The Glass Arcades

from "Forever In Negative" - Single by Artmagic

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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
An exquisite 7" picture disc with gorgeous artwork by Peter James Field. Features "Forever In Negative" and non-album b-side "The Glass Arcades". Comes with instant download of both tracks.

Includes unlimited streaming of "Forever In Negative" - Single via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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lyrics

Lives in transit
Arrive, depart
Crossing over
In temporary arcs
Wordless strangers
United here to wait
We linger in the glass arcades

Drinking in our daily measure
Of what will pass for pleasure
Hoping love could still arrive
We try to bide our time

Standing where they laid the lines
And built a shrine
To solitude in modern times
We are surrounded on all sides
But silent we remain
Even though we yearn to speak
We never try
We keep our distance by and by
But love is all our hearts desire
Within the glass arcades

O silence
Thy will be done
Keep us dumb
O silence
We are your faithful ones
Keep us dumb

Standing where they laid the lines
And built a shrine
To solitude in modern times
We are surrounded on all sides
But silent we remain
We will be the rails
Reflecting back the sun
In parallel we'll run and run
But closer we can never come
Unless we break away

So now we must stand and wait
Now we must stand and wait
Here in the glass arcades
Now we must stand and wait
Who knows if we'll be saved?
Here in the glass arcades

Come for me, why won't you come and take me?
Come for me, why won't you come and take me?
Come for me, why won't you come and take me?
Come for me, why won't you come and take me?
Come for me, why won't you come and take me?
Come for me, why won't you come and take me?
Come for me, why won't you come and take me?

credits

from "Forever In Negative" - Single, released June 25, 2012
Written, arranged and performed by Richard Oakes & Sean McGhee. Produced by Sean McGhee.

Additional vocals by the crowdsouced Arcade Choir: Polina Anderson, Charles Angold, Misha Anker, David Spencer-Barnes, John Spencer-Barnes, Owen Benjamin, Jeanne Béringer, Sasha Bernard, Julia Blair, Lada Bulygina, Suki C, Cliff Chapman, Maureen Connolly, Leo Collett, Joel Cross, James Duncan, Barnaby Edwards, Ben Elliss, Henry Elliss, Katy Elliss, Roger Geoffrey, Rosie Gilbey, Sabrina Gillis, Andrea Grasso, Matthew Thomas Hill, Will Howells, Mar Ibanez, Tea Helman Jukic, Almitra Manusama-Kaaden, Julia Kite, Daniel Latimer, Luka Lee, Lady Leo, Graham Mackenzie, Kirsty Mackenzie, Caoimhe McKenna, Roland Moore, Darrin Neuer, The Paperboy Today, Paul Parkinson, Stephen Phillips, Simon Quinton, Harry Scoffin, Paul Snowe, Jenn Tharp, Matthew Thomas Hill, Wyatt Thompson, Tiny Tin, Luca Vignola, Ed Webster, Carsten Willems, Jess Zelhart.

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Artmagic is Suede guitarist Richard Oakes and singer/producer Sean McGhee .

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