Life In The City

by Turkuaz

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Purplehippies Life In The City is my favorite Turkuaz album. From the big drum "Floydian" epic-ness of the title track to the funky AF "Make You Famous", to the ultimate cool and smooth "Fight The Fire"; this album has it all and is a complete journey that leaves you wanting to go further! Favorite track: Life In The City.

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1.	Life In The City 05:22	lyrics	buy track
Livin’ day to day People find a way To smile and look to the future They've got more to say And got no time to play So they think, but it's just an illusion Life in the city Nights in the string of lights Life in the city Blind in the spotlight From an eagle’s eye Nothin’ but time to fly Lookin’ down it’s just a disaster Years pass lookin back You caught that heart attack Each day is just goin’ faster Life in the city Nights in the string of lights Life in the city Fighting the good fight Holdin’ our heads up high Livin’ the good lie Holdin’ our secrets near Fearin’ the good fear Heads are spinning Lights are dimming low No one winning Feelin’ the thinning hope Time stops moving Can't stop losing now No improving Have to survive somehow Life in the city Nights in the string of lights Life in the city Fighting the good fight Life in the city Days in the ring of fire Life in the city Blind in the spotlight
2.	Superstatic 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Superstatic Astro acrobatic A snapshot, automatic But you cannot hear Silver lining Upset but you're shining Searching never finding Oh it's so unclear You're lookin’ tough - don't let up Do all the things they cannot do You've had enough - you're fed up It's time to take us where you're going to Don't drop that ball Don't play in a game you cannot master Best be sure when the feet hit the floor everybody go, you go faster Just down the hall They say there's somebody comin’ for ya Keep your eyes locked in on the prize and forget that paranoia Ooh ooh ooh ooh Get up! Ooh ooh ooh ooh Shake that fever Golden like retriever Hold and push that lever make your mind appear Outsmart thinking Rise above the sinking Tide now eyes are winking and the time is near You clean the clock - it's tickin’ You move the hands, they cradle you Things start to work - they're clickin’ The door appears and now you step on through Don't drop that ball Don't play in a game you cannot master Best be sure when the feet hit the floor everybody go, you go faster Just down the hall They say there's somebody comin’ for ya Keep your mind focused and you'll find that they never ever can destroy you Get up! Don't let it turn into a tragedy It's time to get yourself out in the heat - yea You close your eyes, you see a shining light Now long behind you are the sleepless nights you’re Superstatic Automatic
3.	Make You Famous 04:56	lyrics	buy track
Move along You cannot be sedated Thrill be gone But never gonna get you down Turn around Gyrating and you're wasted Found a sound That's never gonna let you down Light in your eyes You fantasize, your island No demise Is ever gonna hunt you down Turn around There stands a guardian angel Treasure found He's never gonna let you down Talking numbers 3,2, wait! go Seeping into the chromatic glow Raging thunder What do you know? Leave it to the rest of them You belong with the best of the best of the - Walking blunders See them, Stop! go Creeping under and into the show We'll teach them all a lesson They tried to blame us Gonna put you in the T.V. Gonna make you famous Movin’ on Outside the burning spotlight Everyone Is always tryin' a take you down Turn around A million more are comin' To hold you down You only wanna move around Mister man Won't stop demanding answers Peter pan Is tryin' a get you out of town Murder face He's in the place you wanted Take him down And never let him make a sound Never gonna let you down Chromatic glow Put you in the T.V. Gonna make you famous
4.	The One And Lonely 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Oh my love I feel it for the first time From above I'm droppin’ fast I'm fallin Oh my love I dream it for the last time Dream of A home that I've been calling Livin’ inside a place Where the emptiness and space Make me vanish but a trace still left behind Swimmin’ inside a world Where the loneliness just swirls Around my head and I can't make it through this time I turn it up I burned it up! I know you know feel like I feel and ya Can't get enough I've had enough! You know I know it's true I turn it up I burned it up! I know you feel like I feel and ya Can't get enough You called the bluff You know I know it's you Oh my love I drink it for the first time Drink up The thing that I've been chasin’ Oh my love I leave it for the last time Last time I saw you I was wasting away Gettin’ hard to breathe And I wish that I could leave But the door just seems to move farther away The faster that I run The more I become undone And tomorrow's not a promise - not today I won't fall in love with another Long as I am alive This I swear to you my love I swear it on my life I won't play around with another Till the day that I die Once or twice I've stumbled but then I get back in line I'll never dance with another Long as the sky is above That's my promise to the one The only lonely love
5.	The Question 03:58	lyrics	buy track
Tell me something Do you feel it now? If you do, then please won’t you show me how? Take me there Take me where you go ‘Cause if you don’t my love then I will never know So tell me, tell me Do you know the answer to the question? Do we ever really stand a chance? Now you know the way to do it better But we never go back Do you know the answer to the question? Is the rest just circumstance? Do you know a way to do it better? Or to let it go? Up above Down below The only places that I seem to ever go One of these days Maybe someday soon I’m gonna go and get my head in tune But till then won’t you tell me, tell me My head is overflowing Can’t stop the rain My garden’s surely growing But i feel the pain Do you know the answer to the question? Do we ever really stand a chance? Now you know the way to do it better but we never go back Now you know the question is the answer And the rest just circumstance Do you know a way to do it better? Or to let it go?
6.	If I Ever Fall Asleep 05:38	lyrics	buy track
I'm running circles in my mind I'm getting closer all the time And yet the faces chase me still I'm running out of things to say These pills won't make it go away The hounds are nipping at my heels If I ever fall asleep I pray my soul stays out of reach And if I die before I wake That's one more soul the devil may take I'm shoutin’ at my shadow I'm shakin’ in my skin The television's mocking me But I won't let him win I'm dancin’ without moving I'm singin’ without sound I'm naked and I'm hungry And there's evil all around Gotta keep, gotta keep running away, Gotta keep on running away Why are all the colors turning red? It's getting crowded in my head I'll keep the lights on just in case And you, you look deliciously divine Your features perfectly aligned The gloom sits pretty on your face There's mozart in the madnes There's sickness in my skin I'm thrilled about the sadness And I can never win There's nothing worth improving There's nothing going on There’s nothing that is soothing And silence is a song
7.	Lady Lovely 05:18	lyrics	buy track
Little freaky creature Yes, I'm pleased to meet ya The feature of my earthly desire Burnin’ like a hot sun Goes off like a shotgun She has undone all of my wires She's a magic something Not sure what she's mumbling But I think she may be okay Lady lovely Beautiful and bubbly But she's got some bugs in her brain She's from another planet I know But she just couldn't stand it at home Now she's here driving me insane She undid my brain Lady lovely Warm and fuzzy Yes, she's certainly one of a kind Lady lovely She does not love me And it's startin’ to get to my mind Head just won't stop twistin' Just too much existin' I think I've gotta throw it away No, there's no detecting What she is projecting Behind me when I'm looking away Way back when she thrilled me Now she's out to kill me She'd love to see my body decay Best beware this creature Yes, she will defeat ya' She'll take away the human race She's from another planet I know (she’s from another world) But she just couldn't stand it alone (an interstellar girl) Now she's here tryin’ to take us away Our dyin day She's from a different planet I know (she’s from some other place) But I guess she wanted one more (a girl from outer space) Now it's all for her to enjoy The world is her toy Lady lovely Warm and fuzzy Yes, she's certainly one of a kind So deceiving' Don't believe in Little creatures you create in your mind She’s from a distant planet you see (she’s from beyond the stars) But it’s a bad, bad place to be (she’s travelled very far) Now she’s here and she’s here to stay She blew us away
8.	Rule The World 04:04	lyrics	buy track
If i could rule the world I'd start it up again If i could rule the world I'd make you all my friends If i could rule the world I'd take it day by day If i could rule the world I'd make it all okay Doin’ all the things that I gotta do Doin’ all the things that you want me to Sayin’ all the things that I gotta say Layin’ that love where it needs to lay Shakin’ all the hands that I gotta shake Doin’ my job like everyday Layin’ all the eggs that I gotta lay Takin’ all the heat that I need to take Got a little peace of mind right here Got a big love for the heart so near I got a bit of love for the strange so close I got a lotta feelin' for the people (coast to coast) Layin’ all the eggs that I gotta lay Doin’ my job like every day Shakin’ all the hands that I need to shake Takin’ all the heat that I need to take Gotta lotta fuel for the fire right here Gotta lotta love and desire so clear Gonna let it take me the places I go Gonna let it make me into the faces I know Gotta a little fuel for the fire right here Gotta lotta love and desire so clear Gonna let it take me the places i go Got a lotta feelin' for the people coast to coast
9.	Fight The Fire 05:54	lyrics	buy track
City lights and a nice cool breeze on ya It's just how you wanna feel Good advice but just no need for it Never had to beg or steal Up one click now you're sick no cure for it This is gonna take all night Once you're fixed you're nixed it's sure boring So do it once and do it right Ooh ooh ooh ooh Tell me how you feel about it Ooh ooh ooh ooh Are you sick and tired? Are you sick and tired are ya? Ooh ooh ooh ooh Tell me can you live without it? Ooh ooh ooh ooh Can you fight the fire? Can you fight the fire? The best yet but I bet you want better Let's just see what you can do Ready set go let go lower-case letter Make it bigger see it through Next phase sex crazed ex-caveman killers Hunting ancient history Stone faced, slow paced, long phrased land fillers Slow unfolding mystery

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released September 28, 2018

Dave Brandwein - guitar, vocals
Taylor Shell - bass guitar, synth bass
Craig Brodhead - guitar, keyboards
Michelangelo Carubba - drums, vocals
Chris Brouwers - trumpet, keyboards
Greg Sanderson - tenor sax
Josh Schwartz - bari sax, vocals
Sammi Garett - vocals, tambourine
Shira Elias - vocals

Special Guest(s):
Nate Werth - Percussion

Recorded and mixed at More Sound Recording Studios in Syracuse, NY. Additional Recording at Galaxy Smith Studios, and The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, NY. Engineered by Jason “Jocko” Randall, E.T. Thorngren, Jonathan Smith, John Davis and Dave Brandwein. Produced by Dave Brandwein and Jerry Harrison. Mixed by Jocko at More Sound. Mastered by Chris Athens. Artwork by Gregory Del Deo. Creative Director: Dani Brandwein.

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Balancing male-female harmonies, strutting guitars, wild horn arrangements, and interminable grooves, a spirit takes shape on stage nightly for Turkuaz via larger-than-life performances.

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