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Captain of a Sinking Ship

from Heterochromia by Fugitive Orchestra

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Hold on to that fire for whatever it might signify,
And pretend to be the person that you buried alive
With each new and unexplained equation it means you're getting there,
While you calculate philosophies and the tangles in your hair.

There's no need to change speed, you're just changing direction
But you're a fading man-child, just praying for perfection.

And logic is overrated, yet you say the same of truth,
Cue another awkward-pause for nothing more than to give you an excuse;
A chance to realign your conscience with something a little more your style,
But you're a misanthrope without any hope,
Who never learned to smile.

There's no need to change speed, you're just changing direction
But you're a fading man-child, just praying for perfection.

And all we're asking for is perfection, and if you don't like the sound of that sir, then there is the door.
It's hard to know when the shit is gonna hit
When you're a captain of a sinking ship;
I'm a captain of that sinking ship.

He sacrificed his heart on the altar of bad-taste,
It was an open-casket funeral with an extravagant wake.
Now all the beauty-queens and Jimmy Deans,
Bite their lips behind the scenes.
They all pout and preen, or so it seems,
They've got twisted fingers and shattered dreams.

There's no need to change speed, you're just changing direction
But you're a fading man-child, just praying for perfection.

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from Heterochromia, released July 29, 2016
Written by James Tattington

Drums - Solomon 'The Omen' Lamey

Produced by Benjamin Marks

Mastered by Elliott Dryden

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Fugitive Orchestra Portsmouth, UK

Singer-Songwriter James Tattington began performing as Fugitive Orchestra after reading a passage in a J. G. Ballard novel.

Fusing together Beatboxing, Live-Looping and Guitar, Fugitive Orchestra makes music best described as Alternative Jazz-infused, Bluesy Hip-Pop; drawing inspiration from the likes of Andrew Bird, LCD Soundsystem, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Kate Bush and the Blue Nile.
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