Magnetic Strangers, by Blonde Diamond

Magnetic Strangers

by Blonde Diamond

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Blonde Diamond’s new record Magnetic Strangers on 12” vinyl.
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Includes a sleeve insert that includes lyrics and liner notes.

Track list:

Side A:

Man With No Name
Strange Times
Dreamland
In The Dark
Loving You

Side B:

Red Flags
We Just Wanna Dance
Nocturnal Creatures
4AM Eternal
Losing Control

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1.	Man With No Name 03:29	lyrics	buy track
I see it I can see it dripping down the walls Wicked spirits Creeping in with all their darkest forms A man with no name Tells me I am to blame For the weight of the world I try to shoot straight But my aim tends to favour The unprincipled And I Live too close to the source of the flame Don’t try To stare straight into moments untamed Surrender Surrender to all my fallacies Strip down naked I wanna see your forgotten secrets The man with no name Tells me I’m still to blame For the weight of the world I tried to escape It’s been 300 days Since I’ve let my conscience burn Cause I Live too close to the source of the flame Don’t try To extinguish the fire that I blaze Charging steadfast to the sun By dawn I’ll be gone A golden horizon Passing the wreck that I’ve made Relinquish my shame And fade into nothing The man with no name Tells me don’t be afraid I’m now his prisoner My eyes meet his gaze And I’m carried away We’re all strangers in this world Cause I Live too close to the source of the flame Don’t try To extinguish the fire that I blaze
2.	Strange Times 03:13	lyrics	buy track
We first arrived in ’72  With the cavalcade of rich girls So surreal you can’t describe Zip up your boots and cruise the avenue Life is penthouse suite  When the world is on its knees Strange times  Twist me up into the night  Strange times Eyes so blue that you could cry My shooting star  Spent a summer trading lies We've gone too far We've gone too far I was young and you were beautiful Under the satin sheets  We were living in a dream It’s all for show  For those who know Under cover at the Sunset Marquis  We were living like god damn drama queens It’s all for show  For those who know Reached out my hand in the dead of night Strange times Strange times I was young and you were beautiful We were living in a dream Strange times  Twist me up into the night  Strange times Eyes so blue that you could cry My shooting star  Spent a summer trading lies We've gone too far We've gone too far And after all the money was gone You found a new town  There were horses and blue water And now I miss the strange times
3.	Dreamland 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Waking up again  Cause you’ve been sneaking in To dreams of you and I Escape to where our minds met We dance in the moonlight  And never feel tired If only for tonight  Let’s give each other diamonds Because I’m free  I’m coming at you like a supernova Hold tight, feels right I should have known My blood runs cold Lack of control When I’m alone Oh oh oh oh So here we are again  We’re such a perfect ten  We’re running hand and hand Through all the streets and dead ends I know you gotta go  But this dream won’t let me know  If this could be our life  Or just another goodbye Because I’m free  I’m coming at you like a supernova  Hold tight, feels right  Before I leave  Let’s flip the script on what you thought was normal Hold tight, feels right I should have known My blood runs cold Lack of control When I’m alone I don’t have time  To do what’s right  The perfect crime Can’t steal what’s mine Oh oh oh oh Running, running, running again, I’m Running, running, running again, I’m Running, running, running again, I’m Running, running, running again, I’m Running, running, running again, I’m Running, running, running! I should have known My blood runs cold Lack of control When I’m alone I don’t have time  To do what’s right  The perfect crime Can’t steal what’s mine Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh
4.	In The Dark 03:47	lyrics	buy track
Late night  Hysteria  Tried to sleep  I said I would  Wish I was good at that Thinking of when I was  Younger and  Better at  Being alone cause I was nobody  I used to be alone at the back of the bus just my headphones and me Obviously doctor you’ve never been a high school girl at seventeen  The only thing that got me through was Kevin Drew and the Scene  But now it’s all gone, got my makeup on and I’m not going back, never go back Never look back High school  Hysteria  Lonely eyes  Misunderstood  I didn’t know what that meant Think about Growing up Freedom and Confidence I can finally be somebody Wished I was one of the chosen ones And I hate me for that Beauty evolves like an awkward pause  We expand and contract  The only thing that got me through was Karen O yeah yeah yeah  But now it’s all gone, got my makeup on and I’m not going back, never go back I’ll never break down  I’ll never fall  I’ll never come back home again I’ll never break down  I’ll never fall I’ll never be so small again  I used to be alone at the back of the bus just my headphones and me Obviously doctor you’ve never been a high school girl at seventeen So small again  The only thing that got me through was Kevin Drew and the Scene  But now it’s all gone, got my makeup on and I’m not going back, never go back I’ll never be so small So small again
5.	Loving You 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Guess I was late Not a surprise, I know I’m a cliche Heaven can wait Get in the car now, lock all the doors and accelerate Past all the things I promised I’d say and Promised I’d change There’ll be a right time  Stick to the script and tell me the  Ending isn’t the same I know I could have been more present and said What was on my mind Closed doors open in time  I can wait all night  Your voice is louder than mine But your words are blind Spend all night Trying to untie Saying your goodbyes I know my love is like a knife  A double edge but that’s the point I can see both sides of the coin So don’t you bet against me I know I’m capable of more  A bolt of lightning in the storm A supernova taking form  My fortune is my future Sort of a state  Losing my mind I slipped through the back door A narrow escape I’ve never been one for pleasant goodbyes or stating the case Feeling ashamed of all the same things  I’ll never change There’ll be a right time Stick to the script and tell me the Ending isn’t the same  I know I could have been more present and said What was on my mind Closed doors open in time  I can wait all night  Your voice is louder than mine But your words are blind Spend all night  Trying to untie  Saying your goodbyes I know my love is like a knife  A double edge but that’s the point I can see both sides of the coin So don’t you bet against me I know I’m capable of more  A bolt of lightning in the storm A supernova taking form  My fortune is my future
6.	Red Flags 03:12	lyrics	buy track
All champagne at the start Soft fingertips leave marks Your eyes had my whole heart And then you crushed it A teddy bear with claws Sincere without a pause My blindfold held up tall But let’s ignore that I’m not the one that you claim to know  Sitting pretty with a perfect bow  It’s not right  You’ve been on my mind I wanna run away Just not tonight It’s danger  All red flags  I’m stronger  Walk away  You’re danger  All red flags  Never let you get ahold of me It’s danger  All red flags I’m stronger  Walk away  You’re danger  All red flags  Tear away the hold you have on me Your lips against my cheek Your tongue behind your teeth But all your words were cheap And how you screamed them I’m not the girl that you thought you owned Sad and wishing for someone to hold  It’s not right  I‘m not gonna cry I gotta break away and leave you behind It’s danger  All red flags  I’m stronger  Walk away  You’re danger  All red flags  Never let you get ahold of me Never let you get ahold of me Magnetic strangers Electric as we fell Thought I could keep you Teach you to love yourself But you were broken A jealous wishing well For a bit  Thought it might be love I gave it all I have but it’s not enough It’s danger  All red flags  I’m stronger  Walk away  You’re danger  All red flags  Never let you get ahold of me It’s danger  All red flags  I’m stronger  Walk away  You’re danger  All red flags  Tear away the hold you have on me Never let you get ahold of me
7.	We Just Wanna Dance 02:56	lyrics	buy track
Get dressed to kill  No mercy  Just cut the line  They’re all friends of mine I missed the feel  So thirsty  The truth is that  We just wanna dance Close my eyes and disappear Such a difference from last year Pull me close and take a chance We just wanna dance Close my eyes and disappear  If you need me I’ll be here  Pull me close and take a chance We just wanna dance   If looks could kill We’re guilty  Just cut me loose We’re still in our prime I missed the feel  So thirsty  The truth is that  We just wanna dance I’m going crazy  I need to feel  The sweat of strangers On my skin Close my eyes and disappear Such a difference from last year Pull me close and take a chance We just wanna dance Close my eyes and disappear If you need me I’ll be here Pull me close and take a chance We just wanna dance Let us in  You want us in Let us in  We just wanna dance Shake it shake it yeah! Shake it shake it yeah! We just wanna dance Close my eyes and disappear Such a difference from last year Pull me close and take a chance We just wanna dance Close my eyes and disappear If you need me I’ll be here  Pull me close and take a chance Shake it shake it yeah! Shake it shake it yeah! We just wanna dance Shake it shake it yeah! Shake it shake it yeah! We just wanna dance
8.	Nocturnal Creatures 03:25	lyrics	buy track
People say That you were  Not much of a looker but you had the world Such a way  A charming bird  A calculated stranger always out of view Swept away  Misunderstood  But never miss a party in the neighbourhood And I get that feeling in my skin That you’ll just disappear again Hey hey hey You’re so  Far away  There’s so many things left unsaid You’re so  Far away  I just wish you would stay We are we are we are nocturnal creatures We are we are we are nocturnal Running late  Avenue A  I’ll be there in twenty for the grand debut   Unafraid  A crooked gaze  I’d shatter all the windows if you asked me to Semi-sweet  With no release  Every conversation always mentions you And I get that feeling in my skin That you’ll just disappear again You’re so  Far away  There’s so many things left unsaid You’re so  Far away  I just wish you could stay We are we are we are nocturnal creatures We are we are We are we are we are nocturnal creatures We are we are
9.	4AM Eternal 03:29	lyrics	buy track
Run a brush through my hair Checking out my bathroom stare Might find my lucky lady tonight. She's talking but I'm falling to the floor Dripping like a puddle at the door Lipstick smudged on your sleeve  Legs are tangled in her sheets Twisted arms and bruised up knees Take my dress off, let me free I’m your lady, I’m your queen Breathing in your soft honey  Be my goddess, my Kali  You and my baby, oh we make it, make it three Tuck in the collar of my shirt Make a drink for dessert  Who will I find to leave with me? Word’s getting out on the town If you’re looking to get down Just a look, subtle tease  I want you, just let me please Twisted arms and bruised up knees Take my dress off, let me free I’m your lady, I’m your queen Breathing in your soft honey  Be my goddess, my Kali  You and my baby, oh we make it, make it three My heart's on overload  No more borders, no moral code A cigarette on my balcony  It’s 4am I think it’s time to leave It’s 4am I think it’s time to leave It’s 4am I think it’s time to leave It’s 4am I think it’s time to leave It’s 4am Twisted arms and bruised up knees Take my dress off, let me free I’m your lady, I’m your queen Breathing in your soft honey  Be my goddess, my Kali  You and my baby, oh we make it, make it three
10.	Losing Control 04:14	lyrics	buy track
And there it goes  It slips when you don’t have a reason Our final show  Are you the lover or the comedian? How dare you come in here With empty commitments Doors closed A fragile existence  Of whiskey and shitheads I’m going home Tonight's the night  To live another life  No push, I’ll pull  I’m gonna lose control Losing control Losing control The life I chose  A balancing act of resilience Too on the nose  A cliché packed with conviction Afraid of commitment Except when I’m drinking Cut close  You told me I’d win this No time for forgiveness I’ll go alone Tonight's the night  To live another life  No push, I’ll pull  I’m gonna lose control Losing control Losing control I’m losing control Losing control Oh I used to feel Like I knew it all Intuition  Wish it worked when I’m stoned Got me shaking  Got me shaking I’m losing control I’m losing control I’m losing control

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Magnetic Strangers ten tracks present a psychedelic, boundary-tensing work: that rare record which poses as many questions in its lyrics as it does in its compositions. If you’re brave enough to search for answers to them, Blonde Diamond invites you to saddle up.

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released September 23, 2022

All songs written and performed by Blonde Diamond
Produced by Parker Bossley and Blonde Diamond
"Man With No Name" mixed by Steve Bays
"Strange Times", "In The Dark", "Dreamland", "Red Flags", and "4AM Eternal", mixed by Ryan Worsley
"Loving You" mixed by Wyatt Blair
"We Just Wanna Dance" and "Nocturnal Creatures" mixed by James Younger
"Losing Control" mixed by Adam Vee

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