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Urban Sanctuary

by Native Property

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Perched on the City Wall 03:40
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PERCHED ON THE CITY WALL - Words by Ezra Hocquard VERSE I Appearing close enough to touch Nothing depends on that focus. Troubled me, troubled me Vacant love, has never been. It's a lonely track To keep a win untold Unsold I'm a window burning down A lovely fool. CHORUS I Perched on the city wall I'd never fall into your field You know you keep us close to disaster. VERSE II Sad to say it's washed away. Every step has gone to waste. Distorted views - I write them off The city works with pulling straws Tragedy, tragedy - All you've left for me to see As blind as I've been, I have the wings I'll find a day to reach the bridge. BRIDGE It's either fast safe easy. And unlike me, or somewhere else Before you walk the valley I'll interfere - until you're manic. It's a long way down... VERSE I (reprise) Appearing close enough to touch Nothing depends on that focus. Troubled me, troubled me Vacant love, has never been. It's a lonely track To keep a win untold Unsold I'm a window burning down A lovely fool... Down a lovely fool. CHORUS II Perched on the city wall I'd never fall into your field. Tremors keep us close to disaster You know you keep us close to disaster.
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Merry Bird 03:57
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MERRY BIRD - Words by Ezra Hocquard VERSE I Skeptical thoughts of a merry bird On the herb getting served. Slamming the door on a beauty queen Telling steep lies; she corners me. Caught in the act with a planned attack, Yet I oversee. Shiver I do but I can't divide her heartbeat I turn and leave. BREAK It took the saddest girl to wander into my heart For me to foresee a paper thin facade. VERSE II Press on the past when I see you pass Talk about torn open dreams Amongst the restless I search For you on the avenues that we wish had been. See the paths now have broken down With darkened clouds; splinters at our feet. Now foretold they behold Cold energy. BREAK Silence can wear me We're frozen in the decay And both caving in A love paper thin. CHORUS Cold energy upon my sleeve Smashing it up the sad mirror-breach Photographs I burn em instantly Hot Kuwaiti love ain't too free. BRIDGE I'm not holding on to this I'm not cold enough for this I'm not holding onto this I'm letting her go now Hot Kuwaiti love ain't too free. CHORUS Cold energy upon my sleeve Smashing it up the sad mirror-breach Photographs I burn em instantly Hot Kuwaiti love ain't too free VERSE III Buried the days that had made us cry Trying to find a day to heal Right with her now though I try to hide I try So just save your view to steal Vowed to be suave in the mayhem Still my fight at getting with the real gem Caught in the act with a planned attack Get off my mad track or then, again.
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Sabretooth Masseuse 02:47
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SABRETOOTH MASSEUSE - Words by Ezra Hocquard VERSE She'd bite me And flat-line me. Then revive me Lord to see me shivering. Quite clearly She's scary Beside myself I know she's suffering. Defend me Once she's getting heavy Her punchline Oh good heavens is the punch. Can't say I'm Un-alarmed Without a warning... Whose here to calm me. CHORUS Just my sabretooth masseuse VERSE She's got the windows up She's got the tinted glass If anyone ain't close enough to her They should not ask She's off the track at will And she needs a bank to kill Your blood­ money spender For speed lines of splendour Damn walking beat that girl Although a messed up fill Beauty patrol has gotten Too far out of hand for her Wasn't trying to be protector Or cry out of apprehension Can't say I'm un-alarmed I'm sipping her homemade brew BRIDGE (verse 1 reprise) She'd bite me And flat-line me. Then revive me Lord to see me shivering. Quite clearly, She's scary Beside myself I know she's suffering. Defend me Once she's getting heavy Her punchline Oh good heavens is the punch. CHORUS Just my sabretooth masseuse.
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Prescription 03:42
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PRESCRIPTION - Words by Ezra Hocquard VERSE I Tell me what's your limit How you do no wrong Quit separating me from you Lets just perform On a river serving ruin What more? You give me something magic All on the way home. CHORUS I Somewhat something More than enough Love from your sweetheart Once again... My name is on your prescription. VERSE II Lights have blown yet Your light has shone on me Like I've been known For so long More than a prize Delight from your eyes Damn blinding Still my love for you is strong Remind me How we can fall Beyond our love in the bitter cold There's not a second to waste Every word is a waste Couldn't share with My love refrained CHORUS II Somewhat something More than enough Love from my sweetheart Once again... My name is on your prescription Somewhat something More than enough Love from your sweetheart Once again... Your name is on my prescription BRIDGE Sometimes we need something more. Enough is enough. CHORUS III Somewhat something More than enough Love from your sweetheart Once again... My name is on your prescription. Somewhat something More than enough Love from my sweetheart Once again... My name is on your prescription - Your name is on my prescription.
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Urban Sanctuary 03:13
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URBAN SANCTUARY - Words by Ezra Hocquard & Joseph Jujnovich You're best to submerse those eyes Well under water Those tears roll off the high rise Collect in gutters and aisles... Enter the urban sanctuary You'll be safe here. Be best to subvert those eyes.
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Famine of Love 04:16
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FAMINE OF LOVE - Words by Ezra Hocquard Your pain has a trickle down effect on me. How I wonder much more that you regret Take a picture if you need more to be feeling lonely One look is not what I expect Oh, you call me native property Pure pain with broken thoughts Said I'd like to tone me down So here's my weaker voice. Blood talking with a stain Love tattoos on a brain The test is not yet to begin Your gypsy ways to pain are grim If you feel light-headed. Pain don't need to grow Harboured in your loneliness Pain don't need to grow Harboured in your loneliness Pain don't need to grow. [Pain] don't need to grow. Before you live the dream You'll carry the famine of... the famine of love Before you live the dream You'll carry the famine of love Pain don't need to grow Run along you're good to go now loneliness. Pain don't need to grow Need to grow.
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Forest Floor 03:46
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FOREST FLOOR - Words by Ezra Hocquard VERSE I Dare second guess me I'm not boobie trapping on her field I'm in range on her plain And she's got me in my place Slow to affection Too quick to reply Just her lover from the forest Running at a girl whose mine. CHORUS I And I'll hold you strong... Yes your hairpin's on my forest floor It's something more That you're here with me when life's a war I'll hold you close... Yes your hairpin's on my forest floor It's something more That you're here with me when life's a war VERSE II And I'll hold you strong On the hunt for something more... So spear me for my dreaming If I don't wake up. This was a life of heartache And I'm every form of shrub CHORUS II Still I'll hold you strong... Yes your hairpin's on our forest floor It's something more That you're here with me when life's a war I'll hold you close... Yes your hairpin's on this forest floor It's something more That you're here with me when life's a war BRIDGE I'm charging now that you're near Unearthed my sense of leisure Our bond so hard to measure Together we get better. CHORUS III Will you hold on strong... With your hairpin on this forest floor Will you still believe? Will you plant the seeds after the war?
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Sombre 04:16
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SOMBRE - Words by Ezra Hocquard VERSE I Won't you snap my heart In two again. It's keeping me sombre Fighting with my friend Miss behaviour's taught me Oh just how I love. Keep oh keep me girl - For seven days I'll speak in tongues. The lost attraction For the lover once pursued Is keeping me sombre And now I'm crying like I'm you No time under the sun Her flame in solitude Well if it's best to burn - it's best to burn Then delve into her rule CHORUS I Lovers hugging for a breakthrough Never making love like we do March to my heart with your guard down I wouldn't wanna pawn you. VERSE II At the waters edge I strum Until the weather cools I thought of you for what it's worth I've paid my dues. And I miss you keeping it simple And somewhat beautiful. Won't you snap my heart in two again It's leaving me sombre Enlighten me again... CHORUS II Lovers hugging for a breakthrough Never making love like we do March to my heart with your guard down I wouldn't wanna pawn you OUTRO Everyday should be a day for waking To a girl with a face like yours Everyday should be a day for waking To a girl with a mind and soul like yours Everyday should be a day for waking To a girl with a body like yours Everyday should be a day for waking To a girl with a face like yours. The flame in me sombre.
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After Junk 03:55
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AFTER JUNK - Words by Ezra Hocquard and Joseph Jujnovich INTRO A dead beat dreams over the scenes Says when I can feel I can get real Take time for myself to kick the habit A moment of magic. PRECHORUS Close call to do-si-do Beneath the brink of loss and cope Chew rocks in a harsh place Skipping stones above the rat race CHORUS I We're not after junk Ahead of time - we improvise We're not after junk. We're not after junk Our youth will rise - and synchronise We're not after junk. VERSE II Hey, your little pipe dreams Serve your optic nerve. What you think of crashing You crash into the curb... PRECHORUS Close call to do-si-do Beneath the brink of loss and cope Chew rocks in a harsh place Skipping stones above the rat race CHORUS II We're not after junk We choose our high - death defy We're not after junk. We're not after junk Our youth will rise - and synchronise We're not after junk. OUTRO A dead beat dreams over the scenes Says when I can feel I can get real Take time for myself.
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Return to Origin 05:40
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RETURN TO ORIGIN - Words by Ezra Hocquard and Joseph Jujnovich INTRO / PRECHORUS I Stunned by three expansive lies that lead to misery Defiance brought up from beneath has caused them now to speak CHORUS I Don't talk to me I see it from your face You must think I'm just damn lonely VERSE I Once they had it going More aligned to growth and time Quality more to the point Oh what they'd do for love to thrive. Then suddenly they're reeling Animosity implied Divide of ambitions Lessons learnt, not pushed aside. PRECHORUS II (instrumental) CHORUS II Don't talk to me I see it from your face You must think I'm just damn lonely BRIDGE They found it pains to be Unforgiving. They found their past Was not worth reliving. VERSE II And they could go home To the same old town again To the same old friends It's somehow essential To clear the mind Or unwind CHORUS III The road beyond is steep Ripped open from the strain. Pay the price, we're post-hurricane And now alone let's see Which feelings grow and fade. Regards, the seasons wax and wane Return to origin.
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Sneaky Deep 05:22
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SNEAKY DEEP - Words by Ezra Hocquard VERSE I Sparks in addition To our ignited flame Madness emitted This fury burns the faint And it's not more or less a given We have the right to say I can free you from deadly ember Before there's hell to pay CHORUS I Bonfire burning free Cliffs lined with twisting trees We dive into the sea Somewhat sneaky deep VERSE II Zoom in, you've got it here Nightlife and fantasy Zoom in, you've got it dear So ripe quixotic deeds Vacate the surface Tread to my friendly fiends. CHORUS II Bonfire burning free Cliffs shelter schoolies We slide into the trees Somewhat sneaky deep BRIDGE Finally see the currents Shifted from the bar As pulling us away From ourselves Let nature speak volume The tides have pull The tides do pull. Finally see the currents Shifted from the bar As pulling us away From ourselves. Float with us tonight. Streets lights before us. CHORUS III Bonfire burning free Cliffs shelter schoolies. We slide into the trees Somewhat sneaky deep. In our sanctuary

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This album was written as a reflection on urban life, and is laid out linearly - starting with entering the city, and ending with leaving the city to clear the mind and unwind.

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1. Perched on the City Wall
6. Famine of Love
9. After Junk

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released August 6, 2016

All songs written by Ezra Hocquard and Joseph Jujnovich.

Mixed, engineered, and co-produced by Tim Burrows at Albatross Audio Productions in Auckland.

Mastered by Andy VanDette in New York.

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PERFORMANCE CREDITS

Vocals by Ezra Hocquard

Guitars, production, and additional vocals by Joseph Jujnovich

Bass guitar (5 string) by Alex Khouri

Acoustic drums by Marko Los.

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GUEST PERFORMANCES

Saxophone on tracks "Urban Sanctuary" and "Forest Floor" by Aaron Longville.

Percussion on "Merry Bird" and "Famine of Love" by Tim Burrows.

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RECORDING LOCATIONS

Acoustic drums and percussion recorded at Black Orange Studios, Auckland.

Vocals and acoustic guitar recorded in Ezra's old flat in Forrest Hill, Auckland.

Electric guitar, bass guitar, and effected vocals and sound effects recorded at various locations around Auckland parked up with Joseph's old station wagon, including:

- Musick Point
- Karangahape Road
- Herne Bay Beach
- Silo Park
- Cornwall Park / One Tree Hill
- Bayswater Marina
- Wainui
- Orakei Basin
- Victoria Park
- Westhaven / Auckland Harbour Bridge

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Alternative rock band from Auckland, New Zealand.

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