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LP1

by CUSH

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1.
Heaven Sent 06:17
lyrics
She seems so natural Mean so right up to me I can tell you’re heaven sent Tell your mother don’t give up on me Tell her I love her Tell that to your mother That would mean so much to me She seems so natural Mean so right up to me I can tell you’re heaven sent Tell your mother don’t give up on me Tell that to your mother Tell her I love her That would mean so much to me Please tell that to your mother Please tell her I love her That would mean so much to me Tell that to your mother Please tell her I love That would mean so much to me
2.
Crush Me 03:27
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Crush me ever so slowly I need no bill of sale today Trust me to be with you only I never want to let you down that way I remember holding your hand For the first time I remember the moon in your eyes For the first time Rush me to never be lonely I’ll do any loving thing you say I remember holding your hand For the first time I remember the moon in your eyes I remember holding your hand For the first time I remember the moon in your eyes For the first time Crush me Ever so Slowly Crush me
3.
Angelica 05:09
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She looks like an angel With tears in her eyes So wonderfully floating Above your own cries She clings like a river That flows to your soul Believe that she’s living In the love you let go She holds on so strong In unbelievable times Remembering younger When you were alive She’s fire, so Godly It shimmers in the sand She knows how to take you You hold out your hand She dances like stars To see if you want some It seems you were unhappy Before it came undone You’ll give up your bloomin’ From when you were grown She’s nailing your soul To the wall you don’t know Angelica, I’ll be faithful and kind Share you forever, in love Angelica, I’ll be faithful and true Serve you forever, in love Angelica She begs for you to wonder A bigger awe than fire Don’t think that it’s livin’ You wonder if you’re alive You said you’d give up Everything that you know You want to give in And she wants to let you go It feels like your Heaven is done Angelica, I’ll be faithful and kind Share you forever, in love Angelica, I’ll be faithful and true Serve you forever, in love Angelica
4.
Good Times 04:48
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Good times make me feel like one beat away Good times and I feel a new kind of shame When a perfect kiss seems to cut you up With the greatest bliss and you know your Heart’s on time, it’s so new Take that pain back, baby Make you feel that, don’t mean maybe Is it new for you? Take that shame back, baby Make you feel that heart attack, makin’ it New for you Good times, I can’t take it; good times, a beat away The high life, I can’t fake it; full speed ahead When a perfect kiss seems to blow you up And you make a wish for your heart to Break on time, it’s so new Take that pain back, baby Make it good now, don’t mean maybe Is it new for you? Take that shame back, baby Make it good, that heart attack, makin’ it New for you When a perfect kiss seems to blow you up And you make a wish for your heart to Break on time, it’s so new When a perfect kiss seems to cut you up With the greatest bliss and you know your Heart’s on time, it’s so new
5.
The Clouds Are All The Same 05:32
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It’s a shame about gravity I’ve been here before She was cruel I’m taken down There is nothing left to say I’ve seen it before It was cruel There is only history now It seemed like it would come again I don’t know what else Can be drunk down I can drink it all down It’s hard to live this life With nothing left to say It is cruel now All the way down I’ve seen endless skies Everlasting skies I’ve seen endless skies Even though my mouth is dry I’ve seen endless skies Clear blue everlasting skies I’ve seen endless skies Even though, The clouds are all the same It seems like its been a thousand beats Since I’ve been allowed to cry my defeat The clouds are all in line Seems like its been a thousand “I’s” I’ll take it back, and I’ll realize The Truth is right in front of me The clouds are all in line I’ve seen endless skies Everlasting skies I’ve seen endless skies Even though my mouth is dry I’ve seen endless skies Clear blue everlasting skies I’ve seen endless skies Even though my faith is dry The clouds are all the same I’ve seen endless skies I’ve seen endless skies Everlasting skies I’ve seen endless skies Even though my mouth is dry I’ve seen endless skies Even though my mouth is dry
6.
Starry Starry Seas 04:35
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Dirty as it becomes Dirty as it becomes Comforting you You’re not the only one Stronger than you Wide awake and numb Dirty as we’ve become Beneath the setting sun Comforting you You’re not the only one Sail me to Every port In every sea Drowned me over With starry starry seas Drowned down With starry starry seas Dirty as we’ve become Drowned down
7.
Arching Heart 06:36
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When she calls warnings in the gateway The streets can hear her longing voice aloud She stands before the crowds to offer safety She’s mocked and hated by the fools she will deny in time She knows the score Turn your ear to her and you will follow Cry out for her loving treasured land She speaks of victory and protection She will enter your heart when your wickedness turns to leave, and says “She knows the score” Less you care to bleed Lands denied for your own needs She’ll get over Living lies and then you hate it Listen to a song to save it She likes the One who heals Heaven lifted, the One who feels, and She knows the score This Arching Heart
8.
Shining Glory 06:05
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She seemed so sad With her heart all concave Amongst the Ceiba tree She stood much like Eve She seemed so sad That nothing could penetrate For, the Precious Twin, she loved As Adam loved Eve Home, forever Get it over with, ’cause the Humming Bird on the Left Begins to twist; amongst the Ceiba tree With her heart concave She loved Adam as he loved Eve I’ll be your one and only You’ll see my lakes like seas I’ll be your shining glory When you come around There she stood holding her heart all concave Cortez, Cortez and his beautiful bride Don’t be sad in the ancient world She loved him; “I loved him” I’ll be your one and only You’ll see my lakes like seas I’ll be your shining glory When you come around
9.
The Touch 05:14
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Do you believe in love you can’t get? Open for you a gift is a gift What can you find from your little child Holy for you has fought with a smile I’ve been lookin’ for satisfaction ‘Hey Jude’, is that best that we’ve done? Ziggy is dancing up a re-call Brian is just as skilled as us all Hey loves Hangin’ on Christ’s side Major Tom Give in your world this thing you can say Give up a tune to give you away Lasoo the moon, a wonderful life Try stickin’ to the pool and the dive Kiss me in front of some old young guy Clarence is coming home with his tribe I did not ask for that thing I knew Just ring the bells for what you came through Hey loves Hangin’ on Christ’s side Major Tom
10.
Porpoise 05:26
lyrics
Eminent glory is creating, loving, forgiving, encouraging Lifting, gifting, unrestricting hands of the maker Love abounds in her eyes Holy holding heaven showing glory Flowing hands of the shaker, love abounds In her doves She takes you there Holy, holding heaven showing glory Flowing hands of the shaker Love abounds in her doves Love abounds in her doves She takes you there In the pale of resistance In the light of resistance She takes you there She says fly mine right now
11.
The Bomb Was Brighter Than The Stars 06:28
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The bomb was brighter than the stars As far as the scars in space remain The bomb was brighter than the stars As far as the scars in space remain For all the stars to strain see They’ll remain to carry the rush To carry the rise, to carry crush The bomb was brighter than the stars The bomb was brighter Than all the stars Rolling higher The bomb was brighter than the stars Rolling higher The bomb was brighter than the stars Rolling on, with waves brighter than me As wide as space could hope to be The bomb was brighter than the stars As far as the stars in space in remain Waves were brighter To carry the rush Than all the seas To carry the rise Rolling higher To carry the crush The bomb was brighter than the stars
12.
The Smallest Part 05:44
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I’m an empty man Swimming for the prize Folding up my hand For the fool inside Christ, crush my head Break those cloudy skies Sing a song instead For my fleeting life To build a breathing heart I’ll do, I’ll do the smallest part Christ, crush my head Break those cloudy skies Sing a song instead For my fleeting life To build a breathing heart I’ll do, I’ll do the smallest part For Christ to build my heart I’ll do, I’ll do the smallest part The smallest part For Christ to build my heart I’ll do, I’ll do the smallest part

about

In the spring of 1995, an idea was hatched to create a musical entity that would be faceless, nameless, and just have a word that you could associate with it. The music itself would just be...this word, this idea, and no personalities or egos would shine brighter than it.

This impossible idea was attempted by a group of friends and comrades-in-arms, starting sometime in 1997. The release of this record in July of 2000 was the result of that attempt. While the purity of the original concept was difficult to uphold, the way in which it was conducted was as close as we could get.

Songs were born from long, free-form jams. Tiny sections of greatness, that were only possible from the interaction of people in a spontaneous situation, were captured on cassette and developed into arrangements. Official recording commenced in December of 1999, and lasted for a few, or more, months. While the original idea was to have multiple lead singers, so as not to tie the sound of CUSH to the voice of just one person, it went so well with one person, we decided to just go for it.

Contribution to the songs came from everyone who was around. All ideas were welcome, although, maybe not heard too clearly. However, as the original rules dictated, people gave openly and willingly to the cause of just making a great record. A cause we could all stand behind.

We lost Gene halfway through the recording. The night he died was the day he had composed and recorded the string parts for "Starry Starry Seas". Colbert brought us home. There weren't many fights, but maybe there should have been more. The record is long-winded, but it is hard to decide which songs should have been cut. If you read the lyrics, you can tell very well what we as a group of people were going through at that point in our lives.

The original artwork intended to show a bright, light attitude. We were trying to have fun. We played shows in the summer and fall, and into the next spring. They became painfully less and less fun, though. Almost every single one of them is caught on camera, so, you can judge for yourself.

Early on, this record accidentally received the name 'New Sound', from a retailer or reviewer. That was never it's given name, it was simply titled 'CUSH'. We ourselves nicknamed it 'Skier', because of the original artwork. It is now referred to here as 'LP1'.

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released July 11, 2000

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