A Dark Adapted Heart [10-track album]

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griffstar Dark guitary electro. Singing style brings home the main lyric: "Who am I supposed to be without you?" Favorite track: Without.

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1.	Retrospect 04:43	lyrics	buy track
I remember raindrops on red hair I remember Bowie on the summer air But that was then and this is now You're a distant memory or at least you should be Chorus In retrospect it's easy to see I should have done things differently I could have behaved more considerately, I know In retrospect it's easy to see I should have done things differently I should have thought of you instead of me, I know But I... I didn't realise at the time (how badly I was treating you) I didn't realise at the time (how much I'd miss seeing you) I didn't realise at the time (how badly I mistreated you) I didn't realise at the time I remember running through the streets I remember hiding under the sheets But this is now and that was then You're a thousand miles from me, or at least you should be I remember those days in Camden Town That November before the house came down But this is the present and that's the past Am I a distant memory, or do you think of me? Chorus In retrospect I should have had more respect In retrospect I should have had more respect In retrospect I should have respected you In retrospect I should have had more respect In retrospect I should have had more respect In retrospect I should have respected you But I... I didn't realise at the time (how badly I was treating you) I didn't realise at the time (how much I'd miss seeing you) I didn't realise at the time (how badly I mistreated you) I didn't realise at the time Oh, no…
2.	Hollow 04:45	lyrics	buy track
Come to me my angel in the quiet of the dawn As the rain beats down upon the streets and the city is reborn Where the walkways curve across the world and the world is unaware Of the beating drum beneath my chest that beats without a care Fill this hollow heart With love With love Come to me my echo in the silent afternoon On the water where the ripples rise like the craters of the moon From the fountain by the marketplace to the house on Heathcote Square Feel the beating drum beneath my chest on the stillness of the air Fill this hollow heart (Fill this hollow heart) With love (Feel this hollow heart) With love (Heal this hollow heart) Fill this hollow heart (Fill this hollow heart) With love (Feel this hollow heart) With love (Heal this hollow heart) Fill this hollow heart Fill this hollow heart (Fill this hollow heart) With love (Feel this hollow heart) With love (Heal this hollow heart) Fill this hollow heart (Fill this hollow heart) With love (Feel this hollow heart) With love (Heal this hollow heart) Fill this hollow heart (Fill this hollow heart) With love (Feel this hollow heart) With love (Heal this hollow heart) [[ Come to me my counter in the pounding of the night In the smoke and noise and howling crowd and the swirling, blinding light Where the railways rattle far below and the chimneys churn above Hear the tearing skin upon the drum as it overflows with love ]]
3.	Suffer 03:45	lyrics	buy track
For all the things you make me do For all the pain you put me through For the bruising bloom and the empty room For the shade of cobalt blue I want to hurt you For all the words you made me waste For all the many fears I've faced For the seducing lies and accusing eyes For all the tears you've made me taste I want to hurt you I want to hurt you I want to see you suffer I want to hurt you… …I want to see you suffer For all the tales you make me tell And for the soul you’ve made me sell For the terrible slights and unbearable nights For every turn on this carousel I want to hurt you For all the failures you make me feel For all the wounds that you cannot heal For this lonely room in the gathering gloom For the hurt I can’t conceal I want to hurt you I want to see you suffer I want to hurt you… …I want to see you suffer I want to see I want to see I want to see I want to see you suffer For all the blood you make me bleed And for the life you make me lead Because you played your part in breaking my heart For this game I can’t concede I want to hurt you I want to see you suffer I want to hurt you… …I want to see you suffer I want to break you I want to see you suffer I want to make you I want to make you suffer Annihilate you I want to see you suffer Obliterate you I want to see you suffer I want to hurt you I want to hurt you
4.	All Too Easy 04:44	lyrics	buy track
Now I know where I went wrong I watched you walk away Of all the things I could have said There were none that I could say I’m sorry Now I know where I belong Although I let you leave Of all the words you whispered There were few that I believed I’m sorry Forgive me It’s all too easy to wonder what might have been It’s all too easy to descend into a dream It’s all too easy to see the things I could have seen It’s all too easy And I’ve heard it all before Time and time again All those lovelorn lovesongs That share the same refrain: I’m lonely Come home to me Warm this ice cold heart and make it beat again Press your hands against my chest and make me breathe again It’s just a simple process A balance to be redressed Well, it's just a simple process...
5.	You Made Your Bed 05:37	lyrics	buy track
Did you sleep okay? Did you dream of me? Did you wake up cold With tears ready to fall? Did you lie awake Till the cold grey dawn? Did you wait for me to give in and give you a call? Well, you made your bed... Did the sirens wail Through the traffic noise? Did the railway tracks Distantly rattle and spark? Did the foxes call For company? Crying out Like children afraid of the dark? Well, you made your bed... Were there creaking sounds On the stairs outside? As if my ghost Was coming home late again? Did the car alarms And the keening cats And the far-flung planes And the dripping tap And the boiling pipes And the factories And the loneliness And the tragedy And the howling wind And the driving rain And the constant itch And the constant pain Of your regret And your mistake Keep you tired And keep you wired And keep you, keep you awake? Well, you made your bed... ...Now you can lie in it Yeah, you made your bed... ...Now you can lie alone (And you can tell yourself I’m coming home) You made your bed... ...Now you can lie to yourself (And you can tell yourself I’m coming home) You made your bed...
6.	World Outside 04:27	lyrics	buy track
You’ve been staring At these four walls For weeks on end now It’s time to realise there’s more There’s more to life than this You could have the world at your fingertips If only you’d hold open that closing door The world outside is waiting The world outside is waiting The world outside is waiting for you You’ve been wearing That same fake smile Feels like forever It’s time to enjoy yourself awhile While silence can be sweet You could have the world lying at your feet If only you’d resist this denial The world outside is waiting The world outside is waiting The world outside is waiting for you The world outside is waiting The world outside is waiting The world outside is waiting for you And it’s yours for the taking...
7.	Make Believe 05:10	lyrics	buy track
In just a few days I'll be on my way Moving on In a couple of weeks You'll be a memory And I'll be gone Because we both know this is just make believe, don’t we? Don’t we? One day soon One lonely afternoon I’ll make a clean break When the time has come When it’s time to run And make my escape And though the sound of your laugh Makes my heart beat fast It doesn't mean a thing So I’ll go to ground And I’ll ignore the sound Of the telephone’s ring Because we both know this is just make believe, don’t we? Don’t we? This is pretend; it’s got to come to an end Don’t we agree? We both know this is just make believe Make believe The look in your eye Is just another lie And there's no joy I'd tell you how I feel But it isn't real So there's no point When the time has come When we’re both done I'll disappear But maybe one more chance Maybe one last dance Maybe another year Because we both know this is just make believe, don’t we? (Don't we?) Don’t we? (Don't we?) (Don't we?) This is pretend; it’s got to come to an end Don’t we agree? (Don’t we agree?) We both know this is just make believe Because we both know this is just make believe, don’t we? (Don't we?) Don’t we? (Don't we?) (Don't we?) This is pretend; it’s got to come to an end Don’t we agree? (Don’t we agree?) We both know this is just make believe Well, don’t we?
8.	A Quiet Hope 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Thought you'd be Always there Always here With me Now you've gone Far away Far away From me And I don't know Where you go When you've gone Away I only know A quiet hope That you'll come back Some day Some times I Dream of you Doing things You’d do When I wake Feels just like You’ve just left The room And I don't know Where you go When you've gone Away I only know Some quiet hope That you'll come back Some day Course you won't No one would Come back all That way Of course you can't No one could Turn back time That way So here I am Without you Except for in My mind Even though You’re not here I won't leave you Behind I don't believe In the other side In parallels Or paradise But I just hope That I am wrong And we'll be Side by side Face to face And hand in hand Across this great divide I need some time To make it there It's such a lonely ride
9.	Without 04:31	lyrics	buy track
All the words left unspoken All the yarns unspun All those fibres never woven All those dreams undone All the years we’ll never share Who am I supposed to be without you? Who am I supposed to be? Who am I supposed to be without? Who am I supposed to be without you? Who am I supposed to be? All the letters left unopened All the songs unsung All those hearts remain unbroken All those bells unrung All the tales we’ll never tell Sounds, sirens, songs fall silent Noises, names: invisibly violent Music: melody never resolves Hanging in the air like ascending souls Cadence: call, no response Bridges, barriers, nothing beyond Frequency, resonance, sample and hold But it’s all too late for those tales untold Secrets on hold, nothing what it seems But we’ll always have forever in electric dreams Who am I supposed to be without you? Who am I supposed to be?
10.	The Loneliest World 05:03	lyrics	buy track
Watch them travelling from place to place Lost in stories, avoiding eyes I can never bring myself to speak They can never bring themselves to leave Wishing the day, wasting the day away now And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world See them spinning in their dizzying daze Pushing onwards, achieving all I can never see the reason why But they never seem to need to try Wasting away, wishing the day away now And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world Hear them chatter as they speed on by Brushing past me, invading space I so rarely feel a human touch They can only try and give so much Wasting away, wishing the day away now Wasting the day, wishing, wishing away now, wishing away now, wishing… And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest world And of all the realities, this must be the loneliest

about

What if the Human League were hard rock?

What if Nine Inch Nails were new wave?

What if Depeche Mode were dark wave?

What does it sound like halfway between the Pet Shop Boys and Paradise Lost? Between Republica and Rammstein? Kraftwerk and Killing Joke?

Find out with 10 unforgettably anthemic slices of singalong sorrow with driving rock guitars, soaring solos, pounding industrial drums and Bowie / Gahan / Moyet / Eldritch-influenced vocals - the debut album from A Dark Adapted Heart.

Customer feedback:

"So I've just listened to your album for the first time. MATE IT BLEW ME AWAY! I'm so impressed. Real quality - really impressed!"

"It's really good. What an amazing achievement."

"Loving the album; have been playing it a lot in the last couple of days."

"I love the guitar work on "Hollow"."

"A Dark Adapted Heart has definitely forged ahead with their own vision on these musical genres. The album is a delivery on big narratives about Life, Love and Loss. I got this album when it came out last year. Definitely worth spending some time with. I'm getting into deeper levels of certain songs after multiple listens. Favourite song is: Without."

"I'm listening to your album again now and I honestly really love it. This is so my style of music so thank you so much for recording it. 😊"

"It sounds ace. Love your voice. Good work!"

"Takes me back to the early days of ABC, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Human League, and even Sisters of Mercy. An eclectic mix of tunes that wind their way into your head - 'Hollow' and 'Without' my favourites. Looking forward to hearing more!"

"I just want to say I've been listening to the A Dark Adapted Heart album all the way through while on my lunch break, and it's really great. It has variety and an overall sound of its own, tons of catchy earworms and melodies, and some cracking lead guitar playing - and knowing what an epic journey it has taken you to complete, I'm well impressed and wanted to tell you how great it is!"

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released October 6, 2018

All lyrics, vocals, backing vocals, guitars and programming by AC Jones.

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A Dark Adapted Heart London, UK

Moody electro-synth-rock.

Influences include Depeche Mode, Rammstein, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, Paradise Lost, Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, Rosetta Stone, Def Leppard, Imogen Heap, Siouxsie, Pet Shop Boys, Gary Numan, The Human League, Yazoo, Kraftwerk and many, many more.

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