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| + | ====== Seconds Away ====== | ||
| + | ~~NOTOC~~ | ||
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| + | The song was written in 1979. | ||
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| + | Like many Chinese Forehead songs the first version was a crude recording done by bouncing multiple guitar takes between portable cassette players. | ||
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| + | There were no vocals on that version; there was ad-hoc guitar line that was then adapted to become the vocal line. | ||
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| + | ===== Lyrics ===== | ||
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| + | Pursue distraction | ||
| + | Keep breaking fingers | ||
| + | The wall's the mirror to avoid | ||
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| + | Decrease in action | ||
| + | Watched pots don't boil | ||
| + | Look at your watch thne ger annoyed | ||
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| + | Seconds away, relief from sorrow | ||
| + | And so you wait untl tomorrow | ||
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| + | Nervous reaction | ||
| + | Pull up the covers | ||
| + | Maybe soon; it's getting late | ||
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| + | Strategic dodge | ||
| + | Grants absolution | ||
| + | The second hand sweeps clean the slate | ||
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| + | Seconds away, relief from sorrow | ||
| + | And so you wait until tomorrow | ||
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| + | ===== Recordings ===== | ||
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| + | This is a recording done at the first-ever Chinese Forehead gig, at CBGB, in 1979. | ||
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| + | {{archive>Chinese_Forehead__CBGBs___02._Seconds_Away| Seconds Away, recorded @ CBGB }} | ||