Monochrome is a shimmering monolith bemoaning the day-to-day stresses and anxieties of the modern workplace in Austerity Britain, apparently.
lyrics
We’re monochrome our lights are low,
In a room where no one goes,
A mystery, a sea of cold,
With nothing for you to hold.
A thousand hours of silence,
Constant black and white,
Constant black and white,
A stillness that’s violent,
We can move, our eyes are wide,
But we can’t see inside.
A metronomic constant beat,
That anchors your head and your feet,
Distances all vacuum sealed,
And nothing for you to feel.
A thousand hours of silence,
Constant black and white,
Constant black and white,
A stillness that’s violent,
We can move, our eyes are wide,
But we can’t see inside.
Bay of Rainbows, tranquil sea,
A desert of dust on a beach,
A motion-free Sargasso Sea,
The door is locked and there’s no key.
A thousand hours of silence,
Constant black and white,
Constant black and white,
A stillness that’s violent,
We can move, our eyes are wide,
But we can’t see inside.
credits
from Yellow Arch,
released June 20, 2019
Music and lyrics by Mathew Seamarks, arranged by The Disciples Of Spess.
Engineered by David Haynes at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield.
Produced by David Haynes and The Disciples Of Spess.
Mastered by Dez Ford at Rocket Fuel Audio.
Desperate Journalist are like a distillation of everything the twenty-something me loved to listen to but played properly and with real conviction. They get better with each record.
Ed. The Disciples Of Spess
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