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Garlic Milk EP

by Ten Katestraat

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The Commander has told you to say goodbye, We received a letter that stopped the pay cheques, And now we have nowhere to go home to, nowhere to run, We appealed the decision of our superiors, Wondered why our birthplace made us inferior. But you're not guilty, you were only following orders. Oh don't feel guilty, for delivering their execution. The Judge said "Not Guilty"...for plotting their termination. We will take you to The Hague, and indict you before the United Nations. The Commander has told you to let us go, We received a letter that stopped the healthcare, And now we have nowhere to go home to, nowhere to run, We appealed the decision of our superiors, Wondered why our birthplace made us inferior. But you're not guilty, you were only following orders. Oh don't feel guilty, for delivering their execution. The Judge said "Not Guilty"...for plotting their termination. It's not a war crime, but we'll take you to The Hague, and indict you before the United Nations.
2.
This ain't no warm embrace it's cold surrender To the scarecrows and the bogeymen and the pretenders I'm not feeling it like you do I'm not feeling it at all So why are you pushing us against the wall? Your numbers are swollen like a vein You're swinging the polls to the right again The island has let slip cast adrift Its tossed in a sickening orbit We don't recognise our homes and its cutting up our bones So farewell to life beyond the cliffs Stuck in a sickening orbit Goodnight my love Take me to the airport Europa Take me to the airport Europa Take me to the airport Europa Take me into the air This ain't no warm embrace it's cold surrender
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Dust 03:43
It's going to take a lot to forgive you, After all these years, I don't know if I gotta keep trying, But I'm dying to know, Are you still there and do you think of us here? And I'm anxious to know, oh do you think of us here? Falling down, Its so dark, dark Trying to find my way home, Trying to find my way home, I know you don't know, I know you don't know, Where I hide, Where I lie, Where I wait. Hey old man, are you living or are you dust? Hey old man, are you living or are you dust? Hey old man, are you living or are you dust? Hey old man, are you living or are you dust? It hardly matters anymore when there is such distrust.
4.
We may be sheltered But we're shattered by the rains The climate is changing Our crops have failed again this year We’re not seeing too many birds around here It seems we’re in danger Can we come back, when it’s over? Let’s start again, when the winter’s gone It’s not over 'til it’s over I lean on your shoulder and try to carry on We found refuge But the torrent is breaching its banks The delta is swirling We’ve lost a few unlucky souls Caught out by the undertow or the waves We should stay together Can we come back when it’s over? Let’s start again when the winter’s gone We'll be older, when it’s over But we’re no pushover, we keep hanging on Hanging on Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on Hold on Hold on Hold on
5.
When the world turns upside down We all reach for a safe space There's a whole lot of death in the air It's so hard to keep the faith For forty days and forty nights I dreamed of birds and open skies Such endless days, such restless nights Is this my last goodbye, my last dance? I can't wait 'till the day that we're on that road again Crossing borders, the days are getting shorter As we head for the sun Oh we still wanna be someone And we head for the south and follow where the swallows go I can't wait 'till the day that we're on that road again Crossing borders, the days are getting shorter As we head for the sun Oh we still wanna be someone And we head for the south and follow where the swallows go When the world turns upside down We all reach for a safe space There's a whole lot of death in the air It's so hard to keep the faith For forty days and forty nights We dreamed of birds and open skies Such endless days such restless nights Is this our last goodbye, our last dance? Is this our last goodbye? Is this our last goodbye? Is this our last goodbye? Oh, is this our last goodbye? Is this our last chance? Is this our last dance?
6.
They're knocking at the door for you baby They want to take you away now baby They're rounding up the ewes We have ten minutes to take our things Leave our homes and everything They're rounding up the ewes I won't let you go without me I can't think of life without you, oh no Never wanted to tear it all apart And now we're leaving everything behind us again Knocking at the door We have ten minutes to take our things Leave our homes and everything They're rounding up the ewes We are stateless and weightless We are betrayed By our father and our sisters And our mother too I won't let you go without me I can't think of life without you, oh no Never wanted to tear it all apart And now we're leaving everything behind us again

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Collection of singles by Ten Katestraat from 2019 and 2020.

"Amsterdam-based Brit, Stephen J. Howard, slides buffed-up Morrissey vocal inflections through a late 80’s guitar-pop/slight post-punk juxtaposition, that is as unusual as it is beautiful."
Janglepophub review of "Come Back When It's Over" 10/11/2020

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released November 10, 2020

Artwork: Brigitte Gualde

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Ten Katestraat Amsterdam, Netherlands

#Alternative #Indie guitar band concept based in Amsterdam & Geneva. A Brexit refugee and former street busker, English singer-songwriter Stephen J. Howard rebooted his music career after playing his new defiant political songs at the Amsterdam Songwriters' Guild Cafe de Koe open mic in August 2017. A string of single releases since 2019 have gained Dutch and international radio play. ... more

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