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One Eye Opener

by The Great Dictators

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1.
just like in the movies
 we'll lick each other clean
 oh we'll lick each other clean just like in real life
 we'll turn a blind eye
 and bleed out to stay dry moon howling at Earth moon howling at Earth we keep falling asleep on the catwalk, somebody wake us up please hold me it's cruel outside, I see stakes for the wise moon howling at Earth moon howling at Earth there was a another disease in town that we never talked about
 we looked up
 at a flickering light it was a tick in its eye moon howling at Earth moon howling at Earth
2.
I try to open up my ugly mind and then I left you behind
 I was so scared of you
 I was so scared of you head for the killing fields I will meet you there
 in between
 your gutted dreams turn to me you feed my curse and pull out my lies I clear my thoughts away from the light yeah I saw the light what an awful sight head for the killing fields... tend to your wrath
 you can hide in my shame you’re not alone
 you’re not a head for the killing fields...
3.
another day
 of facing death
 that's why we were born my love
 I'm painfully yours take me down
 to average towns show me around without a sound free from love
 I need to stay above free from love
 I need to stay above the only way
 to get by
 is by the throat
 if you get too close if you get too close free from love
 I need to stay above free from love
 I need to stay above
4.
I wanna be your savior every single day
 I forget myself
 every single day guess you're right about your rights so where can I grab you by? everything will turn out just fine
 just wear something nice no, I'm no use
 a carved out head next to you you don't see
 my existential needs r-e-s-p-e-c-t
 but what about me?
 once a man's world and now my reflection isn't real stay away from the window there's a world falling apart the issue is not the issue baby hear my tremendous roar no, I'm no use
 a carved out head next to you you don't see
 my existential needs another drink please
 for my existential needs where did our purpose go? I really don't know
 where did our purpose go? I really don't know I'm nature's boy
 and you're nature's girl I guess we'll meet in the mall (no we won't)
5.
your world is ending
 hell is a new beginning democracy is a cute little lie man up boy and believe in a fly here comes the tide here comes the tide
 to wash us away
 there was one eye open everybody's dying everybody's dying to feel something everybody's dying everybody's dying to feel something keeping up appearance
 keeping down the sickness
 was it a clash or a melting together again today, when people met here comes the tide... everybody's dying everybody's dying to feel something... mama's little man don't feel too good mama's little man don't feel too good someone asked for some change then someone took the money and ran away everybody's dying everybody's dying
6.
Intermission 01:22
7.
I know
 you've got a lot up your sleeve try
 and convince me of nothing oh my lord
 why are you such a bore? we're about to turn to reason I'm a fan of the glory of it all let's toast in our open sores why only try
 when we can break through all of these lies
 we thought was a truth
 life is underwhelming you don't have to remind me don't
 waste too much time on this song we're both
 dead lovers on vacation craving another touch craving another touch craving another touch craving another touch why only try
 when we can break through... oh my lord
 we're about to turn to ashes craving another touch... riot on a diet
 who can hear us crying? riot on a diet
 who can hear us trying?
8.
oh sweet ticking flesh I’m off to cease the day with a scream shoved into this merry slaughter land as a witness I’m too drunk to sing for you now I keep missing my cues this party is the worst party ever I see an evil love I guess I will never be in your arms shake, your hands would shake your kiss would sting your fist would sing blood is thick they say and I might need bigger veins I was such a cute little mess I didn’t ask for this this party is the worst party ever I see an evil love I guess I will never be in your arms creep, creep, creep, creep, creep, CREEP creep for life and on my knees for old times I guess I will never be in your arms
9.
it didn’t change anything changing our way of thinking read to me from The Book of Hate I wanna be leader of the States you don’t have to love me not even like a clown but I’d love it if you came over we could play dead together don’t give in now it’s only blood from your eyes and ears don’t give up now here’s a toast to all your fears I see cracks in the air now we barely exist fold your dreams twice they might just fit don’t give in now it’s only blood from your eyes and ears don’t give up now here’s a toast to all your fears why won’t you come over so we can play dead together why won’t you come over let’s play dead together
10.
mourn and we mourn
 we mourn and we mourn it's early in the mourning reaching out for
 the good in Man they were busy "just checking in” said outer space "can you hear me?" crooked science
 and common sense
 are on trial again
 my baby stopped burning books
 now she's ignoring them burn down your churches in the name of love
 still waiting for the future come on let's move on let's move on
 let's move on grooming the wilderness and banning togetherness let's get a tan
 and chew on angel skin till something kicks in oh Man everything will everything will spin into oblivion burn down your churches... mourn and we mourn
 we mourn and we mourn it's early in the mourning
11.
sloppy butchers
 all led astray
 by haunted DNA we lift up the shores pull down the stars we will lead the way ripping down the sweets from the shelves
 and I won't pay for them so many roads to losing my face no I won't pay for them where did all the trees go? where did all the trees go? all the little trees go
 oh where did all the little trees go? all the little trees go?
 oh
 I don't know oh it stared
 yeah life stared us dead in the eyes and then it turned yeah it turned
 itself inside out where did all the trees go?... let's just wait for something let's just wait for something let's just wait for something to happen (somewhere in between bombs) let's just wait for something
 let's just wait for something let's just wait for something
 one big nothing
 (somewhere in between bombs) everything is running out everything is running out (better be aware now) the music has left the building the music has left the building music trees music trees

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New powerful & intimate album by The Great Dictators.

The acclaimed trio has returned with their first album in over three years. ’One Eye Opener’ is the new album by the Copenhagen-based indie folk-rockers and it welcomes a new electronic sound. It’s intimate and personal yet oddly epic and outward-looking. Lead singer Dragut Lugalzagosi’s heavy depression and our crazy world are being examined.

Demons are faced and hope appears in various shapes throughout the album. Grandiose synthesizers, homemade samples, distorted guitars and Dragut’s delicate crooning are some of the ingredients. Offbeat and meditative soundscapes patiently unfold - with room for both pop elements and experiments - and small nuances constantly evolve.

The songs take their time so the listener gets a chance to face something evil, weird or beautiful. They deal with trying to navigate through a strange mind, while commenting on the state of the world.

Songwriter Dragut on ‘One Eye Opener’:
“First of all we hope that the album can become a loyal friend for others going through hard times. That it’ll hold your hand while telling you, in its own quirky way, that everything’s going to be alright.”

A few inspirations for the album are Kraftwerk, The Psychedelic Furs, New Order, Leonard Cohen and Brian Eno. Guest appearances include Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) and several renowned Danish musicians.

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released April 17, 2020

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The Great Dictators Copenhagen, Denmark

Since the formation in 2011, The Great Dictators have constantly been moving ahead and never looked back. To date they have released 3 albums, 3 EPs and 15 music videos, toured all over Denmark and supported Daniel Lanois and Low, and explored a great variety of genres.

Today the band is a
trio with Dragut Lugalzagosi, Christoffer Hein og Jakob Lundorff.
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