Name: Break
Duration: P00H03M53S
Description: Ed wrote the verse and chorus in the bath. I wrote the riff and the woah-oh bit and changed the chorus slightly. I think Robin co-wrote the spazzy riff near the end. This song took bloody ages to arrange but it was probably the first song to come so far out of our punky comfort zone. The best kind of comfort zone.

Break

from Self-titled EP by Mr Kamikaze

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Ed wrote the verse and chorus in the bath. I wrote the riff and the woah-oh bit and changed the chorus slightly. I think Robin co-wrote the spazzy riff near the end. This song took bloody ages to arrange but it was probably the first song to come so far out of our punky comfort zone. The best kind of comfort zone.

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Lyrics:

I'm getting pretty tired of my own company
I'm looking alright, but I'm sick of the sight of me
I act upbeat but I don't always feel it
I'm feeling insecure so I act like an egotist

I've got three songs playing at once in my mind
They're out of time and in styles that conflict
It's a pre-school class and the teacher is blind
So tie me to a chair and throw me out the classroom window

"I need a break like a hole in the head," she said
Now take me to a place that speaks for itself
Where I don't have to understand the language and customs
Forget being kept in the manner you're accustomed to"

Now, I would jump. I want that feeling; falling, flying
I think I don't like liking thinking like this
And I'd lie down but I'm so sick of lying
And I try to try harder but I am hardly even trying

"I need to think with the whole of my head," she said
"Now, take me to a party where nobody speaks!
Where we can just dance to the songs that we know
We'll forget ourselves and leave the party alone"

Go home and throw out all our clothes
Tomorrow, will we be the same again, or somehow changed?
And will we fill our thirsty cars back up again?
Drive to work in them?
Dressing up is fun!

"I need a break like a hole in the head," she said
"You make it up and I take it as read," she said
"The facts you read you don't keep in your head so just
Take me to a place you know nothing about"

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from Self-titled EP, released May 28, 2009

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Mr Kamikaze Rancho Cucamonga, California

New EP will be available right here on January 21st 2013! It will feature, among others, the song "I'm in a Pickle" the video for which can be found here www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_PtwEam24w

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