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Somewhere Else

by Gans Elegans

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1.
Event Horizon At the event horizon Where nothing escapes Not even my heritage or savings Not even these particles of light. At the event horizon Objects fall and they fade And the people are not their meaning And the people are not their pain. At the event horizon At the formidable plane At the arc of the story Well we’re collapsing into space. And I’m sorry to no one in particular But sorry don’t make it a thing! I’m sorry walking by a tribute to Aaron I’m even sorry for being sorry, okay. At the event horizon Something other than time There’s a set up and a punch line Up and comers at the open mic.
2.
Driving 04:09
Driving Driving Sentimental mood Faded like the neighbour’s bodega awning. Driving Smile at the man Smile at the woman a little longer. Am I who I think I am? Am I someone else? I was only pretending. I was only pretending. Driving Anger my old friend I guess you’re all of our problem now. Driving Say a dirty word out loud Say it cause there’s no one else around. Am I who I think I am? Am I someone good? I was only pretending. Yeah, I was only pretending. Driving Cut off at the exit ramp Dare to look into the eyes of a killer. Driving Beautiful life of mine Beauty is the love I feel for a stranger. Am I who I think I am? Am I someone new? I was only pretending. Yeah, I was only pretending. Walk into my life I’d walk into your life, I would. I was only joking. Yeah, I was only joking. In case you couldn’t tell. In case you couldn’t tell.
3.
Somewhere Else Mixed race baby Secular hymn You sing into the screaming valley Into her tiny ears. Tone like pianoforte Mood cast over the sea All the people I used to be friends with are somewhere else… And I’m right here. Move the kids up to Sunshine, This ain’t your dad’s Rickards Red And if the fault is in the coastline Generations will transcend. Tone like pianoforte Mood cast over the sea All the people I used to be friends with are somewhere else… And I’m right here. Do, do, do, do…do, do, do, do, do…do, do, do, do. Do, do, do, do…do, do, do, do, do…do, do, do, do. On the Isle of Spirits We step into this dream And sure the place needs some fixing up to do But oh the winds of Sucker Creek. Tone like pianoforte Mood cast over the sea All the people we used to be friends with are somewhere else… And we’re right here.
4.
Famous Child 04:55
Famous Child The bay at night was a hearing aid When a voice called out your name. You were a famous child, We played a dirty game, Hey, hey, hey, yeah. Side road ten ends at a haunted house And a can of pop is sixty-five cents. You were a famous child, We played a dirty game, Hey, hey, hey, yeah. Thinking ‘bout the upside of an empty heart, I was a jealous lover before I ever loved. Sweet Georgina, you were a jewel right from the start, I was thinking ‘bout me thinking ‘bout you. Green on grass and the bulls rush in, With everything to lose and everything to win. You were a famous child, We played a dirty game, Hey, hey, hey, yeah. Famous Child made it look so easy, Fastsleeper better wait your turn. Maybe I’m still taking the long way home But then again…who cares cause my baby likes to sing along!
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Together/Apart Hold it up to the sky Paper box, pinhole eye. Remember the schoolyard? Running fools. Remember when the moon stood in front of the sun? We were destined We’re moving parts Separate together, together apart. Terracotta basement apartment I once wrote a poem and played in a band. The name of that poem: black bags are for leaving And I could never be you and you could never be me. We were destined We’re moving parts Separate together, together apart. I could be screaming, like Stephen, charging up Roncesvalles Avenue Yeah, I got my reasons too. Went to see the artist with so many faces And eyes lit like match sticks kissing the air. And she told us a story of an ancient orgy And why the sun is forever chasing the moon. Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba… Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba…
6.
Oh Miami 03:49
Oh Miami Oh Miami, I’m a soft tongue tied to you Salt water, high with two ice cubes. Boy, I was a looker! I was a teenaged bride But nobody’s trophy. Oh Miami, I’m a fox coat winter too Kingston Pen drive, what’s a good Jewish girl to do? Maybe it was October I had to fight for my life And sell women’s clothing. It’s not like I lied… We had some good times, baby. Maybe one too many, Maybe I should have said something to stop them But a woman didn’t do that in those days, Not in those days. I had to hold on to the feeling. I had to let it go. I had to hold on to the feeling. I had to let it go. I had to hold on to the feeling. I had to let it go. I had to hold on to the feeling. I had to let it go. Miami, I ring a sunset bell for you For all the birds who caught a flight to catch a view. Now my men are in heaven I set my hair for the night And call my sister in the morning. Oh, oh my, oh Miami.

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When I was a little kid, I remember being blown away when I realized that I was me...and will never be anyone other than me...for as long as I live...ever.

This album is a return for Gans Elegans. It is an album about our connections to others and that reliable moment when we separate and find ourselves somewhere else.

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released May 20, 2021

Songs and music by Franklin G. Gans
Mixing and production by Kyle J. Wittlin
Drums on tracks 1,3,4 by Antonio A. Jardim
Art and design by Robyn L. Shyllit

Recorded mostly at home between May 2020 and March 2021.

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