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Dumb Bait

by aMinus

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1.
Dumb Bait 05:20
It’s a grin it seems, all we see is kindness It’s your thrill it seems to blind everybody’s faith We complain you see and we ask for forgiveness And all we do is try to make it right And all you do is having it your own way We complain you see and we ask for forgiveness We don’t want to be white out, master But to be remembered, yeah to be remembered If it hurts a little bit I’m sure you’ve done a favor We just want to make it right down here And to talk it over, yeah to talk it over If it’s too easy then let’s try harder Behind the screen, manipulate Let us debate our body weight And become second class likeable whores Behind the screen, domesticate Let’s mutate into the dumb bait You had such a heart-felt wait for And all we do is try to make it right And all you do is having it your own way We complain you see and we ask for forgiveness Behind the screen, manipulate Let us debate our body weight And become second class likeable whores Behind the screen, domesticate Let’s mutate into the dumb bait You had such a heart-felt wait for
2.
Future Tense 05:05
I’ve been around your town You’ve been tracking me down I have jumped over your fences And you’ve been keeping on guessing Where to find me next But you’re out of context Yeah you keep getting me vexed See my accent circonflexe is way too hard a concept For you to grasp You’ve been a tad immoral Letting me rest on my laurel But I am no reason why No I am no reason You’re guilty for some reason Why should I be the reason? I’m still alive Though you’ve been trying Yeah I’m scared of you No matter what I do You’re bombing all the pictures Blowing up all the structures of my happiness And I’ve been saying grace Running at a swift pace Jumping straight to third base Bible in my briefcase Hoping to make some sense What the fuck is time and space Can I really use future tense? But I am no reason why No I am no reason You’re guilty for some reason Why should I be the reason? I’m still alive Though you’ve been trying Organic, psychoactive Wish there was something I could do Got it, it’s retroactive I got my brain checked too I’m scared of tomorrow What’s hidden in the shadows That’s why I get high, hoe Side effect of your cruel show You take them one by one You take them by the metric ton Bon dieu mais qu’est-ce que t’es conne! Wish I had a gun But I am no reason why No I am no reason You’re guilty for some reason Why should I be the reason? I’m still alive Though you’ve been trying
3.
Rio 04:44
There is blood around the bloke You can track me but I have lost the memory I’m sure all the fun was worth the loss And I am sure I took my shot at getting home with you But tell me, did you? Automatic is the key Push my buttons I will see you Through the door of my private club I’m so ecstatic you believe That all I got is « joie de vivre » But through the door of my private club There’s nothing more It got so dull I’m sailing out to Rio There’s nothing left to blow I’m sailing out to Rio Enough with the ice show Disillusion becomes the leisure of my lies
4.
Different kind of lovers Different kind of lives Can’t possibly be the problem Your hypocrisy’s a crime Waving the flag When all you see’s the fabric Living the oppression And your bigotry is toxic Always tripping But I don’t know, I don’t know the final stop As cruel as it can be I am not , I am not waiting for heaven Crawling in the corridors Where we are, we are getting closer I can feel the burn Getting closer, getting closer to our sun We’re an army of lovers You’ll never have what we possess Yet you maintain undercover What you love to detest Waving the flag When all you see’s the fabric Living the oppression And your bigotry is toxic Always tripping But I don’t know, I don’t know the final stop As cruel as it can be I am not , I am not waiting for heaven Crawling in the corridors Where we are, we are getting closer I can feel the burn Getting closer, getting closer to our sun Our sun is danger Our sun is brighter
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6.
I will never go overboard over you over me all over again Yeah you come and go and you left me licking my lump Loving your lusty lies again Don't leave me now I just bought the chocolate you love so much Trust me it's bitter now You do know I do not have the midas touch Why don't you sing to my song? I wrote it just for us And it ain't midas touch It's absolutely wrong I can sense your history crawling under your skin Looking for a way out to finally teach me That I will see your soul I will see your purple flaws crawling all over me But I won't be your king 'Cause I know stupid Jack dropped it in the ocean Stop asking for the ring Why don't you sing to my song? I wrote it just for us And it ain't midas touch It's absolutely wrong Yes I hope you try Yeah I hope you try Damn I hope you try Why don't you sing to my song? I wrote it just for us And it ain't midas touch It's absolutely wrong Why can't you just sing to my song I wrote it just for us And it ain't midas touch It's absolutely wrong Yes it will hurt somehow but I beg you to sing my song Sing it to me now Sing it to me wild Nothing can go wrong
7.
Crowned Fool 04:31
It’s comfy here, it’s warm and There’s music here and a bar On the other side I know I’m wanted and I go It’s foggy here, it’s tough But what I hear is enough And the sun’s now rising, I’m still lying down What am I watching? Why am I wearing a crown? And the sun’s now rising, I’m still lying down What am I watching? Oh no, well alright Keep me up all night I got to know what I would miss If I had to go, just one kiss And the sun’s now rising, I’m still lying down What am I watching? Why am I wearing a crown? And the sun’s now rising, I’m still lying down What am I watching? It’s dark in here, it’s warm and There’s flesh in here Where’s the bar? I got to get out of here I need to disappear And the sun’s now rising, I’m still lying down What am I watching? Why am I wearing a crown? And the sun’s now rising, I’m still lying down What am I watching?
8.
With pride and love, we’re fighting The freedom we’ve been dreaming of It’s you and me in Berlin Narcotic when you’re dancing Curing your fears of hatred now We took it for granted Thought the world of you Billy Nothing could happen to me Your power all over me Your ignorant remedy Think it got the best of me I got enough of your so-called life I should know better Yeah this one is mine I’ve got enough of your damned cold lies We’re still and quiet and the time flies by We’re moving forward three steps back at a time Thought the world of you Billy Nothing could happen to me Your power all over me Your ignorant remedy Think it got the best of me I got enough of your so-called life I should know better Yeah this one is mine I’ve got enough of your damned cold lies (It gets bitter) We’re still and quiet and the time flies by We’re moving forward Three steps back at a time It gets bitter...
9.
And I will read my horoscope Thinking of you And hope you won’t be the one Getting hurt today And I will gaze into all the crystals Thinking of all The wrongs to be righted today Trust me when I say I’m sorry

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With its 90s rave nostalgia, mutant R'n'B and atmospheric synths, aMinus' sound has become richer on his third album "Dumb Bait".

From the powerful slow-burner "Dumb Bait" to the ethereal closing track "Silent Joe's Lullaby", the artist sings about identity in this era of self-absorption ("Dumb Bait"), about being queer ("Our Sun Is Danger", "It Gets Bitter"), Berlin's nightlife's comedowns ("Rio", "Crowned Fool") and about love ("It Ain't Midas Touch").

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released December 13, 2019

Written, performed and produced by aMinus.
Mixed and mastered by Léonard De Léonard.

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aMinus Berlin, Germany

"Electro-pop Wunderkind" (Kaltblut Magazine)

Devoted to synth pop, electronica, 90s rave and mutant R'n'B, aMinus is the solo electro-pop project of Berlin-based Valentin Plessy, founding member of dance-clash ensemble Plateau Repas. ... more

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