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B​-​sides & Otherwise

by Playground Theory

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1.
Free 03:31
I had the chills again Coming back for no reason Branches were bare and grim Snap them on my bare skin But as I walked some more The wind began to change Colours looked brighter yet The sun was about to set Run free, run free The dawn is dead Sometimes the shit goes down Even like fairytales This time the fight is won Sick of your hate- you’re done No need to hide my friend Or cover up your skin The sun will come up again Fuckers will never win
2.
We scale the face of reason To find at least one sign That could reveal the true dimensions Of life lest we forget And maybe it's easier to withdraw from life With all of it's misery and wretched lies Away from harm We lay by cool still waters And gazed into the sun And like the moth's great imperfection Succumbed to her fatal charm Any maybe it's me who dreams unrequited love The victim of fools who watch and stand in line Away from harm In our vain pursuit Of life for one's own end Will this crooked path Ever cease to end?
3.
So here we are at last I suppose we’ve come far From when we thought We’d change the winters And warm each other up with whispers -escape the night- What was I thinking So naïve Yet I can’t help but sing I make words become my world And sometimes dream again
4.
Ι am exploding from the inside the beating grows each time I think I feel the ticking going upwards I now can see it on my skin your fingertips reach out for mine you feel the burning, touch my spine blaze of emotions ... intertwine some dreams dissolve on the tip of my tongue and flavour everything I say others just linger in my eyes changing their colour day by day
5.
Her face is old but new to me and therefore strange and therefore fresh. Her eyes are full of images they make me want to feel her flesh.
6.
Eyes are busy, always down minds are hooked on all year round so much I have left to say which I do less and less every day heard you singing by yourself through the wall, -it wasn’t for or about me at all- I could not decide what to feel left out, happy or free? (too much energy to waste swipe across to show your taste just make sure don’t leave a trace)
7.
Mary 04:31
Mary you told me that this party's not for you you are so different, you can't find anything true you don't belong here, can't stand what people do and in the end, you'd like to hurt them as they do tell me how does music sound what's like when you go back into your world and nobody's there these people talking, you want to shoot them in the head you want to leave now, but you can't go anywhere else cant fight whats in you, you say that none of this makes sense but you remember one day you'll find your one true friend tell me how does music sound what's like when you go back into your world and nobody's there
8.
She’ll wait to sneak inside, Through the light She’ll wait for me to blur, With a smile And she knows where I am, And she knows where I’ll be She’ll wait to sneak inside, Through a song She’ll wait for me to sing, All night long And she knows where I am, And she knows where I’ll be
9.
Shake it all off Shake your skin Slam those walls Twist and fall Head on straight Bang the knees Never never never let go I'll be your floor I'll pick you up When you fall Slide to me I had the same dream We were at a concert Shouting for this song And then into your attic Hoping that tomorrow Would not find us there Never never never let go I'll be your floor
10.
she walked inside on a sunny afternoon a cloudy face he looked at her with a shiny piercing look and looked away I can hear the screams I can hear the screams inside the silence is deafening I cannot take this in she didn't wave but just turned around and left an empty space he hasn't moved from the corner of the bed until this day I can hear the screams I can hear the screams inside the silence is deafening I cannot take this in
11.
Playground Theory - Illusion 3,345 views•Oct 30, 2013 36 0 SHARE SAVE PlaygroundTheory 326 subscribers Playground Theory - Speaking of Secrets(2013): 01 - Illusion Label: PuzzleMusik Photo by Vangelis Bagiatis https://www.facebook.com/VangelisBagi... logo by http://itsbraining.com/ lyrics: leaves crush as I walk on the pavement the air smells of chalk, fingers freezing days go by traffic's slow endless waits but what for? if I press that switch will I go back there and wear that princess dress? somewhere near, there's a gate to a castle if I go will I find my illusion? will I ever find peace or little things I long will you try and stay here could I ever find all the words I'm looking for could I even get near will I find my illusion?
12.
I have been every fake you wanted and I have seen all the lies in me but now it's time to find my mind I have lived in this hole for too long and I have played every part I could but now it's time to find my mind as long as I don't forget to breathe

about

A year after their third album, Tears Go Upwards, Playground Theory release a collection of their songs entitled B-sides and Otherwise which includes b-sides, remixes, a cover and a brand new song, Free.

Free combines a rhythmic modern soul style, dominant in the bass and vocals, with an electro-pop feeling from the synthesizers and guitars. The lyrics are disarmingly up-to-date concerning social issues and specifically freedom, however it is perceived by each one of us. Playground Theory express their hope of a brighter future, free from fear and hate.

Anywhere Out of the World, a cover of Dead Can Dance’s song, is among the tracks of B-sides and Otherwise. It was also included in the compilation “Grecospectiva 80s” (Amour Records) and is very characteristic of Playground Theory’s musical identity.

Among the remixes included in B-sides and Otherwise, we come across Playground Theory’s older collaborations with remixers such as Fading Soul, Manager & Afro, Lowtronik and TheMute, while there are two brand new remixes by Costas Mavridakis and Christos Alexopoulos.
This release is appealing for two reasons. Firstly, it gathers together for the first time all recorded songs that haven’t been part of an album, but at the same time introduces new recordings and songs (like Free), which enrich Playground Theory’s musical style in new ways.

At the same time, the band’s evolution is evident in this release. Having in the same album songs like Mary, which was recorded during their debut, along with Lull – Stay Home Edition, from their third album (which was played live and recorded by the band at their homes during lockdown) the listener travels in time with them. Undoubtedly the highlight of B-sides and Otherwise is Free, maybe their most optimistic song so far and a precursor of what is to come.

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released June 4, 2021

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