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Ordinary People

by Chantaiman

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1.
When the hours are frozen When the walls are caving in and the sound of wisdom is distant We’re just waiting for the sun When the birds are flying When the wind is blowing in I just know you’re with me We’re just waiting for the sun
2.
Need Nobody 03:54
There’s a game we used to play I could say what you will say But today I wait and wait For you to say what you will say I don't need nobody to make you mine I just need somebody to make up her own mind I don't need nobody to make me fine I just need somebody to make up for the lost time
3.
Headshot 03:24
You’re giving me a headshot You’re giving me your distance I know it’s hard to show I know it’s hard to deny There’s no one else but you and me I know it’s hard to believe me
4.
I thought my life was in perfect harmony Until a car came crashing in front of me You know it’s all coming down But there’s no reason to make a compromise Until a gun was facing yours but not mine You know it’s all coming down You say I’m losing all for love You’re reading too much into those things you say You think it’s okay to live in modern cliche You know it’s all coming down
5.
No Surprise 02:14
When I looked into your eyes, you started talking Your words got me walking back and forth Watching your back as you leave for the door If you cared to look back you’d see me shiver Together with tears all my words become fillers That’s the prelude of the pain I’ll go through Your tears fall down There’s nothing I can do Nothing I can say to hide this broken heart from you No Surprise When I looked into your eyes, you started talking Your words got me falling so down to earth Search for the words to make me hurt Give me the worst pain since my date of birth You said you would call me you said tonight You said you would call me you said tonight You said “Mike, this is all over” The next thing you gave me was your cold shoulder
6.
Run 03:46
Suddenly my friend decides he’s leaving home to be a sailor in the sea Where he’s free to dream under the sky He’s coming home, coming home Why are you all alone? Rain ain't going away so I'm just gonna stay
7.
Backwater 05:03
I know that you are sick and tired and weary I see you and you’re standing next to me I hear you and I hear you oh so clearly We’re living in a backwater Away from all the disorder Are we just wasting time? We would rather watch the time go by Are we just wasting time?
8.
I know where to find you When you’re alone But you say I know where to hide When I need some place to make sense But I know how to tell you The ugly truth but you say I don't want to hear it So why don't you just forget? Of all the things we’ve become? Of all the things we’ve said and done?
9.
Island 03:19
We’re heading west but we are on the wrong road Why I know is not a big deal Right from the start we know that it was trouble We didn’t stop ‘cause we’re just lonely people You went forward I went backward You did your best so I did my very worst You wanted this to last so I said it first You thought that I was joking but I had rehearsed Now we’re lost with all of the people now on this island Wonder if someone is going to hear me out Tell me the way back home
10.
I.B.R.E. 04:45
I can barely look at you Every single time I do I know we will make it through ‘Cause my girl, it’s all up to you Is this just a counterfeit? I wish this could all be real Never see you again Never miss you again
11.
Standing at a station Feel the breeze It’s for me Looking at the people Through the window Passing by The lights go out Let’s pretend we’re not here Standing at a station Feel the sun Was that mine? Looking for the pavement Through the window What I’ve done You see? We’re such an ordinary people Baby you should know We’re only passing by Watching over sunsets I drew a line Search for destination as I run

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This album is a celebration of reality and dreams, of lust and love, of fear and courage, of defeat and victory.

This album is for all the ordinary people.

This is Ordinary People.

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released December 22, 2014

All songs written, recorded and mixed by Chantaiman. Mastered by Jungle @ Riverside Musicians Studio, Taipei. Horns on Backwater by Jimmy Fu. Drums on Headshot and I.B.R.E. by Derek Yu. Art direction, photography by Gavin Bobo. Videography by Augustine So.

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Chantaiman Hong Kong

Formed in 2010 in Hong Kong, Chantaiman's sound is a blend of britpop and post-punk, which has earned them comparisons to Interpol, Blur, The xx, and Embrace. Their debut album "Ordinary People" is for all the ordinary people.


"Baby, you should know/ We're only passing by"
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