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Noughts and Exes

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Hearts 04:06
HEARTS Oh our story always starts so promising Then something will go awry Yes something will go awry What began ideal will simmer down to real And these heights are not quite so high No these heights are not quite so high To what do I choose to bind To what do I choose to bind Will it break or be embraced Be it treasured or laid to waste Be it pleasure or pain I taste This is my heart This is my heart Now the storm ensues and I am overcome Oh to struggle or be subdued Oh to fight or be left to lose And the choice to leave is mine to give away But to what do I hold onto But to what do I hold onto Though in pieces I push on through Oh to what do I hold onto Will it break or be embraced Be it treasured or laid to waste Be it pleasure or pain I taste This is my heart This is my heart When the darkness lies in wait Or the light promises to break Be it heaven or hell I face This is my heart This is my heart Oh the rush goes And the flame slows Oh the wear shows But do we give way Oh I can never fathom how I stay
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Seasons 03:37
SEASONS So it starts and all is seemingly sublime The outlook bright And everything's divine And from this height I'm altogether fine And I never look back down And so amazed At everything that's falling into place Possibly perfection I will taste If only I remain And I never look back down So the seasons roll And what I'd counted dear I treat as old Reflection and regret to which do I hold Both lingering behind And I never look back down And so it goes as many have before The fire wanes A foot out of the door And how we got here was a steady crawl And I never look back now As to why you would wait for me Is a quandary I can't solve As to why you would stay for me As to why you would stay now So it spirals on And indiscretions are all sat upon The breaking of your heart Again I've done And still you haven't gone Yet I never look back now And so unfolds The listing of my sins and of your woes And further will I fumble I suppose And still you never go No I never look back now As to why you would wait for me Is a quandary I can't solve As to why you would stay for me As to why you would stay now And what would you say is wrong with this And what would you say is wrong So it starts again And everything’s familiar and yet Refreshingly anew I hold my breath And start to climb again And I never look back now
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In The Eyes 04:24
IN THE EYES What was beautiful What's profitable What we've all pursued Is an adequate disguise Here you're masquerading But a look betrays the lies What you've laid beneath Buried under glee Any sign of grief Has been swept under the rug Only room for happy Still I read between the lines Is there something in your eyes Behind the glass it lies And peering in you see it Betraying your disguise Despite your hope reveal it It is in vain you try There’s nowhere here to hide Plaster over pain Hold to your display Cover up the ways That you fall into the cracks Keep up your performance While your truth leaks through the lines Is there something in your eyes Now there's something in your eyes Now you see there's something wrong with us Now you see there's something wrong and it's still ok
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Whole 03:38
WHOLE Breaking it down one can discern Where the fracture lies And from a height, it's easier to determine lines Maybe my bliss in ignorance is to blame for sighs I'm taken aback I'm taken aback But I could be whole I have dipped into darkness I have tripped on the light I have read into rituals In the hope of insight Waded into the water Wandered into the night In the hope of completion In the hope That I could be whole Lift your eyes to the mountains Now where does my help come from
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Collisions 04:45
COLLISIONS Treading warily Keep yourself from all harm Lest the breakage is Far beyond all you've done Fool me twice is a Fashion you can't afford So the good with the Bad is lost in your war Won't you brace for it And you live when you're ready to lose it You brace for me Everything cannot be lest you brace Brace for it Treading carefully May well keep you from harm Yet regrettably Hide you also from love In collisions we Realize what may be But when fearfully Stepping in you retreat Won't you brace for it You live when you're ready to lose it You brace for me Everything cannot be lest you brace Brace for it Here it comes wait for it
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THE SILENT OFFENDER Voices in the dark Are taunting, pull you apart 1,2,3, ready or not Here they come, breaking the lock You’d better start running again Silence is no friend The quiet will offend Whispering all that you lack Hinting at all you could have Though you're full you hunger again So you grope for more Plenty is your poor Nevermind climbing the chain Nevermind scoring again Everything's never enough All you have cries out For some faith to doubt Into this pour out Or everything's nothing again You're timing out
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Seconds 00:42
SECONDS Before the last one's blown Before the flicker has gone Before your song winds down Before the final chime sounds I'll take a breath to say I'll take the time to celebrate I'll take a drink and wait And never rush out Never rush out Never rush out
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Lovely Day 04:11
LOVELY DAY I thought this time Was right despite All other situations where Broken pieces I had jammed in fit well This smooth proved cracked This whole, it lacked I know upon inspection That my perfection was a tad bit flawed. It's a lovely day to die Die to the one I love Once here, now gone Makes clear, unknown And now upon reflection The magic mirror that I used was cracking But now "too late" Has come my way And oh it's so ironic That by the time that I had dawned it was night It's a lovely day to die Die to the one I love And now here stands A broken lamp With all illumination within but lacking Motivation to shine How wrong thou art When in the dark's The best of situations To let the light of all you've gained burn bright It's a lovely day to die Die to the one I love Die to in fact myself.
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On And On 05:16
ON AND ON Facing the breaking Bracing for all that erupts here Brave all you fear or Miss out on all you adore dear Into the dark do we delve Never parting and though swallowed whole We go on Unto the dawn we persist Holding on to the hope that the night will pass over us Should this go amiss Will all we've had be abandoned Enjoying, enduring Pleasure or pain we will fathom Into the dark do we delve Never parting and though swallowed whole We go on Unto the dawn we persist Holding on to the hope that the night will pass over us Should the walls close in Should the lights grow dim Still this could sing Still this could sing We are right here On and on we battle
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THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACE Here one breath Silently slipped the next I thought me quite set for your leaving Though this time Had been preparing myself For departure I'm left bleeding And oh what did you do And oh what were you to Us all, that you would leave such a silence when gone. Though resolved I was to that you'd go I can't help but note I'm depleting And this ache Surely was a mistake Since I was not intent on grieving And oh what did you do And oh what were you to Us all, that you could leave such a silence when gone.
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... At Best 07:11
... AT BEST I could be fractured Or maybe shattered I could be flaking Disintegrating or worse Maybe I'm tearing Or disappearing I could be wretched I could be useless at best Maybe to crumbling I could be fumbling Or have I traded all of my soul For my wealth I could be wasted Now I should face it I have invested all of myself On myself I know these eyes They saw me from far away Then beckoned me to stay And I can't hide I know these eyes They caught me while unaware When I'd taken to despair And I can't fight Now I cannot fight Now masturbation is a vocation Living a life of Just pleasing myself And now in pieces I am deceived as All I've acquired Is slowly destroying myself What is wearing me out Though I bear it, I’m down Oh you see me where I lie Taking time to lift me up Oh you see me as I die Embracing me, you clean me up Oh for reasons I know not why You're here now and that's enough.

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This is the self-titled third album from Hong Kong indie-folk band Noughts and Exes.
Features the songs 'Hearts', 'Lovely Day', 'Seasons' and 'Collisions'.
12 tracks total, running time - 49.50

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released September 14, 2013

NOUGHTS AND EXES ARE:

Joshua Wong: vocals, guitars
Gideon So: piano, keyboards, melodica, glockenspiel, vocals
Alix Farquhar: vocals, glockenspiel, percussion
Alex Bedwell: drums, percussion, vocals
Winnie 'Wizza' Lau: bass
Winnie 'Bago' Lau: violin

Guest Musicians:
Trumpet: Michal Garcia
The Kickstarter Choir

All songs written and arranged by Noughts and Exes
All lyrics by Joshua Wong

Recorded at: Beatingheart and The Laundromatte
Produced by: Noughts and Exes
Co-produced and Engineered by: Manny Nieto from Estudio International, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mixed by: Martijn Groeneveld at Mailman Studios, Utrecht, the Netherlands
"Hearts" and "Lovely Day" Co-produced and mixed by Kelvin Avon for Mofo Music Ltd.
"Hearts" and "Lovely Day" mixed and recorded at This Music Studio (HK)
Mastered by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering Studios

Album artwork concept and design by Joshua Wong at Laundromatte
Photography by Carmen Chan

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Noughts and Exes are an indie folk pop band based in Hong Kong. With an international line-up of musicians, a mish-mash of inspiration and creative instrumentation, the band has become one of the most unique sounds in the city, earning a strong reputation and cult following. ... more

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