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Embrace [EP]

by The Holy Rollercoasters

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A compact disc featuring TWO EPs 'Embrace' + Bathe'.

    Listen to 'Bathe' here - smarturl.it/bathe

    Includes unlimited streaming of Embrace [EP] via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    Edition of 30 hand-numbered cassettes.
    Features EXCLUSIVE b-side of stripped back versions.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Embrace [EP] via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 5 The Holy Rollercoasters releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Odyssey, Embrace [EP], Bathe [EP], Crying At Christmas, and Out Jumped The Devil / Set Me Free. , and , .

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1.
When our hands reach for coffee At the same time And our fingers touch For the very first time I am sorry baby I never thought I would touch somebody again And she tells me something She’d never told anyone else And she smiles And I can’t avert my gaze I try to stop and think of your face But it’s the best part of my day She says the only way That we can’t love Is if I cut out her heart So put away that knife my friend And maybe we can start I get out of the car up the stairs down her corridor She opens up to me and I walk across her floor I can’t Should I Walk to her I never thought I’d move like that anymore And as I find myself calling out her name And kiss her on the forehead And to me she does the same I want to cut off my lips So I can’t kiss anymore I know you are gone dear And you never will return But I feel I am betraying you dear When I am with her And I know there’s a part of me That knows if you could see me now You would look at me With that old twinkle in your eyes And say You can’t love someone Who's already died It’s a simple ceremony For family and friends Your parents came And they gave her a hug Our little one was the flower girl At the front we set an empty chair
2.
Those few months After we first kissed I finally knew How it was to exist It was a ram In a burning bush Manna in the morning Just to hear you talking Now you got me Praying again That I don’t ever let you I don’t ever let you down Praying again That this isn’t what happens Isn’t what happens at the end Is this what it looks like Cutting cakes with brand new knives Well I tried I tried I tried And I know you did too No one ever loved me The way God loves you No one ever loved me The way you seem to do Well you got me Praying again That I don’t ever let you don’t ever let you down Praying again That this isn’t what happens Isn’t what happens at the end Spending these days In Anhedonia Spending these nights In Anhedonia too Spending these days In Anhedonia Spending these nights In Anhedonia too
3.
Pack your bags I can help you do that Take all the money you can Open up another bank account I know a place that you can go Don’t worry it’s not my arms You just need some space away from him Where you can start again Away from harm It’s been hard enough seeing you lie Overing tears and bruises with laughs I hope I’ll never know Exactly what that’s like So glad So glad You found the strength I know a place that you can go Don’t worry it’s not my arms You just need some space away from him Where you can start again Away from harm When you’re ready can we I mean we can talk can’t we So proud of you We all are Any of us will help you Just call us Hold us close I know a place that you can go Don’t worry it’s not my arms You just need some space away from him Where you can start again Away from harm
4.
I always assumed I would be a father A husband with a wife and a home I always assumed I would take control of my temper That one day I would lose the feeling of being alone There are things I don’t understand I’ll make some changes where I can I offer myself as I am Come here darling please hold my hand I’ve sat behind the wheel going nowhere at the side of the road More times than I care to remember But the last time I did I don’t regret it Outside your house five years ago There are things I don’t understand I’ll make some changes where I can I offer myself as I am Come here darling please hold my hand I knead the dough While you make the bread I’ll put some aside For when you are dead
5.
Well I don't believe in God But I’ll sing at his throne Dancing in the streets of gold Until we finish our song And if you go I will keep singing just a little more Just keep shouting your name until my throat is hoarse When I finally went on up to your door I sat beside your bed and listened to your story I began to feel my broken body mending I pondered at last a story with no ending But that doesn't happen and there's nothing we can do about that Sooner or later one of us will go and we can't be coming back Well I don't believe in God But I’ll sing at his throne Dancing in the streets of gold Until we finish our song And if you go I will keep singing just a little more Just keep shouting your name until my throat is hoarse We've spent time in the kitchen watching while the pan smokes We may have overcooked meals but at least we're not alone We've got plenty of years remoulding the clay that makes the face But one day he will knock and there's no way we can replace The hand that lights the candle does not need to be steady And the lips that call the names do not need to be ready Well I don't believe in God But I’ll sing at his throne Dancing in the streets of gold Until we finish our song And if you go I will keep singing just a little more Just keep shouting your name until my throat is hoarse
6.
My left hand Under my head Your right hand Embraces me I will rest in your sleeping arms for now Soon I will make you apple tea Last night your love Was sweeter than wine There was death and life In the power of your tongue You had the key That opened the sluice And I feel I have lost myself in you And when I lost myself in you Well I found myself in me I’ve been searching for a truth And I’ve found it here in you I tiptoe to the kitchen Where you have walked A thousand times before The window reflects the sunlight And it seems Like God is here As I move in Your garden I can smell Beds of spices The fruit of your mouth Lingers in mine Finger trails the orchids And the irises And when I lost myself in you I found myself in me I’ve been searching for a truth And I’ve found it here in you And I’m enwrapped by you In your arms In your arms And I have lost myself In your arms In your arms And I want to be by the window Looking at me and saying they’re in love They’re in love and I want to have what they have Be who they are and I pinch myself and I say I am And when I lost myself in you I found myself in me I’ve been searching for a truth And I’ve found it here in you
7.
I'm gonna need you To lift your feet into the air If you want me to Get right under there We've done the bedroom now We move to the kitchen floor Could you help me clean the stains off the wall Oh darling Setting up house with you The best thing that I've ever done Please it ain't time To break it down again The best thing I've ever done At the end of the day I’m gonna take off my clothes Old jeans on then I'm gonna Cut up the potatoes I'll pour the wine you take your time Then we're gonna sit down Make sure our finances are doing Oh so fine Oh darling Setting up house with you The best thing that I've that ever done Please it ain't time To break it down again The best thing I've ever done All I want Is a little bit of passion That one day you gonna pinch my skin tight again Till I bleed Till I bleed again When I wake up in the morning I love to hear you calling Wake up darling You’ve slept through three alarms Sure thing I want something more But that don’t mean I don’t want You know Oh darling Setting up house with you The best thing that I've ever done Please it ain't time To break it down again The best thing I've ever done

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The Holy Rollercoasters' new EP sees the naturally high-energy octet take their collective foot off the gas to deliver an ultra smooth collection of songs steeped in their trademark good-time soul and playfully thoughtful exploration of the world around us.

‘Embrace’ moves away from the darker aspects of human nature, as explored in their previous EP ‘Bathe’, toward the decidedly more domestic side of love and loss. These are vignettes of life's quieter moments; a concoction of smooth, inflected soul, sing-along choruses and heartfelt examinations of complex emotions.


Watch the music videos here - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDMYF3hbNFap-oJS6Wrmd0WgCDwBo8HL0

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released June 25, 2020

Jimi Beavis - vocals
Chris Bancroft - guitar
Blake Lonie - bass
Chris Evans - drums
Benjamin Van Jole - keys
Andrew Garton - bari sax
Alex Price - tenor sax
Bobbie Murphy - trumpet

Recorded and Mixed by Andrew Garton
Mastered by William Bowden

Artwork by Eli McNeill
Layout and Lettering by EMIKAHI

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The Holy Rollercoasters Brisbane, Australia

Inspired by the masters of rhythm and blues, the ecstasy and tragedy of love and the beauty and gothicism of the bible. Performed by non-religious soul, blues and jazz-worshipping Brisbanites. It shall be wild and you shall snap your fingers and wiggle your hips. And ye shall be healed. ... more

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