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Cardinal Rose

by Cocomofo

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Breathing 06:05
We are - We ran out of breath Seeking for the best bet And what we thought was happy Simply, simply, fades away We never set apart, but now we have to hide How, how to carry on, when the freedom is gone Will I, see you again? Will it, be the same? Time goes by without you Feelings of joy still grow Day by day, all those lonely feelings Begin to go Oh no, no it’s not your fault If I’m out of your sight You, you are always on my mind When the sun comes out Will it be the same? Will we ever change? And will we remain? We ran out of breath
3.
Joint 3 06:01
It’s 1 to 3 or 3 to 1 No matter the time I’ve got to run And I’ve left my watch to keep an eye on you You’re the only thing that brings the bird’s eye view And I can hear your talks just how they run through you The good the bad things I never know what to do And I'm at the place Where I can get no sleep I’m just waiting for a train to stop Think about it think about it once Stolen moment happens in a glance In the grey of the dawn like a summer night Just like when you were mine Think bout it think about it twice Think about it twice Everything is going to be such a fucking blast Just like when you were mine Its 1 to 2 or 2 to 3 or 1 to 4 The wrong number once more It’s time to go home But where you are it’s not a maze for me Between despair and ecstasy I’ve got to break free But I’m at your door Think about it think about it once Stolen moment happens in a glance In the grey of the dawn like a summer night Just like when you were mine Think bout it think about it twice Think about it twice Everything is going to be such a fucking blast Just like when you were mine Just like when you were mine Just like when you were mine Just like when you were mine What if we had so much more inside All of those things that we always hide Always hide And what if we let go All those butterflies inside our minds What if we had turned off those lights What if we had turned off those lights What if we just had What if we had turned off those lights What if we just had
4.
What if we had Just one more time Just one more chance Just if we had What if we had A little bit more inside Little bit more inside
5.
The Recipe 05:16
And I don't know why you can't help me  and I don't know what to say, when all the cracks are breaking  and the fights are starting to stray  The truth lies behind the fencing  and we can't break through the cage  Lying to ourselves in the evenings and counting all the tired days  The words that I speak they don't make a sound  but I'm calling out loud and proud  and I feel it  but you know exactly what is on my mind and all of my cries  And I don't know why I can't help you  My intentions ring clear true  But when all the dreams are fading and holding on is nothing new  But I have tried and tried and tried so many times  to figure out how to bring back the light  Forgetting ourselves just to pretend, this love had never begun The words that I speak they don't make a sound  but I'm calling out loud and proud  and I feel it  but you know exactly what is on my mind and all of my cries  I think I've reached more than most can see  to present myself as free  See my strife is this joy on me  Can't recite the recipe 
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Backflip 03:08
Fais le saut arrière Vas-y fais le
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White Noise 06:04
While he sleeps he cannot eat, he cannot sleep He forgot to breath Cause everyday it has to be so different  but in your brain it's still the same Why should I ever let go?  He says out loud but still so blind And when should I ever let go? Maybe tonight it is the right time So while I see your face on the white wall Does it always have to be the same what if we worked on a little change but you are just so afraid  Of a smile that shows on the white wall Why do we think so complicated the more you give the less you take and the more you will get  So why, I wonder why, I wonder when Cause I know sometimes it’s hard  But tonight, I will drink, forget your name But will you ever try (try) Will you ever try (try) Will you ever try (try) oh I wish that you had tried While he sleeps, he cannot eat, he cannot think  He forgot to dream  Cause everyday it's still the same it did not change  The white noise still rings high in your brain Why should I ever let go he says out loud but still so blind  When should I ever let go maybe tonight it is the right time And while I lose my voice in the white noise  Does it always have to be the same What if we worked on a little change But you are just so ashamed Of this life that streams on the white wall  Cause in this game you better be fast Cause if you click you gonna be last but you are already a little late So why, I wonder why, I wonder when But will you ever try (try) Will you ever try (try) Will you ever try (try) oh I wish that you had tried How can we find ourselves? How should we find ourselves?
8.
Coco Prom 03:19
You try and remain Think that things stay, but we know That I let things slip, my judgement We know, we know That the grass is green on that side But the path we cannot hide We know, We losing the grip, it's God sense We know, we know You don’t have to live with the thought That the things we shared are not for ever more Love is like a rose when it whists and the scent just flows out the door The pain that I carry is more than enough It’s you, me and us But trust makes the difference We heard it enough, We know, we know Green eyes always mock what they eat Make a full out of me, We know, We just see behind, it’s best to stay blind We know, we know You don’t have to live with the thought That the things we shared are not for ever more Love is like a rose when it wilts and the scent just flows out the door
9.
The way was long The wind was cold
10.
Feel, me Feel, me You were my, favorite distraction When you walked in, enter perception White dress, in the darkness Red rose in the black lodge The music melts down our side The moment we brush past What I thought wasn’t true When my eyes over you Embrace me in your arms and whisper Words they won’t hear, words that will disappear Embrace me in the night forever Into the black lodge, you were mine Out of the sight, careless mind White dress, in the darkness Red rose in the black lodge The music melts down our side The moment we brush past What I thought wasn’t true When my eyes over you Embrace me in your arms and whisper Words they won’t hear, words that will disappear Embrace me in the night forever I am calling, I am calling The freedom you seek is out of your hand You’re out of your mind You are so alone, we are all alone We are so alone That’s an ending Yes that’s an ending I am calling, I am calling Lay down close to me The black lodge come to thee And we’ll stay We’ll stay
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Solutions 02:12
12.
Shapes 05:41
Well I just got there and I’m fresh out of funk But where we come from we keep going all months We keep it spinning and we don’t even try We play our music with our heads in the sky Out of nowhere morning breaks through the door We hit the floor and we keep going and going and going and going Space, in between And the things we’ve seen And the sound we speak That’s why we bring the dream Alive, in between And the things we’ve seen And the sound we speak That’s why we bring the dream Petit rêveur, qui dort le soir Petit rêveur, mais grand voyageur Un invité, dans le monde Là-bas où peut être Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah … Petit rêveur, oublie le temps De tes chimères, le rêve est outre-mer Petit rêveur, oublie le temps Cause we bring the dream We always seem to bring the vibe And cast aside, the man, the game, the frame, the sun, inside from the corner of our minds We always seem to bring the vibe And cast aside, the man, the game, the frame, the sun, inside from the corner of our Minds, minds, minds, minds

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Cardinal Rose is Cocomofo’s formal introduction into their sonically cinematic universe, a 12 track album that serves as a guide for where music is heading. Drawing inspiration from Herbie Hancock, Little Dragon, Stereolab and Hiatus Kaiyote, Cocomofo is totally uncompromising in the scope of their creative vision. Interstellar sax lines, tactical drum rhythms, impossibly fat bass riffs, swelling synth melodies, all foiled by tender french-accented vocals whispering sweet introspective nothings - a perfect example of how the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. The band members have traveled long and far to form Cocomofo, from the Middle East to Paris, Spain and the US, but their inner compass unanimously points in the same direction: onward and upward.

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released March 10, 2023

Recorded at Dimension 70
Mastered by Alan Silverman

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Cocomofo Brooklyn, New York

Avant-pop group based in Brooklyn, brainchild of an international cast of musicians. Looking back on 70s jazz but with the production and emotion of today's psychedelic pop. Created out of late night jam sessions.

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