Children, by BLOCK

Children

by BLOCK

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1.	Conspiracies 11:07	info	buy track
2.	Unresolved 05:11	lyrics	buy track
i RUN, CHILD, YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME... OF TIME... NOW PORTRAIT IN STORM CLOUDS, THE FAMILY THEY'RE GATHERED FOREGROUND IN TEMPERED YOUTH THERE FIRST APPEARS THE SYMPTOMS OF A LIFE TO FOLLOW CAN WE HELP, WHAT WE CANNOT? BODY DESTINED REACH OUT... FOR THE EMPTY HAND REACH OUT (NO RESPONSE)... IT'S JUST AN EMPTY HAND IT'S JUST AN EMPTY HAND A CAMPAIGN OF FEW WORDS HAS BEGUN TODAY TO WASH AWAY THE DOUBT AND THE FEAR FROM MY MIND IT'S UNRESOLVED... YOU'RE UNRESOLVED YOU'RE GONE... ii SEEN BY THOSE YOU WOULD HAVE LOVE YOU LOST AMONG THE OBLIGATION AND SUPERFICIALITY LEAVES YOU STANDING THE COLD LIFE BEFORE ME DOES NOT REFLECT AN IMAGE OF DESIRE, REGRET, REGRESSION AND RELEASE I INHABIT A WORD OF SHATTERED MINDS PEOPLE FALLING BLIND THERE CAN BE NO UNION, SALVATION IS JUST A WORD WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING FEAR OF LIFE PREDOMINATES YOUR LIFE WHAT WAS TOMORROW NOW HAS DIED UNRESOLVED AND IN YOUR MIND... iii PORTRAIT OF EARLY YOUTH, OF LATE ADULT IT'S ALL THE SAME YOU NEVER SEE THE FACE THAT COUNTS HAND REACHES OUT... IT'S UNRESOLVED, IT'S... IT'S UNRESOLVED, IT'S... IT'S UNRESOLVED IT'S... IT'S UNRESOLVED, IT'S... IT'S UNRESOLVED
3.	Lie 05:18	info	buy track
4.	Progress 04:19	lyrics	buy track
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I EVEN KNOW WHY WHEN WORDS MADE TO ORDER ARE WEAPONS OF PRIDE THEY SHOW US OUR WEAKNESS, THEY SHOW US OUR FEAR THEY LEAD US TO COMPROMISE IDEALS SO DEAR THEY FORCE US TO JUSTIFY THOUGHTS INSINCERE I FEEL YOU'RE CHANGING, BUT I KNOW THAT'S IT'S ME TO LIVE IN THIS CHILD'S MIND, SEEMS I NEVER BREAK FREE I'M A CHILD OF PROGRESS, I'M A CHILD OF TEARS RECALLING THE OLD DISPUTES THEY WERE NEVER WORTH THE TIME AWAY WITH THE CANOPY - WE'RE BLIND A MINOR INFRACTION, A MAJOR FAUX PAS THESE THINGS THAT OUR LIVES BECAME ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN I NEVER LOOKED BACK TO SEE IF I LEFT YOU BEHIND I'M A CHILD WITHOUT A HOME, I'M A CHILD OF MIND
5.	Finalities 17:11	lyrics	buy track
NEGATING OUR CHILDREN OF ACTIONS AND WORDS DENIES THEM VITALITY IN A WORLD OFTEN CLOSED WAITING... ASKING... HOPING... PRAYING... ARE HALF LIVES WORTH LIVING IF THEY'RE ALL THAT WE'VE KNOWN? IS HALFWAY A VICTORY WHEN THERE'S HALFWAY TO GO? IS AMBITION AN ILLUSION AND DELUSION THE KEY? DREAMING OF PEACE OF MIND DREAMING OF TIME TO SPARE DREAMING OF SECURITY DREAMING OF LIFE AMONG DREAMING OF A LIFE OF LOVE SOMETIMES A DAY IS ALL YOU'LL HAVE ACROSS THE ROOM A LINE OF BOOKS THEY USED TO COMFORT ME ACROSS YOUR FACE THAT CERTAIN LOOK I USED TO KNOW WHAT IT MEANS A CROSS TO BEAR, A CROSS TO MARK THE GRAVE I USED TO BE ACROSS THE SEA I CAST MY FATE DISASTER GUARANTEED ACROSS THE NIGHT WITH SHALLOW WORDS AND LATENT INFANCY ACROSS THE YEARS I'VE FOUND A WAY TO CALLUS WHAT I FEEL AND THROUGH MY MIND THERE RUNS A LINE TOO DANGEROUS TO SPEAK... IF YOU NEED ME, CALL ME I'LL ALWAYS BE AROUND SHOULD YOU LEAVE ME TELL ME YOU FEEL THE CHOICE IS RIGHT IF YOU NEED ME, CALL ME I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND SHOULD YOU LEAVE ME, TELL ME YOU KNOW THE CHOICE IS YOURS

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The third Complacency cassette release as BLOCK prominently featuring the Ensoniq Mirage keyboard - the first sampler available in an affordable price range. Somewhat primitive by today's standards, it none the less holds a warm place in my heart and even makes a few sporadic appearances on "So Sorry About North America". Also appearing is Jeff Libersher, as we were transitioning from the embers of Dot Dot Dot into what would shortly become Cheer-Accident. Hmmm... there seems to be a British vocalist on here!

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released September 30, 1986

chris BLOCK
jeff LIBERSHER

produced block schaumburg

copyright 1986 emu

a COMPLACENCY production

digital transfer and remaster november, 2019
c&p catsducksandcows music (BMI)

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Pox Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Chris Block, is a founding member of Cheer-Accident, Dot Dot Dot as well as a frequent participant in Illusion Of Safety. In addition to POX, he has released a series of solo cassettes under the name BLOCK - and with Jane Bouzek under the name Girl Thirteen (a.k.a. Asa Nisi). He is an active photographer and graphic artist. So Sorry About North America is the third release from POX. ... more

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