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We Know Someone

by Useless Beauty

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1.
You are like a moving tree full of wild birds Free to stay or fly away Unsafe and careless you will do what you will My blood starts pumping into your thumping Never draining the fuel in my veins I start running before I realize (Chorus) I race into your world Where a new tribe is springing up With so many possibilities I’ll see the beauty of the things that I must do Intoxicated with all the things that are meant to be Everything moving so naturally whether they glide or fall You are free to stick to the ground or fly away facing blazing Sun without danger All the noises turn into music I will immerse in your thoughts Frozen heart so full of cracks Suddenly starts to pound I’ll finally understand the why of stupid troubles or I just don’t care once I can see the real thing (Chorus) Then I will understand the eternity frozen in the moment Let me see the bright side of dark Let me see the sign without a mark the intricate operation behind the obvious the sound and sight that my brain filters out (Chorus)
2.
Praying Kind 03:11
Your words are sharp as a knife What can I say when you are always right? Silently I will bleed No one will notice the appalling sight If I were a praying kind I’d do it Chose to live like a last night on earth But life can be long with no near danger You had to have a better plan And worry about tomorrow like everyone else If I were a praying kind I’d do it Expectations were too high And the hype was way too loud I’ve never asked for it But you just could not help gushing about the apple of your eyes When I fall I’ll make sure it’s out of sight If I were a praying kind I’d do it Waiting for decision Waiting for your final words Can I have some influence? Is that me or is that you who’s in charge? Dare to be happy when nothing is certain One misstep will send you spiraling down If I were a praying kind I’d do it Yes I have known way too much To refuse the obvious pick Looking for the bigger challenge Looking for the bigger chunk to bite Then I saw the cost of dreaming But seriously how could smart ones be so blind? If I were a praying kind I’d do it
3.
Hey Bob 03:38
Hey Bob very nice to meet you We could be friends if you have little time to stay Hey Bob I’m glad you finally came It will be great if you let me hold you little while You are not afraid of peek into my blanket You know I need your hand I can feel your skin scratchy under my thumb You will drag me out of sadness I let you pull me out You check my night face Your eyes tell me I’m alright So you are ready to leave But I hold onto you Like a child clinging to her favorite parent I don’t know what will come after this But let me hold you sweet sweet like this I hold onto you Like a child clinging to her favorite parent I don’t know what will come after this But let me hold you sweet sweet like this I mumble just for five more minutes If you can stay Let me hold you just for five more minute Still still like this Before you put your wool hat on top of baseball cap Before I have to consider about too many things Hey Bob very nice to meet you We could be friends if you have little time to stay Hey Bob I’m glad you finally came It will be great if you let me hold you little while Guess what is on my mind I will reward you with kisses I could walk with you around Holding your hand like friends If an angel could have any face He could be sweet and short With scratch skin wearing wool hat On top of baseball cap Thanks for your visit Come back anytime soon
4.
Eyes to see reality Courage to not deny it Faith to see beyond what I see And not lose my mind Only this much I can reach Only this much they can give me I dared for more Am I too greedy? How much is too much? (Chorus) Only find the freedom in the prison Only see the daylight in the darkness Only get the life in the death Only look upward when you are down Only have it when you can lose it Only do it when you undo
5.
Out in the Sun you feel better You feel better Out in the Sun What a long long winter you had What a cold cold darkness you had You thought what you see now is what you are gonna get You long for sunshine but you can’t find it anywhere But look out Sun is coming out Sun is coming out brighter than ever (x3) The long long winter is finally over The long long winter is finally gone (x2) Dying always can wait Dying always can wait You can die always tomorrow But out in the Sun you will feel better Out in the Sun you will feel better (x3)
6.
You call her the best woman Because she stays to suffer in silence Instead of walking away as she should But you stray as you might Your soft heart doesn’t notice her sigh Her kindness and beauty weren’t enough to hold you here When you rather be feared instead of being loved Your boldness and lies weren’t enough to get you there No one looks up when you are standing on the top She understands, she understands But will you ever change? Can you ever change? (x2) When you aim high but fall flat When your sweet words melt under the Sun When you leave her to go astray When you know it’s wrong but do it anyway When your truth matters the least When you think all you do is right When you keep your heart unbroken When you can’t love no one else but yourself She understands (repeat)
7.
Not Love 02:44
I am not patient and I’m not kind But I give myself to you Give myself to you I’ll learn the language of angel and human If only you can understand me I’ll move the mountain When my faith is smaller than seed I’ll give myself to you Give myself to you (Chorus) This is not love it’s just nothing at all But I don’t care what you name it I am here anyway I cannot boast what I have done When I’m too selfish to care And the truth is too cruel I cannot be glad for it I rather have my way If I can help it (Chorus)
8.
Jammies King 03:13
When we were kings When the Sun was bright and warm Bruises were soon forgotten Whatever you did was right Whatever you didn’t like was wrong You got a superpower Makes you walk alright Wearing huge shoes Left foot on the right shoe Right one on the left shoe (Chorus) We’ll conquer the world in jammies We will make the the bad guys surrender With our mockery rhymes We’ll conquer the time in jammies We’ll melt down frozen bodies And make them live again Anything could be fixed Once the time was on your side Little doll limbs will grow back Will grow back like a starfish
9.
You are bleeding so bad But you don’t even blink I try to mend you But you don’t know Why I’m trying to hard I thought I could save you I thought I could bring you relief But you ache without knowing Shunning my hands away And I know too much to ignore the sight I’m the one in pain Though you are the one who’s injured Love, I should give you love But how long I can stand When you just don’t stop? All you expect from me Ever silent and light Fit inside your palm I see all the wasted chances What can I ask though When you just can’t stop Being what you’ve always been? You are my dear painless child You were here before me But you still remain the same Wish I could say that love will suffice

about

The summer of 2013 found Useless Beauty recording their second full-length CD entitled We Know Someone, inspired by the generosity of the many kind and talented people they’ve met along the way. The majority of the album was recorded live at The Fort Brooklyn by the late Jim Bentley (a beloved fixture of the city’s indie rock scene), co-mixed by Carlos Fonseca and mastered by Alex Saltz at APS Mastering in NYC (Vampire Weekend, The Stooges, R.E.M., Moby, Andrew W.K.). With the addition of two core musicians -- drummer/percussionist Rob Knopper and bassist Katie Lopez -- this album delves into Useless Beauty’s louder rock side and lets them loose to be more fun, energetic and danceable than ever before. From the Motown-on-speed intro on opening track “Race Into Your World”, to the funky drum-and-bass exchange in “Praying Kind”, to the playful bounce of “Hey Bob” (inspired by a dream of a visit from an angel who looked like Bob Dylan), to the epic, heart-wrenching ballad “Not Love”, there is no doubt that Useless Beauty continues to evolve and grow in new and exciting ways.

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released March 11, 2014

We know someone by Useless Beauty


Katie Boone: Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine
Nam Choi : Piano, MIDI, Backing Vocals
Carlos Fonseca: Electric Guitar
Rob Knopper: Drums, Cajón, Marimba, Tambourine, Shaker, Backing Vocals
Katie López: Electric Bass
Dave de Vinck: Acoustic Guitar, Trumpet, Backing Vocals

Recorded at
The Fort Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY) with Jim Bentley
Sound Clash Recordings (NYC)
Sonic Arts Center (CUNY) with Carlos Fonseca
Chez Nam
Chez Rob

Mixed at
Sonic Arts Center at CUNY with Carlos Fonseca

Mastered by
Alex Saltz at APS Mastering

Album cover suit model: Dave de Vinck
Photographs by Useless Beauty

All songs written by Useless Beauty ©2014

Dedicated to all the “someone”s we’ve met along the way who have become our supporters, collaborators and friends.

In Memory of Jim Bentley

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Their music has been called everything from “quirky” “refreshing” and “cute”, to “complicated” “unexpected” and “inappropriate for children” -- and their influences range from pop/rock to folk to classical, down south to Brazil and up north to Ireland and Iceland. ... more

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