released January 10, 2020

Cerulean Veins
Dustin Frelich (Voice, Bass)
Amanda Ashley Toombs (Synth)
Paul Welch (Guitar)
Matt Yansch (Drums)

Also check out our limited-edition cassette on Reclusion Records: reclusionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blue

1. Fell in Love (Words by Frelich/Toombs) I am not here to tear us apart, but · I am feeling like the hole in your heart you filled in · With the chill wind that brought us here · All alone as we disappear · Give up the ghost the past has come to haunt you · Give up the most the past has come to want you · Time is just a story we tell · Time is just a long farewell · Don’t lose control to the dark of the night · Fell in love with a writer · She doesn’t write anymore · Fell in love with a stranger · He’s not a stranger anymore · And be my broken valentine · Do you love me most where the future finds you · Do you love me, ghost, the future will remind you · Time is just a word for waiting · Time is just anticipating · Don’t lose control to the dark of the night · Fell in love with a writer · She doesn’t write anymore · Fell in love with a stranger · He’s not a stranger anymore · And be my broken valentine · Knock me over with a flower · Break me free with a daisy · Beat me up with a buttercup · Remember me with a peony · Inspire us with an iris · Desire it with a violet · With a violet · Fell in love with a writer · She doesn’t write anymore · Fell in love with a stranger · He’s not a stranger anymore · And be my broken valentine

2. Hello, Darkness (Words by Toombs/Frelich) Hello, Darkness, step out of the light · My old friend · Have you been to the other side · And are you alone again · Am I me or am I you · You and me’ve got nothing to do here · Are you me or am I just a dream · Got nothing to do but · What about love when I’m in this place with you · Forget and forgiveness · Forget those that witnessed · It’s only for you and me · Hey, Catharsis, step into the light · My old friend · Have you been by my side · And are you alone again · Am I me or am I you · You and me’ve got nothing to do here · Are you me or am I just a dream · Got nothing to do but · What about love when I’m in this place with you · Forget and forgiveness · Forget those that witnessed · It’s only for you and me

3. Boo (Words by Toombs/Frelich) What do you do when you haunt an empty house · With dreams of eternal unrest and · Boo, are you lonely, too · There’s no love in the world of the dead · And a flower like you can’t die in a place like this · Beneath the sheet of loneliness · And I’m a ghost of consequence · And this heart’s about to break · How do you do when you are see-through · With nothing but love in your chest, now · Boo, are you lonely, too · There’s no love in the world of the dead · And a flower like you can’t die in a place like this · Beneath the sheet of loneliness · And I’m a ghost of consequence · And this heart’s about to break

4. Ghost Memory (Words by Toombs/Frelich) Descend into the madness · Where’d we go in all the sadness · I want you to know · You’re too lovely for this world · Porcelain shards in my hands · I want you to know · Vanity is justified in love · Keep me in the shadows · Ghost memory haunting me again · Keep me in the shadows · Ghost memory haunting me again · Go on, we’ll be okay · She looks into the mirror · And seeks to find a way out · I want you to know · Into the dawn of a new day · Reflection’s all we have · I want you to know · Vanity is justified in love · Keep me in the shadows · Ghost memory haunting me again · Keep me in the shadows · Ghost memory haunting me again · Go on, we’ll be okay · Ghost as a memory · A daydream · A secret · Brought to the light again · Vanity is justified in love · Keep me in the shadows · Ghost memory haunting me again · Keep me in the shadows · Ghost memory haunting me again · Go on, we’ll be okay

5. Silent as Ghosts (Words by Frelich/Toombs) As I look up to the sky, the darkness sings to me · Is there anyone out there · I said, is there anyone out there · And the muse comes out at night · Don’t try to signal her by light · She’s all alone and the walls white · Fall into the lightness of silence · We were silent as ghosts · As long as we’ve got each other we don’t need the others · One step closer to the end · So long now, everything to dust · So long now, and I’m sleeping with the lights on every night · What if I vanish · Calling out in the dark · Am I the only one out here · I said, am I the only one out here · And the muse comes out at night · Don’t try to signal her by light · She’s all alone and the walls white · Fall into the lightness of silence · We were silent as ghosts · As long as we’ve got each other we don’t need the others · One step closer to the end · So long now, everything to dust · So long now, and I’m sleeping with the lights on every night · They’re calling us · Can’t you hear it · And the muse comes out at night · Don’t try to signal her by light · She’s all alone and the walls white · Fall into the lightness of silence · We were silent as ghosts · As long as we’ve got each other we don’t need the others · One step closer to the end · So long now, everything to dust · So long now, and I’m sleeping with the lights on every night

6. Revenge of the Lonely (Words by Frelich) You used to wrap yourself in the stories you used to tell · And everything still ends · And we all still die one day · I’m coiled like a spring about to break · And I’m bringing you face to face with your fears · Forgive yourself for your tears, and · I woke up and you were gone · My arms can’t hold on anymore · And nothing lasts in this place · Hold me just a little bit closer · Take my hand and my attention · We can fall in love again · The revenge of the lonely · Once we gazed the stars · Now we stare into the abyss · And the condition of loneliness is killing us · I can feel the scream closing in · I lost her to a dream and then again she speaks · Been locked in the room for weeks · I woke up and you were gone · My arms can’t hold on anymore · And nothing lasts in this place · Hold me just a little bit closer · Take my hand and my attention · We can fall in love again · The revenge of the lonely

7. Heard a Rumor (Words by Toombs/Frelich) When we were young we tied flowers, each one, stem to stem · The precious ones we kept · When we were young we spied robins, each one, empty nest · The precious ones we kept · These things I cherish · My golden treasure chest · Leave me breathless · Take me back to the days gone by · Beat, beat inside of my chest · And I heard a rumor, little bird, that you never loved · I can see it clear now · That you’re gone · When we were young we cried werewolf, each one, false alarm · The precious ones we kept · When we were young we died almost, each one, open eyes · The precious ones we kept · These things I cherish · My golden treasure chest · Leave me breathless · Take me back to the days gone by · Beat, beat inside of my chest · And I heard a rumor, little bird, that you never loved · I can see it clear · And I heard a rumor, little bird, that you never loved · I can see it clear now · That you’re gone · Don’t trick yourself because it’s easy · You’ll never get that feeling out of me · Ashes to dust because it’s easy · You’ll never get that feeling out of me · Always for love because it’s easy · You’ll never get that feeling out of me · Always for love because it’s easy · You’ll never get that feeling out of me · And I heard a rumor, little bird, that you never loved · I can see it clear · And I heard a rumor, little bird, that you never loved · I can see it clear now · That you’re gone

8. Dance in the Darkness (Words by Frelich/Toombs) Turn the radio on and turn the lights out · Dance, dance it away · We’re all ghosts living in the shadows · Because we don’t know how to go on · We’re all ghosts living torn and tattered · Because we don’t know how to go on · So let’s dance in the darkness · And just dance in the darkness · You’re just a sign and a whisper away · When the past is almost gone · We can all be a masquerade · When the past is almost gone · So let’s dance in the darkness · And let’s dance in the darkness · We gotta dance in the darkness · And just dance in the darkness · Got a bullet and a huge heart · Don’t make me cry · Let’s dance in the darkness · You gotta dance in the darkness · We’ll all dance in the darkness · And just dance in the darkness

9. Love Will Return Us (Words by Frelich/Toombs) Leave your skeletons closeted · They’ve gone dark · ‘Tween you and I · This is the time where we begin · Open the door, let me in · Got a lantern and a good heart · I’m waiting for you, now · And bring it to the light · Kiss me like you mean it · We’re better together when you mean it · We’re slightly damaged but we’re not over · Mismanaged but we’re not over · Is this the time where it all ends · Open the door, let me in · Got a lantern and a good heart · I’m waiting for you, now · And bring it to the light · Kiss me like you mean it · We’re better together when you mean it · We’re slightly damaged but we’re not over · Mismanaged but we’re not over · Nothing but love will return us · Kiss me like you mean it · We’re better together when you mean it · We’re slightly damaged but we’re not over · Mismanaged but we’re not over · I wanna be right there next to you

10. Nothing at All (Words by Toombs/Frelich) I look into your eyes · I see my own paradise · But it’s nothing at all · You look down at your feet · You think it’s all complete · But it’s nothing at all · My life’s on the rise · It’s not a surprise · And there’s nothing at all · I’ve got a new hand · It’s time to take a stand · Be a new man · And my heart keeps beating, beating · And my feet keep leaving, leaving · And my heart keeps beating, pleading · Why don’t you · I reach down for your wrist · I feel our lifelines kiss · But it’s nothing at all · You reach out for your sleeve · You’ve got your heart to believe · But it’s nothing at all · My life’s on the rise · It’s not a surprise · And there’s nothing at all · I’ve got a new hand · It’s time to take a stand · Be a new man · And my heart keeps beating, beating · And my feet keep leaving, leaving · And my heart keeps beating, pleading · Why don’t you · Why don’t you

11. We’re All Stories in the End (Words by Frelich) This ghost I’m following doesn’t make a sound for me · Doesn’t leave a trail for me · And doesn’t pretend · We’re all stories in the end · Wrap you in fairytale dreams · Head out the night · Somewhere out there · The light is a friend, again · We’re all stories in the end · Are you happy now or then · This love is too big to fail · This could be the last of fiction · So tell me something you’ve been missing · Tell me the things that scare you, and · We’re all stories in the end · Are you happy now or then · And love is too big to fail · Are you happy now or then · We’re all stories in the end · And love is too big to fail

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Recorded in North Park, San Diego, California.
Composed, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Frelich.

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