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No, Joy (2018 edition)

from No, Joy by The Pleasures Pale

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{2018 edition — 1987 LP version digitized from cassette, edited, mixed and mastered}

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It's another allegory
But not the same story
And now you're just another old friend
You had a trusting heart
You were a wholesome love
But I hear you were ripped apart

By the red glow of your hair
I said "yes" when your said "dare"
In a convertible car ridden with rust
And in that brick house by the river
Academia didn't matter
But we did learn that life was for the living

No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again

No satisfaction nor the thrill of reaction
Joy, you can't deny the things we tried
No happiness inside, no agony of defeat
Just something I swallow bittersweet

No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again

It's another allegory
But never the same story
And now you're just another old friend
You had a trusting heart
You were a wholesome love
Too bad we are miles apart

No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again

credits

from No, Joy, released August 14, 2018
voice, keyboard – jeffrey bright
6- & 12-string guitars – mitchell swann
bass guitar – luis lerma
drums – jeff keating

words – bright
music – swann & lerma

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The Pleasures Pale Dayton, Ohio

The Pleasures Pale was an influential indie quartet based in Dayton Ohio active from 1985 to 1987. Oft-compared to anglo groups such as The Smiths, TPP's influences can now be read as more diverse — taking cues from postpunk, rockabilly, swing, Motown and Dayton funk. A band for misfits, their extensive, lyric-driven output sought to light a way through the rust belt's post-industrial bleakness. ... more

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