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The Madcaps

by The Madcaps

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1.
You got a quick mind And think on your feet But you're so confined You just can't resist To give a slice To everyone You'd better think twice Before you shoot your gun You believe you know Better than anybody else No, it doesn't come as a surprise For I have seen some other guys Who knew it all and thought could understand Everything but their own phony scam Once I was a little bit like you With my close minded point of view I knew it all Through the prism Of your own set ideas You're imprisoned And you're so hard to please Come on get closer Open up your eyes Look in the mirror Get yourself analyzed You believe you know Better than anybody else No, it doesn't come as a surprise For I have seen some other guys Who knew it all and thought could understand Everything but their own phony scam Once I was a little bit like you With my close minded point of view I knew it all
2.
I woke up this morning and I was not feeling so well And I'll feel even worse when ring the bell Across the street a high school was swarming with pupils Dozens of animals that would turn one day into people  I hate these kids as much as I hate their teachers Enjoying to think themselves as political leaders In a crusade for silence so they can hear themselves speak Crushing kids' ideas for fun every day of the week God please help me to find a way to ruin their day God please help me to find a way to ruin their day Let's plug my guitar and open the window Let's show these creatures the meaning of rock n' roll  I am a high school troublemaker x4 Now my girl is here, things are getting serious So I take off her threads, I am getting vicious So pupils, teachers, your attention please, Cause this is a one time show.  I am a high school troublemaker  x4
3.
Emily Vandelay lived by the sea In a great big old house with her chimpanzee Her 50's furniture, her American cars Her vintage whiskey and her Cuban cigars Always walking around with a long dark cape, Victorian shirts and Charles the ape She was quite the catch and a character With her wide eyes bright and infectious laughter Wherever she went, she caught all the eyes With her self confidence and her hollywood smile But she had never shown how much scared she was She hid it all behind from dusk till dawn Dark make up and her frilly clothes Once she had loved, of a love only once there is Though it's long gone, she's never been at ease Since she's been wooed, but also doomed as none would stay She always got bored, so very sored, sent them away She believes she is better off by herself with her memories Emily had read about a million books She could easily tell wannabees and crooks She had traveled all the world in planes Buses, donkeys, boats and trains Any crowd she could charm and amuse With her wits and words she knew how to choose She was quite the catch and a character With her wide eyes bright and infectious laughter Wherever she went, she caught all the eyes With her self confidence and her hollywood smile But she had never shown how much scared she was She hid it all behind from dusk till dawn Dark make up and her frilly clothes
4.
Melody Maker 03:01
There's a little place It's all red and white The music is always ace We have fun almost every night There you'll always find A friend of some kind The boss is a real cool cat And a rock n roll daddy too It's not really where it's at That's why we stick to it like glue We dance and drink like we always do Papa tells stories and the jukebox too At the Melody Maker Walk down the stairs to the room in the back There is fuzz in the air and the band's in the dark Then you go outside to catch your breath Have a beer, a chat and cigarette We dance and drink like we always do Papa tells stories and the jukebox too At the Melody Maker
5.
Have you seen the ghouls Hanging in the yard? They are pretty cool They are glowing in the dark After working in the crypt all day digging tombs Their mind just flipped out of drinking the beers of doom And in the living plays a dead ghost band Zombies are dancing and clapping in their hands Frankenstein's the cook So you'll suffer agonies From his singing book Of voodoo recipes He'll malke the Gumbo cha cha and the Witchy stew The Jumbatlaya and the Mambo Goo Welcome to my haunted house Once you're in you can't get out But you'll like it here So welcome to my haunted house And in the living plays a dead ghost band Zombies are dancing and clapping in their hands Bloody Mary'll get you loose With its warm O negative What an evil Beetle Juice Cause you'll never want to leave Stompin Jivers on the creaky floor The crypt kickers always play an encore Welcome to my haunted house Once you're in you can't get out But you'll like it here So welcome to my haunted house
6.
I saw you standing in the shadow all alone Tappin' your foot on Shirley's Clapping song You looked at me with how you're doin' eyes Thirteen seconds I was hypnotized Oh come on baby, you're too good to be true And I just can't take my eyes off of you Oh you're just too good Too good to be tue I can not get my eyes off of you We danced through the night until the break of day I couldn't tell who was the hunter and who was the prey You came on to me and took me by surprise Your lips were sweat and your kisses were wild Oh come on baby, you're too good to be true And I just can't take my eyes off of you Oh you're just too good Too good to be tue I can not get my eyes off of you
7.
Spent a year a while back Hitting the road and the tracks Getting to know me In a foreign land 8000 miles from my home Never felt so alone How could I not be My own best friend If I had to do it all over again I would go back and do just the same Spending so much time far from anything you've known Spending so much time relying on your own You'd be well advised to live with no safety net You'd be quite surprised to see what you can get With my camera around All the streets of ervry town I was a reporter For my own memories Driving through the desert The canyons and the dirt Washed in the river And dried with the breeze If I had to do it all over again I would go back and do just the same
8.
Moon Night 04:30
It was a cold winter day when we went to your place on the coast There was not a soul in town, nor even a ghost Only the waves crashing on the sand The house was dark and damp, I loved the smell of must Like an old book buried in the dust I'll always remember you in the dark that night Your shadow in the doorway in the pale moonlight There were pictures on the wall with you and your folks The light from my match with a breeze turned into smoke You took my hand and showed me the way You threw me on the bed and woke up the springs I wanted you more than anything I'll always remember you in the dark that night Your shadow in the doorway in the pale moonlight
9.
One Last Hit 03:01
Mister Charlie Watts was a hit man Years on the job he never complained He always did what he was asked to Sharp as a blade with a three-piece suit His fine work of art turned into a loot Cause he's never flinched, not a single time But one day he went to see the boss And told him he's had enough It did not sweep the man off his feet He only asked for one last hit Charlie turned his back and told him to get lost Only one last hit before you go Then you forget everything that you know We rule you out and you take your girl Without a bow to the far side of the world He went to see his money man Found an empty safe and the guy dead He had been tricked, he had to do the hit For days the case he learned all about Until he had the job planned inside out He couldn't miss this very last hit Walked up the stairs to the second floor Took off his shoes, then he tricked the door Slowly he tiptoed to the bed Silencer on, off to la la land Then Charlie heard a click and blood started to drip Only one last hit before you go Then you forget everything that you know We rule you out and you take your girl Without a bow to the far side of the world
10.
When everything is lonely late in the night I put a record on and I turn off the light Smoking cigarettes, drinking a little wine It's as good as it gets, nothing is on my mind This could go on goin' on forever more, forever more I wanna do nothing When there's nothing to do I wanna say nothing When there's nothing to say Don't wanna be pretending No games to play And I can do it with you How many times have I stared at the sea Diving with my eyes as far as i could see Looking at the ceiling it's already twelve The sun is coming in through a breech of the curtain Lying on a bed I wonder daydreaming My mind is a blank my head is spinning This could go on goin' on forever more, forever more I wanna do nothing When there's nothing to do I wanna say nothing When there's nothing to say Don't wanna be pretending No games to play And I can do it with you

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All songs written by The Madcaps.
Recorded on tape at l'Abri 101 by Arthur Paichereau in August 2014
Mixed by Paul Rannaud
Mastered by Etienne Colin
Artwork by Lou Lenfer

Rémi Peltier: Drums
Thomas Dahyot: Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Vincent Henri: Lead & 12-String Guitars & Backing Vocals
Bastien Bruneau Larche: Bass, Keys & Backing Vocals + Lead on#2

FR: Howlin Banana & Beast Records (LP)
US: Gnar Tapes & Burger Records (Cassette)
UK: Super Fan Records

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released March 30, 2015

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