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Reverse Time Capsule

by Pangea Pop

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1.
The Currency of Love 05:35
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The currency of love plummets, now baby baby our hands barely brush The pressures of the world Left fissures in you and me Remember when we met? We were so carefree then Before we lived in debt You tell me that I lost All the romance in my step We argue every night Of broken promises and Of wars that are to come You sleep across the sheets I can feel you toss and turn Wake up, repeat the day This is not the way that We saw it in our youth You laugh between the tears And I say we look like fools Honest love, you want know Is the forecast true? Do doomsday prophets really know Will the sky sustain the blue? So, I turn and say to her Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura, so what? Laura, so what? Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura, so what? Laura, so what? So, what do we gotta do To get back the love we knew? The currency of love Once quantified Will only get used up So, I propose a toast Let's start over at hello How do you do, madame? I'd love to take you out Galavanting on the Old East side Climb up the fire escape Drink cheap wine under the moon You say I must be mad But you broke a smile and I say you're kinda crazy too I ask what are your dreams? I see sadness well up in you This girl, she once told me Our fragile plastic world It is so damn full of waste They make things just to break But that's not how it should be Honest love, you want to know Is the forecast true? Do the doomsday prophets really know Will the sky sustain the blue? So, I turn say... Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura, so what? Laura, so what? Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura Laura, so what? Laura, so what? So, what do we gotta do To get back the love we knew? The currency of love plummets and baby, baby Our hands barely brush They make things just to break But that’s not how it should be
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Heartbreak is Out of Fashion 04:16
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Heartbreak is in fashion, baby Lately it’s been all the rage in town I heard that it got our friends paid With blackrimmed glasses and an indie darling frown From one addict to another sweetheart It’s obscene that we weren’t seen the other night They drink their wine and they talk like Sartre You’da rolled your eyes and laughed your lip ring out The parties on Central still get busted Jenny puked twice on the very same keyboard amp I'm still thinkin' I’ll go back to Art School But I just curl up and paint in the loft upstairs Remember the Café on High Street Where we would people-watch and talk about foreign films Come back Smoke another cigarette Suck up Spit out that nicorette Heartbreak's out of fashion baby Hipsters pump their fist, they're actually dancin’ now Jay’s back on the dragon lately She cut her hair off now she’s dating a crust punk I told scene kids that I hate love songs Now it's trendy and the tension's killin' me Pitchfork reviewed Mikah’s mixtape He swears that he doesn’t care what they think I still wear those tight jeans, girl Some people say I don’t look half bad in them Vinny's Vinyl are collectin' dust now I buy their records just to keep em' from going down You'd smile cause I still hate dub step Maybe I'm just gettin' too old for this Come back Smoke another cigarette Suck up Spit out that nicorette Heartbreak's is in of fashion, baby Now, heartbreak's out of fashion Heartbreak's out of fashion Heartbreak's out of fashion
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Fairytalez 04:23
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I have roamed the world and I know all its fairytales They fog our minds with fumes like spray cans spritzin' aerosol The hero kissed the girl and vanquished all the ne'er-do-wells The real villain curtsies and twists her little parasol Like a disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I explode - it's what we came for Disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I explode - it's what we came for Disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I explode -it's what we came for Disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I exploooode... I guess it's harder when you speak I guess it's hotter when you speak All the top secrets have been leaked I guess it's harder when you speak I guess it's harder when I speak I guess it's hotter when I speak I left you hangin' like Twin Peaks I guess it's harder when I speak I have roamed the world and I know all its fairy tales And I have seen enough to know they don't go very well They live happily after in bliss that is unparalleled But my sympathies lie with libertines and scoundrels Like a disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I explode - it's what we came for Disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I explode - it's what we came for Disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I explode -it's what we came for Disco light goes on and off the dance floor You and I exploooode... I guess it's hotter when you speak I guess it's harder when you speak All our top secrets have been leaked I guess it's hotter when you speak I guess it’s harder when I speak I guess it’s hotter when I speak I left you hangin’ like Twin Peaks I guess it’s harder when I speak
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In the City Now 04:45
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From the time I learned to tie my shoes They made up work for me to do Push these papers get in line Or cheat so well you beat the crime Sleep through Monday Wake up Wednesday Chewed out Thursday That's my worst day The way they say ain't what I see Highschool done dropped out of me Here how to pass the real test Take a vacay get suspended Sleep through Monday Wake up Wednesday Chewed out Thursday That's my worst day If there's one thing that school taught me The more they say the less I believe The whole damn world is crumblin' now Let's move to the city and party down Sleep through Monday Wake up Wednesday Chewed out Thursday That's my worst day Find a nice girl who will fix you good She'll set you straight and she'll call you rude But there's one thing I forgot to say If you ever change than she'll run away Hard to get a day job Hard to get a pay stub Had to be a real slob In the city now Hard to get a "love you" Hard to get enough to Had to pay the bills too In the city now Tourists from the suburbs In the city now Rootin' for the muggers In the city now Fighters and lovers In the city now, in the city now, in the city now I miss city air that clogs my lungs Giggin' in slums with gents well hung So, fake a cough and take work off Just to make time to jerk off Sleep through Monday Wake up Wednesday Chewed out Thursday That's my worst day I come by ripped jeans honestly Divin' off stage, flippin' off police Meet my drummer but don't tell him Too many of us and too few of them Sleep through Monday Wake up Wednesday Chewed out Thursday That's my worst day Winter on the streets is hard to feel But jail got roof and jail got meals Pissin' in fountains will get you there Pig cab ain't charge you no fare Sleep through Monday Wake up Wednesday Chewed out Thursday That's my worst day Hookers and queens gotta unionize Stonewall rep it just one more time Crack a po windshield with your high heel shoes While slackers like me watch it on the news Hard to get a day job Hard to get a pay stub Had to be a real slob In the city now Hard to get a "love you" Hard to get enough to Had to pay the bills too In the city now Tourists from the suburbs In the city now Rootin' for the muggers In the city now Fighters and lovers In the city now, in the city now, in the city now
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Outlaws of a Broken Thought 04:19
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Cause’ we’re outlaws outlaws outlaws of a broken thought Outlaws of a broken thought Outlaws of a broken thought Outlaws of a broken thought All the saddest people say Oh god, I think I'm someone else It's like they smoke a piece of me But laced with what their dealers dealt And all the baddest bitches play A role they wrote just for themselves They hustle fads and make up tastes You're softer than a sleeve of feltd Dressed in Sunday clothes Grindin' way too close now I rock mom's jewelry Till the facets rust out But the culture never asks why Fashions always give up and die I just need a day Naked in the rain Expose' on shame Too queer to explain If I had to say Maybe we're all gay Or maybe I came late Into this life All the Sadists seem to slay In prim prom suits so camouflaged Their tuxes are designer made But sewn inside of a sweat shop And all the misfits will create Patchwork outfits that clash and dare They're like a lightning rod for hate They'll make you question what you wear Dressed in beige khakis Feigning normalcy now I rock mom's jewelry Till' the facets rust out But the culture never asks why Fashions always give up and die I just need a day Naked in the rain Expose’ on shame Too queer to explain If I had to say Maybe we're all gay Or maybe I came late Into this life Outlaws of a broken thought Outlaws of a broken thought Outlaws of a broken thought Outlaws of a broken thought
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The Wayward Gypsy Queen 04:39
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Well she blows through town with all the old freight lines And the softer hearts say they'll hitch behind They watch her dance as the string band plays Then they gift her dreads with the beads they made And all their thumbs are left in the air When she drifts along Just what were the gypsy's true intentions? Did she revel in attention to her song? You live and love and leave and in a wink you are what you believe And some of them will break you down to just one sound She twirls her hoops and then she sings You live and love and leave and with a wink you are what you believe And some of them will break you down to just one sound Just who is our wayward gypsy queen? Well she blows through town with all the old freight lines And the calloused hearts say her wink's a crime They watch the fools trip on her bare feet They smoke her herb and treat her like the leech And all their fingers point at the void When she drifts along Just what were the gypsy's true intentions? Did we miss the ghost notes blended in her song? You live and love and leave and in a wink you are what you believe And some of them will break you down to just one sound She twirls her hoops and then she sings You live and love and leave and with a wink you are what you believe And some of them will break you down to just one sound Just who is our wayward gypsy queen?
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The Passerby 06:38
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When a strange passing face Somehow makes her heart race Then she tears through the drawers Hoping she would find more Her hair hangs in shock She's counting the cracks in sidewalks And the showerhead drips Is it an accident if she slips? Well, she shakes... shakes her head Now she's reading out loud instead But the walls are too white And the wallpaper speaks at night It screams her name: Amy, arrest your will You're so lazy The frames are still Eighteen It's when you fell But it's so hazy You don't remember well So, drive around in your hometown And hit the floor A carousel that's drenched in kerosene Old teddy bears stretched out of shape Dolls smeared with makeup hang in brambleweeds This barren schoolyard has been raped And now your childhood crush is marrying And for some children it's too late But if you meet again at eighty-three Your black and white souls are still eight When your strange, passing face Somehow makes her heart race And you miss her quick look And all the effort it took Did your hair hang in shocks? Are you counting the cracks in sidewalks? Does your showerhead drip? Is it an accident if you slip? Will you shake? Shake your head? Will you be reading out loud instead? Where the walls are too white And the wallpaper speaks at night It screams your name: Amy, arrest your will You're so lazy Now dip your quill In hazy rainbow spills Grey shades leak And how they kill You found your way through palisades To cellar doors A ferris wheel with rusty terraces A black crow perched on playground gates tampons and butts litter a glitching swing You search your pockets. It's too late. And now the thought that keeps on narrating Is not the voice you hear on tape But look in mirrors when you're eighty-three Your black and white soul is still eight
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Under Pressure! 04:53
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Joined the army after high school so I could see the world To my dismay they had the gall to start another war I didn’t want it, I didn’t need it I was feeling all of their pressure Brought a Lonely Planet guidebook It only got me another lecture Awarded a purple heart when I hid inside a tank Everybody else was shot but dead men don’t rise rank I didn’t want it, I didn’t need it I was feeling all of the pressure The more I bumbled, more that I stumbled The more I got promotions and decor Under pressure! Under pressure! Under pressure! Once, twice, thrice in a lifetime under pressure! I feel it every day now, under pressure! I gotta meet this quota, under pressure! Where is my body double? Under pressure! Now I have my own platoon that I don’t know how to train I say “Shoot in all directions! Better yet, just run away! You don’t want it! You don’t need it! Go AWOL and don’t let them catch ya! You’ll get medals, cards wishin’ ‘get well’ Maybe you won’t be under this pressure!” Who is Marshall Law and what the hell does he want with me? Why are all the generals sendin’ my troops to D.C.? They don’t want it! They don’t need it! I’ll just sign it to relieve pressure! They say my soldiers are that much bolder I inspired them under pressure! Under pressure! Under pressure! Under pressure! Once, twice, thrice in a lifetime under pressure I feel it every day now, under pressure! I gotta meet this quota, under pressure! Where is my body double? Under pressure!
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The Fall of the Suburbs 03:37
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The suburbs fell into a gaping hole This endless junkyard might take your soul Mourn your losses but don’t lose control Dollars in the fire, you gotta let it go What you thought you’d be and Where you had to go Bosses, T.V., processed foods all had you stuck In second gear, in second gear You want to know? You want to see? Why everyone and everything in life Means so much to me? This infirmary out in Haven Spring You can nurse away your pain Look down from your hilltop There’s more than one life counting on us Mountain sage Come down from where you stay You never see the progress in the spring grass anymore Instead you count the dead leaves of the fall Please don’t pray For light in the cleansing rain You never see the progress in the spring grass anymore Instead you count the dead leaves of the fall Rummaging through wreckage of the malls Searching for the lost Gods of the sprawl But listen to the voices one and all No poetry will make your soul turn blue Come tickle Mother Earth with dancing shoes The children sing this song they wrote for you Dollars in the fire We really miss you
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Cracked Mirrors Reflecting God 04:34
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Only once in these tender years Have I seen such trouble on your face Darker still than our century Alone and huddled in this place We've lost the names of forms we loved Our daddies crushed the world above Their girls dream colors in the dark Lonely walls in the caverns deep She scrawled the chalk and wiped the dust Drawing all sorts of animals But their legs and heads are all mixed up We need to know their hue and shape Maybe when the elders sleep We'll fly away to the outside Come down, get me out of here Magma's rising from this shaky fault Run now, won't you see it's clear? These ghosts are crossing all my lines of salt It's just another Turn of events There are no answers None make sense We're standby actors In an opera Whose lines are backwards Cracked mirrors reflecting God In grayish tents of the festival We stage a play to wake them up You're the tin soldier marionette Whom I, the puppeteer corrupts The curtains drop and then we bow The elders run onstage and shout "Guards, take these two away" Head in stocks and our arms in chains We sing while villagers' eyes wane Their god forbids them to speak those words So now they worship their own shame They argue over family trees Whose bloodlines were of war or peace They all stare up and out through me Come down, get me out of here Magma's rising from this shaky fault Run now, won't you see it's clear? These ghosts are crossing all my lines of salt It's just another Turn of events There are no answers None make sense We're standby actors In an opera Whose lines are backwards Cracked mirrors reflecting God
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The Atheist and the Christian 04:13
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“I cannot tell you how to fundraise But I’d be living all alone If I were going to church on Sundays And Monday sitting on a throne” ‘Oh, it ain’t so clear We tell ourselves the things we want to hear You say you’re not like me But belief in nothing It’s still a belief I cannot tell you how to pledge drive I know when I was down and out Problems with words on dollar bills were I didn’t have none to read out loud’ “Oh, it ain’t so clear I’m just a mirror reflecting your fear You pray for a wretch like me Well, you do it and you do it selfishly”
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In the End 05:45
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Could I feel the world through you? Or have you hurt so much You’re afraid I’ll hurt you too? I’ve crossed my depths I’ve had my share I’ll rock you in my arms tonight If the pain’s too much to bear You say you feel alone Well, I do too We can sail this sea together and Make a lighter shade of blue Oh, dear friend In the end Everything will be alright We will make amends Troubled child What do you see? They say you’re not like us Well, I don’t agree No two flowers bloom the same This is not a cliche We’ve forgotten just what it means and Don’t let them tell you that you’re not enough You’re an earthbound angel You’re much too pure for us Oh, dear friend In the end Everything will be alright We will make amends When you left this world It ripped me in two I don’t believe in death I just miss you I miss your laugh I miss your smile To see your face again I would cross a thousand miles where Grief and heartache they all Drift away and everyone you knew or loved Is really here to stay If I know anything at all If I know anything at all If I know anything Or knew anything at all It’s this Oh, dear friend In the end Everything will be alright We will make amends

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Reverse Time Capsule is the debut album from Pangea Pop and frontman Derek Eldridge.

The album is a collection comprised of 12 curated tracks from Eldridge's massive 13-album sonic novel about the collapse of western civilization called "Midnight Guardians at Our Empires Last Breath!"

For more information about the larger work, please email PangeaPopMusic@gmail.com

The second collection will be released this winter - stay tuned!

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released June 1, 2019

Derek Eldridge: Singer/Songwriter / Rhythm Guitar / Keyboard
Scott Price: Lead Guitar
Paul Lidstrom: Bass
David Kutz: Drums


Recorded at The Crawlspace and engineered by Joe Brown
Mastered at Format Audio by Ryan Stack
Album Art and Logo Design by Claire Garand


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Derek Eldridge formed Pangea Pop in 2017 ago to start recording and performing tracks from his magnum opus: a 13-album sci- fi sonic novel about the collapse of western civilization called "Midnight Guardians at Our Empires Last Breath!"
The first album is a sampling of songs from across Derek’s 13-album set, called “Reverse Time Capsule” and is being officially released summer 2019 on Bandcamp ... more

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