Maybe it came from the time that they put him to sleep;
told him a tale that would numb him and shallow the deep;
much older now but he still likes to play with his toys,
like a boy, plays with sand, plays in a band.
Hey now, behave now.
"You have crossed the lines of youth too many times."
When the shopping malls and banks go down;
we will try to rebuild.
When it comes to kids with guns;
we look away without guilt.
Maybe it was in the songs that they played for the blind;
from the last chapter of a book that was left far behind
(hey i don't know);
all the boys and girls...they would laugh, they would cry,
they would run up the hill;
t'wards the sun, t'wards the sea-side, into the light.
Hey now, behave now.
"In the brightest rooms on earth there's fear too."
When the shopping malls and banks go down;
we will try to rebuild.
When it comes to kids with guns;
we look away without guilt.
This is the first in a series of weekly album reviews published by Andrew Dubber. If you haven’t already caught it, please check out his introductory post. There’s been talk of an 80s revival of one sort or another since long before the 80s even came to an end. Some long for the angular rhythms … Continue reading Album of the Week: Laminate Pet Animal → Bandcamp Album of the Day Oct 28, 2011