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lyrics

When I opened my eyes
In the morning light just now
I could not remember how I got to today
So I lifted a lid
I looked in at yesterday
And found another day hidden there inside
This went on for a while
Till I saw infinity,
The holy trinity or whatever you will
I thought about you
And wondered how you got to be
So far away from me staring down your own day

Oh, girl, Chinese boxes

All our black and whites
Look a lot like shades of grey
From so far away where I lie now
We drifted apart
I guess I never thought we would
Have a Hollywood sunset end
And there's no goodbyes
'Cause some doors never close
And the doors we chose fell off the hinges

Oh, girl, Chinese boxes

I don't know if it's all for the best
They say things happen for a reason
I don't know 'cause I haven't seen the rest
I'd have to see how it ends
How it ends

Something changed
And it moved whole continents
A massive shift in the tectonic plates
And I still draw blanks
Do you feel that vertigo?
Where'd the bottom go, how did we stand?
When our eyes meet
It opens endless spaces
Like two mirrors facing on the bathroom walls

Oh, girl, Chinese boxes

And the mouths move around
And toss off platitudes
But the attitudes never really change
I get scared when I think
We never know anyone
Breaking up moving on
Illusions unchanged

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from Anthems For Doomed Youth, released November 2, 2010
© Trevor Anderson (SOCAN/ASCAP), All rights reserved.

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The High Dials Montréal, Québec

The High Dials are an indie pop band from Montreal.
While their melodic sensibility, harmonies and jangling guitars owe an obvious debt to the 60s and power pop groups, they also draw upon shoegaze, new wave and folk sounds to create rich and varied albums. Their most recent album “Primitive Feelings” is a predatory summer mix of lo-fi grooves, acid rock guitars and razor-sharp humour. ... more

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