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Half Kiss Half Pain

by The Callas

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1.
HOT OUTSIDE COLD INSIDE MY BED LOOKS SAD MY PLANT GETS MAD IT’S SUNDAY I’M BLEEDING THE DANCING BRUISE IS LOOKING FOR CLUES THE CEILING LOOKS DARK A QUESTION MARK IT’S SUNDAY I’M BLEEDING I WOKE UP IN A DREAM I COULDN’T EVEN SCREAM SILENT REGIME IT’S SUNDAY I’M BLEEDING THE SOFA IS A SWAMP IT’S DEEP & WARM A BONELESS WORD IS SUCKING MY SOUL IT’S SUNDAY I’M BLEEDING I WOKE UP IN A DREAM I COULDN’T EVEN SCREAM SILENT REGIME IT’S SUNDAY I’M BLEEDING
2.
Sad Erection 03:35
IT WAS TIME HE NEEDED A VACATION HE HAD ENOUGH OF HIS SOUL’S EXCAVATION HE KINDA FELT SOMETHING STIRRING, A VIBRATION AND HE SENSED A POP-UP RESURRECTION I ALWAYS LIKED YOU NEVER REALLY LOVED YOU I PUT MY HANDS AROUND YOUR SAD ERECTION I ALWAYS LOVED YOU NEVER REALLY LIKED YOU I PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOUR SAD ERECTION SAD ERECTION HE THOUGHT THEY HAD BETWEEN THEM SOME AFFECTION A BUSHY PATH TO A SECRET DESTINATION A SILLY THING CLOSE TO PERFECTION A FUNNY THING BEYOND PERCEPTION I ALWAYS LIKED YOU NEVER REALLY LOVED YOU I PUT MY HANDS AROUND YOUR SAD ERECTION I ALWAYS LOVED YOU NEVER REALLY LIKED YOU I PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOUR SAD ERECTION SAD ERECTION I ALWAYS LIKED YOU NEVER REALLY LOVED YOU I PUT MY HANDS AROUND YOUR SAD ERECTION I ALWAYS LOVED YOU NEVER REALLY LIKED YOU I PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOUR SAD ERECTION SAD ERECTION
3.
Cut 03:01
CUT MY FINGER TASTE MY BLOOD I’M HALF A MAN SQUEEZE MY BODY PULL MY TONGUE LET ME BE YOUR SON CUT MY THROAT HEAR THE NOISE OF A FALLING VOICE KISS MY EAR AND SMELL THE FEAR JUST LICK MY TEAR AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN I’LL NEVER KISS YOU AGAIN YOU ARE MY GIRL I WANT YOU IN MY CAR I WANT TO SEE YOU, FRIEND YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE YOU’LL NEVER LIE AGAIN I’LL SEE YOU ON THE CORNER YOU ARE MY CURE TONIGHT I WANT TO SEE YOU SOON CUT MY FINGER TASTE MY BLOOD I’M HALF A MAN SQUEEZE MY BODY PULL MY TONGUE LET ME BE YOUR SON AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN I’LL NEVER KISS YOU AGAIN I AM NOT THE GIRL YOU’D WISH TO MEET YOU ARE NOT THE BOY I DREAMT OF LAST WEEK SOMETHING MAGIC HAPPENS WHEN WE’RE DRUNK AS FUCK TWO SPOOKY MAGNETS BARKING IN THE DARK CUT MY NIPPLE SCRATCH MY HEART DELETE MY PAST THROUGH YOUR DRAWERS I WILL EXPLORE I WANT MORE & MORE AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN
4.
ALONE IN YOUR BEDROOM AMATEUR PORN FRAGMENTS, IMPRESSIONS SALTY POP CORN CLUMSY MASTURBATION THEN A HOT DOG WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE PRINCESS AND THE FROG PA-PA-PA-PA-PA-PA-PA HALF KISS HALF PAIN STARING AT THE DETAILS WRITHING ON THE FLOOR HATING ALL THE MESSAGES KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR DIVE INTO YOUR PASTA EATING LIKE A WHORE EVERYONE IS ASKING YOU TO TRY A LITTLE MORE PA-PA-PA-PA-PA-PA-PA HALF KISS HALF PAIN
5.
I WISH I HAD A PLEASANT STORY TO TELL SORRY IT ’S THE ONLY ONE I ’VE GOT WAITING FOR THE DRIFTING SHIP OF LOVE IN A VELVET CAGE HIGH UPON A ROCK SHE WALKS ALONE, SHE HAS NO NAME, SHE’S FREEZING SHE’S LYING DOWN, SHE LICKS HER TOE, SHE’S BLEEDING SHE WALKS ALONE, SHE HAS NO NAME, SHE’S FREEZING WHEN SILENCE COMES, IT ’S GREY, IT SMELLS LIKE KILLING LOVE IT AND TRUST IT RESPECT IT AND HIDE IT I SAID THE WORLD LOOKS LIKE A FRAGILE DOUBLE BED HATE AND LUST DIVIDE US FROM THE DEAD BODIES AND FEELINGS AND FAILURES MAKE MY NEST
6.
Could You? 04:51
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING NOW? COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME? WHAT ARE YOU DREAMING OF? WHAT ARE YOU DREAMING NOW? COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME?
7.
La Jalousie 03:54
BEHIND THE TREES A NARROW PATH LEADS FROM THE SEA A GOLDEN BATH SHE CAN’T ACHIEVE WHAT SHE DREAMS SHE’S FIXING CRACKS WITH LIES NO, I T ’S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS NORMALITY IN DISGUISE SHE DOESN’T DARE, SO WARY OF DESPAIR SHE DOESN’T RAIL, FRAMED IN A SILENT SQUARE SHE CAN’T STOP BEING IN LOVE JALOUSIE LA-LA-LA-LA JALOUSIE BEHIND THE WALL SOME DIRTY TALK IF HIS EYES COULD WALK THROUGH THE BALCONY DOORS HE CAN’T ACHIEVE WHAT HE DREAMS HE’S FILLING GAPS WITH LIES NO, I T ’S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS REALITY IN DISGUISE HE DOESN’T DARE, HE’S WARY OF DESPAIR HE DOESN’T SWEAR, FRAMED IN A SILENT SQUARE HE CAN’T STOP BEING IN LOVE JALOUSIE LA-LA-LA-LA JALOUSIE THEY WOULDN’T DARE, SO WARY OF DESPAIR THE FEAR THEY SHARE, FRAMED IN A SILENT SQUARE THEY CAN’T STOP BEING IN LOVE
8.
Blue 03:10
EACH NIGHT A SNAIL BENEATH YOUR BED COLLECTS THE WISHES FALLEN FROM YOUR HEAD A SLIMY CREATURE THAT LICKS YOUR BREAD IT’S A BEGINNING IT’S NOT THE END AND EVERY TIME, YEAH, EVERY TIME YOU’RE STANDING ON THE QUEUE PRETEND YOU’RE HAPPY INSTEAD OF FEELING REALLY BLUE I LOVE YOU UNFINISHED AND OPEN YOUR BODY’S FROZEN KEEP THINGS UNSPOKEN KEEP THINGS HALF BROKEN YOUR BELLY’S AN OCEAN COVERED IN LOTION THE FUTURE’S CHOSEN DOWN IN YOUR COFFIN AND EVERY TIME, YEAH, EVERY TIME YOU’RE STANDING ON THE QUEUE PRETEND YOU’RE HAPPY INSTEAD OF FEELING REALLY BLUE I LOVE YOU YOUR LIQUID KISS YOUR LIQUID PERFUMED KISS DISTORTED KISS A REALLY TWISTED KISS REALITY WITH A TWIST AND EVERY TIME, YEAH, EVERY TIME YOU’RE STANDING ON THE QUEUE PRETEND YOU’RE HAPPY INSTEAD OF FEELING REALLY BLUE I LOVE YOU
9.
So Sweet 03:00
SHE WORE HER SMILE HER OBSCENE EXILE LOOKING SO FRAGILE AN ISLAMIC TILE I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW SHE’S TRYING TO LOOK SO SWEET TO EVERYONE WHO’S ON HER LIST SHE LOVES TO HAVE YOU ON HER KNEES THE ONLY WAY THAT SHE GETS PLEASED SO SWEET SHE CAN’T DECIDE WHAT’S WRONG WHAT’S RIGHT LOOKING SO DIVINE GUILTY AND DISGUISED I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW SHE'S TRYING TO LOOK SO SWEET TO EVERYONE WHO’S ON HER LIST SHE LOVES TO HAVE YOU ON HER KNEES THE ONLY WAY THAT SHE GETS PLEASED SO SWEET
10.
I HAVE A SECRET IN MY POCKET FOR YOU IT’S BEEN GROWING UP FOR A MONTH OR TWO I HAVE AN INSULT ON MY TONGUE FOR YOU IT’S BEEN GROWING UP FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DOWN BY THE RIVER MY LOVE TELLING TALES FANTASTIC WORLDS AVOIDING THE WEIGHT OF SIMPLE WORDS FEEDING YOUR EAR WITH DROOL AND REWARDS BONDING AN AFTERNOON WITH PERFUMED ROPES DOWN BY THE RIVER MY LOVE

about

The Callas are back with their new album “Half Kiss Half Pain”, produced again by Jim Sclavunos, after their very successful cooperation in their previous album, “Am I Vertical?”.

Polyrhythmic music, post punk bass lines, sharp guitars, no wave outskirts, doubts flashing rhythmically, urban psyche complexes, but also tunes with Mediterranean aroma compose the multifaceted music profile of “Half Kiss Half Pain”.

10 tracks with references and influences that are just as varied and paranoid, as they include elements from: Syd Barrett, “Night of The Hunter”, Mike Kelley and Sonic Youth, eggs, pasta and hot dogs, fairy tales with speaking plants, the erotism of Bataille and the sensuality of Balthus, Nouveau Roman and oriental exoticism.

The Callas are Aris Ionas, Lakis Ionas, Chrysanthi Tsoukala and Marilena Petridou.

“Half Kiss Half Pain” is out on vinyl and digital album from Inner Ear.

“As multi-media artists and filmmakers, they approach music making from a very different perspective than the average musician and come up with some quite unexpected results. The sonic palette of the new album is diverse and exploratory, with songs that range in style from dreamy subversive pop to brutal post-punk skronk to deconstructed rebetiko.” 2015, Jim Sclavunos

credits

released January 29, 2016

All songs by Lakis & Aris Ionas, 2015.
Produced & Mixed by Jim Sclavunos.
Additional Production & Engineering by Ottomo.
Mastered by Ottomo.
Recorded and Mixed at The New Fab Liquid Studio

The Callas are: Aris (Vocals & Guitars) / Lakis (Bass) / Chrysanthi (Guitars & Vocals) / Marilena (Drums)

Sleeve concept by Lakis & Aris Ionas. Designed by Irini Zografou & Anda Theodorakaki. Photos by Angelos Kaltsis.

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The Callas Athens, Greece

THE CALLAS is the tip of an artistic squad producing music, artworks, films, magazines, events, art shows, initiated by the brothers Lakis & Aris Ionas.

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