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The World's Not Sorry (Album)

by Peeling Grey

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1.
Peeling Grey 03:13
Your walls are painted grey Your room in disarray It was my home too Holding the memory of you Your love has strayed away Your doors hiding you away The emptiness that I feel Holding the ghost of you My hands have chipped away Your walls peeling grey The swine that you engaged Fueled fire for my rage Always there to save him You lost your faith in us My hands have chipped away Your walls peeling grey & My hands have chipped away Your walls peeling grey In this rebirth of sorts In this brand new collapse In memory of you My love will last Hands chipping away Walls peeling grey Hands chipping away Walls peeling grey Hands chipping away Walls peeling grey
2.
He walks along, along the line He treads along the great divide And he knows the price he'll pay I've prayed for him most everyday He walks along, along the way He wants it all in every way There's no reason for him to stay There's nothing standing in his way Trying hard not to feel so bad / Trying hard not to feel so sad Trying hard not to get so mad / He talks about the great divine He walks along, along nine lives He talked about the great divide Chemical pleasures was his thing of the past That special drug would not last He walks along and counts the time There's no reason for him to hide Twenty four hours I was on the line James don't you know that I'm on your side Trying hard not to feel so bad / Trying hard not to feel so sad Trying hard not to get so mad / Trying hard not to be so sad He talked about the great divine Ho ah, Ho ah, Ho ah He walks along, along the line / He walks along the great divide There's no reason for him to stay / There's no reason for him to stay There's no reason for him to stay / There's no reason for him to stay
3.
The Strip 04:18
Take a look around is your body in plastic? Stand in your cellar firing all your rockets A symphony of rounds impacting your opponents Running for the hills won't make much a difference Oh mother, do you lie awake? Oh father, do you die another day? Dying on the strip never minding the poppycock See her hand body swallowed by the sand Resort to a treaty or take another stand (They can see through you) The incoming army will conquer all the land (They can see through you) Oh mother, do you lie awake? Oh father, what is your fate? Oh sister, do you die another day? A symphony of rounds impacting your opponents (They can see through you) The six day war never really seem to end (They can see through you) Retaliation tactics, your vision is so tragic (They can see through you) The strip and the bank, now there's nothing to defend (They can see through you) ....They can see through you.
4.
This is not the time to burn out, This is not the time to fade Hide from the truth and tune out, This is not the time to break This is not the time to walk out, This is not the time to flee Run run run and break away, This is not the time for fear This is not the time to hide out, This is not the time to cry Hide your head in quicksand, This is not the time to sink This is not the time to go away, This is not the time to blink Run run run and turn away, I heard them say.... They want you to know, This is not a play on words They want you to know The world's not really sorry, The world's not really sorry.... This is not the time to give up, This is not the time to fail Stray from the truth and live a lie, This is not the time to die This is not the time for compromise, See the truth with open eyes Run run run and turn away, I heard them say.... They want you to know, This is not a play on words They want you to know The world's not really sorry, They're not not really sorry They're not not really sorry, They're not not really sorry The world's not really sorry.... This is not the time to burn out, This is not the time to fade Hide your head like a bird, This is not the time to cry There's so may people without the words, There's so many people without the hope, There so many people without the words, I heard them say.... They want you to know, This is not a play on words They want you to know The world's not really sorry, They're not not really sorry They're not not really sorry, They're not not really sorry The world's not really sorry....
5.
Far Away 05:32
I had to exit off this road Reached the end again, stopped making sense I was there in the middle of a dream Never mind what mattered, it doesn't work no more I pushed it far away I had to push it far way I pushed it far away I had to push it far way (far away) Here I am again, lost and never found Don't you wish you could escape? Leave it all behind, live through blind fate So I left the pack of lies I saw some stragglers along the way Lost souls in the patches of grey Fellow travelers set in their ways It was time to drive the silver machine I pushed it far way (far away) I had to push it far way (far way) The truth I live is very cold Keeping me alive like a reptile And it always works when you're not there The thing is you'll always be alone That's the secret you'll always be alone That's the trip you'll always be alone Yeah, That's the trick you'll always be alone I pushed it far way (far way) I had to push it far way (far way) I pushed it far way (far way) I had to push it far away (far away I'll save it for a rainy day......
6.
There's an old Japanese man sleeping in your dirty hands I tried to understand but started making plans There's an old Japanese man kissing on your filthy bed I tried to hold your hand but started making plans I know the truth of what they said happened to you Dirty tales of abuse, Inflated lies so neatly produced I sought out the words of a man much older than you He tried to understand but already made his secret plans And that poor old Japanese man sleeping in your dirty bed Never had a chance after you laid out your filthy scam Back to that older man, he also slept in your famous bed What I thought was the truth goes against your broken words There's an old Japanese man sleeping in your dirty hands I'll never understand but thankfully I made my plans I know the truth of what they said happened to you Dirty tales of abuse, Inflated lies so neatly produced There's an old Japanese man sleeping in your dirty hands I tried to understand but started making plans There's an old Japanese man kissing on your filthy bed I tried to hold your hand but started making plans I know the truth of what they said happened to you Dirty tales of abuse, Inflated lies so neatly produced There's an old Japanese man sleeping in your dirty hands I'll never understand but thankfully I made my plans I know the truth of what they said happened to you Dirty tales of abuse, Inflated lies so neatly produced
7.
Summer days are near again You did well to play it cool Someone said to be careful Caught you smiling at me my friend Hand in hand your head on me Slide in deep and I'm out of breath Your sweet smile and lost caress Summer daze and I'm found again Where did you go now after your stay? I'd follow you but I drove away Where did you with so much unsaid? Summer days are lost again I'd play the fool if I told you the truth Of summer days that I wish for And the trouble I know we'd make Would we put all the lovers to shame? Where did you go now after your stay? I'd follow you but I drove away Where did you with so much unsaid? Summer days are here again......and lost again Could we ever reach the summer sky? Would we ever breach that all time high? Could I ever break the fear of wanting you? The fear of holding you.... Where did you go now after your stay? I'd follow you but I drove away Where did you go with so much unsaid? Summer days are near again......and found again Could we ever reach the summer sky? Would we ever breach that all time high? Would you ever cut the pretense? Could I ever break the fear of wanting you? The fear of holding you?
8.
Young Heart 03:26
It's getting hard to explain It's getting hard to even entertain This is the story of a young heart This is the story that nearly tore apart When we walked across the pier Shallow water cut through the fear The gentle breeze of ocean waves They sang a song across your face When I was younger I felt just like you When I was younger I dreamt just like you It gets bad for you to understand When all you want is to take my hand Long distance matters wouldn't make it easy Long distance callers would drive me crazy! When I heard your tears on the phone It was the sound that made me feel old Don't worry, don't explain Two hearts can share the blame I'm sorry for everything At least there won't be games It's getting hard to hide the pain I can't ignore the feeling of shame I was left in this instance A young heart left me listless When I was younger I felt just like you When I was younger I dreamt just like you This is the story of a young heart This is the sound of that young spark This is the story of a young heart This is the sound of that young spark
9.
Soulless 02:42
Turn around and hide cuz they're coming for you They're the dark and soulless with nothing to prove Hide away your fears or they'll prey on you They're the lost and soulless coming for you Now I'm kinda worried cuz they're staring at me Look into their eyes and you'll see what I mean They don't seem to care about anything They're the dark and soulless coming for me Are you soulless? soulless soulless soooull-lah-ha-less! Suppose I give in and have a drink Join the ranks of all the bothered cynics Close my eyes in darkness and the sun fades away All I have to lose now is my soul! And I'm soulless soulless soulless soooull-lah-ha-less! 1....2....3....4.....(breakdown) Soulless soulless soulless soooull-lah-ha-less! and I'm Soulless soulless soulless soooull-lah-ha-less! No pain No hope No love Just soulless Are you soulless? Are you soulless? Are you soulless?
10.
Journey my way down this path / Now it's time to look back Every trip has and end, Every trip has and end My eyes are open again / Each turn taken in sin Driving through desert at night, Driving through desert at night Years have passed now gone / And her voice is old Echoing endlessly, echoing endlessly Seeds have sprouted and grown / We all reap what we sow Juncture brings clarity, Juncture brings clarity This is the end of the road of the road, This is the end of the road of the road This is where the story ends, This is where life begins This is the end of the road of the road, This is the end of the road of the road This is where I have control, This is where I let it go Showing little resistance / Wasn't of my insistence The spineless lose again, The spineless lose again It's now in my conscience / Ingrained in my philosophy There's no going back, There's no going back This is the end of the road of the road, This is the end of the road of the road This is where the story ends, This is where life begins This is the end of the road of the road, This is the end of the road of the road This is where I have control, This is where I let it go Driving down that road / Kept me out of control Many years I'm ashamed, Many years I'm ashamed Driving through desert at night, Driving through desert at night Driving through desert at night, Driving through desert at night This is the end of the road of the road, This is the end of the road of the road This is where the story ends, This is where life begins This is the end of the road of the road, This is the end of the road of the road This is where I have control, This is where I let it go This is the end of the road
11.
You told me you can't place faith in forever Something abstract so intangible in me You tell me it's impossible for you You told me you can't place faith in forever You told me not to place faith in you Something you lost something I fought through the years Many incentives that never saw the day You told me you can't place faith in forever Believe in tomorrow but not in forever You told me not to have faith in love Live for today, learn to love another day You told me you can't place faith in forever You told me you can't place faith in forever

about

This is the debut album from LA's own Peeling Grey. "The World's Not Sorry" is a collection of songs that accurately documents the beginnings of the band, which started in 2008. Here's famous writer Mick Mercer's review of the album

“…the group looks towards the future of music…..Akin to the original spirit of the past.”

I like that, and when you regard the Post-Punk spirit it seeped firmly out of the rotting carcass of Punk but was dispersed unnecessarily by the strong growth of Goth and a formulated Indie sector. Only when the Indie world slumped horribly during the 90’s did Post-Punk’s noble sentiments of melodic music with tensions reassert itself but it never had one form and so can move in any direction.

‘Peeling Grey’ has the cool organic slouching feel that so much modern music lacks, and that comes from the easy, lolloping drums, with guitar scurrying around or leaning casually into the mix. Astute, elliptical vocal shapes also merge into it, pulling in then back creating a charming nagging flow as the guitar grows in brightness. ‘James Quarterly’ has a warm set of guitar ringlets on its downcast head and despite quite a restless bass undertow and steady keyboards it’s the nervy vocal push which grows in strength to dominate the song, again instilling a rhythmical presence. Keyboards set ‘The Strip’ off running, tripping, stumbling gamely with well fluted décor and encouraging nimble guitar vigour. Again we are blessed with an indomitable but twisting vocal stature, and bolder bass strokes.

‘The World’s Not Sorry’ opens with some beautiful organ, sleepy bass and vocals pleading for resilience, because this is not the time to cry, apparently, or fade out, hide, compromise or die. Suitably invigorated, I vow to do none of these. It’s a real charmer. ‘Far Away’ gets a bippity-boppety beat, with lightly fretful vocals, tingling guitar and as it empties out you realise just how firmly they create an atmosphere you’re hooked into. I feel they should bring the bass forward more as it enhances everything so well, ‘Sleeping In Dirty Hands’ bustling forward as the weird lyrics spew out over jerky guitar that grows increasingly restless. An odd song. ‘Summer Days Unsaid’ is also fairly low key, not exactly uneventful but happily remaining on the floor sustained by a pale drum pulse and keyboard lungs.

‘Young Heart’ is a cheerful little poppet with sparkling keys and trickling guitar, ‘Soulless’ sachays sideways like a drunken crab, bobbling bass, skipping beat and vocal fun, ‘The End Of The Road’ huddles closer to its tiny shuttling beat with brooding bass and moping guitar as the bleary vocals evaporate but the tension is back leading to an abrupt halt, then the bass enters like a confident assassin, the drums are tougher and ‘Faith In Forever’ clearly means business. It cleverly collapses into a softer direction and ends on another catchy element which takes you by surprise but makes for an emphatic close.

It’s a wonderful record. It could be crisper in places, but I get the impression they like the faintly shrouded sound. They could lash out a little in future, because they have that energy in them, but for a first album this is a real treat, filled with fascinating variety and delivered with that rarity,

aplomb. A-plomb.”

~Mick Mercer, Sept 2011

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released February 3, 2011

Andy Smith - Vocals / Bass
Naren Renz - Keyboards
Christian Mendez - Guitar
James Hazley - Drums

Produced by James Hazley
Engineered by Rocker Meadows
Mastered by Greg Reely

Recorded at Surplus Studios, Van Nuys, CA

PG-CD S30-001

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Peeling Grey Los Angeles, California

Peeling Grey was formed in 2008. Demos of their early songs began to circulate in 2009 and 2010 in the USA and Europe. 2011 saw the release of their debut album "The World's Not Sorry", hailed by famous writer Mick Mercer as "a slinky Post-Punk joy". "Broken Glass" debuted in 2012 and a single and video for "Rumors" was released in late 2013. 2015 brings "Our Sky's Falling". ... more

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