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Merry Melancholy

by Breakdown

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1.
Love Butter 02:54
Hey sweet baby give me some of your time, I want you to be mine, that's no crime. I'm so cool and you're damn pretty, Let's not waste opportunity. [Chorus]: I want your Love Butter, crawling down my skin Your Love Butter, keep me within your Love Butter, I just want to have a good time. Hold me closer, that's what's missing, I need to feel you when we're kissing, Make sounds of love so I can listen, I need to know I pleasure you. [Chorus] x2 I want your Love Butter, crawling down my skin Your Love Butter, keep me within your Love Butter, I just want to have a good time. [Bridge] [Outro] A good time, crawling down your skin A good time, keep me within A good time, coz I just wanna know that you're mine. I wanna know you're mine.
2.
I Am Clean 03:51
You were an inspiration, that’s not always good, I upset the wrong people, imposed on those I never should One by one, I cut the strings that kept me tied to the world, I lost my heart of gold. I am clean, or so I thought I was, No drug can cause a loneliness quite like yours. [Chorus]: I… See… Right… Now… That I want you back again I needed you or so I thought I did, I needed love that family couldn’t give. My taste of freedom revealed to my surprise, That life has no meaning, it’s just another way to die. A seed of rebellion is planted within everyone of us, The change you caused will forever span, I’m living in a scar that was painted by your hand. [Chorus] x2 The only truth is there are no other truths, But even that’s a lie, Are you confused yet so am I [Chorus] x2 I needed you or so I thought I did, I needed love that family couldn't give.
3.
I Know Now 02:48
Here it comes, the loneliness is coming again, Now you're gone, my heart is frozen again. I so regret that I didn’t treat you bad, I’m only sorry for all of the talents I had. My one mistake was being better than you, My only weakness, is that I loved you. [Chorus]: I’m sorry that I loved you, That I love you, I love you. You were so shallow, you were so sad, That I fell for you makes me feel mad. And you come to me, knocking on my door, Without a tear in your eye, was your love a lie? And you say to me, we can still be friends, But I know you now, how can I love you now? [Chorus]: How can I love you now, Can I love you now, I love you now… It wasn’t all unhappy, it wasn’t all that sad, I learned love isn’t just a passing fad, I was given hope, I was given strength, I am capable of loving again. I have something new, that is understood by few, Never to forget, live my life without regret. [Chorus]: Live life without regret, Without regret, Without regret.
4.
Invincible 03:20
Lazy morning, wake up late, Have my breakfast, daily dose of hate. [Chorus]: I am the master of retreat, so you can’t reach me, I am the master of defeat, so you can’t beat me. Mum is dying on her cross, Dad is mourning, mourning at his loss. [Chorus]: I am the master of deceit, so you can’t cheat me, I am the master of defeat, so you can’t beat me. ‘Cause I am Invincible.
5.
Siren Sings 02:56
Improvised
6.
Lean 01:58
I seek a resolution that pleases all involved, I’m seeking your attention, my problems you can solve. You want my affection, why mine I don’t know, You know my affliction, you know that I won’t grow. [Chorus]: Resolution, problem solved, Resolution, problem solved, Resolution, problem solved, Resolution’s the problem… My life’s at your disposal, independence is a lie, I’m seeking your approval if I am to survive. Who wants a revolution, who wants what they don’t know? So here’s my conclusion, sit back enjoy the show! [Chorus] x2
7.
Heal Myself 04:20
Life is fulfilling if you are ahead, I’m not worth knowing talk to him instead, [Chorus]: I’m sinking to a depth, I’m drinking to your health, I don’t need no-one else, ‘Cause I need to Heal Myself My feet are killing, I’m screaming out with dread, Your blood is spilling as I trample on your head. [Chorus] [Outro] And when I’m done I’m gonna heal everyone else, There's no escaping the thoughts that reside in my head.
8.
First Lust 01:38
I just wanted you to know how Much I like you, don't you know that I'm a victim of your love and I can't think straight when you go When you go... When I see you I'm in pain and Acting straight is such a strain yeah, You have shown me how to love and With that feeling comes my price, My pain... When you told me there's another, I completely lost my mind, How could things get so fucked over, How could I have been so blind, So blind...
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10.
Voices 06:29
They still talk to him, they’re still stalking him, Argue over him, while they’re watching him. All he wants from them, is their absence. Look into his eyes, can’t you hear his cries? Laughter is his disguise. All he wants from them, is their absence, Silence. [Chorus]: All he wants is alone, all he wants is alone, Please leave him alone, just leave him alone. This is not a dream, he can hear their voices, Even when he is alone. All he wants from them is their absence, All he wants from them, is their silence. [Chorus] Alone... Alone...

about

Written at the end of the 90s, recording Merry Melancholy became a life-long journey that took 20 years to complete.

The songs and music on Merry Melancholy were heavily inspired by what we were listening to at that time - Radiohead and Nirvana, with a side of Zeppelin and Hendrix. We recorded the whole band together (as our favourite 90s bands would have done) in an attempt to recreate the grungy sound of those influences.

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released March 26, 2020

Breakdown:
Baris Tosun - guitar, vocals, executive producer
Michael T - bass guitar, guitar, co-producer,
Bence Gerencsér - drums

Guest musicians:
Tirza-Sophie Gloger - vocals, backing vocals (instagram.com/bloodycoloratura)
Florian Zeus - guitar solo
Hannah Schilder - backing vocals
Marko Laitinen - album cover art

Special thanks go to:
Clancy Hood - critical feedback and support
Azam Sandhu - of the original Breakdown trio

Self recorded: www.room66.at
Overdubs: t-on.at
Mastered by Chris Graham for www.ChrisGrahamMastering.com

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