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Icarus (from Belarus)

from a secret life by Hemlock Smith

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Originally titled "a secret life" (which became the album's name), it was influenced by trip hop, was kind of unrelenting for one of our tracks, but still featured accordion.

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ICARUS (FROM BELARUS)

Let silence be my wife
And loneliness my mother
To lead a secret life
I won’t need any other

My only friend a knife
And violence my companion
To lead a secret life
I’ll find the darkest canyon

CH 1
The crest of the wave
The glare of the sun
I need love - Just like everyone
The curtain of rain
The weight of the gun
I feel pain - Just like everyone

Let me go out for a ride
Beyond the shade of my sunglasses
To lead a secret life
I’ll hide out in the masses

CH 2
A moment in time
The faith of a nun
I feel blind - Just like everyone
And the absolute
Continues to run
I feel fooled - Just like everyone

BRIDGE
And God said to Icarus, be warned
If you continue, you’ll get harmed
With all respect, said Ike, No Sir
I gotta get just a little bit
Closer…

CH 1
CH 2

And the absolute continues to run
And so do I – just like everyone

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from a secret life, released December 5, 2002
words and music by michael frei 1988
arranged by michael frei, jacques bevilacqua, fabrizio di donato, chris diggelmann, françois dufour and gérald rochat
recorded on july 19th 2000 by chris diggelmann
michael frei : vocals, korg ds-8
chris diggelmann : drums, samples and filters
françois dufour : bass
jacques bevilacqua : fender stratocaster electric guitar
fabrizio di donato : wurlitzer, korg ds-8 synth bass, synths
gérald rochat : accordion

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Hemlock Smith Lausanne, Switzerland

Hemlock Smith come from Lausanne (Switzerland). Since 2002, they’ve released 7 regular albums with intelligent pop, as well as 2 soundtracks for silent film and 2 collaborations with Noise duo Les Poissons Autistes. Fronted by singer-songwriter Michael Frei, Hemlock Smith's distinctive voice is complemented by a talented band seamlessly blending Pop, Folk, Rock and Trip-Hop Sensibilities ... more

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