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While You Were Sleeping.

by Eliad Green.

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1.
Playground Swing. 04:19
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Solid concepts grab you by the throat Like meaning to accuse And finding yourself accused. But lo, life hangs around you until you find yourself hanging. Putting something in a hole, And finding yourself in a mess. Feels like swinging On a playground swing. Morbid consequences find you In the most inconvenient places. A measure of trust amounts to the same pile of garbage as a measure of doubt. Random pieces of words you tend to spray around so carelessly Float in the air and reach the many fools who don’t share. Feels like swinging On a playground swing. A solid concept of what is possible Is hung suspended in midair While uncertainty evolves around it like an occupied land. You feel that words of trust and doubt Cohesively emerge. But then, who are you to doubt the opposing side? It feels like swinging On a playground swing.
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The Response 03:49
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I drank so much, While sitting in the moonlight i thought “Oh, how i’d run far and fast”, The beating of the drums sound clear, I held on to you dear. But this is not my rhythm This is not my response I held you close But this is not my response. From the highest mountain top To the lowest deep I invoke my right to shout But instead i speak. The attack and the sustain of your hold on me I try hard not to allow, but i long to see. On the verge of my defeat I take a sec to breath In this turning point i stumble I allow no sleep. The rhythm’s stable in my lungs Echoes loudly in my heart All along the stream i float Shipless shores i trust.
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The Harm 03:50
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I wish nothing to harm you I’ll say it again, I wish nothing to stand in your way. I hear their voice surround you I’ll say it out loud I wish nothing to harm you. I’d like you to be patient I might not be worth the wait I think you stand against me. I hear they’ve opened fire I breath in your fears I listen to you singing A song for them to hear. I might not even be here When you wake up They might be putting me away Right now. But you, you are so gracious And i may still have time Redeem yourself my lover And live their new found lies.
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The Bees 03:43
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I close my eyes, get in the car and contemplate what’s wrong. I breath this smell into my lungs, i work myself through the dawn. I step into my shell, pretend that no one’s threatening me. Where marriages fall apart i dream and keep you far beneath. This bright pink dawn where car fly by and where machines can talk, Their inherent sound leaves me astounded in light of what they took. But time is almost over for you, by now you must believe That i am not the root of sorrow, or a map to find the bees.
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The Rib Cage 04:07
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You will never find me Underneath the rug, Not underneath the table Or inside your coffee mug. You can never trace me Though i’m not far away, (I’m in the midst of your decay) Though in my heart i long to stay. Soon we’ll find Just how fragile are our bones And just how hard the rib cage is Underneath the never ending weight. You will never try me I escaped you in a car In the cold darkness of morning Or in the harsh light of noon. You can never tie me I’m not as softly bound As you remember i were before Though gallons past under that bridge. Soon we’ll find Just how non negotiable is our state of mind. And just how fragile this ragged rib cage is Underneath the weight. Soon we’ll find Just how fragile are our bones And just how hard the rib cage is Underneath the never ending weight of years.
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What I Deserve 03:47
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The birds are fighting endlessly Perhaps to make amends The birds are calling back to me To find how his tale ends. And i can’t answer them straightly I lost the reason of The battle for romance baby And i just have to go. (I’m alive, am i? Time along the way are coming back to me The path is now seen.) Of all words i can’t seem to find To put my finger on Is the source conclusion to this illusion That you and i swallow. (And would you do things differently If you were where i’ve been? And can you see where we are today?) I have my longings for you babe And that’s what i deserve- To love you from afar, cause darling You honestly demand the nerve. I can’t put into words I almost don’t even try. I can’t keep falling into spaces And hide under insane lies.
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An Upset Tide. 02:48
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I wake up to find an upset tide Rising furiously against my shores. I open my eyes to see the angry foam Crashing Against me. It is lonely on this island I endure no consequence But you keep knocking on my fence And await My response. But this is not my call nowadays Not my own voice It wasn’t my choice Not my response. Like a fish out of water Like a ring of smoke rising through the trees Steer clear of me.
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Running Out of Time 03:40
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I would throw you in the river myself If you catch my unapologetic face in the Dark of morning The attention you crave Your sweat indicates a strand of distant regret. I would throw you, Though you couldn’t understand my means - I would not regret a single thing I would throw you - Cause you couldn’t even dream my needs I wouldn’t tell anyone. I’m a soldier out of mind and i’m running out of time. I’ve no longing Not an ounce of interest Not a sense of smooth innocence about your Mass obsession Nor the rain on your face You crave such control, try to put me in a cage But you see - Em I’m a soldier out of mind and i’m running out of time. Early warnings, truthful sayings are all that i can give. Early warnings, truthful sayings are all that i can give
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Using My Eyes 04:18
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Lately i feel that my voice is too loud That i feel observed, as if i’m facing a crowd And other voices a pulling me down. And is it today that i don’t know where i stand, I might be believing i walk on some other man’s land. Then fianally i creep back home where i stay. Could you believe me? Cause i honestly don’t know. And it’s such a shame to watch the little ones play. Hunting each other for lack of words to say I really don’t see it much, do you? Could you think of yourself coming to an end When all the world fades and you start to descent Down under into the unknown. But do i see you using my eyes?
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The Sands 04:12
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I bury my arms In the sands of my mind In a whirlpool of lies Covering both my eyes. I keep saying it’s time But then, what is my crime? (don’t set these eyes on me.) I bury my life in some hidden drawer Or in a hole in the sand Covering both my hands. And i sing and i stare, I wish i wouldn’t dare To besiege my own home Meanwhile feeling so torn But in time i cry out Where this well finally dries I will bury my arms in the sands of my life And i’ll die. (don’t set these eyes on me Because i’m flailing in their gaze Don’t throw your fires at me Because i’m just a mouse in the maze. And truthfully darling, i’ll be good to you In this world today, with all my might) I’ll die of my crimes, I’ll fish my ideas From the drawer in my mind Covering both my eyes In the sands of my lies. I’ll sing my demise from the depth of my lungs From this well i had stung From the life that was before The ideas from the drawer I won’t set it on fire Nor wish for it to catch I will bury my hands In the sands of my lies I will break my own trust I will pay for my crimes And i’ll die. I will die.
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When The Uprise Lifts 04:50
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When the uprise lifts And the raging crowds have all grown cold You look at your iron fist and miss The buzz of beginnings, and you're free to go. See a buzzard circling round a playground you saved It's like half a joke to see how old you've become And man You're not even that old. Now the time of action's past Moons and four summers gone all wrong A wild horse in an open cage sighs at the mare in the field Hello Y'all! See the demons they'd caught When they told you "get a grip!" It's a minor slip and then you're on your ass because, you know... It hurts when the uprise lifts. Please don't ask for it again, I'll see it through you. I'm bound to be the same in the end Please don't ask for it again. When the fire hits And the last leaf has fallen on judgement day You burry your head in hands and wonder What the hell did you do wrong, Where are we now? On the verge of migration From Sinai to Tel Aviv It's our last resort and we do it just for sport, because you see The well was never deep enough, But when your home amiss And reality keeps changing constantly around you You make up your mind three seconds too late Then you're bound to be bounded Plead for something to shift For milenium to approach quick Before they make with the stick, you know... IT HURTS WHEN THE UPRISE LIFTS! Please don't ask for it again, I'll see it through you. I'm bound to be the same in the end Please don't ask for it again.
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While You Were Sleeping. 03:24
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And here is where i see A sordid road, a storm in me And it is here that we can be We make the time for being free. And here is where i form A hidden place from the coming storm And in your eyes i lose myself And in your eyes i climb and break. And in the storm i lie awake The hidden place, the stand i take And in your eyes i’m safe and free I am awake, the storm’s in me. - - - - ... While you were sleeping, I moved on. While you were nesting I brought on the storm. You take it far, i take it slow You want it dark but i don’t know. While you were sleeping, I brought on the storm. (i feel the loss before it hits, Pets left behind, loose ends adrift.)

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released November 15, 2018

Music and lyrics by Eliad Friedman Green
Produced, recorded and mixed at The Green Studio by Eliad Friedman Green
Mastered by Avi Elbaz
Graphic design by SHAHAF KANTOR

Vocals on tracks 1,2&12 by Lior Lotem,
on track 8 by Maayan Cohen and Ruth Shualy,
& on track 11 by Shiri De-Shalit.

Saxophone on tack 11 by Eden Mandel

Drums on tracks 8 and 11 by Ronnie Paul

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Eliad Green is an imaginitive singer-songwriter, producer and a special ed' music teacher.

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