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1.
Flies 06:50
Somewhere in the depth of my head Somehow my friends are dead Like a glimmer of colder days You know I can't forget Those dreams where they would stay Like flies who won't go away All this time I've waited for the call I should have let it go and embrace the fall From those longed-for days
2.
Bats 07:33
We are forsaken and We'll be forgotten Someday Although we knew the warmth We'll all end in the cold of The clay Our lives are therefore Fated to void and Decay I couldn't live without Your presence in my arms although I know I'll have to live throughout The loss, the fear and the disarray
3.
October 05:52
When the leaves are falling I'll be on my own Then when fall is leaving I'll long be gone But one day you'll find me Roaming in the night Crying for what will be After the glooming light I'll light you a lantern When October ends I'll watch it all burn For you my friend
4.
Phantoms 04:52
When you open the front door Hope you don't lock yourself out Waiting for your heart to calm down After all this time You should know That waiting has never Ever help you to chase down The phantoms from your heart Who always tease you And keep you away from the people you adore
5.
Tar 05:31
When I lie down staring at the night I'm waiting for your mind to repose All I want is to hold you real tight Hoping that I could keep you close Sometimes you feel I'm kind of distant And I'm sorry when I seem overwhelmed I promise that I'll stay with you in the end I hope it'll be enough for the moment Sometimes I feel that we'll find a way Sometimes I fear that you'll go away
6.
Waves 05:49
When you go to sleep I listen to your heartbeat Every time you're all right Resting on your side I'm waiting for the waves to come by I'm waiting for their arms to pass by
7.
Good Eyes 07:25

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Dye by the Sword - BATS

This fall brings us Bats, the sophomore effort from Montreal’s trio Dye by the Sword, the gloomy, ghastly successor to 2015’s album Lanterns. From the intense, gut-wrenching musical builds of Flies to the cold-wave reverb-drenched explorations of Waves, through the hypnotical soundscapes of Phantoms, Bats examines the growing apprehension of death and isolation in the aftermath of the loss of a loved one. Whether one feels smothered by his own fears or lost in the vastness of existence, Bats will not fail to produce a visceral and lasting effect on its more devout listeners...

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released October 13, 2017

All songs written, recorded and mixed by Dye by the Sword (Alexandre Chenette, Jean-Christophe Chenette et Olivier LeBlanc-Roy) between January 2016 and August 2017.

Covert Art: Harry Sutcliffe, Smoke from bush fire, QC, about 1914
Gift of Peter, Paul, Robert and Carolyn Sutcliffe, M2011.64.2.2.90, McCord Museum

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We are a band of 3 musicians from Montreal playing bass, keyboard, drums and guitars, sometimes with or without distortion.

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