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Things Keep Blowing Up

by Lightning Dept.

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1.
"Huey Lewis And The News" Sitting in your car with a pregnancy kit I kinda get the feeling this is really it And all that I can hear above the early evening gloom Is that common refrain of a Huey Lewis tune...Huey Lewis There was nothing I could say Nothing that I could do 'Cos you would always make your own decisions We are born to take the wrong decisions it's true... Twenty years later and you've bought a new car And you're living with this fella who's got a bad heart All that I can hear above his early forties boom Is that common refrain of a Huey Lewis tune (He's Huey Lewis) There was nothing that we could say Nothing that we could do 'Cos you will always make your own decisions We are born to take the wrong decisions Yeah, you would always make your own decisions We are born to take the wrong decisions It's true Copyright Jellybean Tunes 2012
2.
Time, and one night stands will be the death of love Will be the death of love And good, good as that sounds i can't forget That I'm not strong enough Smile! We're staying up all night make a wish or ten That this will never end And then you, you turn and look at me and with some certainly i know where this will end... (CHORUS) I never knew that you had tattoos Lying there naked under silver moon Whilst i watch the world spin around your room I never knew that you had tattoos Falling in lust is just a thing that we do To deal with the problems that obscure the truth Life, is a one way ride speeding to To the other side So when this weekend goes, I'm gonna go too Lose myself Do you wanna come too? REPEAT CHORUS
3.
Avalanche Blanche When I met you out in Switzerland You didn't understand, you wouldn't take my hand It was Winter and the snow it fell You were trapped in hell-I could tell Your eyes were distant you showed resistance To my advances, we follow what our heart says... CHORUS: And yours was distracted your head in a spin While I was refracted through what you saw in him And we will never get the chance, will we Blanche? When I met you, you never said a word My life became absurd and all my problems reoccurred It was Winter and your heart it froze You never did disclose those symphonies your mind composed CHORUS TWO: And you were distracted your head in a spin Whilst I was contracted to be just like him And we wont ever take that chance will we Blanche? Avalanche...avalanche When I met you out in Switzerland You didn't understand, you wouldn't take my hand It was Winter and the snow it fell
4.
The last days of Summer make me feel so obsolete But you have the answer that's why I still compete CHORUS: Whatever you said. It worked. It worked Whatever you meant. It worked. It worked Whatever you said. It worked. It worked And if there's a problem, if there's something in the way No one is faster to drive all the doubts away REPEAT CHORUS (middle) And if I take a fall, then you will pick me up And if life does its thing, then it won't trip me up And I hope you'll remain forever in love, in love, in love REPEAT CHORUS
5.
BUTTERFINGERS Things keep falling through my hands Diamonds become grains of sand Butterfingers, butterfingers I keep waking in-between From a dream within a dream Butterfingers, butterfingers Things keep falling through my hands But I keep wrecking all my plans And I keep falling into you The way that star-crossed lovers do And you may head towards the light But I keep fading into night Butterfingers, butterfingers Falling through my hands... It's falling through my hands
6.
Map Of Japan 00:48
Map Of Japan Map of Japan, Map of Japan I'm looking at a map of Japan Back of your hand, back of your hand I'm looking at the back of your hand (Repeats verse One)
7.
Corpsing 02:22
Corpsing I'm too fucked to think So I'm corpsing I'm too dumb to know So I'm corpsing When two worlds collide we watch sparks fly One will survives and it's not mine CHORUS: And I can't hear a word you say I guess you are too far away... I've given up with my complaining But these thoughts return when it's raining I'm too fucked to think so I'm corpsing REPEAT CHORUS: I'm too fucked to think so I'm corpsing I'm too dumb to know so I'm corpsing again When two worlds collide we watch sparks fly One will survives and it's not mine
8.
Melanie Exploded Melanie exploded Her broken heart imploded But now she's fine Melanie exploded Bad memories corroded But now she's fine, fine, fine... Funny how those years of pain Disappear and melt away I only want whats best for you And now you're with somebody new Melanie exploded Her mind was fast eroding But now she's fine Melanie supposes Her bed is full of roses And now she's fine, fine, fine
9.
Goodnight Whalebones You work in the margins Name typed small like an afterthought And all those ideas Stay inside you sold them short Goodnight whalebones, them's some headphones... CHORUS: I'm sorry that you're gonna have to sell your house I can't believe that you believed in Mickey Mouse I won't deny you paid the price and more besides I stand corrected On things I thought would save my life And if dissected it might appear That i wrecked the hive Goodnight whalebones, them's some headphones... REPEAT CHORUS: (I can't deny my life's a mess and woe betides) Days may run forever But I just run for buses I kick around the South coast Like a wasp caught in an old coat Days...
10.
Due To The State Of My Handwriting CHORUS: Due to the state of my handwriting I never was in love (X2) I have found that my handwriting lets me down Word by word i systematically drown I hide the truth in-between the lines My thoughts are blurred, cryptically defined CHORUS TWO: The rules of the game seem to change a lot When they're illegible (x2) The moment scrawled, exploded over the page Hides what I felt in another age So I return decipher ink stain and scrawl And I recall that I was never here at all... CHORUS THREE: Due to the state of my handwriting I never was in love (x3) I never was in love, I never was in love
11.
Am I The Only One Here Not On Drugs? Is this what your heart desires tonight? What's wrong with your life? All those little tell-tale signs round your eyes So what's wrong tonight? CHORUS: Am I the only one here not on drugs? (x2) Well we used to get along, just fine But you changed inside Now if this is what you want from your life, well alright But I cant watch you die REPEAT CHORUS (Middle) Am I gonna have to tend your grave Or are you gonna try and mend your ways? I'm no saint but you're becoming lost in space REPEAT CHORUS
12.
The Tallest Man In The World The tallest man in the world is here But i don't think he wants you near The tallest man in the world is near But I don't think he is sincere The tallest man in the world is here But i don't think he wants you near...
13.
Last Of The Great White Hopes Have you given yourself enough rope? Last of the great white hopes Saw you burn out all of your dreams With bravado and ludicrous schemes Am I wasting my time with this song? Even though its just twenty-eight long? Stop waving your flag in my face 'Cos brother you're a disgrace
14.
Raccoon 01:57
Raccoon I wanna thank you You enlightened me For all those years We were a secret team CHORUS ONE: But now she's come to guide you home I guess that leaves me all alone For all those years You were the only one Who saw through things The way that i had done CHORUS TWO: But now she's come to walk you home I feel like I am all alone Now she's come to guide you home I guess that leaves me all alone Alone, alone...
15.
Tiger Fires 03:31
Tiger Fires Were you ever more than the sum of your parts? Secretly, we're all hoping to be asked to dance Nowadays, looking back is the future Just one thing-does this life really suit you? CHORUS: Tiger Fires - I want you to know Tiger Fires - Wherever you go I will be there Do you really understand where we're heading? Important things that I need to say but I'm forgetting again You always claimed that you could see around corners So why do I feel it's up to me to warn you, again? REPEAT CHORUS (X2) Be there, I will be there, I will be there I'm hoping for a change of heart You're looking for a brand new start I'm hoping for a change of heart You're looking for a brand new start Will you be there...?

about

Hey there! Do you like short, sharp melodic pop music? You know, like The Lemonheads used to make circa 'It's A Shame About Ray'. Or maybe Weezer around 'Pinkerton'.

Well, you are going to LOVE Lightning Dept.

Recorded and mixed in just 3 hectic days, 'Things Keep Blowing Up' is a melodic blast from the margins of the pop world.
Fifteen tracks flash by in just a shade over thirty-two minutes. There are songs about imaginary lovelorn James Bond characters and Huey Lewis look-a-likes. And another about a map of Japan. Two tracks come in at under one minute long, whilst others pack three and a half minutes worth of verse/chorus/middle eight into two minutes and five seconds.

'Things Keep Blowing Up' is an inventive and breathtaking pop gem.

Try it-you will not be disappointed!
There are 3 FREE downloads to get you started!

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If you would like a CD (remember them?) we have a limited run of beautifully designed digi-packs by the renowned artist James Marsh (he did all those wonderful Talk Talk designs back in the 80's and early 90's). Numbered 1-100 and strictly on a first come first served basis, we'll ship anywhere in the world for £7.

Photography by Philip J. Bigg of Velvet Goldmine Studios, Brighton.

P.P.S
Other albums that inspired this one were Teenage Fanclub's 'Grand Prix' and Wilco's 'Summer Teeth'. Just thought you'd like to know that...

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released March 29, 2012

Simon Parker Vocals, Guitar and Bass
Ali Gavan Drums, Background Vocals, Guitar and Bass
Jim Duncan Guitar and Bass

LIVE BAND;
Bex Redwood
Jim Duncan
Adrian Imms
Simon Parker

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Lightning Dept. Brighton, UK

Lightning Dept. was all started by the misreading of a shop sign. Written over a 3 week period and recorded in just 3 days, 'things KEEP blowing UP' is a fresh, icy blast of pop magic. The bands love of Weezer, Lemonheads and Guided By Voices shines through on this 15 track album which is all over in 32 minutes of clipped majestic indie rock.
Look out for the CD and digital release in March 2012.
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