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Busy Waiting

by After The Ibis

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    Physical album in beautiful matte card case with 12-page lyrics booklet.

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1.
Ooh young boy, with the eyes of a child, allowed to play with a grown man’s toy Running wild and rewarded for violence Young foolish boy, is this life a game - building points when targets fall? But there’s no rematch when it’s game over We’ll shed a tear and sigh One tear for the fallen soldier, we’ll just soldier on One tear for the souls who never chose to sign on Such a big man with your shoulders folded - knows he’d never take that fall Won't cry for the fallen soldier, we’ll just soldier on And we’ll sigh, oh we’ll join a chorus of sighs for all those who fail to find those healing, mending words lost in a troubled mind Young frightened boy, just another pawn, another set of limbs on strings What gives his life purpose deems him worthless to the big man pulling the strings, sitting high so far from the firing line, sitting on a secret He doesn’t dream of being the victor 'cause he knows like all those times before, their one and only goal; to keep this game going, going, going on and on One tear for the fallen soldier, we’ll just soldier on One tear for the souls who never chose to sign on Such a big man with your shoulders folded - knows he’d never take that fall Won't cry for the fallen soldier, we’ll just soldier on One tear for the fallen soldier, we’ll just soldier on One tear for the souls who never chose to sign on Such a big man with your shoulders folded - knows he’d never take that fall Won't cry for the fallen soldier, we’ll just soldier on And we’ll sigh, oh we’ll join a chorus of sighs for all those who fail to find those healing, mending words lost in a troubled mind
2.
Busy Waiting 04:38
I can’t wake this air is such a heavy weight (Outside every window) the blackest cloud refusing to dissipate, and stealing all our rays With all eyes up we’re pleading with the sky to change (and lift spirits below) as we collide with the sky-watchers in our way, chasing their tails But what else can we do to pass time? While we’re so busy waiting, and blaming - there’s justice in their shame While we’re so busy waiting, reflecting - how did we end up here? Hold tight we’re waiting for the ascent, how long can you hold your breath? Try carry all the gifts they left, there’s only so far a back can bend We keep sinking under the weight, there’s only so low we can go before we’re swallowing soil I dreamt I changed my fate today, and awoke and rose armed with this self belief and a sturdy gait I tried to close my ears to your words - they drain us and age us You just say all you can to steal our dreams away and add to the weight Hold tight we’re waiting for the ascent, how long can you hold your breath? Try carry all the gifts they left, there’s only so far a back can bend We keep sinking under the weight, there’s only so low we can go before we’re swallowing soil Wake me when it starts to rain, when the sky changes Wake me when the thunder sounds See the clouds colliding See the clouds colliding While we’re so busy waiting, we can dream, we can dream While we’re so busy waiting, we can… Hold tight we’re waiting for the ascent, how long can you hold your breath? Try carry all the gifts they left, there’s only so far a back can bend We keep sinking under the weight, there’s only so low we can go before we’re swallowing soil
3.
Step Inside 03:35
Man I can feel no pain I hope that you feel much the same Are you cats with me? Ya gotta take your time, move your dancing feet Man I can feel no pain And if it isn’t so you’ve got to step inside, step inside Just roll out your soul, you know you’ll feel alright, feel alright Are you cats with me? Ya gotta take your time, move your dancing feet Man I can feel no pain And when the silence breaks get your back up off the wall and feel your skin shiver and shake Throw image and the ego aside and taste the unity and harmony that melody provides Man I can feel no pain, I feel rhythm and I I come alive - come, come, come alive, come alive And if it isn’t so, you’ve got to step inside, step inside Just roll out your soul, you know you’ll feel alright, feel alright Are you cats with me? Ya gotta take your time, move your dancing feet Man I can feel no pain And if it isn’t so, you’ve got to step inside, step inside Just roll out your soul, you know you’ll feel alright, feel alright Are you cats with me? Ya gotta take your time, move your dancing feet Man I can feel no pain
4.
There are times when we get so tired of keeping the faith but this time you're starting to feel the truth come your, your way All these changes you've been waiting for to deal with this pain There's a mountain to move but I promise it is not in vain All of my life I've been running around, feet from the ground, now I feel The room is on fire, the room is on fire The room is on fire, the room is on fire All these forces of ages gone by are starting to fade I've got nothing to prove and I'm no longer shackled by shame Oh you may cry when they land at your feet - a meaningless blame You may laugh when you find that it all is a meaningless game There's a time and a place to lead and to chase, both in different realities All of my life I've been running around, feet from the ground, now I feel The room is on fire, the room is on fire The room is on fire, the room is on fire All of my life I've been running around, feet from the ground, now I feel The room is on fire, the room is on fire The room is on fire, the room is on fire The room is on fire, fire, fire The room is on fire The room is on fire, fire, fire The room is on fire
5.
This heist, the sheist of the century for those who oppose and those with no souls I'm not talking about the run of the mill, what a robbery Poisonous cloud in the sea Pool of black blood in your hands Brown paper lies, heads they must fly A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye Wise up fisherman run, run - save your bones Swallow your tongue and sacrifice your soul but find your backbone and rise up fisherman - one man's voice can echo From the shore to shores unknown, you'll speak for the spoken for So tired, so tired of your company dividing the folk and trying to provoke Ain't noone can doubt the shame and disgrace of your policies Poisonous cloud in the sea Pool of black blood in your hands Brown paper lies, heads they must fly A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye Wise up fisherman run, run - save your bones Swallow your tongue and sacrifice your soul but find your backbone and rise up fisherman - one man's voice can echo From the shore to shores unknown, you'll speak for the spoken for Wise up fisherman run, run - save your bones Swallow your tongue and sacrifice your soul but find your backbone and rise up fisherman - one man's voice can echo From the shore to shores unknown, you'll speak for the spoken for You'll be the voice of every man - for all the voiceless
6.
Dig Up 05:04
Man we're not the same, you and I, we're nothing alike You'll have grit under your nails 'til the day you die 'cause when you find yourself covered in dirt, digging for gold you don't know you're just digging yourself a hole so dig up, dig up oh Dig up, dig up oh Man you could have the finest of threads on your back, still I'll compare you to the rats in the sewer if you only ever measure worth by number and keep feeding me figures and lines See all that I have is all that I know and all that you teach me so so I can never be full, I can never be Fool you're climbing human rope You'll fall and land on hands you spat on Disdain for all us common folk, (but we know) crawling we're still taller than, taller than most We're taller than most And when you bleed, when they bring you to your knees, can you survive where your foot equals mine? And on bended knee we'll see the world so clearly After you've fallen, after they've spent all of your pride, will you be standing? Will we be standing side by side? And after you've fallen will you be jumping towards the tide? Or will you be standing? Will we be standing side by side? [And when you bleed they'll bring you to your knees The powers that be will bring you to your knees And when you bleed, child, they'll bring you to your knees The powers that be will bring you to your knees]
7.
What does it take to get you started? Only fools seem to wait like we do Now that this boat has already parted, such a beautiful waste of time, me and you But I’m so glad that you filled my cup 'cause now things are looking up and all that you said I will keep in my head like treasure So you, only you, light my fuse, light, light my fuse Oh you, only you, sittin’ in the corner with your lonesome blues Oh you, only you, light my fuse, light, light my fuse Oh you, only you What can I say to make the stars move and erase what is written in our sky? Might they show mercy on a fool, on a fool who watches her ship passing by? Now I find me tripping on new ground Tell me how do I move forward when I keep turning around? So you, only you, light my fuse, light, light my fuse Oh you, only you, sittin’ in the corner with your lonesome blues Oh you, only you, light my fuse, light, light my fuse Oh you, only you So you, only you, light my fuse, light, light my fuse Oh you, only you, sittin’ in the corner with your lonesome blues Oh you, only you, light my fuse, light, light my fuse Oh you, only you [And all that you said I will keep in my head like treasure What can I say to make the stars move? And all that you said I will keep in my head like treasure What can I say to make the stars move?]
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9.
Meltdown 04:04
Last night I dreamt of a society where money was a thing of the past There was no more greed, there was no more need - we all had seen the light at last So I woke up this morning and I realised that the system's gonna have to change You fat cats in power, your milk's turning sour The dog you dread is heading your way It's a meltdown (It's a meltdown) Run for your life! It's a meltdown (It's a meltdown) You know the feeling ain't right See I dreamt that the world was there for us to share and we all had a slice of the cake, but the greatest thing about this new society was live and give, not take, take, take We respected one another and we took our time, side by side, race by race Peacefully we dwelled in no consumer hell Can you imagine such a place? It's a meltdown (It's a meltdown) Run for your life! It's a meltdown (It's a meltdown) You know the feeling ain't right Politicians of our time, they all be money men and the earth to them commodity but it's as plain as day, if we continue this way disaster for society You fat cats in power, you come at the hour Gonna have to change the way we live And if the bubble bursts, you know you heard it here first 'cause something's gonna have to give It's a meltdown (It's a meltdown) Run for your life! It's a meltdown (It's a meltdown) You know the feeling ain't right
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Outro 01:37

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Busy Waiting is the hotly-anticipated début album from After The Ibis.

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released May 9, 2014

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All tracks written & performed by 'After The Ibis'.

All tracks mixed & mastered by Jim Fox, Lion and Fox Recording, Washington D.C. except track 8 mixed live by Mr. Upfull.

Recorded at Salt Studio & Darklands Audio 2013
Design by danielflynndesign.com

After The Ibis would like to thank Lee Page, Jim Fox of Lion and Fox Recording Studios, Mr. Upfull, Salt Studio, Darklands Audio, Chris & Al Wickham, Dan Flynn & everybody who has supported the band so far.

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After The Ibis Dublin, Ireland

After the Ibis are an 8-piece reggae band.

Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, After The Ibis have established a reputation that has seen them perform alongside the greats of Toots and the Maytals, Max Romeo, Third World, Tosh/Marley Band, The Skatalites and Junior Marvin.

Their hotly-anticipated début album "Busy waiting" launched in 2014 & available to purchase on bandcamp
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