From A Land Of Glass Without Mirrors, by Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators

From A Land Of Glass Without Mirrors

by Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators

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The CD version of the debut album by Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators. Includes 5 bonus tracks that are not available on the vinyl edition. DVD style packaging with 12-page inner booklet containing lyrics and photos. Artwork construction by Jon Aldersea/Goldphone Creative Media.

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1.	Song For Jennifer 04:04	lyrics	buy track
In the glare of the streetlight Features are frozen And emotions don't even exist Only concrete and steel Have any meaning They pay their way much better than this From the tower blocks With their half-dead intent To the blink of the clock passing time to the end A blank generation Watches immobile Greyed out before colour creeps in The smashing of glass Wakes next door's baby There's crying again, Oh God, there's crying again So walk down the backstreets Run through the alleyways, and A cold rush of air mixes in with the rain
2.	Did You Think Things Could Ever Get This Bad ? 04:30	lyrics	buy track
From the poet to the priest This has spread from West to East Propaganda war machine Biggest mess the world has seen And all those aching indecisions Confusing double visions As you're shifting your positions Condemn the lying politicians Who'll take away every dream and ambition that you've never had Oh baby, did you think things could ever get this bad ? Children play in empty streets Shattered glass on hard concrete Dreams of open parks are rare Can't seem to find them anywhere The questions come fully loaded Your protective wall has eroded From the beaten, the broken and the goaded To the ticket that exploded Now the stranger in the corner is asking why you're so sad Oh baby, did you think things could ever get this bad ? And we struggle to the end Bills to pay, nothing to spend When did life become this way ? Can't make ends meet from day to day All the zombies stick together And they tell you 'bout the weather And they think they are so clever You ask them, "When will it rain ?", and they say, "Never" So you walk away and head back home before you get too mad Oh baby, did you think things could ever get this bad ? Oh baby, did you think things could ever get this bad ? Oh baby, did you think things could ever get this bad ?
3.	At 7.44 04:50	lyrics	buy track
As I walk through the neighbourhood I once knew I see how things stay the same The cars stand in silence Faces I know, looking back at me Do they see what I can see ? Are we wasting our time ? The church in the lane is calling them all to prayer But nobody's going there The doors remain closed The cafes and bars all have their shutters down There's not much in this old town That's keeping me here Stuck in traffic, all buses look alike People crowd around me We should call a general strike And it's normal, to want for so much more As the next train leaves the station At 7.44 The house on the hill, the one where I used to stay Is calling me back to play But there's locks on the windows And the last thing I see, is burned in my memory The view as I ride away From the place I call home Stuck in traffic, all buses look alike People crowd around me We should call a general strike And it's normal, to want for so much more As the next train leaves the station At 7.44 Stuck in traffic, all buses look alike People crowd around me We should call a general strike And it's normal, to want for so much more As the next train leaves the station At 7.44 On the platform, everyone's the same Hoping for some peace and quiet As it starts to rain Old umbrellas are slick and wet once more As the train arrives so promptly At 7.44
4.	They'll Fix You (They Fix Everything) 02:29	lyrics	buy track
There's a lot to rebuild So much to erase Take it all back to zero We'll start again Would you know my face ? Does it look the same ? All the memories gone We'll start again Big business hurts Big business works, they tell me We'll start again We'll start again Walking down the hall Think I've been here before It seems familiar We'll start again Unlock yesterday Change the way you see It's all the same, I tell you We'll start again
5.	Overstayer (Just A Simulator) 03:27	lyrics	buy track
The sky has turned from grey to red Some kind of storm is coming So lock your door and stay in bed Or hit the ground, we're running Barbed wire, build higher They've got us all surrounded Decision, this prison Designed to keep us grounded The warning sirens blasting out Pile up the ammunition All seeing eyes, computer spies We're on a nameless mission Can you feel the tension in the air ? The temperature's increasing The Thought Police are everywhere Breakdown, resistance ceasing Heat rising, surprising Like a thermal detonator A bad dream, a smokescreen It's just a simulator The sky has turned from grey to red Some kind of storm is coming So lock your door and stay in bed Or hit the ground, we're running
6.	The Butterfly (Fill The Frame) 05:26	lyrics	buy track
They'll never be lovers They'll never be friends They won't understand until this thing ends Give it two weeks Or give it four However you count it, you just want more The outside is distant All locked away Don't see the difference, is it night or day ? Try to escape fate Can it be done ? The end is not final, find another one They're looking for you But not for me I can hide in plain sight They won't see My plan is imperfect, but I've got time In the end, I'll make someone mine I have a space, can you fill the frame ? Here's where we are now With nowhere to go Why did it happen ? Won't ever know Try to make progress Talk through the night Every morning it still isn't right What's the possession ? Something to own ? Love isn't anything you've ever known Captured like creatures Too weak to fly The only way out now is when we die They're looking for you But not for me I can hide in plain sight They won't see My plan is imperfect, but I've got time In the end, I'll make someone mine I have a space, can you fill the frame ? They're looking for you But not for me I can hide in plain sight They won't see My plan is imperfect, but I've got time In the end, I'll make someone mine I have a space, can you fill the frame ? They'll never be lovers They'll never be friends They won't understand until this thing ends Give it two weeks Or give it four However you count it, you just want more
7.	Driving Pennsylvania 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Think of a moment, just a fraction Early morning, distant past There's a million scattered memories So step through the looking glass Am I dreaming on an airplane ? Mid-Atlantic, 4 a.m. Conversations on the night train So, here we go and... I'll call you when I get there But it could be quite some time I've been gone for far too long now I'm hoping for the finish line The sun is in the distance These roads cut me down to size Driving Pennsylvania 445 Driving Pennsylvania 445 Who said it's over, final chapter Close the book indefinitely They can say that if they want to But it'll never be over for me We were younger, we were foolish We could be completely free But to do that now we're older Adds insult to injury Adds insult to injury Close my eyes and picture something Fifteen years ago Images that keep me moving When time is going slow The sun is in the distance These roads cut me down to size Driving Pennsylvania 445 Driving Pennsylvania 445 Dreamt I was somewhere, decades earlier San Francisco in the rain Or Chicago when it's snowing Never wake me up again These are pictures that I cling to When it's time for me to go I'll be staring at the dashboard It's another morning Here's to all the people Who never get much time May they reach their destination And may they have their chance to shine The sun is in the distance These roads cut me down to size Driving Pennsylvania 445 Driving Pennsylvania 445 Driving Pennsylvania 445 Driving Pennsylvania 445 Driving Pennsylvania 445
8.	(We Are) Subterranean 04:42	lyrics	buy track
Stop playing games, such awful games And messing me about Break all the rules and VAR Shows the truth without a doubt Don't take a side, we're all the same In different coloured shirts A kick inside the halfway line Will hit you where it hurts The pundits like to tell us Where it all went wrong Lines are drawn and arrows point I knew it all along The sponsors are unhappy With all that they have seen Don't understand the time it takes To build a winning team And we don't care what the people say We know how to pass the time away On the staircase to the underground We go so deep that we are subterranean Analogies and subtleties Were never our strong suit I won't say that I score Every time I shoot Walk a tightrope or a climb On this electric fence Nothing in your pockets And a lack of common sense Society will rescue you From everything you do Demand it all and it will come Wherever you pull through Moral compass doesn't know What is wrong from right Fight a losing battle As the day turns into night And we don't care what the people say We know how to pass the time away On the staircase to the underground We go so deep that we are subterranean And we don't care what the people say We know how to pass the time away On the staircase to the underground We go so deep that we are subterranean We go so deep that we are subterranean We go so deep that we are subterranean We go so deep that we are subterranean We go so deep that we are subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean Subterranean
9.	This Year Approximately 03:58	lyrics	buy track
I can't stop the tears, but I'll track them And trace the boy who made you cry You stay in your room and I'll go out And I'll make him tell me why When I find out who did this I'll tell you what to do We'll join up together And see this journey through Do you reward the ship that's sinking With bottles of champagne ? 'Cos in the end we all go down And water tastes like rain The bargain of the decade Was cheap at half the price Cut it down, it's obvious And worth another life They say we're bound for glory But I can't see that's true Accidents and incidents Will blur the lines for you Chasing pounds and pennies Nickels, dollars, dimes At a cost to all that I hold dear Most alarming times Government restrictions Are meant to do us good Divide us and unite us And leave us where we stood Leave us where we stood Leave us where we stood Leave us where we always were Buried in the mud
10.	The World Still Turns 02:33	lyrics	buy track
Last night you came into town just to save me You took my hand and you drained me Watch the blood running slowly Wipe my tears, they're all phoney Been waiting for this such a long time I feel more pain in the sunshine I feel more pain, I feel more pain And I can't shake off the shadows There's something hidden inside me And I don't know where the light goes But I'll keep burning Heal me Patch me up, I'm on my way This ends only on my say Damned emotional relay Pass the baton or replay Been waiting for this such a long time I feel no pain in the sunshine I feel no pain, I feel no pain And I can't shake off the shadows There's something hidden inside me I don't know where the light goes But I'll keep burning I'll keep burning You'll be dancing And I'll keep burning You'll be dancing I'll keep burning You'll be dancing And the world still turns Oh, I'll keep burning You'll be dancing I'll keep burning You'll be dancing I'll keep burning You'll be dancing And the world still turns The world still turns
11.	I'll Find It Out Somehow 05:07	lyrics	buy track
I planned to get there early Sat in the middle row Waited for your arrival You didn't show Well, I've been hearing rumours And now I guess they're true It's so unnecessary Not something I would do Becky told me with discretion All that I need to know You've been seen around town In places I won't go So do we talk about it ? Or will you feed me lies ? Maybe I'll want to listen And look into your eyes That existential dread I feel increasingly Has roots that I can trace And they don't start with me Take back your confidence It don't impress me now The truth is out there, darling I'll find it out somehow Biology (biology) Philosophy (philosophy) Confusing me (confusing me) Confusing me (confusing me) Biology (biology) Philosophy (philosophy) Confusing me (confusing me) Confusing you (confusing you) Biology (biology) Philosophy (philosophy) Confusing me (confusing me) Confusing me (confusing me) Biology (biology) Philosophy (philosophy) Confusing me (confusing me) Confusing you (confusing you)
12.	The Day The Earth Caught Fire 03:41	lyrics	buy track
The flowers in the garden have curled up and died Reading the thermometer, it's cold outside They said the sun is shining but the skies are grey Knocked out of orbit by the gamma rays Radio transmissions from another place Can't tell where it's coming from, it's hard to trace Counting down from 40, 30, 20, 10 And when you get to zero, do it all again And out of nowhere comes a hurricane Destroy the atmosphere and we start again Load up the future and the past is all laid bare Make up for space ideals, I'm not going there The legacy of years gone by is not far behind Stories of a human race are all I find Head into the mountains for a fresh new start The thinning of the air heals a lonely heart Meanwhile in the city, the border's shut And panic in the streets because the power's cut Crawl into the bunker through the acid rain And don't move a muscle 'til it's safe again And out of nowhere comes a hurricane Destroy the atmosphere and we start again Roll back the future and the past is all laid bare Make up for space ideals, I'm not going there And out of nowhere comes a hurricane Destroy the atmosphere and we start again Roll back the future and the past is all laid bare Make up for space ideals, I'm not going there
13.	When It Gets Stark & Bleak 03:13	lyrics	buy track
We hit the city as the lights went out And the roar of the crowds was all we could hear In the back of the car, we thought we had safety Somewhere to wait for the sun to appear We spend our time talking in circles Promise to change while staying the same What's valid in March still works in November Emotions and words that we cannot tame That we cannot tame We cannot tame We cannot tame We cannot tame
14.	At 7.44 (demo version) 04:47	lyrics	buy track
As I walk through the neighbourhood I once knew I see how things stay the same The cars stand in silence Faces I know, looking back at me Do they see what I can see ? Are we wasting our time ? The church in the lane is calling them all to prayer But nobody's going there The doors remain closed The cafes and bars all have their shutters down There's not much in this old town That's keeping me here Stuck in traffic, all buses look alike People crowd around me We should call a general strike And it's normal, to want for so much more As the next train leaves the station At 7.44 The house on the hill, the one where I used to stay Is calling me back to play But there's locks on the windows And the last thing I see, is burned in my memory The view as I ride away From the place I call home Stuck in traffic, all buses look alike People crowd around me We should call a general strike And it's normal, to want for so much more As the next train leaves the station At 7.44 Stuck in traffic, all buses look alike People crowd around me We should call a general strike And it's normal, to want for so much more As the next train leaves the station At 7.44 On the platform, everyone's the same Hoping for some peace and quiet As it starts to rain Old umbrellas are slick and wet once more As the train arrives so promptly At 7.44
15.	Silver Machine 04:33	info	buy track
16.	Walking Alone At Night (In September) 06:05	lyrics	buy track
As we say goodbye with a kiss on the cheek Make an awkward promise to meet next week Send a follow-up message, don't look too intense So carefully written, avoiding offence I'd rather be... Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September So let's get together and go out for a drink No, that's too direct - it needs a re-think It all seems so hopeless, this game leaves me speechless My indecision is my biggest weakness I'd rather be... Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night, Walking alone at night Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Stride out the door now into the cool air I get where I'm going and no-one to meet there I guess I'm always single going steady There's a peace in the air now and I'm good and ready Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September And it's raining - in September And it's raining - in September Walking alone at night in September Walking alone at night in September In September In September...

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Debut album by Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators, which is released on limited edition white vinyl by Old Bad Habits Label, and limited edition CD (with 5 bonus tracks) on Next Phase : Normal Records.

Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators would not have been out of place in the early 1980s on labels such as Mute Records with their excursions into New Wave influenced compositions, but they also quite often display a keen knowledge of 1960s rock in a handful of their songs. This sonic amalgamation - mixing the stark and the bleak with the shiny and melodic - has certainly caused people to sit up and take notice since this most elusive and mysterious of bands released their debut 7" single in late 2019.

"...manifests the modern dystopic headspace of synthetic and organic landscapes being fused beyond recognition." - White Light/White Heat, August 2023.

So do your neurons a big favour and check out "From A Land Of Glass Without Mirrors" - right here and right now...

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released September 18, 2023

All tracks recorded in black and white at The Glass Factory and mastered within The Electronic Vortex.
Artwork construction by Jon Aldersea/Goldphone Creative Media.

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Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators have formed from the ashes of Girl One And The Grease Guns. The Edible Eyes feature ex-members of The Blanche Hudson Weekend / The Manhattan Love Suicides.

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