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Take It Back
03:51
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We all have some reflection time but now I’ve taken far too long. Now I’m disappointed with all that I’ve heard, you’re a receptacle. Get me out of your memory first.
I had my time alone with you and now I can’t forget that most of my time I devoted to you, suspended in something untrue.
Pretended that it was worth something, bargaining with my fortune.
I can get out,
I can get out,
I’m finding out,
You’re losing out.
So come on now,
that bitter day,
got trapped in me
and lost in you.
Take it back! It’s all that I’ve ever done.
Take it back! I’ll stay true to my word.
Take it back! I’ve found a solution, just
Take it back! And finally you can forget about us
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2. |
Colour Blind
02:46
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Kids, I thought you would have grown up by now
So what’s the idea behind this game?
I will hide in the secret dimension
You come uncover me when I’m ready
There’s no forgiveness you can understand
And now I’m going to patronise you
Yes you’ve got an eye for conflict
I’ve got an idea for your sanity:
Let’s pretend to keep us together
Saw you behind the business counter,
We spoke of how we were much older,
I can’t be bent into what you contort,
Essentially I’ve discovered I’m everything you forgot
Kids, I thought you would have grown up by now
Your colours don’t blend so warm
They’re so transparent with their shades of grey
No, at least you don’t have to warm to me anymore
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3. |
Through Keyholes
03:34
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Did it feel good when no one was watching?
Does it feel good when I'm not there?
I feel cheap when no one talks to me and
I feel cheap when no one stares.
She feels fine when the whole world falls apart:
She feels okay when I'm not there.
I feel down with no reason to be.
I feel down before I go to sleep.
I can't talk without my hard heels
I can't talk with certainty
I need someone to make this disappear
I need someone to draw me away
The whole world fits together
(That's) so unlike your philosophy
Just a little more time to discover you
Before I reveal that I don't even care.
Little intruder takes a seat
Looks up at pictures on the wall
Hands wrapped round something to keep him awake
How I pity that kind of time
I thought I was done looking through keyholes
I've finished with the past so I invent our future
Instead of passing my time I could have been yours
I put some emphasis on, leaving that matter behind.
And I'm leaving it behind.
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4. |
In Private Hands
04:01
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You didn't look for me, I didn't ask for you, coming through.
Something changed with you, didn't change with me, it’s all you.
Said I would not return, some things fell through, crash and burn.
I found out what I missed, it was nothing at all, just an illusion.
I can’t go on like this, not like this, with your hands tied.
And I’ll say it again, because I’ll say it again.
This means war and this means war
In private hands, is it better than?
This means war and this means war
I’m balancing all that I can
This means more and this means more
of all the same for all the time
This means war and this means war
I can't complain, it's not my own.
I forgot the haze that fell on me
I’m tired but I don't complain any more
I couldn't find the truth so I looked for you
And I’m telling you I couldn't think it through.
Is it better now in private hands?
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5. |
And, I
04:04
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You made the right decision
To go against the grain.
You didn’t know what future meant
So you did what you were told.
Did I seem ungrateful?
My confidence inflates.
Push you out of the picture
And you won’t come back in again.
Could have kept a companion.
I love it when you lift me up.
Seems that’s the rarest thing,
Now I don’t have to return.
I feel so much older now,
I’m beginning to get scared
For the many times I’ve forgotten to recall
Something that’s now never happened.
And if someone there is watching
Please come in
And if someone there is listening
Please join in
And I wish I had said something
And I wish I had said something
Cause I cannot remember your face at all
Symmetry that blinds my memory
Your lies have become a currency –
I have no choice, I am forced to trade.
I ask and they say that they agree
you were always not for me.
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6. |
Constant Reassurance
04:59
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And like that I am frozen wide awake
I am dissolved in the memory of you
But I’m static as if this couldn’t move
You’re the only one of us who can get to know me
Some things I like to remember
Some things you like to forget
But I’m so grateful
For all that you know
I’m more comfortable with my contribution
Ever since I learnt how to ignore yours
However I’m no longer cynical
But progress is no longer guaranteed
Put a marker around what I thought I owned
A terrible thought just keeps gripping me
I’m hopelessly pursuing a constant reassurance
If I’m so comfortable, why can’t I accept that...
Some things I like to remember
Some things you like to forget
But I’m so grateful
For all that you regret.
It's all the same since I last met you.
Nothing's changed since I last met you.
Nothing's changed.
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7. |
Crisis Apparition
04:42
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Your face entered my head last night
I was surprised to see you come back to me
I live in a place that never really moves
There’s someone else now to obsess about
The opportunity has truly gone
There’s no time to split myself
In halves I feel connected to you
It’s a regret that it means more to me
Who’s watching me now?
Did I come into your head?
I’ve risen above, but it is ascending
I don’t need rescuing, I need understanding
You are a crisis apparition
I could never take it that far away
From our common ground
And it doesn’t help my isolation
That you’re gone
Some things I never expect to return.
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8. |
Secret Dimension
05:12
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No wonder you can't write, you're not trapped by anything
I've got an excuse to fight, but I've got everything
Except a tendency to look back, it's over - can't you see?
There's now a wall I'm trying to climb, intuition takes over me.
If we examine a past occurrence, there's something to regret,
A hidden emotion I never knew, puts me in my element
If we examine a past notion, I, I never comprehend
I pursued you so vacantly, never knew complacency.
If I had got on that bus, I could have let you be
If I found you in that park, we could have talked it over
And I don't miss the sorrow, but we just felt guilty
Thank you for building me to be, some fair judgement every time.
Come with me into my secret dimension, it's nothing you haven't seen before.
There's no time to waste, no freedom to expire anymore.
Grab the memories, steal those flames, I don't think I could cherish.
It's the end now, it's the last time, I keep forgetting that we never say goodbye.
Turn it into some positivity
I could not have known
I cannot stop the loss from happening
I just anticipate...
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9. |
The Upper Hand
03:43
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I look at myself as if something’s changed. Clarity transcends my complexion.
I have the upper hand when I’m in control. When I don’t respond it’s cause I’m not convinced.
You have the upper hand when you’re in my place. You’re deceitful, at least I’m honest.
This is back in my hands, I could reach out. My question remains, but time sells us short.
Confront my new hope – you’re a possibility. Everything is manifest, so vividly for us to see
I’ll give this to you, to see what you’ll do. If I were you, next time, I’d think of me.
And I’m sorry but, I don’t think like you. It takes a heart of ice to see through. Your hand is played, I need to contemplate my next move but we stay the same. And I blame you.
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10. |
Slow Escape
05:32
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We used to say just how we feel,
But we don’t anymore, we just hide way
Overall, I’m going to miss this place,
I’m going to miss you, with some naivety
but I’ve learned that there’s no one here,
that’s good for me. You’re not for me.
At least there’s foreboding before there’s sadness,
a chemical gets lost in my bloodstream.
At least there’s quiet before I disappear,
I wanted to get lost in the woods, to not be found.
Oh no but I can’t refuse.
The days are dying but I’m yours til the end
Although I’ve reached higher ground
I still feel that there’s a past to defend
I’m safe now, I’ve got all the keys. I can unlock any door I choose.
I can see the bigger picture. But I’ll deny it to those who abuse.
Move in, move out, no one ever is standing still
I didn’t, forget, that’s not what I’m about
I sign in, and sign out, … and there’s no way of knowing
It’s too late, it’s too late, I’m leaving you and all this madness
I’m missing, something.
I found out, it’s so true, the way it doesn’t exist
The truth lives, in our hands, and all our actions to date
We’re missing, something, looking through the telescope
It’s over, it’s over, but I’ll see you again.
If it’s going to end, when’s it coming?
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Atakarma UK
Atakarma is an indie/alternative four-piece from the UK with a memorable mix of Strokes-esque riffs and Clash-like
soul.
Lyrically, Atakarma aspires to deconstruct their listeners' personal struggles and resonate with their ambitions, acknowledged by Stephen Morris for the BBC: "there is something about the lyrics and the momentousness of the music that acts as a release".
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