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Leaving Here Tonight

from Different Stories by Anubis

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    The fifth Anubis studio album consists of acoustic reimaginings of music from 230503, A Tower of Silence, Hitchhiking to Byzantium and The Second Hand.

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    Have you ever wondered what a beautiful CD looks like when we scribble all over the cover?
    Well, wonder no longer. We will autograph your copy of the new Anubis acoustic record for you if you want us to. Lovingly shot, designed and created by Tim Neill and personally ruined by us. However, people always ask us to.

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about

Perhaps the most radical reimagining - the original 'Leaving Here Tonight' was a fairly straightforward piece that was written as a part of a much bigger epic that was supposed to open the 230503 LP.

Like 'The Deepest Wound' that it originally followed, it dropped out of the set around the time that 'A Tower of Silence' was released and is one of Dean's favourite pieces, being the first track of ours he contributed to before we managed to manipulate him into joining us!

As the simplicity of the song is part of it's charm, I initially tried to do the song a cappella and showcase the voices. Unfortunately, it wasn't great.

So we took influence from minimalist composers like Steve Reich and Phillip Glass and created this arrangement with four acoustic guitars - Deanm Dougie, Rob and myself each playing interlocking parts to replace the original mellotron, organ, drums, etc.

The original bass riff that was on the record was handled by a glockenspiel and Anton composed a new groove for the piece that takes it in a new direction.

Steve plays only a snare drum with brushes, but it works perfectly giving the piece all the restraint that we're not known for.

Robbie - Voice, Acoustic 6-String Guitar
Dave - Acoustic 12-String Guitar, Piano Solo, Voice
Dougie - Acoustic 6-String Guitar, Voice
Dean - Acoustic 6-String Guitar, Voice
Anton - Bass Guitar
Steve - Mallets, Snare Drum

lyrics

All that I've known
All that I've felt
Everything I've been through
Everyone I've met
Never, ever knew
What it's really like
To hold in the one hand
Believe in the right

Take my wounds
Patch them up tight
Discover my pain
And cure it tonight
One stolen kiss
That cuts like a knife
Scrambled my feelings
Straightened my life

Time has sent me away
Face to face, don't ever stray.
Don't ever...

You never seem to notice
when I know it's right
I've made my decisions
I'm leaving here tonight
Please stop crying
This river of tears
I have to be with her
And spend my life near her

One more time
Look in my eyes
Melt my soul
And say our goodbyes
Break my fall
Keep me safe
And tell everyone
They won't see me again

I can only make it
When the time is right
There's only one future
And it's looking so bright
GIve me all the riches
That life can bring
Open up to me
And show me everything

The moments tick away
More than most
I'm clearing out my closet
Like some homeless ghost
GIve me all the memories
Of this lonely taste of life
Cure me of this nightmare
Is the end in sight?

credits

from Different Stories, released May 23, 2018
Originally written by Robert James Moulding, David Eaton and Dean Bennison

This arrangement by Moulding/Eaton/Eaton/Skene/Bennison/Stewart

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Anubis Sydney, Australia

Anubis is a cinematic Progressive Rock band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in 2004.

The band has released to date 6 studio records to date, 2 live albums and toured Europe twice. The latest album, ‘Homeless’ reached number 4 in the Australian Indie chart in March 2020. ... more

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