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Tigers and Emperors

by Tigers and Emperors

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1.
An electric sense of hope Baby I keep thinking I'm crashing Is this what loves feels like? You and me on a mattress in the back of your car? Chocolates and cigarettes at the service station Keep on driving I can feel you breathing We drive past an old dry creek The birds fly overhead An electric sense of hope Baby I keep thinking I'm crashing Is this what loves feels like? You and me on a mattress in the back of your car? Drive down this old dirt track 10,000 lines from where I met you We drive past an old dry creek The birds fly overhead Is this what love feels like? Keep on driving I can feel you breathing The birds fly overhead
2.
Shorebirds 03:25
Car lights coming home Down the coast Dry sand in your eyes and I am home from this flight In this city near the coastline Halfway station Train ticket still valid and I am home Leave your past behind Float like light Shorebirds fly in On their white wings Grey sails catch the wind go hunting Join the dots Migration lines These hearts these beats for you and for me darling Conversation draws you in So you can only go this way forward home I hope you read my love letters to the future I hope they reach you, permanent tattoos Migration paths, hunting, home. Written down on the earth as in the sky Shorebirds fly in On their white wings Grey sails catch the wind and I am home from this flight
3.
Gold Coins 03:32
Oh oh your flirtatious words I imagine blouses lowering on skinny girls Oh oh I wish you'd write one for me Big boned, hopeful, sometimes pretty Hardly a stunner, kind of average to look at... But This thing, this untouchable Gold coins in a pocket all at once Suddenly I see you And I've known love before So here's hoping, here's hoping... I write songs too, I wrote one for you Like a camera, a photo, a gift I put love in, I hope you feel it Maybe you'll steal it into your house On a dark night This thing, this untouchable Gold coins in a pocket all at once Suddenly I see you And I've known love before So here's hoping, here's hoping... Tiny attic, blazed by the sun It's cosy at night This thing, this untouchable Gold coins in a pocket all at once Suddenly I see you And I've known love before So here's hoping, here's This thing, this untouchable Gold coins in a pocket all at once Suddenly I see you And I've known love before So here's hoping, here's hoping... Here's hoping...
4.
Flood Song 03:30
Been raining now for a week or more Hasn't rained this heavy since '74 They say the dam's gonna overflow Better pack my bags, it’s time to go The water's rising The water's rising The water's rising Gotta get out of here Gotta get out of here Gotta my friends shoving stuff into their cars Got the fridge, got the TV, got my guitars I'll stop for a scotch, but I'm way too slow Policeman says it's time to go The water’s rising The water’s rising The water’s rising Gotta get out of here Gotta get out of here They say up to the roof will flood Anything left is for the mud What is lost may not be found Better get ourselves to higher ground The water's rising The water's rising The water's rising Gotta get out of here The water's rising The water's rising The water's rising Gotta get out of here The water's rising The water's rising The water's rising Gotta get out of here The water's rising The water's rising The water's rising Gotta get out of here!
5.
Blue Dress 04:54
Sometimes I cry but you don't You're like a goddess high and dry The waves rush in I daydream on the beach I see you in your blue dress Some goddess on the beach Dancing on the cliff Dancing in the drift Like a story being told As I watch you unfold Howling bells and sea shells Whispered stories like a goddess high and dry The rain comes down Atop the ocean I see you sailing off effortlessly Some goddess on the sea Dancing on the deck Dancing in the drift Like a story being told As I watch you unfold Sometimes you fly but I don't You're like a goddess high and dry The snow falls down Atop the mountain I see you waving in the distance Some goddess on the snow Dancing on the cliff Dancing in the drift Like a story being told As I watch you unfold
6.
Lines 04:09
We drive for miles, leave the smoke behind The lines on his face slowly come alive He's going home Back to where he belongs And the lines, They tie him to his song We cross the bridge, he calls aloud The lines of the earth show him sacred ground It's the way Those before him have gone And the lines They tie him to his song He only wants his culture's dues That their future's theirs to choose The journey's end, the dust has settled down By the lines of his blood he is surrounded It's plain to see His family makes him strong And the lines They tie him to his song And the lines They tie him to his song They tie him to his song They tie him to his song
7.
Hourglass 03:45
This wine brings in the clouds Makes the city look grey and clear Fall in love with the argument And the chance to differ I'm still caught up with these old loves in my head I guess they're safe They never blow away 'til today Withdraw replace Oh love send me a line You didn't go back, you didn't go through What's calling you? You got to go forward, you got to go in Friendship is like a forcefield Do something darling Get a picture for her Of the kind of boy you want to stare at across a crowded room Other people or no 7 days is 2 years fall in love like a sparrow The sun hits you, you fall in love Suddenly I surrender, compassionately going in to bat Withdraw replace Oh love send me a line You didn't go back and you didn't go through What's calling you? You got to go forward you got to go in Friendship is like a forcefield Do something darling
8.
Le Gâteau 03:17
You say you like me Honey, I like you too Why don't you come a little closer? I'll ice you white, red and blue You say you'd like to cook for me A recipe from down the south I think that would be nice but I know butter wouldn't melt in your mouth You say you like me Honey, I like you too Why don't you come a little closer? I'll ice you white, red and blue I like to cook with wine Sometimes I put it in the food I like to watch the naked chef Especially when he comes up to my room You say you like me Honey, I like you too Why don't you come a little closer? I'll ice you white, red and blue Let's go to Room 60 After dinner in the park We'll drink some wine and eat Gruyère And then make poetry in the dark You say you like me Honey, I like you too Why don't you come a little closer? I'll ice you white, red and blue
9.
Little Mista 02:23
The thought of your smile Keeps running around in my mind The spark in your eye I swear you're driving me wild I know when you're around 'cause You’re making my heart pound I'll steal you away and in your ear I'll gently say Slide over here (little mista) I want you near (little mista) To hold you tight (little mista) You're mine tonight You bounce through my life Making all the past wrongs right When you hold my hand I want to hatch a plan To get you alone And let our fingers roam Let's fly, let go today; in your ear I'll gently say Slide over here (little mista) I want you near (little mista) To hold you tight (little mista) You're mine tonight Hey! Slide over here (little mista) I want you near (little mista) To hold you tight (little mista) You're mine tonight Slide over here (little mista) I want you near (little mista) To hold you tight (little mista) You're mine tonight One! Two! One two three FOUR!
10.
30 Years 06:21
It's been so long now, since I held you tight The joy of our days is lost, in this long, long night Now I lie alone, and I dream of the past Living in memories, where I'm not the last I remember the days, from across the sea You broke all the rules, just to be with me Now there's no desire, that can bridge this divide No river of tears, bring you to my side 30 years, 30 years, 30 years alone, my heart full of tears Longing for your smile, longing for your touch 30 years is far too much Oh those glory days, when you were my other half When you held my hand, you held my heart But your warm embrace, has left my life The cold has set in, I can longer fight 30 years, 30 years, you left me here for 30 years I know it was your pride, I don't blame you as such But 30 years is far too much It was your life, I agree, But where did that leave me? 30 years, 30 years, 30 years alone, my heart full of tears Longing for your smile, longing for your touch 30 years is far too... 30 years, 30 years, you left me here for 30 years I know it was your pride, I don't blame you as such But 30 years is far too much I can't take it any more Lord, I'm tired
11.
G'day Tiger!

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An epic four years in the making, "Tigers and Emperors" is finally ready!

Recorded at Cronin St Bedroom and Mt Waverley Studios, produced by Tigers and Emperors, engineered by Mark Cocquio. Mastering by Matthew Grey Mastering. Photography by Jason Nash, album artwork by Damien Murtagh.

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released December 14, 2014

Thank you to Heidi Millington for helping to put this train on the tracks and get it rolling. Kate for the bubbles and for providing the catalysis for our friendship. Emma for her support and discerning ear. Kevin for his crazy frenetic dancing. Boris for taking a constant rear kicking and only ever saying "oof". To all our friends and families for being a source of inspiration, comfort and support throughout the journey and for putting up with late practices and for coming along to our shows. Finally to all the venues who support local acts.

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Tigers and Emperors Brisbane, Australia

Tigers and Emperors is a Brisbane-based alt-folk-blues-country band.

Our music blends beautiful harmonies and layered instrumentation with poignant lyrics, creating a sound which is quite unique, and ends up full of sunshine and happiness, drama and joy.

Most of the songs have been written at different outdoor jamming locations around the Brisbane River.
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