YOU CAN’T WIN, CHARLIE BROWN
DIFFRACTION / REFRACTION
LYRICS
AFTER DECEMBER
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Call up her number, Let her go and you'll know
Get your car, Let her find you in another year or so,
And if she crawls out of her heart,
Says it couldn't be so,
Say "Love dies and my love is almost out of hope
And if you borrow all my calls, all my time, all my soul
When you cry, when you feel "no nothing ever goes"
Then, all distractions put aside, let me go, lover
All your love is in a bottle, life is thin and could a love like ours grow?
Now our new home, no it wasn't made for you
You've never loved another boy, but you'll
Find out how in good time
You're gonna love another boy
On your own
And if you come back all the time in your car, from the start
And if your heart is so damn blind that we could never be apart
And if you take it upon you to be the good, to be the truth
Then all the bad and all the blood will just pour upon you too
Now our new home, no it wasn't made for you
You've never loved another boy, but you'll
Find out how in good time
You're gonna love another boy
On your own
But I believe that you won't be stranded
And if you call, I'll always try to help you
And if you know what we both are wishing
Then all the gold, it couldn't be our savior
But if you fall for "this is all boredom"
And if you know that nothing's like that summer,
By now you feel like you won't defend it
Ain't nothing more than lovers being lovers
Calling off their promise to each other
To the void and back in to discover
If you feel the need to tell others
Ain't nothing more to love, it's all...
And know that our new home, no it wasn't made for you
You've never loved another boy, but you'll
Find out how in good time
You're gonna love another boy
With all your sorrow
All your freedom
All your conscience
All your beauty
All your soul”
----------------------------------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Piano, Programming
David Santos: Synth
João Gil: Farfisa, Acoustic Guitar
Luís Costa: Electric Guitar, Programming, Noise
Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass
Tomás Sousa: Drums
FALL FOR YOU
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Rise up,
Call me, my love
And I’ll tell why I’m at the edge
All you’ve done and all that you want
Is what put me where I belong
All your lust for him and his lies
Got me on my knees for a while
And now I’m gone
If you call and turn him around
If you love beyond all doubt
Then let me go now something is wrong
But don’t return once he is gone
Move and turn me around
Like you do with every pout
And I’ll forget that something was wrong
And I will fall for you again
Burn and sear to the ground
Like you’ve done my soul and heart
And I’ll regret I opened my arms
‘Cause I won’t fall for you again
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Wurlitzer, Programming / David Santos: Vocals, Metallophone, Sampler
João Gil: Piano / Luís Costa: Electric Guitar / Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass
Tomás Sousa: Drums / Francisco Mozer: Violin / Tiago Rosa: Cello
POST SUMMER SILENCE
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral, David Santos
From the black on the board, remember
Follow down the line and I’ll be on the summer road
Oh, in the summer I will know
If I’ve been right or I’ve been wrong
Fool me, I’m on your side, and I
Can't
Can't
Can't
Can't
say hi, Can't say goodbye
say hi, Can't say goodbye
stop the noise inside our home, can't stop the noise inside
say hi, Can't say goodbye
Feel me cutting you alive in your summer clothes
Now you’re cutting up the rope
And I’ll be coming up to serve you all the gold
I’ll be coming down
Don’t give up on me, no
I’ll be coming down
Cold, your heart is so cold
And I’m coming up
I know that you see it’s my fault
And now, now I’m running
Falling out of my core I see it
Go if it matters that bad because I’m coming over
Carry on by yourself
Oh no, I’ll hold on to summer, right now
Hold on to summer, I
Can't
Can't
Can't
Can't
say hi, Can't say goodbye
say hi, Can't say goodbye
stop the noise inside our home, can't stop the noise inside
say hi, Can't say goodbye
--------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals
David Santos: Vocals
João Gil: Fender Rhodes, Acoustic Guitar
Luís Costa: Electric Guitar
Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Synth, Percussion
Tomás Sousa: Drums
BE MY WORLD
I hope you're coming home soon
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Be my world, be my world
I'll be alright
And if you come apart say where you're staying for the night
I'll be right by your side
If you can reply
Come over,
In other words, I need a surprise
And I'll be coming right over and signing for the prize
And I'll come as soon as I can
I'll come as soon as I can, I'm coming over
And if you're at a loss I will know
I will be your eyes
And I'll run after all the ghosts
For your pride
Be my world, be my world
I'll be on time
Be my world, be my world
I'll be alright
I hope you're coming home soon
I hope you're coming home soon
If you're right there across the floor
Then nothing applies
But you're running across the world
So, I hope that you're alright
Be my world, be my world
I'll be on time
Be my world, be my world
I'll be alright
Be my world, be my world
Be my world, be my world
I'll be home before they tell you
I won't leave without a sign
I hope you're coming home soon
--------------------------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Programming
David Santos: Metallophone
João Gil: Farfisa
Luís Costa: Electric Guitar
Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass
Tomás Sousa: Drums
I WANNA BE YOUR FOG
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Looking at the world with your light
You see our bleakness clearly all around
The way you see it all
The way that sadness hits your eyes and brings you to the ground
I'm not letting up and leaving you alone
I'm not letting up at all
Take a while and close your little eyes for now
Let me see the side you never show
Take a while and close your little eyes for now
Give it up and let it go, somehow
I'm not going, leaving you alone
Not all walls fall
Get up and stand tall
Stop aiming for the floor
'Cause you can't take more
Talking back at dawn
Holding on to your bad bone
Your one and lone
Bad bone
Your one and lone,
One and only fault
Grab it up and let it wild and overgrown
Fly it to the sun and none will ever know
I want to be the one
When hurt is at your door
I want to take it all
I wanna be your fog
-------------------------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
David Santos: Metallophone, Glockenspiel
Luís Costa: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Salvador Menezes: Bass, Percussion
Tomás Sousa: Drums, Percussion
SHOUT
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
We came into your homes
We had it all worked out
We'd run as fast as thunder
With all that it requires
The wrong that you won't mention
The fallout it implies
They all just wandered off
We didn't know if we'd died
We're young and yet we're not aloud
So all bets are off
We're taking over by surprise
And we won't let go
I know I won't be let down
I know that they'll care somehow
And while they're all thinking back and forth
I hope you know that no,
They ain't taking us alive
You know we'll take you by surprise all the way down
We'll have it all before sunrise
And we won't run
Out in the open for your eyes
So don't look down
We're young and yet we're not aloud
But we won't leave without our pride
We're taking over by surprise
And we won't let go
We won't be treated like we're fools
No, we won't let go
We're young and yet we're not aloud
I know I won't be let down
I know that they'll care somehow
And while they're all thinking back and forth
I hope you know that no,
They ain't taking us alive
-------------------------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Piano, Farfisa, Hammond
David Santos: Synth
João Gil: Farfisa
Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass
Tomás Sousa: Vocals, Drums
NATURAL HABITAT
HEART
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Come back with another goal and I might be your right hand
Turn back yet another war and I might be the right man
Only, only hold on
Love her heart and be whole again
And if you are right, there will come no harm
And if you are bright, there will be no war
And if you don't let her down
One night only in your arms
On and on
On and on
On and on and on
Turn your battles someplace else
I’m here to stay and that’s a start
I know you’re just begging for my place
Then I won't grab her heart
I won't drive you apart
Don’t it sober up your veins
To know that things might stay the same
I hope you know that I won’t stop at all
--------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals
Luís Costa: Acoustic Guitar
Salvador Menezes: Vocals
I might make this spot my home a little longer
And I’m coming forward, I’m coming forward for you
--------------------------------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Wurlitzer, Clavinet, Bass Drum
David Santos: Synth
Luís Costa: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Clarinet, Hi-hat, Programming
Tomás Sousa: Snare
FROM HER SOOTHING MOUTH
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Take me back and pay it all
I know that we can work it out
Dare we sing along another word, another song?
Could we take another turn,
Pretend our wants are not absurd?
I know you’ll be surprised
Take my word and come on by
Buy my love
Only time you’ll get it right
Oh, I know that your lust is on fire
Oh, and I won’t let the gloom into your heart
Oh, I won’t leave it all in bloom
And I know I’m the only truth
And I know, I won’t laugh no, no, no
If you call at my soothing mouth
No I won’t let go
--------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals
David Santos: Omnichord
João Gil: Acoustic Guitar
Luís Costa: Glockenspiel
Salvador Menezes: Bass
Tomás Sousa: Drums
UNDER
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral
Come on over settle down
All I want is a word and I’m off the ground
‘Cause I’m coming up high into your heart
And I won’t back down
Come on over saddle up
All I need is a call then I’m on the ground
‘Cause I’m coming up low into your thoughts
Then I’ll go
I won’t bother with your loss
Undercover in your thoughts
‘Cause I’m a spy for agents in your heart
Tearing you apart
I can make you sweat and bleed
Make you feel your every need
‘Cause I’m a spy for war inside your heart
War inside your heart
And I won’t back down
‘Cause I’m picking up a cause
I’m devastating all your pores
I won’t bother with your loss
Undercover in your thoughts
‘Cause I’m a spy and I won’t be going for a while
I’m not going for a while
For all that you deserve I won’t be far again
--------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Piano, Farfisa
David Santos: Monotron
João Gil: Farfisa
Luís Costa: Electric Guitar
Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass
Tomás Sousa: Drums
WON’T BE HARMED
Music: You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Lyrics: Afonso Cabral, Salvador Menezes
Oh, I’ll be here a long time
My only hope
I’m just going out for a while
I won’t be harmed
Free my heart for a minute now
Ask around for the thought of others
And I know that the answer they’ll call out
Take all her wins
Make them feel as good as my trace of yourself
I’ll try to explain
Good things will come with time
-----------------------------------Nearing overload take your burdens out of mind and out of soul
And remember all your goals and why you use your time
And when you do don’t let go
Hope ain’t always there to recognize sometimes you’ve gotta
close your eyes and try to take another turn now
You won’t be harmed
Oh, take the joy you used to know
I know you keep it in your heart
Now the time has come for you to turn the page
I know there must be a light to make you fell alright
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You won’t be harmed
I know that we can turn over the tide
And all that’s coming
Over and over a thousand more times
Hold on for any surprise
I’ll be here every time you are cold
And feel like running
I really believe that sometime ahead
Most things will brighten our hearts
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--------------------------Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Wurlitzer, Farfisa
David Santos: Vocals
João Gil: Piano
Luís Costa: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Salvador Menezes: Vocals, Bass, Clarinet, Acoustic Guitar
Tomás Sousa: Drums
Francisco Mozer: Violin
YOU CAN’T WIN, CHARLIE BROWN
DIFFRACTION / REFRACTION
Produced by You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
Recorded by Tiago Sousa at studio 15A
Additional recordings by Afonso Cabral and Luís Nunes
Mixed by Luis Nunes and You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
at Studio 15A
Mastered by Rafael Toral
Artwork by Pedro Gaspar
Mastering of Artwork Helder Luís @ No Type
Cover: Rui Toscano, Untitled (Planeta Vermelho), 2011-2013
Back cover: Rui Toscano, Cloudland, 2002 (Photo: DMF)
(photo: Nuno Sousa Dias)
All songs by You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
2014 Pataca Discos © You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
PD 00114
youcantwincharliebrown.com
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YCWCB
Afonso Cabral,
David Santos,
João Gil,
Luís Costa,
Salvador Menezes
Tomás Sousa
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A big thank you to everyone who has supported us over these last years and in the making
of this record, especially João Paulo Feliciano, Mário Feliciano, Luís Nunes, Raquel Lains,
Peggy Jean-Louis, Pedro Gaspar, Rui Toscano, Vera Marmelo, Hélio Morais, Pedro Santos,
Pedro Ramos, Bruno Pernadas, Pedro Sousa, Carina Costa, Joana Mota Capitão, Débora Félix,
Filipa Mateus and Bárbara Gonçalves.