RELEASE

Mick Hart - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Naomi Radom - Violin, Viola, tracks 1,3,4
Jerry Burcham - Drums, Percussion, tracks 1,3,4,6
Jen Anderson - Violin, Viola, tracks 2,7
Fatty' Grammenos - Drums, track 2

Produced by Mick Hart and Jen Anderson
All tracks recorded by Jen Anderson in Subterranean Studios, Melbourne
Aug/Sept '97, Except track 2, recorded May '97. Assisted by Dylan Hughes

Tracks 1,2 & 6 mixed by Tim Johnson at Seed Studios, Melbourne
Tracks 3,4,7 & 8 mixed by Paul Dunn and Mick Hart at Sound Level, Sydney
Track 5 mixed by Phil Punch at Electric Avenue, Sydney.
Mastered by Steve Smart at Studios 301

All Songs Written By Mick Hart
© Mick Hart 2000

Nothing Is Real
(c) Mick Hart

Amused by the tone of your voice as you pine in your sadness
Nothing is real, nothing has changed
The steam in my eyes is a permanent scar for the things that you said
And the lies that you took me for
Nothing is real
I'm so convinced you are totally sane in your misery
comforting state for you, comforting state for you
No one to blame but yourself for the way that you hide your game
And there's no time, no time to hold to a memory
As I cradled you from the gloom
You stole my faith away, stole my faith away
But as the moon lights up the maze
I will find my way
I will find my way… I will not fall
I am so convinced that you are totally safe
Safe in your misery, comforting state for you
No one else to blame, but yourself for the way that you hide your game
And there's no time to hold to a memory
As I cradled you from the gloom
You stole my faith away, stole my faith away
But as the sweet sweet moon lights up the maze
I will find my way (rpt)
I will not fall
I will find my way so far away from you, away from you
I will find my way
Nothing is real, nothing is safe
Nothing is real in you
Nothing is real

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How Long
(c) Mick Hart

Don't know what I should say to you
For I want you now, but I don't know how
How long
People need, but people change
And truth remains to tell you how
How long, how long
Rushing in with fear again
Another day imagining
Self control whispering
Losing out to lust and then
How long, how long
Loneliness can make you real
Realise the things that help you heal
Distant separation can dictate and make you
Help you find yourself
Or can be a danger thing
Entrenched within
Your calling conscience
Waiting to be fed
Feel the taste of a nervous sin
Sometimes the only medicine
Temptation gels but the taste can stain
And leave you in a desperate way
How long, how long

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Somewhere Else
(c) Mick Hart

I try to kiss you, I need to feel you but you turn away
I reach to hold you
Though you are near you seem like miles away
So scared to touch you now
Too afraid to compliment you
Wish my mind was somewhere else
I search the pages
Though the picture speaks so dark and cold
A touch of anger building
Though it hides beneath this desperate soul

~ Chorus ~

Ooh no…
… it goes deeper than that
And I feel so lost
And my mind says no
Well it's coming back
Coming back again
The thrill has faded so
Don't want to think about it
Can't seem to think of anything else
Doesn't feel the same
Can never be the same
Wish my mind was somewhere else
So scared to touch you now
Too afraid to compliment you
Wish my mind was somewhere else
Wish my mind was somewhere else
Goes deeper than that…
And I feel so lost…
Lost…
The thrill has faded so
Don't want to think about it
Can't seem to think of anything else

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Don't Fall
(c) Mick Hart

Confused beyond belief today
I feel a breeze surround my thoughts
A sense of comfort, shadowed by disappointment
Hand held frustration… frustration
Will you hide away?
I am thinking of you
Will you lose your way?
I am scared for you
Don't fall, don't fall
I sit annoyed, prolonged to justify
With you, without?
I'm scared… you'll drown
I'm not sleeping straight again
I'm not finding sense in this, in this
Chorus
It's not perfect
Will you hide away?
Will you fade away?
Will you lose your way?
I am scared for you
Don't fall, don't fall

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Believe
(c) Mick Hart

I don't want to pressure you
Does it feel like I have?
I just want to comfort you
And see you at peace in my arms
Trust had deserted me for so long
Faith had been worlds away
Til you came along
And touched my soul
Believe me now
I'm with you now
Yes it is cold tonight
As I watch your breath slowly dance in the breeze
I wonder what's on your mind
Does the closest touch give you release?
I'll not abandon you
Don't want to cause you no pain
I just want to carry you
To a place blessed with freedom and grace
So picturesque
Believe me now
Hold on, hold on
Don't fear, nothing's wrong
Importance is happiness
Take hold of the time
Believe me now

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This Is Not The Way
(c) Mick Hart

here we go again
here we go again
talking to, talking to myself

i don't need this
i don't need this
so here we go, here we go again
way way down inside my soul
i know it's not the way to go, oh no.......
this is is not the way it's supposed to be
this is not the way
way way down inside i know
this is not the way
here we go
here we go
i don't like these greed blessed accusations oh no
swamped before my very eyes

this is not the way it's supposed to be
this is not the way
i want to wet my desires
this is not the way

here we go again
here we go again no no

i don't need, need, need
need, need, need this
need, need, need
need, need, need, need, greed

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Memory Burns
(c) Mick Hart

And the memory burns
What did I do?
Such a painted face
That seemed so pure
We can't communicate
So much ignored
Care and comfort don't rate
When you can't find yourself
And the memory burns
She speaks to me
With words of sin
She puts me down
Can I forgive?
Hides me in dirt
So far below
As the memory burns
And so I am alone in this escape
I have fallen, fallen far from grace
As the memory burns
Questions still remain
All beauty subsides
When all I fell is pain, when all I feel is pain…
All I feel is pain
All I feel is pain
Cos its peace I crave
But I can't change myself
So the memory burns

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