1. |
Belief (Introduction)
03:14
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S T O P L I G H T S
It's the story of someone
Someone who's lost something
And he's looking for it everywhere
Every corner of every room
Under every stone
Under every tree
Demantling all the roots
But it's lost, it's gone.
He can't find it
At some points it seems pointless
The hope of finding it back
Is the only light shining above his head in the stars
So he knows he has to
There's no way of knowing whether he'll find it or not
But one thing's for sure
He'll have to keep looking
He'll have to keep believing that he'll find it
Otherwise
The times ahead will not be worth living for him
It's the story of hope
It's the story of strong belief
Self-inflicted belief
It's the story of lost and found
And it's the story of El Tat
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2. |
Sometimes
03:12
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Sometimes you don't know why
These days it just goes well
You find what you've achieved
Some days, the day before
But all the birds smile to you, oh finally,
Get the attention you wanted the day before
But all the birds smile to you, oh finally,
Sometimes it just goes well
It's called the good old days
They come and go, like they wanted
Back and forth, the day before
It's on you to let go
It's true, you'll see little cherry
Sometime you'll find your way
Sometimes it just goes well
It's called the good old days
They come and go, like they wanted
Back and forth, the day before
It's on you to let go
It's on you to come and go
Sometimes it just goes well
You'll find what you achieved
See the bright day upon your head
Just wake and you'll feel like everything's well
It's all in your head
A mindset that makes you think in different ways.
Sometimes you don't know why
Sometimes it just goes well
It's called the good old days
They come and go, like they wanted
Back and forth, the day before
It's on you to let go
It's on you to come and go
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3. |
Compromise
03:47
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Making compromise
You’re not the one whose will’s
to take the blame
While I kiss the wall of shame because
I Always felt I was walking
on the wrong lane
But who’s to blame
We’re borderlines crossing all the shades
of our fearless sensations
We’re not meant to be there all the time
But could we find a blinding spot
of compromise
A spot of compromise
We’d be in disguise
We’ve been compomised
We’ve been in disguise
Since we were young we’ve
been chasing fame
While we ran outside the lanes for our
Freedom of will YOU never complained
For we’re not tamed
We’re borderlines crossing our blades
for some fearless sensations
We’re not meant to get there all the time
But could we find a blinding
spot of compromise
A spot of compromise
We’d be in disguise
We’ve been compomised
We’ve been in disguise
Negotiate with my dear
Moving the same way
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4. |
Stoves On Fire
03:25
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You gotta look at me my friend
To see the world began on a spark
between two pairs of eyes
You should see that we both stand
On a tree that cannot bend
It’s a fire on the stoves of our lives
You have to look at things from above
To watch all the doves
Flying on the blazes of fire
You could swipe from right to left
The clouds and you’d be a theft
Oh you’re a thief of our dark emotions
It’s a weird contemplation
A fire in commotion
It’s a match on the stoves of our lives
I gotta be honnest with you
It feels warm in the chaos
On the stoves of our lives
Now you understand what
we’re truly facing
Yes we are walking on thin ice
Clap your hands and land
Where the flight promised you’d be
Yes the birds don’t fly
No no, no they just dive
It’s a misunderstanding
I never ever wanted to make you
feel bad at any time.
I’m just who I am
No lies I don’t pretend
To be what I’m not in the end
Ah Oooh (x4)
I gotta be honnest with you
It feels warm in the chaos
On the stoves, On the stoves,
On the stoves of our lives
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5. |
Shame
04:38
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[One morning I woke up and it felt
like something was off
I didn’t really know what it was
which was a bit annoying
There were no birds chirping
And there was this cat stealing food
from another cat
And I felt like, even them,
they can’t stick together
you know, and it’s just the way it is
And you have to ignore, you know,
let it go to keep on going
That’s alright but, sometimes it feels
a bit overwhelming
Not to feel supported by your kind,
I think we should do it from
time to time] ...
She says she can’t deny
That it’s a thread of lies
A made up story she fills with glory
And it’s a ghost of a shame
But no she can’t be blamed
She’s hiding the breaches
With homemade stitches
Remember your name
Remember the shame
You can take all the blame
Because you and I we are both the same
I can’t deny
I’m a a thread of lies
A made up story I fill with glory
And it’s a ghost of my shame
I’m hiding the breaches
With homemade stitches
And it’s a part of you and I
Because we’ve always lived a life
That we had dreamt of so far
And you can’t live a lie
If you don’t make it real
If you don’t forge it with steal
Remember your name
Remember the shame
You can take all the blame
Because you and I we are both the same
Remember your name
Remember the shame
Take all the blame
We are both the same
You put behind those words
When shouting in front of herds
of people caring
For their own selves only
Their own selves only
Remember the shame
You felt when you left my hands..
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6. |
Crocodile Son
05:15
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It’s a sunken sorrow
That you borrowed
From the devilish sparrow
Red were his horns
Incense filling your lungs
Speaking in mysterious tongues
The day that you were born
Your grandmother sworn
The devil eye couldn’t touch you dear
But it was already inside of here
You can dance in deny
Of all your dark sides
But you’re a crocodile crocodile’s son
I’m on a hunt in the rotten water
My teeth are sharps and the
devil’s my father
Looking for love a forbidden trove
Eating the doves a forbidden love
From the swamp raised all my fears
My mother’s face was filled with tears
And you could see the dark
through my chest
And deep inside I felt like the best
A cursed little warrior
That could only see her
Through his eyes filled with blood
And then came, then came the flood
You can dance in deny
Of all your dark sides
But you’re a crocodile crocodile’s son
I’m on a hunt in the rotten water
My teeth are sharps and the
devil’s my father
Looking for love a forbidden trove
Eating the doves a forbidden love
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7. |
Sail On The Tide
02:40
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It’s your perfect design
You’re not far behind
You don’t have to pretend
That everything’s alright friend
You made it your way
People said you’re a weight
Like the lost cat you’ve strayed
A blinding fate
You sail on the the tide
You’re drinking the vibe
It tastes like it’ll be alright someday
On the tide
You’re smelling the vibe
You go North and South you will
be on your way
It’s spelled with a Cay
We just walked on the bay
While the boats on the quay
Had doubts in their hearts oh hey
You came and you swayed
The limits of age
You’ve swum against time
You made it all fine, almost
You’re far from a weight
Light like a feather
With a jacket made of leather
You never look at the weather
Before going out you’re on your way...
You sail on the the tide
You’re drinking the vibe
It tastes like it’ll be alright someday
On the tide
You’re smelling the vibe
You go North and South you will
be on your way
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8. |
Stoplights I
00:27
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9. |
I Don't Know
03:40
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I don't know what you mean when you talk to me
I don't know what it is that you're trying to say
But there are some second sense behind each word of yours
Can you tell me what you want from me
I’m not sure if I'd change if I knew what you see
Trying to state clearly what you want
Trying to state clearly what are your feelings
Oh I don’t know if I should try to change
You keep on thinking that I’m fucking strange
I don’t know if it’s up to me to change
We keep holding on to lies until it’s to late
Because you will never change a single thing
Ooh Ooh Ooh
I don't know if I should try to change
I don't know because life is long
I don't know why I always want to put things in order
I don't know how to keep the groove
I don't know what I'm trying to prove
You keep on thinking that I’m fucking strange
I don’t know if it’s up to me to change
We keep holding on to lies til it’s to late
Because you will never change a single thing
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10. |
Guilt
05:38
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[Pour yourself a glass of wine
for that one...
Cheers to that]
Seen loneliness in your eyes
See the bitterness in your mind
Doesn’t count for nothing dear
If the apple never falls
far from the pear
You say you won’t
Because you can’t
Take the guilt on you
It’s not your fault
That assault
Oh it came on you
she says she doesn’t mind if I Die
But I can’t stand to see her cry
You say you won’t
Because you can’t
Take the guilt on you
It’s not your fault
That assault
Oh it came on you
They laugh at you and spit
on your shade
But now they’re carelessly
dancing on a beat you made
You say you won’t
Because you can’t
Take the guilt on you
It’s not your fault
That assault
Oh it came on you
You think you’ll never make a dime
Out of your life
You say you won’t
Because you can’t
Take the guilt on you
It’s not your fault
That assault
Oh it came on you
All you got is a bag and
your filthy sorrow
It never rains higher than a filthy low
[Aaaaah it came on you dear
I don’t want to take the guilt on
my shoulders anymore
Come on shout out that to me
if you feel that way]
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11. |
Stoplights II
01:45
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12. |
El Tat - Tunnel
04:36
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Life’s a tunnel with some
windows on the sides
There’s not much to help you no
there aren’t so many guides
It often feels like we’re
sailing the tides
Truth is we’re drunk drivers
taking the rides
Away, On a funny
Money doesn’t grow on trees
Love doesn’t come from ease
When you get down on your knees
Asking the gods to stop the tease
No don’t cry you’re a big boy now
There were spanks everytime
you drank
Love’s a prank whenever you crank
Your emotions, smooth feelings...
It’s a funny day
Driving by the bay
Flashing lights to play
In the weirdest way
You’re not a victim you’re
guilty as well
All you need is someone
ringing the bell
Taking a nap in a sweet
suede couch
Wearing a cap like the golf
player slouch
Take it easy
Take a rest
Take it easy
There’s no test
It just life floating away
Taking you to a brighter place
Sometimes the lights
are flashing away
There are some fees flying
around like bees
Feeling the breeze through
the air that freezes
It’s a funny day
Walking driving the bay
Flashing lights to play
In the weirdest way
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13. |
Forbidden Kiss
02:13
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You know that’s funny
Because I’m a man of principles
When you see I’m touched
to the heart and soul
It’s like the bunny
He’s hiding in the bush he’s cool
And When you find him
He doesn’t want to end
up in your bowl
And when I saw you
You were the forbidden girl
The one that can kill
Just with a simple look
And it’s a cookie
Filled with poison in a stove
Forbidden kiss
Forbidden girl
It’s a wonderful wonderful swirl
How could you do this To me
You hurt my soul
Let’s not be nasty
To each other just for a while
Oh let’s be hearty
Oh you know there’s no need to lie
To gather the ones who have
betrayed our souls
Oh we can avoid the nests
of snakes, all these holes although
I wih just as much as you do
But there’s no secrets
That you are the forbidden girl.
Forbidden kiss
Forbidden girl
It’s a wonderful wonderful swirl
How could you do this
To me
You hurt my soul
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14. |
Exotic Potatoe
03:15
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In the dark alley
We were talking
Talking and whispering
Some words that we didn’t think
No we didn’t think
But our mouth were hot
And our minds were on fire
It’s like an exotic potatoe
It’s like when you left me love
And I drove my car far away
And I lit up my fag
I knew I wasn’t coming back for long
Oh you can’t say why
So we say Bye Bye
Because we’re too shy (x2)
So we claim some lies
Oh Oh my my
We’re like little flies
Through the ancient skies
It’s like a tune on the radio
That made me feel the ratio
Of a guy in isolation
From the crowd I feel frozen
In your eyes I found some ice
I burnt myself against it
And my skin couldn’t take your cold
It couldn’t take your cold
But it’s alright
Because I know why
Oh you can’t say why
So we say Bye Bye
Because we’re too shy
So we claim some lies
Oh Oh my my
We’re like little flies
Through the ancient skies
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15. |
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El Tat Paris, France
El Tat is an indie-pop-folk French-British musician, this project was
created by Tom Galdeano in 2016 in
Taiwan signed
at Doux Mantra Records,
He has produced 5 EPs in collaboration with
different artists, 3 singles and his first album
"Stoplights" will be released in April 2023 at Doux
Mantra Records.
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