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City of Strangers

by FIVE MINUTE MAJOR

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1.
Can't find a hideout like one of my childhood, To hide from monsters in my day dreams, Where hope ain't just illusions that kept us alive, Where we don't throw tea parties, Or admire your die cast collection, No room for you and I, in that bachelor apartment. Cause, we don't fit in your world, Here, maybe it's the above, Take place in our cabin in the woods. What if those nights meant more to us, Than living a boring life in your blinded world, Stay forever young and let the old man, Tell the story about boys of the wooden house. No room for you and I, in that bachelor apartment. We've never bent our knees to anyone's foot, Refrigerator full of drinks is all you need, We never wait in line, OK, maybe that one time for the darts, We never fall apart, we never fall asleep.
2.
Tonight I see it in your eyes, You're going to miss us, it'll be alright, We thought this adventure would last forever, Now you're leaving home and we won't be together. And when night time comes around, I'll be humming this song, But when you'll hear that empty sound, I hope you keep these words, So they can remind you of me. We've been through all the seasons, I don't wanna be a ghost that left tears run down your cheeks, We had what most families can't dream to have, I can't believe it ended, now we're heading on different paths. Tonight you see it in my eyes, I'm going to miss you, I'll be alright, My whole life I've been affraid of losing you, Always wishing to go first. Don't worry about me, You don't wanna meet what's buried inside, Go your own way and set your goals, Don't dig up in doubt what you planted in faith. We've been through all the seasons, I don't wanna be a ghost.
3.
Burning City 03:16
I thank you for taking, Time to cheer me up my old friend, For all the good and bad things we've done, For every cabinet cigarette, I thank you for stepping up to make the nights go crazy, Oh those girls we shared kisses, For all the whisky shots we have drank, Time flies by, we look like old men, Where did those smiles go, now we're boring, Where the city's burning, Where hopes and dreams now fade away, Where memories ran away, On était ti-cul, on rêvait de prendre le large, Pour errer dans les rues, Mais on se rendait jamais bien plus loin qu'Honoré Beaugrand On a mal vieilli, on prend pu le temps de s'écrire, Pour se conter comment va la survie, Les girls, les kids pis nos criss de jobs, Do you remember, when we skipped class out for a rip, When we got laid for the first time, When we met bottles of happiness, Do you remember when we jumped from a cliff to the river, We got shitfaced for the first time, When we woke up next morning, The sun goes down on the burning city.
4.
I was only eight, When you left me and everything else behind, My sister, my brothers, my mother and your rotten soul, May I ask you a question, that could be a game changer? The game is already over, never wanted the answer, I guess you never knew, All the damage you could do, Look what I've become, Pain from broken bones will fade away, Pain from broken dreams is here to stay, I got hundreds of problems, You don't see me run, Now I face future like a loaded gun, My world went completely upside down, When you abandoned the ones you love at the train station.
5.
Marmen 01:44
At the place where three rivers flow, On route to ol' Capital City, Where the wind will always blow, We forget about the rivalry, Watch for the glossy shine of bright neon lights, Clap your hands at the foggy car window, There's no bridge to cross, Keep it straight east bound, Steer us into when you see the sign, Marmen!
6.
Trophy Kids 03:18
I've been thinking too much, I don't even know where I come from, Sometimes if you want to stay alive, You have to free your mind, The man I'll never get to be now faces the truth, I'm the ghost of you, a man with no emotion, Of great expectations, Too sick to throw up, Like a racing machine that blows an engine, Juggling clubs for the crowd, Too sick to throw up, Not strong enough to knock it out of the park, Hitting goals set 30 years ago, I've been trying so hard, I don't even know if I need to win, Sometimes you have to think twice, And do things for yourself, The kids I was back then, Would never dare to change your plans, I am not your ghost, cause I don't fit the script, I'm just a trophy kid, I don't sleep anymore, can't stop the howls, When raised by wolves, bit by the man, When you grow up, I expect you to be, to be nothing at all.
7.
M.I.A. 03:11
Walking back to my place, had a hard day at work, I can almost smell your scent but I'm still home alone, Staring at your hips, clicking on your name, Watching all your clips, covered up in shame, I would lay down on the bed, But you are probably not the type to get laid off lens, Well not with a guy like me, your eyes will never see, Mia why don't you stay the night? Let me take care of your features, You know my love for you is creepy and shallow, If I could ever reach you, I'd never let you go, Baby I'd be happy to treat you like a queen, In the end, I'll do whatever you want me to, Type M-I-A when you need her, It numbs the pain when you suffer, Click on the link and go insane, in love, in anger Mia why don't you stay the night? Let me take care of your features, Mia why don't you stay the night? The dream of every teenager, You know my love for you is creepy and shallow, If I could ever reach you, I'd never let you go, Mia why don't you stay the night? I'll do anything for you, Why don't you come home? You've always been my fantasy, Imagining you and me, Nights I feel alone, I'm dreaming of you staring at your movies on my telephone.
8.
Now it's clear to me, days of lonely conversations, I wasn't made for walking these empty streets on my own, Is it worth the pain? Yeah it means to me, I can't let you go because of everything I've done, Got no one to blame, Can't wash dirt off my hands, I snuck into the past, Craving sins of yesterday, Now I must stand tall for this little boy, Got to deal with how I feel, So sorry for disorder we have provided Scream out and wake the dead! The past year was surreal, Pretending we were strong, Made us kings of the cabin, Like playing a game without the rules, Shouldn't been something I couldn't afford, And it's not what I needed, I threw my goals to the rubble, Got myself into trouble, Will I wake up tomorrow? Today I got a call, my father past away, When living life on the bottle, your liver is bound to fail, In the wake of it all, I can truly say, Your leaving helped me to see what's right in front of me.
9.
I owe you several apologies, I was dreaming of better days, I wash one's dirty laundry in a song nobody cares, My hands shake, shaking these days, I feel so close to the end, My heart is growing old, the clock ticks by, Staring at the ship starting to sink, Oh where you off to? I'm covered in dust of my days, I was dreaming of you, Torn into pieces, now my heart's healed, This silhouette is unfamiliar, You got the part so show me what you got, Why do you lose your ways? I'm like this everyday, I just follow the one who leads us the wrong way, I consider myself somewhere between love and anger, Suffocating on your jaded ways, You suck at being the anchor, Can't you hear our needs or what? Don't go down with the ship, With wind in it's sails, set the rudder, Play the part you chose, please don't go down, My heart is growing old, the clock ticks by, Staring at the ship starting to sink, I got old and grey, now a mother, Always trying to better than how you lead.
10.
Everyday same old story, I guess it's a sign, that can be read by the blind, But it helps to carry on, we're just standing our ground, Another day, nothing happens, do it for the right reasons, Fight for what's in your bones, We don't allow you to entice your minds, Have you seen the line I've drawn in the sand? Don't you know you're so fucking useless? We don't owe you anything you wanted, It would be nice to let you know, You don't fit our ways of standards, You'll never be the wisest, We're getting old and stupid, Take your offers, dig yourself a hole, We've been doing just fine without you, Come on and give you a wank! You're not allowed on our playground, Cause your destination is in a gutter, No explanation, we're here to make fun of you, We just want you to sing along, We raise our middle finger to this song.

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With the addition of Matthew Leduc on drums for the third album "City of Strangers", FIVE MINUTE MAJOR is not so acoustic anymore. The band is now complete, and it rocks. Check out the new songs!

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released January 13, 2018

Released by Leamel
Recorded at the Leamel Studio
Produced by Five Minute Major & Seb Black
Mixed and mastered at Emery Street Studio
Drums recorded by Steve Burns
Mandolin on "Trophy Kids" & "Blackbeard, the Sinking" recorded by Virginie Grégoire (Steve & Ginie Jackson)
Feat. Vocals on "Burning City" by Dan Aubut (Oakhearts)
Artwork by Matthew Leduc
All songs written and composed by Five Minute Major

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FIVE MINUTE MAJOR Montreal, Québec

Not-so-acoustic-anymore folk-punk band from Montreal, formed in 2013 by longtime friends Francis Morelli & Frank J. Leonard. In 2014, they released "We Aren't Kids Enough" defining their unique sound of aggressive voices & catchy sing alongs. Since then, albums "Black Sheep" (2015) & "City of Strangers" (2018) came out while adding Justin Judd on bass guitar & Mattiou Leduc on drums. ... more

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