Ecstasy in the Shadow of Ecstasy (2020)
Release date: May 15, 2020
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Tracklist
01. Art of Life
02. Temptation
03. Feel More
04. For Old Time’s Sake
05. Kiss
06. Here’s the Part
07. Mrs. Robinson
08 Love from a Distance
09. Life Is Coming Back to Me
Lyrics
Here comes a vision
Dancing my way
The cosmic giggle
Invites us to play
When you see a line
A line that’s worth crossing
You gotta cross that line
That’s the art
The art of life
We belong together
We belong together tonight
In the art of life
We belong together
We belong together tonight
A magic potion
For me and for you
Love is a dream
Authored by two
When you meet the eyes
That make you wanna turn away
Don’t turn away
That’s the art
The art of life
It’s not everyday you get the chance
To be joined in such a perfect dance
So when the masterpiece offers you a hand
Take a chance
That’s the art
The art of life
We belong together
We belong together tonight
In the art of life
We belong together
We belong together tonight
Something in me
Something in you
Would make a masterpiece
Something in me
Something in you
Would make a masterpiece
In the art of life
We belong together
We belong together tonight
In the art of life
We belong together
We belong together tonight
//
Meet me by the tracks
Love me a good degenerate romance
With a side of class
Champagne and oysters in the underpass
Life is suffering
But less when we’re skinny dipping
Want you close to me
But life is short so better make it three
Why resist temptation
I haven’t found a good reason
Why resist temptation
With only one life to live
Why resist temptation
Summer by the lake
Carried away is never a mistake
My romantic friend
Romantic friend until the end
I’ll bring my guitar
A cozy blanket and a big cigar
Follow the music stumbling in the dark
Better to live too much than not enough
Why resist temptation
I haven’t found a good reason
Why resist temptation
With only one life to live
Why resist temptation
When I’m so happy to see ya
Why resist temptation
What’s worth more than feeling
Right now can’t think so clearly
What’s worth more than feeling
What’s better than being swept away
I swear I felt the hand of fate
What’s worth more than feeling
Why resist temptation
I haven’t found a good reason
Why resist temptation
With only one life to live
Why resist temptation
When I’m so happy to see you
Why resist temptation
What’s worth more than feeling
Right now can’t think so clearly
What’s worth more than feeling
//
I was born for the road
A guest in happy homes
Suffer six days alone
For a seventh day of passion
Desire doesn’t change
Not your status, not your age
Only after a storm can you feel the sun
Only after a storm can you feel warm
Mmm I wanna feel
Mmm I wanna feel more
I was born for the road
Wanna taste of every happy home
Gotta spend six days alone
For a taste of Sunday passion
Mmm I wanna feel more
Mmm I wanna feel more
Oooh I wanna feel more
Oooh I wanna feel more
Only after a storm can you feel the sun
Only after a storm can you feel warm
Oooh I wanna feel more
Oooh I wanna feel more
Oooh I wanna feel more
Oooh I wanna feel more
Ecstasy in the shadow of ecstasy in the shadow of ecstasy
Oooh I wanna feel more
//
The greatest joy is to begin
But new beginnings getting scarcer every year
I still recall back in the day
Your eyes so beautiful I had to look away
Now we meet, go for a walk
But I know that the old you can’t be far off
So how about after this stroll
You and me get rock ’n roll
My dearest friend sit on my face
Sit on my face for old time’s sake
For all the summers slipped away
Sit on my face for old time’s sake
The dinners get more civilized
We’ve got more money and we’re all a little tired
But she’s still there behind your eyes
Back when each night revealed a prize
We may have families and kids
But we’re still gypsies within
So crack a bottle and get set
Because the show’s not over yet
My dearest friend sit on my face
Sit on my face for old time’s sake
For all the summers slipped away
The choices we can’t unmake
For all our glorious yesterdays
The summers forever slipped away
For all the choices we can’t unmake
Sit on my face for old time’s sake
Sit on my face for old time’s sake
For old times
//
We’ve been friends
For a long time now
Missed our chance
For the window of romance
I can tell
Wouldn’t take much to get there
Do you dare
Let this glance become a stare
Let’s kiss and see what happens
Let’s kiss and see what happens
Let’s kiss and see what happens
Let’s kiss and see what happens
Through the gate
Of your prime real estate
Oh the view
Darling sure looks good on you
Slow that kiss
Feels good to be nervous
I admit
I could get used to this
Let’s kiss and see what happens
Let’s kiss and see what happens
Let’s kiss and see what happens
Let’s kiss and see what happens
(I suggest)
Let’s kiss and see what happens
(I suggest)
Let’s kiss and see what happens
(I suggest)
Let’s kiss and see what happens
(I suggest)
Let’s kiss and see what happens
//
No one will ever know
The life we shared
The greatest romance of all time
Our little universe, our family
But now it’s only in my mind
Our life may not have been unusual
Like all the millions come before
But to us it meant everything
The greatest story ever told
And here’s the part
Where we are laughing
And drinking champagne
In a restaurant
(here’s the part, here’s the part)
Here’s the part
Where we are dancing
It’s like a postcard
In my heart
(here’s the part, here’s the part, here’s the part)
I pass the buildings
We once called home
The blueprints burned into my dreams
Where now new stories are written
Our love just one of many
Back when you looked just like a movie star
And I was also not too bad
I’ll keep that universe inside of me
And carry on the best I can
And here’s the part
Where we are laughing
And drinking champagne
In a restaurant
(here’s the part, here’s the part)
Here’s the part
Where we are dancing
It’s like a postcard
In my heart
(here’s the part, here’s the part)
Back when you looked just like a movie star
And I was also not too bad
I’ll keep that universe inside of me
And carry on the best I can
And here’s the part
Where we are laughing
And drinking champagne
In a restaurant
(here’s the part, here’s the part)
Here’s the part
Where we are dancing
It’s like a postcard
In my heart
(here’s the part, here’s the part, here’s the part)
//
When did I become
Mrs. Robinson?
I was just a girl
Now I’m a woman
Just kidding
Life has just begun
Used to be the youngest in the room
Don’t know when it happened
But it happened way too soon
Now they call me Mrs.
While I’m contemplating kisses
And a Mrs. gotta have a little class
When did I become
Mrs. Robinson?
Used to like ‘em old
Now I like ‘em young
Just kidding
I like everyone
But to flirt with some would now be indecent
So a woman’s gotta keep it
Where a woman’s gotta keep it
I remember what it’s like to be eighteen
All those over thirty
All looked the same to me
But people don’t ever really change
We all want to remain
Players in the game
But you gotta keep your schnapps
More tightly under wraps
And set a fine example
For the young ladies and chaps
When did I become
Mrs. Robinson?
I was undercooked
Now I’m overdone
Just kidding
I’m still having fun
So come on over son
Cause life has just begun
For me
Mrs. Robinson
//
It seems a dream
That we could be
So far apart so suddenly
How quickly life can change
Into something very strange
The spring has sprung
But it’s no fun
All our plans abruptly turned to none
Now the sad songs of the war
They seem closer than before
I send my love
Love from a distance
I send my love
Love from a distance
I’ll see you soon
When this is through
I know you’re there
Inside your room
And I know
You feel me too
We’ll meet for lunch
It won’t be long
More sweet
Now we’ve tasted things gone wrong
Like those who lived
In times of strife
Who were once just like us
Living the life
But then the sad songs of the war
They got closer than before
I send my love
Love from a distance
I send my love
Love from a distance
I’ll see you soon
When this is through
But for now
We share a love
Love from a distance
We share a love
Love from a distance
I’ll see you soon
When this is through
//
Life is coming back to me
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
Finally, finally
I’ve been living under a rock
I’ve been sick around the clock
But life is coming back to me
The days have been dull
The evenings have been null
But life is coming back to me
I thought it might have left me for good
As I knew it eventually would
But it seems I may still get the chance
To ask all those ladies to dance
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
I’ve been lonely, I’ve been stressed
I’ve been straight up depressed
But life is coming back to me
I’ve been down on my luck
Forgotten how to fuck
But life is coming back to me
One winning ticket’s all you need
And all falls in place suddenly
Remember one winning ticket’s all you need
And all falls in place suddenly
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
Dream of tomorrow
Something we can’t live without
Comings and goings
Keep breaking my heart
Home is a memory
Now gone with the wind
I’ll bear the ending
As long as something new begins
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
Life is coming back to me
Finally, finally
Life is coming back to me
Finally, finally
//
Credits
Written and produced by Michelle Gurevich
Michelle: vox, synths, classical and electric guitars, melodica
Steve Fishman: bass on 5, 6, 7 // Larry Salzman: percussion on 1, 6, 7 // Gustavo Lopez Retamal: classical guitar on 1, 6 // Rob Calder: bass on 2, 3 // Leo Abrahams: electric guitar on 2 // Bart Dietvorst: electric guitar on 3 // Matt Davies: drums on 2, 5 // Esteban Vázquez: drums on 3 // Chaun Horton: drums on 3 // Oleg Maximov: classical guitar on 9 // Tim Isherwood: whistling on 9
1, 4, 8 mixed by Michelle Gurevich // 3, 5 mixed by Chris Brown // 7, 9 mixed by Lisa Bregneager and Michelle Gurevich // 6 mixed by Peter Jensen // 2 mixed by Lisa Bregneager // 3 edited by Lisa Bregneager // Mastered by Kramer
Album design by Michelangelo Greco. Album cover photo by Kiana Tajammol.