call your name
7.
Blackhole 03:51
If I can see Donʼt you know? I would stop existing for you Anyhow Feel the same Arenʼt we here to pretend? Give it more spins Out there A vast of time In here but a little form of grief She was there to see Waiting to be impetuous Thought it would come But no Be alive Be unsure Form a cycle Rest assure Take it on my own
8.
Grey 08:43
Just the kind of life you saved Just the kind of choice you gave Just another page to paint Just another drunken saint Just another way to grieve For the Gods we all believed Only if the world stops turning Only if the woods are burning Only if your meats are prepared Only if your dreams are nightmares Show me where your paint decays You can only choose the grey Ramblin’ to a place like home Anyway I am all alone Sitting with my mirrored chrome A twin-like clone My falling bones Just another Way to say good night Someone’s waiting When the candle dies Better stay away from the pain of the world Never let the grey disappoint you Better stay away from the pain of the world Never let the grey disappoint you
9.
Days gone Would you stay now When things change Don’t feel strange Right now Hovering around The sun rises I feel strange It was nobody’s fault But I feel sorry for you He’s gone When you wanted to stay Fly away And come back Have a cup Fill my sorrow It was nobody’s fault But I feel sorry for you It was nobody’s fault But I feel sorry for you
10.
You were right About the jokes we’d told each other every Night was slow I felt like we were trapping ourselves in a Ghost in chains Who disguised as the blinds and cripples No no no Don’t you say There is no right or wrong in jungles We are not superior every day This is not America in some ways Sometimes we just have to forget your face Stop and think When we are floating in the universe of Stink and greed I am so sick and tired of your excuses Feed your beast I wish they will not eat you alive We are not superior every day This is not America in some ways Sometimes we just have to smash your face Here she comes I know you’ll have your fun When sorrow meets my eyes I hope I will survive the worst day of my life Kings and queens Will not be coming to the party drinking Greens and blues They are just darkness in the shadows Like we do

about

The ten-song album signifies the transformation of the band, from urban folk to alternative, within three years. The Revival features Grey, a song collaborated with Taiwanese chamber group Cicada during the band’s tour in 2016. The album also highlights two songs, Why Don’t You and Dies In A Room, from a limited edition of 7” lathe-cut “Why Don’t You?”, which is distributed by indie label Sweaty and Cramped. In 2017, a dreamy and obscure music video of Sunday’s Over was released, which demonstrated the band’s avid interest in alternative, electronic and jazz.

The whale has voyaged from the sea and plunged into the deepest ditch.

credits

released October 1, 2018

Stranded Whale

Tomii Chan - vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, synthesizers
Jabin Law - vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, synthesizers
Leung Chun Hin - bass guitar
Lo Yi Kin - piano, electric piano, synthesizers
Dean Li - drums, percussion, synthesizers

Additional Musicians

Jesy Chiang from Cicada - piano on “Grey”
Andy He from Cicada - violin on “Grey”
Yang Tao from Cicada - cello on “Grey”
Eunice Chung from Cicada - viola on “Grey”
PMQ - vocals on “Nobody’s Fault”

Production

Stranded Whale - production
João Marcos Fonseca - mixing on 1,2,3,5,6,7,10, recording on “Hypnos”
Yuchain Wang - mixing on 4,8,9
Zen Chien - recording on “Grey” (at 112F Recording Studio)
Anthony Yeung - mastering

Design

Su Po Wei - photography
Yuki Chan - sleeve art

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Stranded Whale is a folk/alternative band based in Hong Kong. Formed in 2015.

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