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Divided Joy

by The Comfortably Strange

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Jana's your fan Dark and dystopic with a hint of anger that likely resonates with 98% of the world's population. Impeccable vocals, brilliant lyrical melody with a driving bassline and suspense-filled synth phrasing that conveys a sense of running and standing still at the same time, the perfect musical pairing with the hook phrase freefall iniertia. Genius! Favorite track: Inertia.
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Violet de Lane Charming voice and incredible sound
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richard yot Love this to bits. Dark, evocative, full of great sounds and textures - and amazing vocal melodies, delivered by Katja's beautiful voice.

This is some of the best new music I've heard anywhere. Favorite track: Inertia.
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mayapple This beautiful, haunting voice and superb accompaniment is everything I want in music. I'm happy to be one of the first to support this debut album! Favorite track: Kyra.
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1.
Inertia 04:14
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Outside the silent We move around Like we’re not there Enjoy your island Don’t count our lives Go get your share I’m on the wrong side So you say Saw a sticker on a car said Jesus saves you Well, I waited And he piled his lies up I’m crucified I took a nail from you And so the violence Kicks in the good Side of my brain And you are righteous You raise your hand And cast the blame I’m on the wrong side So you say Saw a sticker on a car said Jesus saves you Well, I waited And he piled his lies up I’m crucified I took a nail from you Preach away when the camera’s on ya Look away when the eye is turned Wash your hands of all the bloodshed Street walk let the truth immerse ya Underclass freefall inertia Underclass freefall inertia Underclass freefall inertia Underclass freefall inertia I’m on the wrong side So you say Saw a sticker on a car said Jesus saves you Well, I waited And he piled his lies up I’m crucified Took a nail from you Underclass freefall inertia Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Shutdown 04:31
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I’m your entertainment You gather round Said you’ll get me walking On safe ground I’m so lucky to have you To intercede I’ll feel a million dollars I don’t believe Ooh, you’ve life for sale Ooh, you sell it well Ooh, your fairy tale Oh, my living hell Oh, it’s “help” I’m crying I’m just confused Take the cure you’re plying I’ll be immune Right Shutdown the white light Shutdown the dawn Silence forever A peace I’ll know I want the front row Eternal night I want to kill it all Kill, kill, get it right Kill, kill, get it right So, there you have it The best laid plans Well, here we are Where we began The system’s on it The fix machine You sell the vision Utopian dream Shutdown the white light Shutdown the dawn Silence forever A peace I’ll know I want the front row Eternal night I want to kill it all Kill, kill, get it right Kill, kill, get it right Kill, kill, get it right (I want to kill it all) Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Mother, It's Murder 04:17
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You see my colours Through white-washed mind Been there, done that Roller-coaster ride Russian roulette Hypodermic gun Treading over bodies Staring at the sun Mother. Synthetic You should have done more Mother, it’s murder The needle lies call I dissolve in beggar’s clothes And my riches are the treasures of the brain I need somebody Not a… Not a link in my daisy chain I love you, mother Through hate-filled eyes You’re here feeding My bipolar ties Crushing regret Disharmonic fun Counting down, this junkie’s Waiting for the one Mother. Synthetic You should have done more Mother, it’s murder The needle lies call I dissolve in beggar’s clothes And my riches are the treasures of the brain I need somebody Not a… Not a link in my daisy chain And so, dear mother My eyes now blind Been there, done that Roller-coaster ride Turn away this victim Staring at the sun Tread over my body Staring at the sun Mother. Synthetic You should have done more Mother, it’s murder The needle lies call I dissolve in beggar’s clothes And my riches are the treasures of the brain I need somebody Not a… Not a link in my daisy chain Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Nero's Burning 03:34
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Fireflies are dancing Weaving in my mind A million thoughts are flying I wish they’d die Oh, I am so tired 21st century drain Overload, now process, and I got it made, but You can’t see it Tearing, wearing I can feel it Nero’s burning I’m walking in the ashes Drowning in the masses Reaching for the new wine Drink from empty glasses And, God, I need Some time Wildfires are rising They laugh outside The window ledge is calling Well, we all can fly Working for the dollar Even as I fall Overboard, I’m dying, yeah I had it made, but You can’t see it Tearing, wearing I can feel it Nero’s burning I’m walking in the ashes Drowning in the masses Reaching for the new wine Drink from empty glasses And, God, I need Some time Tearing, wearing Nero’s Burning You can’t see it Tearing, wearing I can feel it Nero’s burning I’m walking in the ashes Drowning in the masses Reaching for the new wine Drink from empty glasses And, God, I need Some time Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Whisper In The Night 03:44
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Here we are again Slow dancing on the battlefield Red mist descends You hold me down and you teach me fear In this room it’s your secret In my mind the clock holds still In this room you steal it You broke my body, won’t break my will All you ever gave me Were the tears left in my eyes So, all I ever felt was The hate that built inside All you ever showed me Was your love comes at a price All I ever wanted Was your whisper in the night I’d have been yours Pain, you can’t defend Slow crawling like a broken wheel Your uncaring hands They hold me still, try to keep me near In this room it’s my secret In your mind the clock holds still In this room I steal it I broke your body, won’t break my will All you ever gave me Were the tears left in my eyes So, all I ever felt was The hate that built inside All you ever showed me Was your love comes at a price All I ever wanted Was your whisper in the night I’d have been yours (Take a look. Take a look. Take a look at me now.) My feathers never were so grey You just made me feel that way Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Lines Apart 03:37
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The black tide is pulling And I can’t see I was happy today But the thought ran free I could climb through the window Maybe find you there But you float like oil And the sea’s run scared Engineer the wires We’re lines apart Painting in the air It’s the new art And are we distant Or have we found This is the ceiling And this is the ground? Sometimes the silence Is all I need Words lie scattered Stone ground the seed And though we are touching The connection is worn So, we take comfort In a skin now torn Engineer the wires We’re lines apart Painting in the air It’s the new art And are we distant Or have we found This is the ceiling And this is the ground? And so we watch We are perfectly still The secret’s in the shade But we lost the will Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Kyra 04:20
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She’s a teenage crime Who lost the thrill Nothing ever changes She takes another pill Oh, put it out A life well-worn Loss in her eyes A child unborn Kyra, Oh, to say I hear her All too much, it’s clearer Oh, to hold her nearer Gone today She’s an open mind There’s room for you Emotionally blind To the things you do Oh, put it on Her favourite smile Dress in your lies It’s all worthwhile Kyra, Oh, to say I hear her All too much, it’s clearer Oh, to hold her nearer Gone today She wants to hide She’s flying high Kyra, Oh, to say I hear her All too much, it’s clearer Oh, to hold her nearer Gone today Kyra Oh, you know I hear her It’s not today Oh, Kyra, Won’t you stay a while? Shine Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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This City 03:32
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Honey hides the grey walls Oh, the sweet seduction, it pulls you in And all around you Walk with your ball and chains behind you Alien city blues Sky full of silver lies, it’s a pristine bruise You walk in worn shoes Oh, this city got you too All the riches and rags All the world’s regrets In one city All the sin and grace All gathered in this place This city Paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) It’s paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) We’re told Paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) It’s paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) We’re sold Money fills the cradles Caught you with temptation, it pulled you in And now the new born Carry the hope and blame, it binds you Sunday evening news Life rusts the golden prize, you’re the system’s muse You lit the last fuse Now you’re a victim too All the riches and rags All the world’s regrets In one city All the sin and grace All gathered in this place This city Paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) It’s paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) We’re told Paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) It’s paradise (Oh, you thought you had to be there) Mis-sold Round the corner from this place called hell They’re not drinking from a poisoned well Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Lost World Demolition 03:49
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Wise men say All lies are thieves Embryonic hatred Spread the disease We get the guns And they get the bombs We got the rights ‘Cos they are the wrongs Communication meltdown The mess we made Evolution, progress Dying in the shade Opinion is fuel Pour on the flames Choose the right side, then Pick your own grave It’s a lost world It’s a lost world It’s a lost world Demolition Stop the world ‘Cos I wanna get off So, here’s a song From the end of the world Apocalyptic symphony I got the chills We’ve got the sticks And they’ve got the stones We got the dust And they got the bones Communication meltdown The mess we made Evolution, progress Dying in the shade Opinion is fuel Pour on the flames Choose the right side, then Pick your own grave It’s a lost world It’s a lost world It’s a lost world Demolition Stop the world ‘Cos I wanna get off Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange
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Asphyxia 04:00
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Got your hand in my pocket, guess you Find your comfort there You pull a little closer to me So you can breathe the same air You always wanna know The lost thoughts in my head You always wanna be The last word that I said I tell you all the time You gotta let it go You gotta let it go Or we’ll drown You take another picture, guess you Freeze the time we share You tie your chains of gold around me And now you keep me hanging there You always ask me why I smile when it’s not at you You always wanna try And be my only view I tell you all the time You gotta let it go You gotta let it go Or we’ll drown Spend a week in which we hide Take each day and fill with lies Live together in a seamless skin You’re the ocean, but I can’t swim You smother me You cover me You’re pulling me Down I tell you all the time You gotta let it go You gotta let it go Or we’ll drown Copyright © 2017 The Comfortably Strange

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released February 14, 2017

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The Comfortably Strange are a musical collaboration between songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Dawes and singer Katja Dreßler. The themes of their music are dark, sorrowful and melancholy. By combining 80's electronica and rock influences they create their own brand of alt rock; an ominous and highly atmospheric sound with similarities to groups such as Depeche Mode and Joy Division. ... more

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