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The Spark to Blame

by Alex Stickels

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1.
On the Move 03:39
Hey, I’m shedding what I’m surrounded by And I want to leave so that I can find Another way of viewing things Another way of seeing life I’m just trying To not be as I was then, way back when Trying to climb all the time up the line I’m chasing the sun and the moon To know all about you To know what it’s like when I’m in bloom I’m on the move I’ve been looking at maps and dreaming Of creating some sort of meaning Secrets and truths and significance To give purpose to a beating heart I’m just trying To not be as I was then, way back when Trying to climb all the time up the line I’m chasing the sun and the moon To know all about you To know what it’s like when I’m in bloom I’m on the move Trying to climb all the time up the line To not be as I was then, way back when
2.
She said "there's something about you" It’s my dirty fucking mouth And the crazy shit I say She begs for me to get on a plane and come end her pain Drowning in thirst and Yesterday is too far away Oh, I know That this can’t go on At the rate that we’re feasting on our lust Yeah, I know That we’ll fuck this up But I can’t resist the kill I’m a man of disaster, In the best fucking way Living like I can’t lose I’m desperate to break your chains and set you ablaze Choking on hunger For a love that will keep me insane Oh, I know That this can’t go on At the rate that we’re feasting on our lust Yeah, I know That we’ll fuck this up But I can’t resist the kill Do you feel exciting tonight? Do you feel like crushing? I’m hyped and ready for flight Is your blood pumping? You’ve got me locked in your sites There’s no discussion I’ve got no doubts that tonight We’ll spark eruption Oh, I know That this can’t go on At the rate that we’re feasting on our lust Yeah, I know That we’ll fuck this up But I can’t resist the kill
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Instrumental
4.
She was the better side of Cairo, in Dubrovnik I had her eye We knew that time was limited – but still, we had to try I missed her in Rome, much like I missed her last night Lovers say "if you miss her, you should book a flight" It’s not that easy, that’s not where I stay Oh, I wish I did - I’m just visiting Stepped out in Florence with her taste still on my lips It didn't last the day and now that is something I miss We talked in St. Barths, so I got to hear her say "I've been great but I miss you, wish I could see you in LA" It’s not that easy, that’s not where I stay Oh, I wish I did - I’m just visiting Just believe that this world, it will return us together It’s you I need to see, wherever, when ever… We retreated to Versailles, but not to eat their cake I was without her love in New York, that’s a feeling I couldn’t shake We heard London calling, in her splendor tone God save the Queen, cause I’ve found my own It’s not that easy, that’s not where I stay Oh, I wish I did - I’m just visiting
5.
Max Capacity 03:09
We’ve all lost our minds Unaware, it can’t be that we don’t care We’ve been living beyond our means Hanging on to shit we don’t need We think it gives us an identity, Not the one we’re looking for Feeding our ego near incessantly And always end up wanting more Just when you think we’ve hit capacity Comes along a new insanity We’ve been coveting all the wrong things I want less crap and more meaning We think it gives us an identity, Not the one we’re looking for Feeding our ego near incessantly And always end up wanting more Wasteful, with our lives Full of fear in disguise You are more than the things you own We are more than the greed that we’ve known We think it gives us an identity, Not the one we’re looking for Feeding our ego near incessantly And always end up wanting more
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Blown off course from where we Thought that we might be In search of what makes us whole Won’t get caught watching people Fake a life that’s regal When I could go and live my own Stay the course and don’t get distracted True yearning will never be held captive Stay the course and don’t get discouraged Don’t be scared to live your life in earnest Lost time to the hopeless And patience with the slowness Doubled down on what I could do Heard all the excuses Through and through they’re useless Let’s go out and make some moves Stay the course and don’t get distracted True yearning will never be held captive Stay the course and don’t get discouraged Don’t be scared to live your life in earnest Stay the course and don't delay Time is at our backs and won't wait Pick it up and keep the pace Stay the course, own your fate Stay the course and don’t get distracted True yearning will never be held captive Stay the course and don’t get discouraged Don’t be scared to live your life in earnest
7.
Must Be 03:21
I’ve been seeing shapes and colors, which I don't recognize I've not heard a sound like you before, thus my longing intensifies I thought everything was built upon what we already know You must be the lines and curves of something truly novel You smell like desire, in all its purist forms Crisp and clean, a mid-winter’s dream of days that are long and warm You must be the heightened state of a memory from long ago The spark to blame for my open flame, raging out of control And I’m thinking you must be Some kind of truth to discern Some sort of secret to learn An untold wonder to behold You must be a love new and old I've been restricting my blood flow, and forgetting to breathe Straining all my muscles just to get a release When you touch me, I get a rush, a meridian response When you tend to me you mend me and send me to beyond And I’m thinking you must be Some kind of truth to discern Some sort of secret to learn An untold wonder to behold You must be a love new and old You, you must be a sacred cosmos One with a vivid design Both the past and the future You must be divine You must be Some kind of truth to discern Some sort of secret to learn An untold wonder to behold You must be a love new and old
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I was set in motion by fire and ice Above the law under northern lights Uncontained, uncompromising The trail of wreckage shouldn’t be surprising Can’t see me coming til there’s No time to get out of the way Hold tight once it starts Could you stop the momentum of my runaway heart? Picked you up on my way down The momentum starts to compound Will you hang tough when the pace is too much? Are you exhausted, or is it a rush? Can’t see me coming til there’s No time to get out of the way Hold tight once it starts Could you stop the momentum of my runaway heart? I’m not married to being solitary For the rest of my life Maybe I won’t blow by all the signs When the time is right No maps no charts will set you straight On the path to my runaway heart Hold tight once it starts Could you stop the momentum of my runaway heart? Don’t give in No, don’t give up My runaway heart
9.
I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, yeah I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, I do I’ve been drinking from your soul Cause you’ve got this heart I’ve just got to know Full of daring to be bold And we’ve lost all hope of self-control But when you’re not ‘round me Can’t help running fingers ‘cross my lips Just to gain some grounding Settling for a quick fix I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, yeah When my whole meaning is a vision in a kiss, it is And if you must go, I’ll be missing every inch, cause I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, I do All I do is feign relief Just to pretend I’m still functioning During all the in-betweens Of pulsing along with your heartbeat ‘Cause when you’re not ‘round me Can’t help running fingers ‘cross my lips Just to gain some grounding Settling for a quick fix I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, yeah When my whole meaning is a vision in a kiss, it is And if you must go, I’ll be missing every inch, cause I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, I do I need the pressure I need the pressure I need the pressure I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, I do …You’re not ‘round me …Running fingers ‘cross my lips …Gain some grounding …Settling for a quick fix I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, yeah When my whole meaning is a vision in a kiss, it is And if you must go, I’ll be missing every inch, cause I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, I do I need the pressure I need the pressure I need the pressure I need the pressure of your skin against my lips, I do
10.
Higher Highs 03:19
Oh babe, your breath in my ear Has me shifting into a higher gear Build it up and let that first wave swell I’ll send you crashing down, gushing now), and do it so well You’ve got me reaching for higher highs You’ve got me laid up in paradise You’ve got me thinking this should never end Higher highs got me breaking limits again Oh babe, every time we explore I want to take you higher than we’ve gone before Build it up and come - let’s raise hell I’ll have you biting down, yelling out, and do it so well You’ve got me reaching for higher highs You’ve got me laid up in paradise You’ve got me thinking this should never end Higher highs got me breaking limits again You’ve got me reaching for higher highs You’ve got me laid up in paradise You’ve got me thinking this should never end Higher highs got me breaking limits again
11.
When you love each other too much And you can’t get enough The distance between you turns Transmissions between you into Radio silence For the safety of all involved Is my love coming through? I’m calling out to you When you want each other so much That you can’t get enough Loud and clear, since you can’t be here, You declare Radio silence For the safety of your heart Is my love coming through? I’m calling out to you Used to tune in daily Not lately, cause you Can’t sustain love through a speaker box, So you shut it off and the signal’s lost Used to dream of maybe a time, down the line When this would all make sense Now it’s just Radio silence For the safety of your heart Is my love coming through? I’m calling out to you
12.
Enrapt 04:18
Caught in the haze of a captivating craze, where all my days Fall to waste and are replaced by an endless thirst for you So I’ll bend, and even suspend reality My imagination gets the best of me, and the hunger possesses me Don’t you give me up, Don’t ever let this stop I don’t wanna come to, Just wanna be enrapt with you All the loose ends of my mind, and strands untwined You can bind them and give breath to me, and then make a mess of me Don’t you give me up, Don’t ever let this stop I don’t wanna come to, Just wanna be enrapt with you Don’t let it end Don’t let it end Don’t let it end Don’t let it end Don’t you give me up, Don’t ever let this stop I don’t wanna come to, Just wanna be enrapt with you
13.
Arcane 02:20
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released June 16, 2023

Written and Performed by Alex Stickels
Produced by Dean Dichoso and Alex Stickels
Mixed by Dean Dichoso
Mastered by Ian Sefchik

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