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house love the bbs, one of my favorite albums. Favorite track: Ume.
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krotix Fits into the shoegaze scene not merely for it's sound, but it's musicianship and soaring vocals. Elements of Pop pull this little twister together into a gem of an lp Favorite track: Less Than.
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Kenozoic Super upbeat, despite the lyrics! :Þ Favorite track: Heaven holds a place ft. Harriet Brown.
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Fery Hernández I'm buying the record to support you guys, even though I've listened to it non-stop all this year. Great work. :) <3 Favorite track: Edo Method.
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Brandon Davis All my friendsss, all my friendssssss... Favorite track: Ume.
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aj This is one of the few albums in the last few years I can just listen to nonstop. Favorite track: The Lovers' Suicide.
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1.
Ume 04:55
あなたを愛しております 生涯かけて、  あなた様だけを愛しております 今、あなたのもとへ参ります x2 Baby when I dream of you Kiss my cheeks like you used to  Because everything I do, do I do it for you, you  And ever since you went away I cry so hard, I hope and I pray That you'll come back to me  Just for one more day  x3 Baby when I dream of you Kiss my cheeks like you used to  Because everything I do, do I do it for you, you  I will see you beneath the falls 二人がもう一度契る場所
2.
Less Than 02:37
Looking for reasons to call you  I just want to hear you say That you're okay, yeah, you're okay At least a couple times a day Still feel sick before I see you Even though it’s been a while But when you open the door and you look at me It fades away and I can smile How can you ever feel sorry? (How can you ever feel?) How can you ever love me? (How can you ever love?) How can you ever feel less than what you should be? Less than what you should be And did you think I was pretending When I said you were divine? I'm full of worthless thoughts but even so To you I'd never lie So when you want to tell me secrets  With tears in your lovely eyes I'll try to comfort you make you feel okay But on the inside I could die How can you ever feel sorry? (How can you ever feel?) How can you ever love me? (How can you ever love?) How can you ever feel less than what you should be? Less than what you should be
3.
In this small garden The wind whispers sweetly Humming softly with the sound of insects How fondly I shall look On the person who will come today
4.
Shadow Beat 05:07
So youth's the time to be lighthearted  Look up at me and don't be startled  By what you see I spent some time feeling so lonely  I was sure that was the only Way I could feel  But now you're here and I am finding  Little things have me smiling  When I'm with you I won't say it's easy to be  The kind of boy I think you need Life is shorter than you think So I hope you'll spend some time with me  That you chose me was a surprise  But either way it feels nice To hold your hand  I won't believe every word you say  But I’ll listen close in my own way Just for you  I'm older now than I was those days The past like a shadow slips away But I wont forget  I won't say it's easy to be  The kind of boy I think you need Life is shorter than you think So I hope you'll spend some time with me 
5.
And now that it's over I can feel free To say all the things that you have done to me Because I have a boy who loves to sing me songs With tender heart I know that I've been all along  White flowers wilt when I would see his face  Abandoned dreams of love to find their place  With every bruise endured I would think of you  And I know I can't break down  I can't break down  To build, to build, to build To build this Golden House  I pray, I pray, I pray to Heaven  Come back, to me, my tears are hidden  To build, to build To build this Golden House  And I know I can't break down  I can't break down 
6.
In my endless grieving  When I am pulled to the bottom of the rivers waters How sad I shall still wander Even then not knowing our fate 
7.
With graying clouds watching over me  Oh, I cannot, I cannot breathe  Your pale face behind bars, my heart sinks  Sold to this house for the use of men  Oh, your young heart, I wish I could mend  But instead, I'll pretend, I'll pretend  So close your eyes, close your eyes  'Cause in our dreams, in our dreams  In our dreams  Lovers' suicide  With last sen in pocket I turn to you  A painted rain dragon, the scent of bamboo  Sake drips from your lips when you say,  When you say our love is true  So where do we go? Where do we go?  Like a flower, I can't bloom in the snow  We can't hide, we can't grow  So close your eyes, close your eyes  'Cause in our dreams, in our dreams  In our dreams  Lovers' suicide
8.
長からむ 心もしらず 黒髪の みだれてけさは 物をこそ思へ Cold like snow, dying eyes Laying beside you one last time I turn to the north and close my eyes Praying for rain  And all along I knew one day that you would leave And now the final night in front of me So speak no words to me tonight Leave no trace behind  ‘Cause I can't be the one to watch you  ‘Cause if you go I'll follow you  And every single dawn that passes I pray for your return  Thirteen months have taken you this golden house won't burn And if I could believe that you would return to me Let's celebrate this house of gold that will not fall from rain And when the winter passes I will count the months again Because when they say you're gone The rain and I are one ‘Cause I can't be the one to watch you ‘Cause if you die I'll follow you  I feel safe with you Feel safe
9.
Edo Method 03:55
If I'm held in your heart  You can cry on my arm  If you did all you said I'll forget that you lied, what you did All this time out at war Made us strong, made us poor But I've gained many things Clarity, who it brings On this bed, where I lie Death’s eyes comfort me  Your letters, I sent back  Now it’s your face that I see I love you more than I ever did Clarity is my oldest friend  All the way in the countryside  Wondered a million things Like how I could ever love again But now you'd die with me gracefully All this time I was looking for  What was right in front of me All the way downtown even if they took it from us By your side, I'll be, when Edo fades away 
10.
And when they find me I'll be under  Four tons of water Soaked down to my bones  For love For love For love For love And when they tell her Will her face change? From that of a woman  To the girl I knew For love  For love For love For love
11.
I know!  もうすぐ、 この水が私をあなたのもとへ運んでくださる
12.
Heaven holds a place for us Hold on until I turn to dust  Now I know I’m not afraid  To learn the truth about your fate I was running through that old green path Now I know that you're not coming back I remember when they told me you were gone  With tears in my eyes, I move on  ‘Cause when I was alone, I would pretend you were home Honey, I can feel the moon And with tears in my eyes  I won't cry when I die  (I won't cry when I die) I won't cry when I die  (I won't cry when I die) Now, Heaven holds a place for me  Soon I'll kiss your lips baby  And now I know I’m not afraid  To know my suicide is fate  A letter for the world I leave  A dagger for the one I grieve  And now I know I'm not afraid  To know my suicide is Cause' when I was alone I would pretend you were home Honey, I can feel the moon And with tears in my eyes  I won't cry when I die  (I won't cry when I die) I won't cry when I die  (I won't cry when I die)
13.
Heaven 01:13
It has become clear why I've spent so many mornings for you to come back. When the seasons changed, I looked to the north for you arrival.  Eventually I began to feel at ease just waiting and watching. Dreaming of seeing your smiling face as you crossed the stream to make your way to hold me once more. And when you never came, it became clear what I have spent all my days waiting for. My loyalty and faith brought you back to me. I’m closer to you. あなたを愛しております 生涯かけて、  あなた様だけを愛しております 今、あなたのもとへ参ります

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The Bilinda Butchers "HEAVEN" is a soundtrack set to the diary by Nakajima Ume, a young woman who lived in Japan from 1836 to 1864. The diary's entries catalog her catastrophic marriage to a cruel nobleman, and her later introduction to a young, idealistic poet whose expressions of sympathy inspire her to escape from her unfortunate circumstances. When her friendship with the poet is discovered, Ume is sent away to a distant village, where she falls into a deep depression and eventually learns of the poet’s death. Though the news of the poet’s death initially disturbs Ume, she soon discovers within herself a new sense of clarity and motivation. Her diary ends with a final pronouncement: she will drown herself in order to reunite with her fallen lover.

Released by Orchid Tapes on Vinyl
Released by Fastcut Records on CD

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released July 15, 2014

Mixed at Shipwreck Studios in Oakland, California
Mastered by Chris Hanzsek in Seattle, Washington
Art by Megumi Tsuji (tsujimegumi.net)
Art Editing by Brian Vu

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