The Film Noir EP

by Owen Franklin

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A taster of the album due autumn 2012, ‘The Film Noir EP’ features two brand new tracks, along with a complete remix and re-master of the live favourite ‘Teetotal’.

1) Danse Macabre
2) Teetotal (2011 Remaster)
3) Going Home


OWEN FRANKLIN: vocals (Tracks 1-3) / piano (Tracks 1-3) / keys (Tracks 1-3) / bass (Track 3) / percussion (Track 3)
JON BEAVIS: drums (Tracks 1, 3)
JERRY CROZIER-COLE: guitars (Tracks 1-3) / bass (Track 2)
ANDY DAVIS: drums (Track 2)
CHERIF HASHIZUME: bass (Track 1)

Engineered by Matt Thomas
Produced by Cherif Hashizume, courtesy of Café Music Studios
All music and lyrics © 2011 Owen Franklin
Guitar solos arranged by Jerry Crozier-Cole

Album photography © 2011 Pip Johnson
EP Front Cover © 2011 Dan Levy

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released 25 October 2011

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Track Name: Danse Macabre
Trapped like an insect in a spider’s web
Or a fish upon a hook
You’ve been absolutely spellbound, boy
Just a wink was all it took
Every movement seems to welcome you
From a flick of her hair to a swish of her skirt
But she’s waiting for a chance to stick a knife in your spine
And boy that will do more than hurt
You’re trying too hard
You won’t get very far boy
If she asks you to dance you’re gonna wind up doing the Danse Macabre
Other people shy away from her
Can you guess the reason why?
It’s been said that people dance with her
On the night before they die
Boy, you’re nothing but a snack for her
She’ll swallow ya whole and then spit out ya bones
She’ll break your heart and then she’ll stop it dead
And it’s nobody’s fault but your own ‘cuz you’re trying too hard
You won’t get very far boy
If she asks you to dance you’re gonna wind up doing the Danse Macabre
You know that you’ll never be missed
Just another name on her list
But how can you even resist, oh here we go
So you think you’ll be the first to win her heart
Or you think the risk is worth the thrill
If you seek it you’ll find it, and more than you bargained for, of that I’m sure
If only you realised that sometimes looks can kill
You won’t get very far
You’re trying much, much, much too hard
Yes yes you are, yes you’re trying too hard
You won’t get very far
If she asks you to dance you’re gonna wind up doing the Danse Macabre
Track Name: Teetotal (2011 Remaster)
I said I was leaving once I’d finished my round
But next thing I knew we were out on the town
And now it’s the morning and my stomach is sick
I’ve spent all my money and I feel like a prick
I went on a bender and now Jesus I’m feeling unwell
My stomach churns like a blender and my head is going through Hell
I know it’s unlike me so I’ll forgive you if you smile
When I say I’m going teetotal for a while
It seemed like a bad idea but now I’ve had several beers
So let’s play this slightly risqué drinking game
I don’t mean to be explicit
But her mouth, well I really didn’t miss it
Making out with your friends while drunk is really lame
There’s fun and there’s foolish and I think last night was the latter
Don’t tell me I’m prudish and don’t tell me that it doesn’t matter
‘Cause if I’d been sober, well I would’ve run a mile
So that’s why I’m going teetotal for a while
If you can’t drink responsibly it’s fair to say you probably shouldn’t really drink at all
And some of you dicks should take the hint from me
I wish that our society would favour more sobriety
But that’s not the case at all
So I’ll sit here at the bar with my orange juice alone
It’s gonna be tricky but at least God knows that I’m trying
But I could kill for a cocktail, a cold lager or a glass of rosé wine
Southern Comfort, Tia Maria, and every type of Belgian beer are normally more my style
And that’s exactly why I’m going teetotal
So goodbye, I’m going teetotal for a while
Track Name: Going Home
My dear, you know that you draw out the good in me
And there’s not a place in the world that I’d rather be
And that’s why it’s gonna sound mad, quite mad, when I say
It hurts me but I can’t go on living this way
Wind and waves and ocean currents
Try to drag me back to your shore
But I have set my anchor firmly
I’m not going back any more
You played out your purpose of drawing me out of my shell
But that’s as far as your purpose extends as far as I can tell
We talk from a distance, you seem pretty perfect to me
But I’m scared to get closer and view you differently
Angel, guardian, dear companion
I wish I didn’t have to go
But there’s a fact that’s driving me crazy
I think we already know
You don’t need me like I need you
Time to ditch this fantasy and face up to the fact that it’s true
I’m going home
I’m going home
I’m going home
I’m going home
Home….