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THIS IS / CARPARK SCI​-​FI EP

by Carpark Sci-Fi

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1.
Words I fell down And my head hit the ground And my brain rolled right out and into the fire And my eyes they just stared, I was scared As I watched the flames engulf that little liar Time will pass you can last It's time to nail your colours To the mast, it's a task but for the sake of others I can see, the old me sometimes runs for cover But I'll be the kindest person I can be And I'll take a hug from you if you'll take one from me I felt down When I saw what I did Was just rolled right on down this slight incline And my praise for the dead, made a bed Of which now I admit fully is all mine Time will pass you can last It's time to nail your colours To the mast, it's a task but for the sake of others I can see, the old me sometimes runs for cover But I'll be the kindest person I can be And I'll take a hug from you if you'll take one from me And I'll be the kindest person I can be And I'll take some help from you if you'll take some from me
2.
Word to All My Fervour I have seen the first dawn of a new year - I welcome it It may be a year of really good works A year of salvation a year in which I shall make myself whole I am yours once more and forever I must mind my own business Thinking of myself without undue agitation Intense, Tranquil, recollected The youthful burning irresistible enthusiasm seems to fill my heart All my fervour, my energy and the living fire within me My heart finds its most sincere expression in the humblest of actions Not too much of anything Man is never so great as when he is on his knees Above all I must be aware of being superficial or inconstant I must take everything into consideration And follow with delight the ascending movement My days must always be burning like the fiery heat of the desperate I bear within my breast a burning heart I must start from the beginning again as if hitherto I had done nothing at all Outside it is pouring rain I must be on my guard Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it I will observe the greatest caution and reserve in my conversation Especially when speaking of others Today was a perfect feast My heart finds its most sincere expression in the humblest of actions Not too much of anything Man is never so great as when he is on his knees These days I feel so strange and heavy So full of aches and pains that I can barely stand on my feet I must be on my guard against untimely thoughts and intrusive distractions Especially the first time
3.
Words Please tell them you were joking Was I born yesterday? My superpowers are fading I, I never get my way This world is all illusion Don't have much to say Why does nothing seem to happen? We're all falling apart The strangest bit is knowing Once it all burned in my heart But that just made a hole in me Blew it all apart Don't tell me how I feel This world sneaks up on me You can make it real Dream, dream of something else Dream of somewhere far from here Dream but never tell Stars are strewn across the floor This world is upside down tonight I don't care anymore Tell me what's the point in living here If living is just a lullaby they whisper in your ear Once we sheltered from the flames I said I'd hold you 'til the morning light But it never came Don't tell me how I feel This world sneaks up on me You can make it real
4.
Words Out of the winter sun I flew I could be done with all this soon And everything else just faded out Nothin' to do nothin' to say Not that it matters anyway Nobody listens to me anyhow The moon knows a song that'll make me cry I can see tears when I look in your eyes I cannot lie This is a lost and lonely road But I can help you lighten the road If you can just help me figure this out And I never knew young hearts could break And I know that people make mistakes But I never took you for those people The moon knows a song that'll make me cry I can see tears when I look in your eyes I cannot lie credits
5.
Don't Be 04:07 video
Words There's a place I know where no flowers grow But the weeds go up to the sky And they built it nice, when they rolled the dice No-one ever stopped to ask why Don't be afraid of the dark dear Don't be afraid of your start here Never be ashamed of your heart dear There's always time for love They seem to all belong and they sing the songs They're just hiding their hearts in their heads And if I'm not sure, maybe you're not sure Maybe this is all just pretend Don't be afraid of the dark dear Don't be afraid of your start here Never be ashamed of your heart dear There's always time for love
6.
Words It came with two whammy bars Neither of which as it turned out fit the guitar But I was already in the car..driving home When I plugged it in, yeah man you should have seen me grin I cranked it up to ten, on my own Will this save me from myself Or is it really any help, I don't know It's just a feeling, that I don't wanna shelf I got stories that I wanna tell If you'll listen to me Yeah old habits die hard Too long hanging around this backyard Thinking I'm some kind of Baird while doing laundry Let's make a record again, yeah no-one's gonna buy that thing But all I wanna do is sing, is that so wrong? Will this save me from myself Or is it really any help, I don't know It's just a feeling, that I don't wanna shelf I got stories that I wanna tell If you'll listen to me And at the talent contest, you know I didn't fair out the best I blew out their public address, nobody like my song named industry professionals, didn't like my loosely crafted confessionals Yeah man they said that I was delusional Nobody sang along Will this save me from myself Or is it really any help, I don't know It's just a feeling, that I don't wanna shelf Got nothing that I wanna sell yeah just listen to me
7.
Winter Sun 03:06

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THIS IS / CARPARK SCI-FI EP

This collection of 6 songs kind of feels like an album. Taking you through a plethora of themes and styles from the opening track ‘I Fell Down’ reminiscent of the likes of indie goodness Grandaddy through the 60s tinged ‘Winter Sun’, to the 70s feel of the joyous, raucous, funny closing track ‘2 Whammy Bars’. This EP is a must have for anyone who likes beautiful, off kilter songs that you will be humming for days.

A little about Carpark Sci-Fi

Original songs / Noisy drawings / Live performance

Artist Gav Cowley has been developing a way of expressing himself through Music, Song and Visual Art, through his new project Carpark Sci-Fi. The little Art things become the vehicle for his songwriting and vice versa. A set list, A sketch book and a place to play. In his live shows the many Carpark Sci-Fi facets intermingle to create a very personal and unique experience. This 6 track EP for Blue Arrow Records was recorded over 2 days at The Meadow in Co.Wicklow, Ireland. This is first release for the label.

‘Wonderful dreamy 60s damaged indie from Dublin’ - Little Plastic Radio

‘The song (Winter Sun) perfectly encapsulates Carpark Sci-Fi's unique sound’ - Hot Press

credits

released June 2, 2023

All songs by CARPARK SCI-FI aka Gav Cowley 2023
Visuals, Video, Animation and Edit by Carpark Sci-Fi 2023

Produced by Rian Trench and Carpark Sci-Fi 27th and 28th of December 2022 at The Meadow Recording Studio, Delgany Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

Released by Blue Arrow Records, Cleveland, Ohio 2023

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Carpark Sci-Fi Monasterevin, Ireland

CARPARK SCI-FI is Live music and animation Original songs / noisy drawings / live performance

Independent
Visual
Ambient
Music
Noise
Songs
Graphic Art
Fine Art
Audio Experiments
Recording
Performance
Noise
Alternative music
Tape
Animation
Loops
Drawing
Painting
Graphic
Daydreams
Nightmares
Visual Thinking
Sound
Vision
Film
Video
Lo-Fi
DIY
punk
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