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Glimmerless

by Serengeti Long Walk

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    Limited edition CD of the 2012 album in card gatefold sleeve.

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1.
The Poison Tree 02:54
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The Poison Tree Come in to the water, let yourself go under Baby we’re a long way from the sea If you wanna hear it, turn on the radio Open up the window and come to me I don’t recall where the line is written And I don’t recall what you said about me It’s something we don’t even need to talk about Just because they say we can’t be free Take a little something warmer than the daylight Baby it’s the fastest way to me The letters that they sent, the softness in their voices Colouring whatever seemed so real I don’t recall if you sent them running And I don’t recall how it came to be That only the weakest one among us Could tear himself away from the poison tree
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Panic 04:06
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Panic Looking all around you, you’re sure as hell you’ve made it You’re the right stuff, got the right stuff Things have come and gone, no matter what you’re thinking You’re the right stuff, got the right stuff Then it all just seems to slip away Nothing ventured, nothing gained they say All is well and good, you’ve judged it to perfection Choose the right time, it’s the right time Never any doubt, never any question It’s the right time, it’s the right time Then it all just seems to slip away Nothing ventured, nothing gained they say Panic! Should’ve started from another place Should’ve figured how to read that face Step it up, you’re running out of options Get the right move, it’s the right move Taking off the gloves, a push becomes a shove And it’s the right move, it’s the right move Then it all just seems to slip away Nothing ventured, nothing gained they say Panic! Should’ve started from another place Should’ve figured how to read that face
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Talking in Clichés 04:08
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Talking In Clichés Girl you are so near to me Girl you are so dear to me Love somebody, set them free If they come back ‘twas meant to be I look to you and turn away There are no other words to say I look to you and run away You leave me talking in clichés I love you Talking in clichés Streets of Belfast street, streets of shame War’s going nowhere who’s to blame? I’ve seen the city by the Seine Words are different, sound the same Keep saying things like “I need you” And “you gotta love me like I love you” No matter what I try to say You leave me talking in clichés I love you Talking in clichés I’ve got my head in my hands I’ve got my heart on my sleeve Who could believe you’d leave me
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Restless 03:30
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Restless Restless in the rainfall waters Looking to the gods above Inspiration you cannot alter And a life you cannot love Stumbling through the beats of pain To the place that you just left Finding sweat and restless rain The victim of an unseen theft I’m restless A lack of hope, a loss of vision The harvest of a life’s lost mission Fountains falls on a cloud of rhyme We’ll see the stayback storm tonight All together, all at once Break the dark and see the light I’m restless A lack of hope, a loss of vision The harvest of a life’s lost mission
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Gravity 02:55
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Gravity Tonight we’ll see the stars collide I don’t want to run and hide I’ll not be around that night I will not move south about it I just want to shout about Hey, gravity All this relativity Doesn’t mean too much to me I can wait and I will see Don’t really know about it Just saw a show about it Hey, talking about gravity Something’s keeping us Something’s keeping us together Gravity, gravity It brings me down Skies and oceans will divide From the friends you trust inside It may be long but it’s not wide Friendship don’t know about it Just can’t survive without it Hey, gravity Something’s keeping us Something’s keeping us together Gravity, gravity It brings me down
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The Fever 03:11
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The Fever Don’t you think you want to be a better man than that? Don’t you think it’s time we got it back? It’s never what you want, but what you bear Don’t you feel there’s something in there for the kill? Will we find the answers, yes we will It’s never just in time, it’s just a little way Great can come and great can go Sometimes slow is just too slow Pass the fever on to me Feel it Don’t you want to breathe in that sea air? If you like we can just sit and stare Hold me back I think I’m going to jump I know I want to to be a better man than that So much fear, too much slack She did something to my memory Great can come and great can go Sometimes slow is just too slow Pass the fever on to me Feel it
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Maybe 03:39
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Maybe In a shack by the sea watch me ring in the New Year When the moon shines on me and the night sky is so clear I could do anything by the ocean I could do anything to get back to the start Step inside a work of art (Feel the) water like rain, like a sweet and loving lotion Because the beat of the sea gets my body in the motion Get back to the beach, get down to the ocean Get back to the beach, get back to the start Maybe on a better day we can turn the blue to grey Maybe find another way, talk to someone with something to say Maybe not today, maybe on a Wednesday Maybe … Back at the sea it’s been more than a few years Jam, scones and cream, the day is so clear I would do everything by the ocean I would do anything to get back to the start Maybe on a better day we can turn the blue to grey Maybe find another way, talk to someone with something to say Maybe not today, maybe on a Wednesday Maybe …
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The Best View of You 02:59
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The Best View Of You I’ve heard a thousand excuses but not one good reason stands I should have seen this one coming but at this stage its out of my hands I’m cutting losses and running, give me the strength to go on I’m putting my foot down Because the best view of you is in the rear view mirror of a speeding car You know the problem with brightness is the real dark shadow it casts It’s so easy to blind yourself when you hide behind a mask I’m cutting losses and running, give me the strength to go on I’m putting my foot down Because the best view of you is in the rear view mirror of a speeding car Yeah it’s always the same, you get that feeling of doubt It’s why I just keep on running, why bother working it out? I’m putting my foot down Because the best view of you is in the rear view mirror of a speeding car
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Celebricide 02:39
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Celebricide Wrung your hands and leaked your eyes When the Knightsbridge Nanny died I’m the camera boy just taking the shot for you Broke the moon and drenched the sun Chased a white line, holiday fun I emptied shelves taking the shot for you Click! Click! Flash! – Celebricide Celebricide Click! Click! Flash! – Celebricide Up, Up, Up and Away Twinkle, twinkle little star How we wonder what you are Up above the world so high, high, high, high The older sibling locks the door I bank my money from the media whore Telly’s on seven-twenty-four taking the shot for you Click! Click! Flash! – Celebricide Celebricide Click! Click! Flash! – Celebricide Up, Up, Up and Away
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Strange Birds 04:13
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Strange Birds Another lonely night on the gin and white Sat at home watching satellite Nat Geo’s on and I’m in the zone, all alone Flicking channels like there’s no tomorrow in a mask of Zorro Adolescence goes on forever Adolescence goes on forever It’s the last refuge, it’s an underrated pleasure Oh, I have seen some strange birds tonight The crocodile hunter and his fish in flight Seen an undertaker doing deals with his maker I have seen strange birds, but none of them was you Back in my favourite chair again with my remote control I turn down that sound and kick up the stereo for some rock ‘n’ roll Being lonely when you’re on your own, it’s no so bad Being lonely when you’re in a crowd is even better Loneliness goes on forever Loneliness goes on forever It’s the last refuge, it’s an underrated pleasure Oh, I have seen some strange birds tonight The crocodile hunter and his fish in flight Seen an undertaker doing deals with his maker I have seen strange birds, but none of them was you When I stumbled, you broke my fall When I strayed, you shone the light for me to crawl back home to you That’s the joy of loving you Happiness goes on forever Happiness goes on forever Happiness goes on as long as we’re together
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Go! 03:51
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Go! Summer’s ending, time to move Time to let the music blend me Come along to the woods Time to let the loving mend me She frees me, teases me, colours me and pleases me It’s the main thing, the shoe still fits Time presses play and makes me In the country, in the wild Time to open up an smile She pleases me, creases me, releases me and cheats on me Go! Here’s to you and your dreams Time to let the laughter fold me Here we land, open fields Time to grab onto the real things She kills me, seizing me, mugging me and holding me Go!
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Jupiter 02:19
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Jupiter I woke last night and walked out to the garden It seemed the night was offering its pardon But it’s time to go, it’s time the sun has risen I see the way, hear the stars and they’re singing Today we’re going back to Jupiter Make way we’re going back to Jupiter Before it’s gone Before it’s gone, long gone And I won’t forget who made this ship we’re sailing Let’s count to five, count our luck and keep saying Today we’re going back to Jupiter Make way we’re going back to Jupiter Before it’s gone Before it’s gone, long gone

about

Serengeti Long Walk played a lot of gigs in and around Cork City in the mid ’80s. But apart from very basic cassette recordings and snippets of the original material, nothing was ever formally recorded from that period. A cassette version of the farewell concert at Triskel Arts Centre in 1988 does exist, but this is a simple stereo recording with significant flaws.

Fast forward nineteen years to 2007 and while the scattered band members largely stayed in contact with each other during that period, there had never been a proper gathering of all for the purposes of making music. In 2007 it was decided to regroup and to properly record some of that ’80s material, if only for personal satisfaction. Five of the six original members answered that call and were eventually joined by a new drummer to complete the line-up. In the years following, the band met for just a few days or weekends a year, mostly at The Stables in Castlecove, Co. Kerry, to resurrect the old songs and to enjoy making music in each other’s company again.

The 2012 album Glimmerless includes updated versions of some original ’80s material that was never previously recorded by the band (Talking In Clichés, Gravity, Restless, Maybe) as well as newer material written in the late ’00s during the Stables sessions for the album.

credits

released October 26, 2012

Ray Clifford (drums), Joe Dermody (guitar), Ger Duggan (vocals), Mick Duggan (keyboards), Jon Heffernan (guitar), Des O’Mahony (bass guitar).

Joe takes lead vocal on Strange Birds, Mick takes lead vocal on Jupiter, and Des takes lead vocal on Panic. Backing vocals are by all.

Additional saxophone is played by Jon, while Des does additional sequencer and synthesisers.

All words, music and arrangements by Serengeti Long Walk.

Recorded sporadically between 2007 and 2011 at The Stables, Castlecove, Co. Kerry and in Deora Dé, Bweeng, Co. Cork.

Engineered by Jon Heffernan and Des O’Mahony.
Produced by Des O’Mahony and Serengeti Long Walk.
Mastered by Fergal Davis (fergaldavismastering.com).

The cover of Glimmerless features artwork by Irish artist Noelle Noonan entitled Between Eternity and Time.

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Serengeti Long Walk originally formed in Cork City in the early 1980s. The original line-up played their final gig at the Triskel Arts Centre in October 1988.

In 2007 the band reunited. Joined by a new drummer, the resulting album was the October 2012 release Glimmerless. This was followed by Wave Signs in 2018; Live At Lian Club Rome In March 2020 and Wealth In The Cellar in 2021. ... more

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