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Artist: Gang of Youths
Track: the angel of 8th ave.

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So we got straight to the heart
And I was a coward and worse to my shame
I fell hard upon the weightless weeks
And wasted every day
'Til you emerged in the park
Like some patron of Washington Square
For the first time in a long time
Inside everything stood clear

So went out to find me a job
But I didn't think I would hold this one down
It gives the same old sinking feeling
Of fucking hammers in my bowels
But you are good to me still
And when my old man was near to the end
You loved his broken body
In the same way that I did

I wanna lay me down and be lover of the year
In this strange new town, this strange hemisphere

God, it was state of the art
You called each of my sorrows by name
And a tide of tender mercies shook my body from the grave
And in the festival years
Of our makeshift parade
In perpetual fall
And immeasurable rain

I wanna see this one out
And I wanna join the impossible swing
And fall hard beside you
Screaming at the bowels of everything
And in the Islington morn
You're the angel of 8th
And what's more, the goddamn greatest thing
That Laney ever made

I wanna lay me down and be lover of the year
And in this strange new town, this strange hemisphere
You persuade me now to look closer in the mirror
And I wanna lay me down for years and years and years and years

Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
There is heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now

There is heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
Ah, there's heaven in you now
There is heaven in you now
Now, now
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Gang of Youths – ​the angel of 8th ave.
The first release since their 2017 album Go Farther in Lightness and their subsequent move from Sydney to London, ‘the angel of 8th ave’ is characterised by the poetic, reflective
Gang of Youths – ​goal of the century
The title “goal of the century” refers to Diego Maradona’s second goal in the 1968 FIFA World Cup Semifinal match vs England. It was preceded by Maradona’s Hand of God goal, just
Gang of Youths – ​asleep in the back
[Verse 1] / Were you crushed? / Did I rush you? / [Pre-Chorus] / All my time is yours / My twisted heart is yours / The faithless shit is yours / The shameless fits of love that
Gang of Youths – ​hand of god
[Verse 1] / The sea's changing / The wind's fading / And coalescing in a widescreen scope / Ah, Amen / Words fail me / The 'burbs hail me / But in a way that I am glad to go / Ah
Gang of Youths – ​unison
Gang of Youths briefly discussed the third song on their new EP, ‘unison’, on an Instagram post, shortly after its release. “[the EP] features unison, a song dave conceived in
Gang of Youths – ​the man himself
“the man himself” is a meditative yet hopeful exploration of grief following the loss of frontman Dave Le'aupepe’s father. He reflects on what it will look like to navigate the
Gang of Youths – ​in the wake of your leave
[Verse 1] / So as you canyoneered from our world upwards / And the angels took their place / I was the loser at your funeral / And no emotion conveyed / It was drawn out in vain
Gang of Youths – ​forbearance
[Verse 1] / It was a gracious old sunshine / But it was wasted on me / I was plastered and counting the cop cars out / Right in front of me / I was a troublesome young kid / I was
Gang of Youths – ​you in everything
[Verse 1] / I prayed the day you passed, but the heavens didn't listen / So we held you 'til your dark skin dulled to fair / Went out to smoke a dart, finally get some time alone
Gang of Youths – ​tend the garden
[Verse 1] / I was young, it was the '60s, you see / I never wanted to be the chief of anything / So it was singing in the church for me / Behind the organ was as close as I'd ever
Gang of Youths – ​returner
Dave admits that “all of the songs relate to my father in some way”, even the whimsical ‘Returner’ which he describes as the sound of comic opera “H.M.S. Pinafore on an acid trip
Gang of Youths – Achilles Come Down
Achilles was a Greek demigod who fought in the Trojan War, and the hero of Homer’s Iliad. In this song, the character of Achilles is standing on a rooftop, ready to kill himself
Gang of Youths – ​spirit boy
[Verse 1: David Le'aupepe] / God died today / He left me in the cold / He stumbled down a path / He died upon his knees on / The way to the commode / [Verse 2: David Le'aupepe
Gang of Youths – ​brothers
[Verse 1] / Our father hid a lot of painful memories / A bunch of shit he never shared / But when he died, I went out looking for them / For all the things he never said / Thought
Gang of Youths – ​the kingdom is within you
…a tribute to the lives and legacy of “thousands and thousands” of Pasifika migrants, of which his father was one, who were trying to make their way in the world but were “fucked
Gang of Youths – The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
Discussing the track, frontman Dave Le’aupepe said: “This song came about after I struggled with writer’s block for a year, barely managing to etch out more than a single verse of
Gang of Youths – Fear and Trembling
Named after the Soren Kierkegaard novel of the same name originally published in the 19th century, this opening track to the band’s sophomore album Go Farther In Lightness
Gang of Youths – Let Me Down Easy
[Chorus] / You want someone to want you for who you are / I want someone to try, then let me down easy, easy tonight / Easy, easy tonight / [Verse 1] / Honey, it’s no secret that
Gang of Youths – Say Yes to Life
[Verse 1] / There’s a sadness in the heart now of the imitation zone / Don’t forget about your brothers if you go at it alone / And I could almost take a whole life / To disclose
Gang of Youths – Magnolia
“Magnolia” recounts experiences of Gang of Youths singer Dave Leaupepe during a suicidal bender on June 3, 2014, as described in a Rolling Stone Australia article: Dave Leaupepe
Gang of Youths – Knuckles White Dry
[Verse 1] / Deep in the breath of a carrier / Coughing up blood is the worst case scenario / No way in hell is this happening / To us, I don't care if it kills me / I promise you
Gang of Youths – L'imaginaire
Frontman Dave Le'aupepe featured this instrumental track on Go Father in Lightness as a tribute to his father, a classically trained opera singer who raised him on “everyone from
Gang of Youths – Lover In My Lungs
[Verse 1] / They've wasted all my darkest hours I decide / Of knowing and unknowing from where we stand / If my hands are underneath your hands beneath your eyes / You're pissed
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Founded in 2012, Gang of Youths is an Australian indie rock band currently residing in London. Their music falls into the alternative rock genre. The original members were
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