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The Archive Box

by Stereochemistry

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Before the Rain she was never killing time yet she always wanted to be found by her king and he never really meant to fight all he ever wanted was to fly but the big man pointed his index finger on her sky and yelled attack even though he tried his best he just couldn’t execute…the task a detonation broke his wings upon her roof strangers, yet she didn’t stand aloof he stained red her face with a sticky hand that she has tried to mend as the rain came falling down on us as the rain came falling down on us language fails but not the tongue a caress is mute but never dumb they knew it so well that their love will never be allowed by ribbon jacket faces with a frown http://stereochemistrymusic.com/the-archive-box-lyrics/
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Who are you singing in the dark right in front of me hiding those shy eyes you know i’m casting spells like fishing nets my siren heart can tell you’re a sailor boy but your fleet is stuck so let me be a breeze that will set your sails free oh my sailor boy.. do you know just what a siren’s for? oh my sailor boy.. do you know just what a siren’s for? on your skin a compass is engraved but i’ll rather trace the constellations of your freckles they lead to places never been lead to sees i’ve never seen when you close the room and we sail inside alone, sail inside alone i'll unclose the Atlas so that we could seize the world in our hands again i love the way your voice goes shy when you talk about your dad his loving thoughts you never had so you sailed away but traveling you felt so hollow ’cause troubles, they just seemed to follow lonelier then a man at sea only a siren can be, only a siren can be so let us share this lonely sea a bitter piece of cake with me oh my pirate boy… now you know what a siren’s for oh my pirate boy… now you know what a siren’s for.. da da dam.. you and i… and our dabadabadam dam da da daba dam… http://stereochemistrymusic.com/what-a-siren-is-for-the-archive-box/
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i don’t trust no place well enough to leave my suitcase there forever i don’t trust no street well enough to buy the keys and call them shelter yet my ship does have an anchor, just ironically, the chain on it’s too short to tie me to the bottom of the sea… ..so if i wanna stay i’ll stay right here if i wanna play i’ll play right here, on a stage dear.. Life’s just a stage, dear… i don’t trust no man well enough to leave my heart to him forever http://stereochemistrymusic.com/confessions-of-a-gypsy-the-archive-box/ .’cause my love is true and scary when it shouldn’t be ’cause it is temporary coming from a gypsy queen so if u wanna stay then stay with me if u wanna play with me then play with me but on a stage dear, just on a stage dear …life is a stage dear .. love is a stage dear
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Autumn longs the summer and dresses like the sun autumn cries the winter before it has begun summer rocks in haze hides the panic in the sand for its longest day is the beginning of the end blush my cheeks the unspoiled innocent of the spring ignorant of winter or what the autumn brings winter guards in the dark hidden under the snow the semen of the hope http://stereochemistrymusic.com/a-garden-in-italy-the-archive-box/
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Sebastian you are a sun ray fallen on my palm you are the breeze Sebastian you came and left as the first chill in the morning while it’s dawning but the night ..the night’s still here Sebastian you are his sigh a sun ray in his hair a shy tear in my eye my unspoken my unsaid my ungiven love Sebastian sleep safe tonight your mom and dad will hold you tight Sebastian this song will reach far beyond reality that’s keeping you so far from me 1 2 3.. 1 2 3… one to three one for three.. for you Sebastian you are the overtone we sing weaved into this lullaby with an invisible ink in another world i feel i know you came you came you brought the joy you’re the joy in the attic you’re the laughter in our attic you’re the sunlight in that attic you are the joy sebastian sleep safe tonight your mom and dad will hold you tight sebastian our song will reach far beyond reality that’s keeping you so far from me one..two.. three.. one twothree one to three one for three.. for you (laku noc.. bona nit…) a little night melody for you who came to me a little night melody for you ps. you are always around, i know my love. http://stereochemistrymusic.com/sebastians-lullaby-the-archive-box/

about

One would call it a limited edition EP, just that "The Archive Box" is actually...

... A BOX. And a very special one. The Archive Box is home to all those things that find no other place in our lives, it is there to store the demons from the past and those uncomfortable skeletons that fall out of closet, occasionally.

> There are 52 unique, hand-crafted Archive Boxes in the world – one for each card in the pack. Assembled one by one, the boxes are like brothers and sisters at birth: they all look almost the same, with only slight differences in aspect and content, yet each one of them is a unique entity.

They come supplied with some initial memories and games, as an encouragement for the new owners to store their own burning coals in there. In this way, each box will evolve with time, acquiring distinct traits, just like us humans do. With time, the boxes will grow up.

> Each box comes with a User Manual, that will lead the new Archiver through the various functions of the box, among which:

> The Archive Key, which opens all the doors you want to open, and closes the ones you want to close. Be careful when telling it where to go.

> The Switchboard Card. Each box comes supplied with ONE playing card. Each owner of the box has ONE chance to contact another person with the box by selecting a different playing card.

> The Emergency Envelope – to be opened and used only in the case of emergency – ONE emergency call allowed. The Archivers are invited to use the former three features with care.

> The Lyric Leaves – The Archive Box is eco-friendly and its lyrics are hand-written on pressed leaves. The leaves were collected at Norrebro Graveyard, Copenhagen, where Hans Christian Andersen and Niels Bohr are buried: since the Archive Box is home to ghosts, we wanted them to feel at home and stay there willingly.

> The BoxMatch MatchBox, for you to light up or burn out whatever matches your mood in a given moment. With one word written on each match, the BoxMatch Matchbox is a true monument to obsessive compulsion.

> The Archive Box CD – contains the music which inspired this entire project.

> The Empty Space – the most important feature of the box, as this
precious reel estate is the ground where each box can evolve independently from others.

> Since the physical release of The Archive Box is limited to only 52 precious pieces, the music within the Archive Box is actually – free.

> Being a sort of an anti-Pandora’s box, The Archive Box digital edition released one song each month for free, together with its story.

You can read the stories behind the songs, and download the Archive Box Music by following the link below:

stereochemistrymusic.com/the-archive-box/
 

NOTE: the price indicated herein is for a digital release only. please contact archivebox@stereochemistrymusic.com for the physical release. Only 15 boxes are left.

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released November 11, 2011

Music & Lyrics & Vocals & Instruments & Concept by Karla Stereochemistry
Honored to have Julia Kotowski aka Entertainment for the Braindead on "Sebastian's Lullaby" on ukulele, concertina, banjo; and Alessandro Sofia on piano in "A Garden in Italy".

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