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Between the Waves

by Rodrigo Braga

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1.
Apollo 18 04:01
There's panic in the streets And everybody wants to hide Leave it to the police But are you sure they're on your side? Didn't you see it in the papers? Y2K is back. You just can't trust the 20th Century But we'll be right this time, yeah we are right this - Time to go and leave this world Don't you know that nothing's gonna change if you don't learn and grow a soul so we'll evolve and turn away from the distractions There's nothing on the TV And I need it to numb my brain Wipe away all the excitement Flush my feelings down the drain Yes I've heard of the enlightenment But wasn't that a while ago? They didn't know what we know now To err is human, don't you know?
2.
Eagle Bay 04:27
An exciting day and you are lost between the waves, the highs and lows that rain on your parade and leave you shaking with the resolve to see it through this time. But in this race the only place your grace is safe is right by the starting line, new and unused, smooth and unscarred. As you face this awkward maze and find your way in a hazy daze, you'll find your way through the thorns, feeling each puncture draining you of your blood. You'll move with fist and claw, ruining your body, so smooth and unscarred til now, just to find a shadow of yourself. Another ending day and you have got so far to go and still the bruises show and ring with pain to leave you wondering if this is worth the years you spend in vain. As you near the rewards, the one you'll never hope to reach lies entombed beneath, under the scars.
3.
Red Skies 03:29
I took a leaf out of my book to replace it with your own. Though the morals were the same, something had changed. There was no compromising the sense of perspective arising. The feeling of urgency subsiding in haste. So I return your courtesy and offer you a conclusion. Lay the pages where you will, for the book is yours. And yours alone. Imagine you're on an Island, covered in beauty and excitement Searching for harmony with spade in hand. You notice the steam on the horizon, Turn and wave, and suddenly you're boarding. Harbouring the fruits you gathered in those years. And it feels like you're losing, but it doesn't have to be. I won't pretend to understand, but I will say this; With the close of this chapter, a new one will begin. It doesn't have to be The End. So I leave you on your ship, still aspiring to be great. Put your eyes on the horizon and sail on.
4.
Drumbeatz (free) 02:53
It hurts in the beginning but now its alright. Keeps me on my toes and breathing slow through the night. First I'm lost for words, then they're frozen in time. I gotta ride this wave, and take control of my life. Someone help me lord, cos I'm losing my mind Between the peaks and troughs I'm leaving pieces behind. And with all this struggling that's in vain All of the pieces from this moment fragment in time. Escaping me… Can't stop the beat of this drum. Can't stop the beat of this drum. Oh no just keep the pieces in your head and let them run around a while. Oh yeah you gotta keep them flowing gotta keep them brewing into something new. All of the pieces from this moment fragment in time. Escaping me…
5.
I praise the morning light, I wonder if each morning that goes by Is signaling my time to grow. The morning comes the signal fades, But apathy remains and so it reigns. For all my sins, I should have nailed this one a long time ago. I never should have let it take hold. But hope will make me rise And wash away the common from my eyes, I don’t need it at it’s best. I’ll take a crowbar to my chest And expose it to the world, and so it goes, it’s not that bad. I should have done this a long long time ago. No need for sureness to be bold. No waiting for answers to evolve. Just take this crowbar – problem solved. For all my sins it’s gonna be so good.
6.
Lament 03:13
I never meant to make you low. Love wasn't something I prophecised to know I only wanted your throne, and you gave it to me so. I never meant to do you harm I know no voodoo or supernatural charms I only felt the fall from grace with the natural alarm. But you gave me something... I just don't know. I never meant to stop loving you But I had no control. Until the day my soul parted you I only wanted to share the world with you But there ain't nothing to chain a human soul.
7.
Soothe 04:31
Ten weeks to the day I sped away, You walked around the block and I flew round the world. And under the throat we shared a lump That gave the mistrust the oil it needed to burn. As day followed day, ideals changed We swam around the circles again and again Til covered in scrapes something broke. The anger and hate drained away. Under a shade of hurt, which the colours of the world soothe. Even this cloud of hate, which the wind and the time soothe. Now as we meet all the dreams that faded Give way to new ways to be and exchange. So ninety-nine days coalesce today And the dunes that we crossed turn to grains …and then blow away for good. …like each sun that passes, the lessons that we learn soothe. …I never claim to know the score, but in this foreign soil the body sores soothe.
8.
Had I Known 04:04
Oh yeah I never knew that I’d meet somebody like you Who could do to me the things that you do But its true, yes it’s true, yes its true. Oh yeah I never realised what a kiss could be, This could only happen to me Can’t you see? Can’t you see? That when I tell you that I love you, You’re gonna say you love me too. And when I say that you are mine, You’re gonna say you love me too. Oh yeah I should have realised a lot of things before If this is love you’ve got to give me more Give me more, give me more, give me more.
9.
Onda Nova 05:16
Outwith the training ground the skeptic & the septic thrive And swimming into bigger seas Concealing all the innocence inside The new wave, the masters and the slaves, Intoxicated with lust. Down comes the pedestal and up goes the magic ball And in it’s acrid essence a series of events unfold. Illusions or dreams being made, directions to take. When all is said & done, and Karma has it’s way The skeptic and his sons evaporate. When all the plans we made are given right of way The big fish in the little pond escapes. Revealing his meaning, making waves… In the school that collides, the reactions made Propagate the chain across the new wave. And in the sea beyond the tide is felt And in this space and time desire swells. The salt is no place for a fresh water raised carnivore so clutching your beginnings sneak a little taste and then more. The new wave, the sacrifice we made, the proteges revealed.
10.
The brightest stars are the first to fade, And you may say that's just the way that we are made. Well candles are burning, and I guess redemption is heading your way. But still it seems to me, That you could have had more time than you did, To lighten more lives than those that you did, And I wish you so much more than all your dreams could give. In this life or the next. And I will miss laughing with you. Burning out fast beats a slow decay. And may the memories trap an idol in his age. No more confusion, free an angel from his fleshy cage. And who needs that anyway? But still it seems to me, That rational loss is still tainted with grief. And we must confide in the chances we seized. And I hope you find relief in knowing pride cocoons your image Buried deep in me.

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'Between the Waves' is Rodrigo's debut solo album and was written on his travels around the world in 2008. Recorded by Edinburgh producer Garry Boyle, the songs feature a whole host of guest musicians from the Scottish live music scene, adding textures to Rodrigo's guitar playing and rich vocal harmonies.

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released October 25, 2009

Produced by Garry Boyle and Rodrigo Braga.

Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Garry Boyle.

All Words and Music by Rodrigo Braga.
(except track 8 by Lennon & McCartney)

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