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Scandalous Heart

by Jez Kemp

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Do you feel small? Well I will show you the way, that you can feel tall We can be strong together ‘Cos we know just what we are So do you swear on all the stars you ever saw? That you loved them for what they are and nothing more Do you swear on all the dreams you ever had? That it was this life and no others that made you glad Nobody told me why There’s a big black hole in the sky I said I’ve seen through all their lies But all I need is the sunshine Nobody told me why There’s no big black hole in our lives I’m feeling more and more alive Knowing that this is just one life Throughout the cosmos In every supernova, well I’ll show you We’re made of stardust But you know that stardust is just another planet’s dirt So do you swear on all the stars you ever saw? That you loved them for what they are and nothing more Do you swear on all the dreams you ever had? That it was this life and no others that made you glad Nobody told me why There’s a big black hole in the sky I said I’ve seen through all their lies But all I need is the sunshine Nobody told me why There’s no big black hole in our lives I’m feeling more and more alive Knowing that this is just one life
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By the lion enclosure, I wanna expose ya I wanna get closer, before your life will be over Just remember that it’s It’s in na-na-nee-na-na It’s in na-na-nee-na-na… It’s inevitable, one day they’ll have us up against the wall It’s inevitable, one day the animals reject their names They’ve had enough today They wanna live with their own names They’re on the streets today By the elephant enclosure, they’re ferocious and older They’re angry and they remember, all the days of your slaughter Just remember that it’s! It’s in na-na-nee-na-na It’s in na-na-nee-na-na… It’s inevitable, one day they’ll have us up against the wall It’s inevitable, one day the animals reject their names They’ve had enough today They wanna live with their own names They’re on the streets today
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I want 3-parent children, I want magnetic trains I want levitating skateboards and a cheaper cure for AIDS I want holidays on Venus in a new space age And electronic tattoos in case I misspell someone’s name Here’s the future, with everything in it But most of it’s just junk, I don’t need it There’s just 2 things that we want, yeah All we want is equality and lasers We deserve nothing less than equality and lasers We should be up in space, being awesome with science But we’re held back by homophobes, bigots and liars Well I want equality and I want my fucking lasers I want deep sea exploration Healthy sex education Third world vaccination yeah and don’t forget the jetpacks Re-create the dinosaurs Maybe even teleport But until then I’d settle for some better public transport The world of science, we push to the limit We put an ear on a mouse for the hell of it But there’s just 2 things that we want, yeah All we want is equality and lasers We deserve nothing less than equality and lasers We should be working together, in science and medicine I want peace between Tesla and Edison Well I want equality and I want my fucking lasers
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The world’s just a corporate freak show, I make my way to the exit But every day they find another way to push it in my face, make me accept it I’m not awake now, I’m just living in the past And I sail away on it now, the hype of yesteryear And I live my life by it now, all those forgotten years The world’s just a boring freak show, I make my way to the exit But every day they find another way to push it in my face so I never forget it I’m not awake now, I’m just living in the past And I sail away on it now, the hype of yesteryear And I live my life by it now, all those forgotten years Harry Potter fucking Katie Price Teenage vampire films for all your life You sell more product if you lie, you get an Oscar if you die Oh oh, well these are the laws of hype The junk of today is forgotten tomorrow This is the hype of yesteryear
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Have you ever had a hundred thoughts in a second? Are you living life the way you’d reckoned? You walk around with that smile on your face I want to say that your bubble is a hollow sham Lighten up, no thanks Lighten up, no thanks You say I think too much, well you don’t fucking think enough I’m happy as I am, so lighten up no thanks Have you ever had a hundred thoughts in second? I don’t think so Are you living life the way you’d reckoned? Someone would have told you so And you’ve still got that stupid smile on your face I wanna say that your bubble is a hollow sham Lighten up, no thanks I’ll tell you where to go Lighten up, no thanks I don’t think so You say I think too much, well you don’t fucking think enough I’m happy as I am, so lighten up no thanks You’re the happiness fascists, you’re telling people what to think But what the hell would you know, you’re no good at being a cynic And I shouldn’t have to tell you all the things that I’m aware about I’m living life, because I know the things I really care about One more time! One more time One more time, lighten up no thanks
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My lover’s gone, lost – somewhere in the ventricles of space And I feel the tentacles of age, so I go Don’t want you to be my sun, my saviour Don’t need a light in shining amour You’re undivided, and I have never ever Been undecided, in an ocean I could pick a lane The gamma rays and hammerhead spaceships, They can’t stand to be near you but I won’t fear you… Because I would not trade All the eloquent elegance, of the galaxy For your scandalous heart Sagittarius A*, Sagittarius A* Sagittarius A*, Sagittarius A* Are you Sirius my star I took my time, and we both crossed lines we never wanted to But I cheated time to get to you Grew black holes in a line, because I could Never distracted by kraken fireflies In exploding velvet skies! You’re undeniable, and I have never ever Been satisfiable, and to this day I feel the same The gas dwellers and feersum enjinns, They can’t stand to be near you but I won’t fear you Because I would not trade All the eloquent elegance, of the galaxy For your scandalous heart Sagittarius A*, Sagittarius A* Sagittarius A*, Sagittarius A* Are you Sirius my star You know I’d never trade All your elegant eloquence, you’re my galaxy You’re my scandalous heart Sagittarius A*, Sagittarius A* Sagittarius A*, Sagittarius A* Are you Sirius my star.
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Under silver songs of old Well silver always beated gold Songs of light and space and cold And all the promises that they hold I, have, walked this sky To fantasise and terrorise I, can’t, tell you why But there’s something magical about these stars They are weird but they are mine Until the end of my time I have nothing else to travel by Reflected in these eyes These stars are very old, these stars died long ago These stars are weird cos they travel in time I have nothing else to travel by Well I don’t see the signs they see These superstitious nations But they’re still magical to me These upside-down constellations I, have, walked this sky To fantasise and terrorise I, can’t, tell you why But there’s something magical about these stars They are weird but they are mine Until the end of my time I have nothing else to travel by Reflected in these eyes These stars are very old, these stars died long ago These stars are weird cos they travel in time I have nothing else to travel by Seas of burning gases Inspiring the masses Since societies first opened their eyes I choose weird stars across my skies We are weird stars, and we shine best in the dark From galaxies far far apart And we burn like suns in our hearts And you know that it’s true We are weird stars, and we shine best in the dark From histories far far apart And we burn like suns in our hearts And you know that it’s true We are weird stars, and we shine best in the dark From fantasies far far apart And we burn like suns in our hearts And you know that it’s true We are weird stars.
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There’s an evil spirit in this city There’s a dirty feeling in plain view The monsters walk around in masks so pretty They put you in those clothes, and then they blame you She never knew what she did wrong, she never knew what she did wrong She never knew what she did wrong, well we never knew what she did wrong But when the moon rises in the night, we’ll ride Like whores on horseback, we will be the light Waiting in the night to fight back We’ll ride this town until the streets are clean, of hate and bigotry We will be the light, we will take the time We’ll hold up your reflections for you Like whores on horseback, we will be the light The monsters say we’re faggots against nature They say we got a deviant agenda But they’re the ones inciting violent behaviour They’re the ones trying to criminalise our gender He never knew what he did wrong, He never knew what he did wrong He never knew what he did wrong, well we never knew what he did wrong But when the moon rises in the night, we’ll ride Like whores on horseback, we will be the light Waiting in the night to fight back We’ll ride this town until the streets are clean, of hate and bigotry We will be the light, we will take the time We’ll hold up your reflections for you Like whores on horseback, we will be the light I sit here atop this pyramid, of privilege I was born into I sit here and count my privilege, white cis male straight and English-speaking too I’ll preach against their privilege until misogyny’s a meaning that we don’t know Until white’s just a colour in the rainbow Until misogyny’s a meaning that we don’t know Until there’s not a single shame that we won’t show Well we never knew what we did wrong ‘Cos we never did did nothing wrong And the moon’s still rising and we’re taking back the night Like whores on horseback, we will be the light Waiting in the night to fight back We’ll ride this town until the streets are clean, of hate and bigotry We will be the light, we will take the time We’ll hold up your reflections for you Like whores on horseback, we will be the light, oh
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Fuck your politics, fuck your philosophy Keep your catchy tunes and fuck all the rest, The simplest songs sell the best I wanted to write songs, yeah, that I could believe in Naïve little me I wanted to write songs people would find interesting I wrote about! Science and music The sings of religion Inequality The world we all live in I even wrote about the desperate highs of love But they said! Fuck your politics, fuck your philosophy Fuck all the things in the world right now Just write songs to get girls into bed Fuck you politics, fuck your sociology Keep your catchy tunes and fuck all the rest, The simplest songs sell the best I wanted to write songs that might make people think What was I thinking? You can’t make people think! Just be a drum’n’bass DJ and watch them drink It pays much better than songs about Hipsters and posers The hypocrisy of fashion The media’s lies Cultural imperialism I wrote about a world map that’s blue white and red But they said! Fuck your politics, fuck your philosophy Fuck all the things in the world right now Just write songs to get girls into bed Fuck you politics, fuck your sociology Keep your catchy tunes and fuck all the rest, The simplest songs sell the best I get bitter, I get angry, but I gotta show the world I’m still hungry And I will sing about whatever I damn well want And I won’t care when they say! Fuck your politics, fuck your philosophy Fuck all the things in the world right now Just write songs to get girls into bed Fuck you politics, fuck your sociology Keep your catchy tunes and fuck all the rest, The simplest songs, ever-simpler songs Shitty, stupid, plastic songs sell the best
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about

SCANDALOUS HEART is the 3rd album from international rogue JEZ KEMP, featuring 12 epic tracks full of riffs, hooks and catchy tunes about stars, science, equality and fun.

It's a colourful and worthy follow-up to 2012's AIRFIX DEMOCRACIES, with plenty of dark and light mixed in together.

Downloading this album is FREE and includes high quality artwork for all 12 tracks.

Huge thanks to the following people!

Hardware support:
Daniil Ivshin - guitar (will you ever let me buy the guitar?)
Jeremy Kirks - monitors
Studio Squid Melbourne - bass

Jon Ruskin & Matt Langley (who go by many names) for advice & support

Chiara LaRotonda my INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY bandmate

Friends and family on both sides of this planet (and both sides of the ditch)

Everybody who actually wanted another album

This album was made with free software, a laptop, a vocal microphone, recording interface. It cost about $200AUD covering favours from friends and 1 studio session. No amps or drums were played in this album and that's okay.

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released November 16, 2014

All songs written, recorded, mixed and produced by Jez Kemp
Except Alchemy written by F451
Backing vocals on Weird Stars by Chiara LaRotonda
Artwork by Jez Kemp
Space photos by NASA; New Zealand photos by Jez Kemp

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