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Pleasant Row

from Omniblast by Balance Lost

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Recorded in 2021.

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Endaf moved south from the valleys
Brought his guitar
Bought a house, raised a family
Made a new start

Maybe his clothes, maybe his accent
Oh did he fit in?
Those neighbourly glances in his direction
Were they looking at him?

The Serviettes:
Pam nad yw’r pobl hyn, byth yn siarad ‘a mi...
Nid y’ whw eisiau gwbod, pwy ydw i
(Why don't these people ever talk to me?
Don't they want to know who I really am?)

Yuki had been living in the same room
For the last 15 years
Going to work, using her camera
Ignoring the stares

Was it her clothes, was it her accent?
She couldn't recall
The white picket fence that separates them
Might as well have been the Berlin Wall

Yuki:
なぜ 皆話さないの
本当の私が誰なのかって
(Naze minna hanasanai no?
Hontou no watashi ga dare na no katte?)
(Why don't these people ever talk to me?
Don't they want to know who I really am?)


Why do we live in this city of millions
Where noone stops to say hello
Life could be so much more if you knock on my door
Swapping pleasantries on Pleasant Row
Swapping pleasantries on Pleasant Row

And then one day they discovered an app
Universal Translate
Where once there were barriers it bridged the gap
To communicate
Talk about art, talk about politics
Talk about love, talk about why...

Why do we live in this city of millions
Where noone stops to say hello
Life could be so much more if you knock on my door
Swapping pleasantries on Pleasant Row
Swapping pleasantries on Pleasant Row
Swapping pleasantries on Pleasant Row

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from Omniblast, released March 1, 2024
Guest vocals by Dan Clarke and Yu-pon.

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Balance Lost London, UK

Catchy guitar and synth pop with drum machines and samples. Currently residing in Kyoto, Japan.

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