Album: Love Letters
Date: April 15, 2024
Date Added: May 02, 2024
# Album art URL: https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0763486578_16.jpg
URLs:
- https://circlejourney.bandcamp.com/album/love-letters
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lqjsH1EWm__OzRoZeT1fdZr7OaeeMre-U
- https://open.spotify.com/album/72KpHh8L9ZloORVQdnY11K
- https://music.apple.com/album/love-letters-single/1741295942
Cover Artists:
- Circlejourney
Cover Art File Extension: png
Color: '#EB53BF'
Groups:
- Circlejourney
- Beyond
Commentary: |-
Circlejourney:
Three songs about three times I was in love.
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Track: Return to Sender
Duration: '03:43'
Referenced Tracks:
- Petite Suite IV. Ballet - for Piano 4 hands
URLs:
- https://circlejourney.bandcamp.com/track/return-to-sender
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJCcw4ejmZU
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4k6Gnw7ZmIHyqiDHRxfgRA
- https://music.apple.com/album/return-to-sender/1741295942?i=1741295943
Lyrics: |-
Here falls a light rain
A brush, a spark
I see her take her aim
Watch her hit the mark
And from her fingers
It makes a perfect arc
Out of her hands and into my heart
We pick a piece
And sneak to the wing
She doesn't notice
How my heart is racing
And when our hands cross
The keys are ringing
Love is a cage and how my heart sings
Here falls a light rain
A brush, a spark
I see her take her aim
Watch her hit the mark
And from her fingers
It makes a perfect arc
Out of her hands and into my heart
(Yeah)
I learned young, sometimes
You fall for people out of reach
Love's a song where the rhymes
Don't match or fall on the beat
But sing it, even vain
Life is fleeting, heartbreak won't be this sweet again
Here falls a light rain, a brush, a spark
I see her take her aim, watch her hit the mark
And from her fingers, it makes a perfect arc
Out of her hands and into my heart
(She falls asleep)
We pick a piece
And sneak to the wing
(Right next to me)
She doesn't notice
How my heart is racing
(Each song I write)
And when our hands cross
The keys are ringing
(Keep me up at night)
Love is a cage and how my heart sings
Night sky, ocean stirs
We stargaze together
Somewhere untamed
I name the stars for her
Moonstruck, I look away
As always, nothing stays
But eight years, still I
Dream of her at night
Here falls a light rain
Oh, what have I become
She falls asleep again
I want her in my arms
She takes me home
She looks me in the eye
And says she has a boy
Does she remember
The hall in evening light
Every December (Does she remember)
The songs I used to write (The hall in evening light)
And all the letters (Every December)
My love was waking (The songs I used to write)
Return to sender (And all the letters)
My heart was breaking
My heart's a bird that's learning to sing
(Won't you look this way)
Here falls a light rain
A brush, a spark
I see her take her aim
Watch her hit the mark
And from her fingers
It makes a perfect arc
Out of her hands and into my heart
(Won't you look this way)
We pick a piece
Hall piano playing
(Right next to me)
She doesn't notice
How my heart is racing
(Return to sender)
And when our hands cross
The bells are ringing
Love is a cage and how my heart sings
Young love is such a bittersweet thing
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Track: Lost in Transmission
Duration: '04:27'
Contributors:
- D. Taylor (editing for Japanese lyrics)
Referenced Tracks:
- The Wind Forest
Sampled Tracks:
- SCORE Audio
URLs:
- https://circlejourney.bandcamp.com/track/lost-in-transmission
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD-Rnc61jS8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5AB2xvuvr0kpG6jVH4teSX?si=8d8851238e6e48ec
- https://music.apple.com/album/lost-in-transmission/1741295942?i=1741295944
Lyrics: |-
We stood and watched the satellites fly
And we held hands but never kissed goodbye
I will name a planet, tell me how far it lies
Tell me how it will die, tell me where in the sky it is
Three stars stand in a line
Our sign on the celestial sphere
One end points to Spica, and one to Arcturus
We tried to cry but no one could hear us
We were tears running in the rain
On a one way plane, on a runaway train
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me
We were just two lovers lying on the ground
Watch the sky turn round, watch it die and drown
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me
We saw our reflections in a window
And we looked like a king and queen though
I will name the stars, tell me how bright they burn
Tell me how they will die
Tell me how they will turn for us
Vega, Deneb and Altair
Read our fates in the star-crossed lovers
We were just too young, I was just too broken
But our eyes were closed, and our hearts were open
We were tears running in the rain
On a one way plane, on a runaway train
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me
We were just two lovers lying on the ground
Watch the sky turn round, watch it die and drown
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me
Every word was like a signal from a satellite
However hard I tried, I couldn't find a way to write
An ending for our tale, so stops and starts without a fight
It was to no avail, I took a flight and vanished in the night
(Through the marvels of planetary advancement
My voice is coming to you from a satellite
Circling in outer space
My message is a simple one)
We were tears running in the rain
On a one way plane, on a runaway train
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me
We were just two lovers lying on the ground
Watch the sky turn round, watch it die and drown
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me, yeah
Ame wa futteta
Anata no kao ga
Watashi no me ni
Munashiku utsutteta
Hoshi ga kawatteta
Sora ga mawatteta
Waratte naite
Futari ga kawatteta
(We were tears running in the rain
On a one way plane, on a runaway train
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me
We were just two lovers lying on the ground
Watch the sky turn round, watch it die and drown
Was it love or envy, love or envy
That kept him with me, that kept him with me)
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Track: Signal Flare
Duration: '04:00'
URLs:
- https://circlejourney.bandcamp.com/track/signal-flare
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSo-hvLnTrM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6kkdGiYQsFpHTEOIcQeVLf?si=8bbb3966833c4adf
- https://music.apple.com/album/signal-flare/1741295942?i=1741295945
Lyrics: |-
By the time you hear this, you'll know the ways I'm in pain
You'd've seen me curled on the floor screaming for help again
I'm never hoping that anyone will come
But you did, whoa
Sometimes I'm a capsizing boat firing a flare
Certain that the towns on the mountain can't see me up there
Cities and ports in the storm, blinking for help that won't come
But you did, whoa
Why did you choose me? I don't know
When thousands of people come and go
And all the ones that we lose, we love till death or goodbye
All will die, but God, it's worth a go
Hold me in your arms like it's forever
Let's forget the past but never ever
Say it was a waste, for the taste of love, I'll have the pain
If I gain nothing, still you were always worth the go
You know, I love you so
Do you still remember we sat at tables
And talked the evening over
And drank and mourned and walked
Your plans for dinner that week, my fear of falling asleep
I went home, whoa
Bridges where we stood and decided where we would go
Pictures in the neighbourhood lights and cars going slow
Trading the night for the day, the passing ships in the bay
Where I roam, whoa
Why did I choose you, I don't know
When old doors are closing, new ones open
Love is a ride, in time we all must alight
Hold on tight, you know it's worth a go
Hold me in your arms like it's forever
Let's forget the past but never ever
Say it was a waste, for the taste of love, I'll have the pain
If I gain nothing, still you were always worth it
So raise the sail, we answer to no nation
Freedom means we need no destination
So say, "We do it scared," 'cause we dared to brave the deep unknown
Though I know nothing
Still you are always worth the go
You know I love you so
When the signal starts to fade, I'm afraid to start a war
Am I sending Morse to someone who's reading semaphore?
Still we try to hear each other, each rhyme and metaphor
Restring the lines each time, let's try once more
(One, two, three)
Hold me in your arms like it's forever
Let's forget the past but never ever
Say it was a waste, for the taste of love, I'll have the pain
If I gain nothing, still you are always worth it
So raise the sail, we answer to no nation
Freedom means we need no destination
So say, "We do it scared," 'cause we dared
To brave the deep unknown
Though I know nothing
Still you are always worth the go
You know I love you so