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After Dark

by Not for Pussies

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1.
Ali's Blues 06:31
Instrumental
2.
The Garden 03:46
The Garden How many people is it going to take? How many voices together? What do we do when it all starts to break down? Nothing left then but the weather Are we too late? Are we too few? In the face of the majority is there nothing we can do? Is this the end? Is it all lost? We're the dinosaurs, the "we want more"s no matter what the cost We are a plague on the planet - We are a plague on the earth How do we get back to Adam & Eve? Find our way back to the Garden? Who do we turn to - what can we believe? No one will grant us a pardon We know how to take - much less to give We're abusing and just using up this precious place we live Oh we can care - yeah we can love But this sickness we're afflicted with means we never get enough Oh there is no forgiveness - Who do you think you're praying to? We're sitting here in our own mess - It's all down to me and you
3.
Between Worlds He greets you with a smile but doesn't quite know who you really are Oh, he says, It's been a while and how on earth did we all ever get this far? Get the coffee on and go pull up a chair Take off your jacket son and don't just stand there like all these folk seem to do His hands trace out the diagram swirling colours in the canvas of his life Get the glasses out and pour a dram Here's a toast to you, my family, my wife All these college pals and mates I know from school laughing at the times when we all played the fool I see them waiting in the wings Words are spoken, tears are shed as we gather round his bed I'm playing home movies in my head, hear his laughter, things he said His hands are reaching for the door. He checks his watch, it's time to go His eyes don't focus any more - they see worlds that we don't see And all of those who've gone before gather round to set him free Ah, between worlds ...
4.
Stardust 04:52
Stardust Up the hill in the morning sun we walk and talk - watch the dogs run Above us skylarks singing - play in a sky as clear as the first day Way in the distance the earth explodes and gas, molten rock and shattered glass rises in columns, filling the air shimmering through the atmosphere And all of us down here, wings clipped, earthbound No jets, no planes, no sound The planet brings us back to ground We stop and wonder ... One mountain cracks its fiery crust, reminding us we're simply dust speeding across the galaxy, but in the stillness of this day I stop and wonder ... How do I love you - How do I love you this way?
5.
Hands 05:27
Hands The saints hold out their hands - long fingers and open palms The beauty of their hands, brought to life in burnished shades of red and gold They calmly gaze at us and say Behold, you make us to be keepers of your souls And I want to be held. To feel your arms around me evermore Have the protection of this sacred place And I want to be held - To feel your hands upon me evermore Our hands create this art and make of it a sacred heart Then the delusion starts and we give up responsibility Project our hopes and fears upon our deity Seek forgiveness in our holy dreams And we want to be held - Lie in your blessed arms forevermore You bring hope to our hearts as we go on our starry way Give comfort in the dark - the promise of another day You brush away our tears when there is nothing more to say You melt away my fears - and hold me like a prayer And we want to be held - To feel your arms around us evermore Receive your blessings in this sacred place Believe the magic in your golden face And I want to be held - To feel your hands upon me evermore The saints hold out their hands - long fingers and open palms The beauty of their hands ...
6.
Love Me Now 05:17
Love Me Now I love you now in this moment It's all I have to give Because right now in this moment is all that we can live What might have been or will be will all be lost in space and time So love me now in this moment where I am yours and you are mine Where I am yours and you are mine So love me now Love me baby, love me right now
7.
After Dark 07:01
After Dark I wait for the fading of the light and for you to wrap me up in your velvet cloak of night Have I been hypnotised by your nocturnal song? I can't believe that what you're doing to me is wrong You make me feel that this is where we both belong After dark... No one else seduced me as utterly as you And I don't care what they say, I know our love is true Have I been hypnotised by your nocturnal song? I can't believe that what you're doing to me is wrong You make me feel that this is where we both belong After dark... Shooting stars burn up in space, fireflies light up your face I see lovers in your eyes - All of those who've lived and died Underneath it all we're just the same Entranced like moths circling the flame And so it goes... The days they seem so empty, so long I'm indifferent to the warmth of the sun But then the evening star finally appears and with the darkness come my passions and my fears These precious moments I have witih you my dear After dark... But there are monsters out there, waiting in the night You know who they are, you can feel them prowl I don't know how to stop them - can't begin to fight They're reaching for my soul - tearing at my soul I have no power against them... Only your love Only our love... I wait for the fading of the light and for you to wrap me up in your velvet cloak of night Have I been hypnotised by your nocturnal song? I can't believe that what you're doing to me is wrong You make me feel that this is where we both belong After dark...
8.
Blue Buddha 07:15
Blue Buddha Blue Buddha - gimme some of your medicine Blue Buddha - you got the cure for everything Blue Buddha - how'd I get to be such a mess? Blue Buddha - all I want is a taste of bliss What should I do? Should I wait? Do I just sit still and meditate? Show me the light. Give me a clue. I just want to be serene like you. Blue Buddha - you got the powre to heal. Blue Buddha - tune into how I feel. Blue Buddha - how'd I get to be such a mess? Blue Buddha - take me into the emptiness. None of it's real. All that I feel. We're all dreaming some kind of ideal. Whatever's here. Whatever's true. We're all reflections in the face of You. Oh gimme some of your I really need, I really need some of your Oh gimme some of your Bliss.....

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Not for Pussies' second album, which was recorded between December 09 and October 10. It's a mix of sparkling rock/pop songs and thoughtful quieter moments. It deals with the themes of our place in the universe, death, loss and the darkness as well as the magic of life.

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released October 1, 2010

Music: Brian & Janette Kidd
Lyrics: Janette Kidd
Brian Kidd: Guitars, Guitar synthesizers, E-Bow, Drum programming, Percussion, Trumpet, Samples
Janette Kidd: Vocals, Bass guitars, Keyboards

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Not for Pussies Perth, UK

Not for Pussies came into being in 2008, although Brian and Janette Kidd have been together - and playing music together (and with others) for much, much longer.
We felt we're into an era in our lives where Bette Davis' quote about getting older (it's "not for pussies") felt very apt - and our music reflects this - and the experience of having lived a little! ...
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