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Hammer Down (Full Album)

by Ormiston

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Rebel 03:59
I tried to be right I’m afraid it might be the wrong choice It’s always the same thing, Broken mirrors On the floor Help me girl I’m sorry ‘bout the things I said You need to know I’m not trying to pretend, No more I’m a Rebel sometimes, Oh I know, Oh I know, I’m a Rebel sometimes, Oh I know, Yeah I know That’s right. I must’ve been mad, Found myself again on the wrong side. He can see all around you Broken mirrors On the floor Help me girl I’m sorry ‘bout the things I said You need to know I’m not trying to pretend No more I’m a Rebel sometimes Oh I know, Oh I know I’m a Rebel sometimes Oh I know, Yeah I know that’s right When I cross the line And you can’t think twice When I cross the line Can’t you see it’s fine I’m a Rebel sometimes, Oh I know, Oh I know I’m a Rebel sometimes, Oh I know, Yeah I know That’s right
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Times Fades 03:34
Dreams of your silhouette Laying on me like an open sky we could play Russian roulette Drown ourselves ‘till the morning rise Careful what you see When you're staring at the blazing sun Lost our memories Promises they never last for long Time fades Tell me what you’re waiting for I can’t stay I’ve been in the rain before Take me out far away It’s not too late for you to turn around I just want to be your mistake You can tell me when we’re losing ground Careful what you see When you're staring at the blazing sun Lost our memories Promises they never last for long Time fades Tell what you’re waiting for I can’t stay I’ve been in the rain before
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Adeline 04:03
I took on my chances But it was too late She was looking for trouble And she had me swayed Oh no Adeline You know you got me With your fragile eyes Killing lie I just can’t take it no more Fallen lights on the town Can’t you see I was wrong I wasted all of these years For her love I couldn’t resist it She was playing a game I was looking away Till I heard the devil’s name Adeline You know you got me With your fragile eyes Killing lie I just can’t take it no more Can’t take it no more Fallen lights on the town Can’t you see I was wrong I wasted all of the years For her love Fallen lights on the town Can’t you see I was wrong I wasted all of the years For her love For her love For her love For her love For her love For her love For her love For her love For her love
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Hammer Down 03:29
I followed my darling Drifting far away Tired of waiting So I cut right to the chase I was another man I never learned before Like another man I never seen before I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down Killing me softly The danger in my thoughts I tried to see clearly But I started feeling lost I was another man I never learned before Like another man I never seen before I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down I put The Hammer Down Put The Hammer Down
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Been trying to reach you for a moment I must have called a thousand times You always find another reason A feeling like we don’t know each other I won’t get down on my knees, girl I know you’ve seen it before And now it’s coming full circle Oh, I could never step from the limelight I’ll follow where you go I can’t live when I’m alone I need to be around you I’m standing at the door Please let me in for now I need to be around you I need to be around you I could have seen her on a cover She probably lived a hundred lives I wondered why she never bothered Trying to prevent me from falling I won’t get down on my knees, girl I know you’ve seen it before And now it’s coming full circle Oh, I could never step from the limelight I’ll follow where you go I can’t live when I’m alone I need to be around you I’m standing at the door Please let me in for now I need to be around you I need to be around you I need to be around you
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I waited on him for so long Not just a second or two He was thought to be a loving man But that was pretty far from the truth Hiding from the things that he cared for Living a life full of flaws Blaming the past on his father Troubled by his family abroad In a world Green with Envy Never thought there was something wrong In a world Green with Envy Couldn’t hold on his promises He wasn’t known to be faithful Never showed if it hurt Always reaching for the pinnacle The salt of the earth He looked tired and so lonely Father was a sad old man He was all about money In the palm of his hand In a world Green with Envy Never thought there was something wrong In a world Green with Envy Couldn’t hold on his promises
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Better Days 04:39
He was dreaming of his memories He was not himself Trying looking for a different answer Thinking of someone else The writings on the wall A burning game of cards in his hand Ain’t it simple when it’s black or white It’s easy to understand The flying ace Heading straight for disaster He lost his way Thought he was going faster Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days Going under with no place to fall He’s trying to stay afloat He was dreaming of a better ending Living for higher hopes A ringing telephone Mistaken caller on the line he was speechless like he turned to stone nothing could cross his mind The flying ace Heading straight for disaster He lost his way Thought he was going faster Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days Still Looking for Better days

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released June 4, 2021

All songs written and performed by Nicola Ormiston

Mastering by Richard Addisson @ Trillium Studio

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Ormiston Montreal, Québec

Ormiston is the solo project of Montreal born Nicola Ormiston. Singer-songwriter and producer of a sunny and laidback sound, somewhere between indie pop, chillwave and yacht rock where you can find influences from Toro Y Moi, MGMT and electro-disco. In 2020, he signed with Canadian label Lisbon Lux Records. Ormiston as released is first album, Hammer Down, in june 2021. ... more

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