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Extended Layover

by Mingjia Chen & James Fernando

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1.
i’m painting you a picture with every thought i’ve tamed of what i think it looks like to know the reason for the rain i’ve sculpted a man for you with no need for a face imagined you a body that’s free of any shape yet you haven’t got the slightest clue and i don’t know what to do i am drawing back the blinds so i can look you in the eye i am opening a door to let the wind come pass us by i am rolling up a sleeve so i can hold you in the hand but holding on to fleeting heaven my palms will never understand cause you always know just what to do while i haven’t got the slightest clue in every time, every place i find the scent of you i forget a little more how to tell the truth im so afraid i might tell you the truth
2.
We are under the summer moonlight When it fades we must say farewell We are under the summer moonlight And we know that the sun will rise Leaves may dull Rain may fall and the sky may snow But even so You hold me close And the days they may feel like centuries But we’ll be back in another year We are under the summer moonlight When it fades we must say farewell
3.
How have I grown these limbs? Why am I here? What makes me feel so small, when no-one else is near? Tell me my fortune when will I die? Come to my funeral and don’t forget to cry Tear out my batteries Turn off my screen Wipe out my memory and you’ll erase me clean Sit at my bedside Say your goodbyes Smile if you want to But don’t forget to cry Lungs and tissue Hearts and bone Real life animals Staring at your phones Ones and Zeroes Sweet dopamine Messages from strangers Fill up your screen as you dream Blissfully
4.
Friend 05:37
i, with eyes opened wide trapped inside a paradox a box i can’t break through seeing there is you someone i don’t know at all but still i love because there’s none else you can do nothing you can run away from that won’t come back to you gone, faces looking long now that summer’s swept you up and took off with the dawn did you leave your note in the barren trees and smell of apples in decay? when the sun burns grey and the hour hand stops its spinning will you come back to stay? your arms are made of sand if the truth is ever-changing then i won’t pretend i want to be your friend and drift away like paper sailboats off into a storm with only arms to keep us warm i want to be your friend i want to be your friend
5.
walking in the sun of chicago dreaming of the moon in seattle’s springtime friends say that LA is a ball and never really snows where do i go? lying on top of a small hill you learn of the different ways the grass grows you learn that the practice of learning never really slows what do i know august looks smaller and farther weather is mild but people still complain it’s just their tongues that are cold it’s just their eyes that rain rain
6.
Sometimes the night lets you lie, lets you lie Once in awhile she’ll keep you up to realize Everything you dreamt of ever since the age of five Is just around the corner, waiting with a smile It may be today didn’t go quite as you planned But don’t be afraid if you need a helping hand Cause just around the corner there is something you will find Tomorrow’s right there waiting, waiting with a smile And when the sun comes up you can cast your doubts aside Jump right out of bed and say “it’s good to be alive” If you’re wondering where to go then you’re heading the right way Luck could come at any time, it could come in any place As your journey takes you far keep goodness in your heart And when you look up to the stars you’ll see how close you are Someday you might even miss the glory of the climb But your life is out there waiting, and it’s waiting with a smile
7.
He 04:27
Have I seen you here before? Can I go where you are going? He walks One foot in front of the other Doesn’t think twice How does he know the concrete won’t turn to ice He sleeps Two hands grasping each other Mustn’t blink once He cannot know she won’t let go And what you left her on the counter is only gathering flies but no one wants to touch them so we just let them fly, fly, fly…. into her ears, into his eyes He walks One foot in front of the other Onto the ice… I have seen you here before I can see where you are going
8.
How many special people change? How many lives are living strange? Where were you while we were getting high? Slowly walking down the hall Faster than a cannonball Where were you while we were getting high? Someday you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova in the sky Someday you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova A champagne supernova in the sky Wake up the dawn and ask her why A dreamer dreams she never dies Wipe that tear away now from your eye Slowly walking down the hall Faster than a cannonball Where were you while we were getting high? Someday you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova in the sky Someday you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova A champagne supernova 'Cause people believe That they're gonna get away for the summer But you and I, we live and die The world's still spinning 'round, we don't know why How many special people change? How many lives are living strange? Where were you while we were getting high? Slowly walking down the hall Faster than a cannonball Where were you while we were getting high? Someday you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova in the sky Someday you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova A champagne supernova in the sky

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Thanks to the Lagan family, our Banff family and our birth families.

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released May 27, 2018

Mingjia Chen - voice
James Fernando - piano, voice (track 4 & 8)

All songs by Mingjia Chen & James Fernando (except track 8)
Track 8 by Noel Gallagher

Producer - Kohen Hammond
Recording Engineer - Nick Bonin
Assistant Engineer - Andrew Taylor
Mixing Engineer - Andrew Jin Kyo Chung
Mastering Engineer - Tom Upjohn

Recorded at Humber Studios

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