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Nice Is Good

by Marble Sounds

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1.
You're falling in a lower gear A little rest is what you need You're rolled up on the seat Your arms around your knees We met by chance, talked on the phone We kept in touch I took you home Sure, it proves we get along And it will only get better from now on We found a place to which we drive And I offer you the time To sleep - to dream To wake up when we arrive Right moments come out of the blue But when there's one it's up to you Even when the time was up I couldn't stop I was floating all day long
2.
I am hardly tired I am merely closing eyes Careful with my concentration If I blink it dies You make yourself naive By relying on your enemies If you take them all for granted They will never leave You define all your promises No questions will arise You define how you've always been Effective and precise You define all your promises No questions will arise You define how you've always been Determined down the line We can only wait When the countdown's started late Neither patience nor frustration Can break a boring day You're the passer-by Followed by my eager eyes Strictly speaking no ones needed But please just stick around Don’t fine tune your style You’ll always be my number one You decide what to hold on to And where we both belong
3.
Meeting in the backyard We brought cigarettes, beer, and a game of cards Doing nothing was alright We were chilling out - not killing time Every week soccer in the park Followed by a stop at the closest bar Where we all agreed our strategy Each time sealed with another beer Smoking was a day job We used to hang around on narrow streets downtown But whatever we were after And how we spent our time Nobody could mind Tired of the sidelines Tired of regretting what we didn't try Bragging was quickly learnt We had no second chance to impress a girl Seeking love, making out We thought we had it all figured out Going out, sleeping in My heart got stabbed with a lovers pin Smoking was a day job We used to hang around on narrow streets downtown But whatever we were after And how we spent our time Nobody could mind Ahead a whole life to demystify Nothing that we did felt like giving in We picked straws and got on with it Not yet distracted by my thinking About what it was and what it is
4.
A New Breeze 01:56
I can feel a new breeze That will ease our minds It's a different heartbeat And the timing feels right Gonna feed this hunger Gonna quench my thirst Though I know indulgence It could make it much worse We have talked it over Cause the prize ain't small But it will be worth it after all We can cross the ocean Take it day by day We can stop our watches And we'll never be late We can have a daughter We can have a son We don't know tomorrow But we'll do what seems right after all
5.
Drunk and sore for so many days But what's to regret I've had my way We could have met but i was too shy The first thing i said was a soft goodbye I count on countless good occasions To be quick and to the point To perceive the situation But a constant hesitation Has been turning me around Here is hope you can still take it Whispering you're never seen You're slipping out Escaping scenes Keep it real and kick my dreams Important deals once agreed It takes a while to value time I'll take a break arrive too late If I fall behind it is you I'll find In a lovely house In a lovely town
6.
Redesign 04:23
Are we done with the others? Can we make this work? You control all my muscles Can you bend my arm? And take the glasses from my eyes And kick off my entire but efficient redesign Are we done with the others or will we get that far? I can wait till tomorrow and take a flying start Behaviour comes in different kinds and i chose mine For this long but efficient redesign All your feelings they reside in a bucket next to mine And the dice they decide whether we go left or right I am cutting memories so I can filter all my fears And I wouldn't be surprised if you understand me now somehow Are we done with the others? Type the secret lines Can you skip all my sorrows and get my accent right? Erase the troubles on my mind And render my entire but efficient redesign
7.
Come Here 03:05
There's a wind that blows in from the north And it says that loving takes this course Come here. Come here. No I'm not impossible to touch I have never wanted you so much Come here. Come here. Have I never laid down by your side? Baby, let's forget about this pride Come here. Come here. Well, I'm in no hurry You don't have to run away this time I know that you're timid but it's gonna be all right this time
8.
My Friend 04:17
I owe a lot to you, my dear, you are a friend You care enough to listen and to understand There are so many means to many different ends I leave it up to you A post-it note displays what i did not forget A long apology but i am not upset A wake up call goes off but i'm not sleeping yet And i cannot reset At times I wish I were dead Busy people dancing all over my head I keep an eye on every possible escape while moving at my pace Whatever's coming up, I can't afford a stop There's no excuse if i am late I'm in for a surprise but there are limits to my status as a fool Even giant words with exclamation marks can't tell me what i have to do I owe a lot to you, my dear, you changed the plot You tickle tear ducts with the innocence you've got Whatever is at stake you play and one mistake It cannot ruin your day At times I wish I were dead Busy people dancing all over my head I owe a lot to you, my dear, you are a friend You care enough to listen and to understand There are so many means to many different ends The older we all get, the more we feed our fears But sweetly haunting thoughts can form a new idea There was a time to try but now it is for real I owe a lot to you, my dear, you lift me up and they can say we're losing touch, I know we're not If the friendship ends you know I won't pretend you never were a friend
9.
We Slow 05:06
We slow close together On the most average day We can dance for hours Until we can't behave A girl unlike the others Has found her only friend On which she can depend Even without watching I feel a sort of gaze As if she's in this place We slow close together We're drifting on the floor There's a letter on the table That says I'm always yours And I want you to know me If you know what I mean You say a second opinion Always starts a fight Even if it's right So goodbye to your reasons And goodbye to your thoughts I know I'll be welcome When I turn around
10.
Sky High 03:38
You’ve only to say good night Then all these dreams will be yours Can I turn out the light And hum your favourite "wee small hours" The blinds hide an open view On a city that feels renewed And I count my age by days 'cause that way Years go by slower It felt good to go astray To find this surprising place And nothing can soothe me more than to know Nothing is over Sky high Hundreds of storeys Into the clouds

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released March 15, 2010

Pieter Van Dessel : vocals, guitars, keyboards, flute, ukelele, banjo
Gianni Marzo : guitars, dobro, vocals
Christophe Vandewoude : rhodes, glockenspiel, vocals
Frederik Bastiaensen : bass
Johan De Coster : drums

Credits :
Dominique Peynsaert : cello on 3 and 7
Barbara Peynsaert : viola on 3
Gerd Van Mulders : trumpet on 8, 9 and 10
Miwako Shimizu : vocals on 10
Alex Champigny : guitars on 6
Baptiste : backing vocals on 5, 6 and 8

Mixed by Peter Crosbie
Except “Come Here” mixed by Pieter Van Dessel and “We Slow” mixed by Bob Hermans

Mastered by Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters (www.euphonicmasters.com)

Artwork by Eugene and Louise (www.eugene-and-louise.com)

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Marble Sounds Brussels, Belgium

Marble Sounds, the band founded and fronted by Pieter Van Dessel, has been a household name in Belgian music for more than 10 years. 2022 marks another turning point for the band, taking their musical evolution even further with their new singles "Quiet", "Never Leave My Heart" and "Axolotl". ... more

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