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Dead Like Tan

by Action Camp

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1.
Tonight 02:58
everything we do tonight will never be the same again everything we say tonight will never be the same again everything we do tonight will never be the same again everything we say tonight will never be the same again and i know i won't regret you and i know i mustn't be scared everything we hear tonight will never be the same again every smile i give to you will never be the same again each step that i took stole you away now that you're here please stay and if we touch it will never be the same again every word rings differently, you made them each anew this place where we stand tonight will never be the same again i watch my feet, how my heart beats, i wait for something new so say to me we're meant to be, we'll never be the same again and i know i won't regret you and i know i mustn't be scared because everything you've shown me quiets my every fear there comes a day there comes a day there comes a day there comes a day we'll fade away
2.
if only i could i'd tell you one thousand times i love you dear but this is an act i've said it so many times it's lost its meaning so i'll write this song in hopes that we'll be together after all it's the best i can do so don't you cry, be patient now i'm still standin' by your side but you should learn that you can be on your own don't hold too tight you can't pin down the things you want but i'm still here with you here with you here with you right now if only i could i'd tell you one thousand times i love you dear but this is an act i've said it so many times it's lost its meaning so i'll write this song in hopes that we'll be together after all it's the best i can do
3.
Seed 04:28
all my excuses left love open to abuses lost in my own mind but you pulled me under forced me to discover what's true you came to me so naturally from a common seed i'm startin' over from you i receive true honesty and we learn what we need from startin' over caged by my tension from shooting down all convention to you i give the lead i find inside what is mine is also you i put my sights on the bright side and only ended up blind yet when life leaves me low in you i'll have a home you are my home you came to me so naturally from a common seed i'm startin' over from you i receive true honesty and we learn what we need from startin' over i'm startin' over
4.
Bad Talker 03:08
the ocean looks so bright when it's the only thing in sight we aim to bury what has long been dead tuck it deep in the water's bed the air bites down hard the sand it sticks like tar he's a bad talker but it's no bother drew him a grave, lines cut there by the waves silence is soothing, absence don't move me desire drowns so slow wash it off, let it go trace turns, count the burns wash it off, let it go memory stings sickly sweet words off the tongue slide deep sing me revenge, stoic and then sleep he's a bad talker but it's no bother drew him a grave, lines cut there by the waves silence is soothing, absence don't move me desire drowns so slow he's a bad talker but it's no bother silence is soothing, absence don't move me he's a bad talker, silence is soothing he's a bad talker, cut by the waves he's a bad talker but it's no bother silence is soothing, desire drowns so slow
5.
Dust 04:49
i can't mourn dust and ashes the things from which i came i need them in everything they all move towards the same aim they say look back with regret and wonder but i don't know why 'cause every step on which i've stumbled by this point has crumbled away and i come closer to my return to stable ground i am left to trust my doubts the thoughts from which i've strayed their weight is gone my path is already laid they say look back with regret and wonder but i said goodbye
6.
Hari 01:41
hear the wail, humming, weeping, oh i am on fire, i'm on fire to the earth, to the root enough, enough, enough there is no more hiding to a time a time ago i return to what i've known to turn grief into work to write our name to war again for home with sweat and fear in my blood for peace with you
7.
Three 03:13
i watch your eyes i feel your hand tracing over my old man bite you lip hold your tongue in the dark is where this stays fun i'll play my part and step aside and let him think to me you lied us three we put on quite a show he looks at you through a disguise, he speaks to you with practiced lines i purred to him not long ago (dip and smile with poise and grace) go ahead and dance with him get tangled up in every limb he'll keep you warm in his embrace but come the morn' it's you you'll face
8.
Dark Surf 02:17
9.
Remain 04:39
i've listened to you for a time unending now the sound of your words i hear them bending i lie and watch the lights cross the ceiling focus upon the words you're concealing and all i think about is how dark it is here i thought i was wise, made my choice and stayed with it but decisions made don't seem to want to fit now the smell on your clothes is all i can call mine and i lie in your bed alone at your side how long will i be left here waiting believing in a sliver of the real you how long will i be left here waiting believing in a sliver of the real you the steadiness i hear in your breathing adds to my confidence in my feelings why can't i go i feel my blood run slower each day and a time will come you'll give what i've prayed for how can i sit and watch as it all falls down the face you wear alludes to an array of thoughts you've tried so hard not to display my eyes are closed how long will i be left here waiting believing in a sliver of the real you how long will i be left here waiting believing in a sliver of the real you how long will i
10.
Please 02:21
you saw me standing alone took it as a chance to slide over my bones your cheap talk, my weak eyes you think you're on top your hands upon my thighs all you've got is nothing on me and all you know is we all get lonely so if you think you've got new things to show me well, it's a bit too late the more words i say the more of yours you swallow your mouth keeps moving it's my skin it follows your heat rises, drunk on your power but by morning you're gone, down the drain of my shower all you've got is nothing on me and all you know is we all get lonely so if you think you've got new things to show me well, it's a bit too late
11.
Prayer 06:39
say a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' save a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' say a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' save a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' the world conceals its chaos in me i see the cracks ashamed of his slow hands no anger towards my acts hold my breath a spark ignites it slithers cross my insides not cool stone or meak as clay i bend and hear it cry say a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' save a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' say a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' save a little prayer for me darlin' darlin' come lay your bones with mine heat dances on your face take your hair in my hands cool water breaks like lace push down my knees in defiance feel my will pulse away i offer all i am free me from this gift you've given

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Dead Like Tan
Written & Performed by Action Camp

Additional Musicians -
Cameron Mahoney: Drums on tracks 1, 4, 5, 11
Derek Toa: Slide Guitar on track 3
Clinton Degan: Rhodes Piano on track 11

Recorded by Action Camp in The Bunker - Brookline, MA from March 2006 - March 2008
Additional Location Recording in Pittsburgh, PA
Mixed by Bengt Alexsander except tracks 2, 7, 10 mixed by Ben Grotto
Mastered at Soundlab - Pennsauken, NJ

Art by Lisa Santosa
Additional Art by Craig Swan
Layout by Bengt Alexsander

Thanks
Papa Jacob, Hopi, Eric, Matteau, The Brookes, Kim, Camwes, The Reverend Sting, Derek, Lisa, Craig, J$, Pittsburgh, Boston, Wine, Zipcar, NZ, TnT, Santa Fe, ERC, LL, B, NC, RN, CH, the library, David Lynch, the color black, the number 2 (as in years it took to finish), Ramona, Tuna, Siobhan, & Riley.

Action Camp uses Fender, Hofner, Ibanez, Boss, Digitech, Dunlop, Vox, Peavey, Gibson, Ableton, Mark of the Unicorn, and M-Audio gear.

www.action-camp.com
booking: actioncamp@gmail.com

2008 Incubator Records
digital and damn proud.

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released April 30, 2008

Maura Jacob - Bengt Alexsander

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Action Camp Pittsburgh

Action Camp is a Pittsburgh-based quartet who blends elements of doom, post-punk and art rock. Now in its 17th year, the band has moved toward a minimal post-punk approach, in contrast to its electronic, sample-heavy beginnings.

Maura - Vocals, Bass
Bengt - Guitar, Vocals
Ryan - Guitar
Joe - Drums
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