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With my knees pressed up against the seat in front I see it all,
Cursing my height as I’m…
Passing by the ghost estates and water towers standing tall,
And in my mind I feel I must jump over farm houses and walls
And I know that I must continue where better men have stalled.

I know I’ll never get to sleep but I still try to close my eyes,
Try a different tactic…
And write a text message to you but I can’t get the phrasing right,
I get distracted by the conversations happening all around
Someone providing too much information I should really write this down.

With my reading light switched off I follow planes across the sky
Try to guess where they’re going…
And sometimes jealous thoughts would cross my tired mind just for a while
And I remember then that my own journey is mysterious to them
Hell it is often a mystery to me, no beginning and no end

And in my mind I feel I must jump over farm houses and walls
And I know that I must continue where better men have stalled.

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from Nomad, track released May 24, 2013

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Sounds of System Breakdown London, UK

Sounds of System Breakdown is a live electronic music project led by London-based Dubliner Rob Costello. It began as a response to passive, head-in-laptop elec- tronica - an attempt to bring live instruments to bear on the flow and structure of dance music.

Now it exists as a kinetic, instrument-swapping three-piece - with longtime collaborators Ed Costello and Richy Kelly. ... more

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