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Gone

by SKELETON HANDS

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1.
Gone 04:49
hand by hand the anchor is out cast away these seeds of doubt gazing towards the horizon with these ghosts you've come to rely on bitterness is just a shade of green your loneliness has left you in between compass shattered onward star the path of resistance is much too far succeed in pointing on the trail is but gone bitterness is just a shade of green your loneliness has left you in between the mast is tattered, crew is slaughtered facing on my broken hearted
2.
Oxygen 06:06
breathe in; your heart and soul breathe in; your way of life breathe in; the way you life has been taken breathe in; it's time to sell your own and tow the line; breathe in the way we live has been auctioned breathe out; you speak and have no doubt it's time to stand; breathe out the way we live is forsaken breathe out; you stand and have no doubt it's time to speak your clout the way we live could change forever breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out breathe in; it's time to sell your soul to tow the line; breathe in the way we live is forsaken breathe out; you speak and have no doubt it's time to stand your ground the way we live could change forever breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out; breathe in; breathe out
3.
she dreams inside out devoured she scours the night her speed exceeds the tendency to choose wrong from right she screams silently voices easy come easy go crystalline dreams virgin schemes to choose black from white she's headed down the highway there she goes she's heading down the highway tonight she screams silently she screams silently
4.
Reeducation 02:53
the resistance is real but only in your mind discovering the truth to shade your eyes cancel your dreams o cadet you know that this is not your time so push your children forward and choose your side cancel your dreams
5.
Ravage 04:47
desolate streets midwestern dreams have all gone away you had your chance now it is gone and you are to blame we had our chance now it's all gone and you are all to blame i still remember what she said only regret the negative but something wants me to follow desolate dreams midwestern streets are all empty you and i we tried, oh we tried and now there's nothing here we had our chance now it's all gone and you are all to blame i still remember what you said only regret the negative but something wants me to follow i don't regret the time we spent only the knife that's in my back but something wants me to follow (i won't) follow
6.
Robot Hands 05:08
you were always on my mind you were never on my tongue because i wouldn't have you you were there with arms open wide i couldn't hold you close because i had no hands next time save yourself from me this time it's time to set you free walk away it's all over now it's time to let you go it's all over now i'll walk away quite slow it's all over now don't try to change my mind it's all over now it's all over now you were there with arms open wide but i couldn't hold you close without my hands you were always on my mind you were never on my tongue because i didn't care you'd better walk away it's all over now it's time to let you go it's all over now i'll walk away quite slow it's all over now don't try to change my mind it's all over now it's all over now
7.
Ghost 05:22
you follow me like a ghost tracing my steps from long ago sleepwalking into my head my love still grows ten times ten i can't tell where the smoke ends and where your breath begins a message of sin our final kiss reminisce, the letter is sent i can't tell where the smoke ends won't you take my hand lead me to the dance won't you take the lead we're dancing in our dreams
8.
i was lying to you that day because it hurt me to see you that way you told me just what to say you wanted it to be okay i told you it was okay you will thank me some day
9.
the battle has been fought we've lost some how the reflection in the mirror our guard is down for now the windows are close we've lost this fight the people will fall with the fall of the night this time city lights drown the night broken lights sound the night the city lights have been broken the darkness sound the night has grown tired it's lost its crown for now the city streets have been sold they've been shut up the fortune has been told it's up to lady luck this time city lights drown the night broken lights sound the night

about

Skeleton Hands have finally realized a debut album and the result is a dramatic, dark, and beautiful full-length. Gone is goth-tinged and synth-driven while focusing on a deep and lush melody. The duo manages to delve into a fresh sound that delights in the 707 and the dance floor, as well as the amplifier and the grit. Sometimes washed out and other times pristine and beautiful, Gone manages to fill a gap between nostalgia and the future.

Distant pianos cut through the fog as the waves of synthesizers wash over the haunting tap of the drum. We find ourselves “Gone,” into the future. Equally born of the soul and the body, pulsing bass lines lead the way as the chorus sets you free. Gasping for “Oxygen,” triumphant guitars fill the discotheque. Screams turn to laughter and laughter to screams as we speed away from the beat and dive into the pulse. The “Dotted Lines” are the melody, the road ahead is salvation. The guitars swell and punctuate a rapid heart beat. The vocals swoon on, offering a “Reeducation” on how to twitch and surge. Let the music move you. Born of both melancholy and heartache, “Ravage” is a love letter spelling revenge. Opening from the heart strings and plunging into a deep, dark cave of percussion with a formidable, arpeggiated bassline, “Ravage” is rife with both hope and of the haunt. Severed at the heart and losing blood fast, we slow dance. We wait for the moment when we can let go and let things be. When “Robot Hands” man the keyboard, the human hands hold the heart. A ghastly dream, a feathered bassline. The melody unfolds to the realization that we are dancing without a partner. A “Ghost” in our arms, we waltz into the night only to forget ourselves and where we've been. Drowning in an atmospheric soundscape, we pray for the darkness. As it unfolds, we unfold down to our skin. Melancholic guitar stabs pierce the throat and beg for the truth to rise to surface. “I Was Lying...” when I said the truth would be told. As the lights go down, they break into the vapid streets. The symphony sounds, the boys and girls come out to destroy each other's dance. Carousing, cheating, dancing, drowning, however disappointing, the beat is empowered to conquer the underlying threat.

credits

released February 16, 2013

produced by evan scott sharfe at the lazer-bat cave
recorded and engineered by chase anderson at studio hands
mixed and mastered by kevin frey
additional vocals on "oxygen" by the librarian
artwork by sarah francis hollis

all songs written by anderson/sharfe except 1, 3, 7, and 9 by anderson/sharfe/cooper

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SKELETON HANDS Cincinnati, Ohio

Skeleton Hands bring an eclectic electronic sound reminiscent of the glory days of post-punk that is simultaneously foreboding and uplifting. With influences ranging from House and Techno to Post-Punk and Goth, Skeleton Hands creates a moody sound with a joyful darkness that rumbles the floor and circles the atmosphere. ... more

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