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Ocean of Milk

by Hinds Brothers

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1.
I changed my name it’s what I had to do you see Living life in great confusion To find a way to live at peace eternally To get out of my illusion Some days it’s like a runaway train Some days I can’t remember my new name Some days it’s like a runaway train I’ve seen the faults I’ve seen the lies I’ve looked into my fathers eyes Blindness is my real disguise We all must live, we all must die Doing all that we can to please ourselves Not thinking of tomorrow Forgetting who we are, we think we’re what is not Beg and steal and borrow Some days it’s like a runaway train Some days I can’t remember my new name Some days it’s like a runaway train I’ve seen the faults I’ve seen the lies I’ve looked into my fathers eyes Blindness is my real disguise We all must live, we all must die Some change has got to come my way Before I fall offside We could wait for another day But that would not be right, that would not be right I’ve seen the faults I’ve seen the lies I’ve looked into my fathers eyes Blindness is my real disguise We all must live, we all must die
2.
Well I waited down on the old brick road And I set out to the open sea Don’t you tie me to this chair If I could then I would stay Well I'm heading out to the open sun And I'm heading out to the open sun Don’t you lead me far astray And I walk on through the day Well I'm heading out to the open sun And I'm heading out...
3.
Fool of Me 04:08
You made a fool of me Now that I can see I’ll try to understand What it is I am Just before I sleep I pray my soul to keep In this darkest hour I’m fading like a flower Baby, I’ve been trying lately Won’t you try and see me See me for myself I’m bleeding, deep inside I’m weeping Won’t you try and free me Free me from myself Help me find the light We know it’s burning bright But I’m not on those fields I’m a hamster on a wheel You gotta help me find the light We know it’s burning bright In this darkest hour I’m fading like a flower Baby, I’ve been trying lately Won’t you try and see me See me for myself I’m bleeding, deep inside I’m weeping Won’t you try and free me Free me from myself We can’t be still We hide our hearts In the pale moonlight We’re needing a star To shine our way Into Your light Baby, I’ve been trying lately Won’t you try and see me See me for myself I’m bleeding, deep inside I’m weeping Won’t you try and free me Free me from myself
4.
The sun has got in my veins That is who I am now Living in the world of Cain What if I been lead astray What if I been lied to The darkness blows away this time The cat has bit my tongue again That is where I am now Running round the side of things Cloudy days are in my life Sunny days are over Seeking out the real life Bleeding like you’ve never seen, Sick and tired of drowning Vultures flying all around Stumbling round this world alone You are what I aim for But we're living in the world of clones Find something within your heart Find something that’s warm there Don’t just leave it all inside Something has awoken me You are what I aim for Even in the dark you see...
5.
Stay in bed I'm going to lay here after what was said What was told All this life I’ve been a boy within a childish mind These childish times God only knows The truth that’s in your soul But I doubt that she’s here God is taking a break She’s taking the world off her shoulders Nothing to hold her, a break God is taking a break Nothing seems clear No one comes near Its unreal We’re making war when we fight for peace It's war for peace All this time We’ve been a world within a concrete smile These concrete times God only knows The truth that’s in your soul But I doubt that she’s here God is taking a break
6.
The Drifter 02:40
I've been sailing, been drifting On this water and its winter The land won't find me The ocean carries me And at night I am dreaming, I'm flying There its summer and I'm older The earth defines me The ocean carries me I've been sailing, been drifting All in circles and its winter The land won't find me The ocean carries me And at night I am dreaming, I'm flying There its summer and I'm older The earth defines me The ocean carries me The search refines me The ocean carries me
7.
What's he doing now, she said What's he doing now? Nothing to wear, where to go He’s hoping for retreat, she said He’s hoping for retreat Trying to find his own place in the snow He’s a nowhere man He’s a nothing clown No he nowhere, down and out He’s fallen in the street man He fell down in the heat Smoking with the babaji's and eating meat But he's looking for a song to sing you He’s hoping that it won’t take too long Looking for a song to sing you Blue Sky meets the Ganga, all along What’s he doing now, she said What’s he doing now? He's fallen down in the heat Looking around, feeling unsound Like a fish out of water off the beat But he's looking for a song to sing you Hoping that it won't take too long Looking for a song to sing you Blue sky meets the Ganga, all along Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare He was a good man Always had his head straight How did this happen to him? But he's looking for a song to sing you Hoping that it won't take too long Looking for a song to sing you Blue sky meets the Ganga, all along
8.
Like a Stone 04:52
Always hoped to get away Always hoped to find the day It didn’t matter what they’d say Now the dream has blown away Even in the darkest night Even in the darkest night Hope was there we held on tight I went down without a fight Now it feels like, we can’t get home No we’re feeling all alone But there’s someone who can open our hearts My heart is like a stone We’re on the darkest lonely road We’re on the darkest lonely road Theres no peace here thers only hope Blinded by dreams Now it feels like we can’t get home No we’re feeling all alone But there’s someone who can open our hearts My heart is like a stone
9.
Ishvara 04:05
Ishvara is changing me I Observe Whats become of me? I’m losing my nerve Days are difficult to comprehend Like the sun and the rain The earth and her pain While we feel no refrain Sun shining blue in the darkness It will be OK, I’m sure we’ll find a way Sun shining blue in the darkness It will be OK, I’m sure we’ll find a way To make it What's become of me I found in my soul I’m so lost you see Please Lord give me a goal Days are difficult to comprehend Like the sun and the rain The earth and her pain While we feel no refrain Sun shining blue in the darkness... But no strangers come here baby We got to open up our eyes And when we change our minds we See where we are you see Chasing diamonds in the sky Gold in the sky, gold in the sky, gold in the sky Sun shining blue in the darkness…
10.
Moving Along 03:41
Today it’s warm outside And I couldn’t dry the tears she cried You wouldn’t believe all that I’ve seen All this was made for you and me We’re on a moving train And I just know she’ll be back some day And I’ll be there, whenever you call on me All this was made for you and me Moving along My hands are cold but my feet feel strong Finding my door God only knows what I’m looking for If the world is not a fool And if you’re not a fool Oh and I'm just a fool Oh we're all such fools Moving along...
11.
Wanderer 02:58
When I come I’ll be swimming ‘till your fire starts an' When I come swim for you And when I walk I’ll meet your talking town Where I’ll be waiting for you Wanderer, wanderer I am by your side And I don’t give way, walk with me I’ll swim back again When I come swim for you Then I just need one thing from you now, Oh now is that too much to give? I am by your side Wanderer, wanderer I am by your side
12.
Flesh Temple 02:19
Your flesh is a temple With hormonal beasts Your soul passes through Watched by grim priests Your mini's in a scrapyard Ruined by rain water In the shadow of a massive Rusted flying saucer So run away, run away, run away madly That way they'll never catch you The way that they caught me Now you left your flesh temple And honey you're free, you're free... All the salt in the ocean, Comes down off the mountain Comes from clouds of emotion That's where tears come from Now the birds in the rafters And the leaves on the floor Of your temple of laughter Here you laughter no more So run away, run away, run away madly That way they'll never catch you The way that they caught me Now you left your flesh temple And honey you're free Words & Music by Jonathan Handley

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Two years in the making, Hinds Brothers debut 'Ocean of Milk' has become an album of the heart with a living tale. Produced by the brothers themselves, the album was recorded in no less than 7 studios in Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria, and features 19 of South Africa's top musicians. It was mixed by SAMA award winning producer Dan Roberts and mastered in New York by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens, Roky Erikson).

'Ocean of Milk' has a wholly cohesive depth to it that resonates with the great albums of yore, while brothers Aden and Wren Hinds' beautiful songwriting and arrangements are artfully complimented by the lush and acoustically textured production. The harmonic resonance of the two distinct voices, together with their reflective and honest lyrical sensibility communicates true profundity - bringing meaning and nourishment to an art form that has been somewhat neglected in recent times.

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released August 27, 2013

Produced & Arranged by Hinds Brothers *
Mixed by Dan Roberts
Mastered by Alan Douches in New York, USA
Artwork, Design & Illustration by Dominic Strauss
All songs published by Hinds Bros Publishing (administered by Sony/ATV) #

* (Except 'Old Brick Rd' & 'World of Clones' produced by Hinds Brothers and Dan Roberts)
# (Except 'Flesh Temple' published by ICBM Music)

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The Hinds Brothers Band are an acoustic folk rock country indie group fronted by singer/songwriter brothers Aden & Wren Hinds. Born and raised on the Natal South Coast of Southern Africa, the music of The Hinds Brothers emblemizes the tranquil beauty of these surrounds – but much more than that, they bring to the art of melody and lyric music written, sung, and played from the heart for the heart. ... more

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