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Future Kingdom

by Tigers in the Tank

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Future Kingdom is the third album by Tigers in the Tank and exemplifies the group's knack for eclectic songwriting and warm, big-hearted vocals.

    -Dynamic indie rock with atmospheric keyboards, energetic guitar solos, and propulsive rhythms (Dancing Alone, Drop, Sour Apples)

    -Melodic acoustic rock (Future Kingdom, So Close to Me)

    -Bouncy Americana (Green Grass, Just Atoms)

    -Sweet-natured folk (Sister Love Song, Straight Ahead)

    -90's-loving alternative rock (Head Rush, The Heavy)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Future Kingdom via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Drop 03:42
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I cannot worship at the shrine of exclusivity I can’t sing the hymns of dominance and industry And if you have to drop someone to do your thing You’ll have to do without me Mac says ‘hello’ on the bus Don’t wanna talk, don’t need a friend Conversation feels like it will never end But then a line drops Like loose heart strings he can’t control And I see Mac needs some love I love you, Mac, I love you so What’s the cost to you When no one cares for your company No it’s nothing new Don’t we make outcasts of the unhappy I may not understand your slur I may not catch all of the words But I’m here for you now I hope that’s consolation anyhow We can ignore the sad Pretend they’ve earned their bad But how have you and I achieved our state of grace Through many years of love Stability, encouragement And never having doors slammed in our face So when the veil drops And I can see the pain of Mac He’ll feel better when I love him Yeah, and he can love me back I cannot worship at the shrine of exclusivity I can’t sing the hymns of dominance and industry And if you have to drop someone to do your thing You’ll have to do without me
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Future Kingdom 03:21
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If it had to happen Did it have to happen on a weekday Before the sunrise when My eyes fail me in dreams and waking both So close to the same thing these days When the floor was thumping And the tea bag pumping And something burning in the pan The plan suddenly hits me full to see And it’s me not just flowing along with the stream It’s me not just helping clean I try to stay passive and seem serene But the effort is massive I’ve put in to gain your esteem And here’s me Front and center and guilty and mean If it had to break down Did it have to break down chemically Every molecule deciding to be free But what can freedom be when we We insist upon our right to fight and sting And live conquering I’d rather be enslaved by love for everyone Down the barrel of a gun Than cling to liberty And witness endless suffering around me Surround glee with selfish choices And hellish noises like an infant An instant’s all it takes to separate A life of empty freedom From our common future kingdom
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Dancing Alone 04:11
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I wanna know the stories of the ones that came before me Not just those with all the fame and all the money All the shadows, woes and throes All the secrets of the heart beat common to us all Back when we first outgrew our little founding commune Saw different dreams in sun and sea and sky and moon Discovered many ways to build and tear apart Forgot about the heart beat common to us all Well I cannot fly But problems like that are made to be solved What makes the sky? A question like that is just begging to be resolved I am a force and so I force my way through I am a force but am I pushing right into you
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So Close to Me 04:16
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I saw you smile like revelations glow You put your fingers there just so You let me blush and take it slow But how did you get next to me You sprung the lock When I swallowed the key How did you get next to me Sprung the lock when I swallowed the key How did you get so close to me? Friends of friends and months back Distance between us ‘til a simple act Was it mine or yours because I lost track We gravitated so suddenly Crossed the space like it was destiny We gravitated so suddenly Crossed the space like it was destiny How did you get so close to me? I know you told me I looked nice You might have told me more than twice I know that we danced heat enough to melt the ice I thought I was free to turn you down But what you said when you just turned around You pulled me up, up, up baby Then you knocked me right back down You pulled me up, up, up baby Then you knocked me right back down But how did you get next to me Sprung the lock when I swallowed the key We gravitated so suddenly Crossed the space like it was destiny How did you get so close to me?
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Just Atoms 03:12
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My body is shaped like an embrace Spine central shooting outwards cradling my insides There’s more here than what shows upon my face And I expect you know what that feels like Well I’ve had too much to drink Had much too much time to think But at least I’ve been consistent You must admit I’ve been gentle to you Held your hand and cured your flu I’m invested and I’m underestimated I think we oughta cut our losses and agree That we both wish to swim in the same sea My words are herbal remedies for all you feel is hard Your subtle sensuality brings an aching to my heart There’s more here than we either will say But knowing is a start So let’s start acting our age Insignificant bubbles dancing on a stage That’s been erected longer than we can fathom The universe a whole And we’re just atoms
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Green Grass 03:03
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You could get a shark tattoo You could get a shark tooth implant You could wear a robe or paint a globe Or do a hip hop tap dance under a strobe You could be a million ways You could flex a million shades of you Be the best one every day Be the one that makes them say Oh, there he goes Doing it real, making the rivers flow Oh, there she goes Keeping it kind, making the green grass grow Well I dig your unmade face Even when you make that face at me Yes, I think the bow superfluous But I trust you tied it up for yourself not for us Even when we paint the town It’s not the painted you I celebrate When your walls come crashing down That’s when you’ll wow And you’re bound to make them say Oh, there he goes Doing it real, making the rivers flow Oh, there she goes Keeping it kind, making the green grass grow Let us untwist all we wrap around Our hands and headaches And head on down to nowhere I’ll meet you there And we’ll leave our cares Being without needing a mold to fill We can get there still Oh, there he goes Doing it real, making the rivers flow Oh, there she goes Keeping it kind, making the green grass grow
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Sour Apples 04:11
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Some days the sun comes up Faster than it should Can’t see the hurry does us any good Some nights the air gets tight Flowing through my lungs One more round and I’ll be done This small span we call a day Will quickly come and go Sequential cuz we view it so Binary light and dark So stark and so unreal I want to see the spectrum Of how you feel So many questions as to how we came to power The answers turn all the apples sour I’ve got so many questions about how we came to power The answers turn all the apples sour So let’s relinquish all our schemes Let’s abandon conquering I’ve been clever to a fault Enjoyed the ride But now I’d like to get off I walk down the street at 5 To go and get my meal I take off the orange peel I come home again at 10 So mad and so confused It’s so bad I start to sing the blues So many questions as to how we came to power The answers turn all the apples sour I’ve got so many questions about how we came to power The answers turn all the apples sour I’ll relinquish Won’t overthink this All my schemes were for conquering I’ll relinquish Won’t overthink this All my schemes They were clever but to a fault Enjoyed the ride But now I’d like to get off Some people frown all day And I know it ain’t their fault Can’t open up the vault Where generosity and love have been dismissed How did it come to this? I’ve been clever but to a fault Enjoyed the ride But now I’d like to get off
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The Heavy 03:51
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Oh the heavy The damp and the rough disappear Flown away Once the hum resonates in my ear Twice a traveler once I stayed And gave all my things away Pressing it all down in pages What I struggle to say You feel it too What the sound does to you And it’s all we can do to hold it Anxious all day But not when we play Connect notes to words and Yesterday Twice a traveler once I stayed And gave all my things away Press sour thoughts into lemonade And let useless shadows fade Unload our grief for the world today And plant something new in what we convey Pressing it all down in pages What I struggle to say
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Straight Ahead 04:08
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On partage la même ville Même les rues On aurait pu être amis quand Vous m'avez pas vu Et alors des cauchemars Même d'autre mal J’essaie garder tous mes larmes Etre génial Alors ma famille est triste La vôtre aussi Vous regrettez le mal Ca j’ai bien compris Je peux que craindre des fois Vous peut-être aussi Occupons nous des voisins Avons de l’esprit On partage la même peur Avons de courage On va trouver à l’heure Bonheur au village Je partagerai tout En train de rouler Et à votre part Oubliez jamais Et la, on vois On arrivera à aller tout droit On se trouve ou pas mais tout droit Ensemble nous continuons tout droit
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Head Rush 05:29
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I’ve seen a floodgate burst once In a torrent like a soldier giving up Forgotten who laid the first stone Or threw it to start the fight But without love we lose our light If the hatch holds we’ll swim all night And in the dark who knows what’s right? Can we still sing together without going back 13 years Or did we create a style that’s way too out of touch Back in high school we were blinded by All the plans that seemed so clear Now the memory of it all feels like a head rush We’ve planned a whole year for a masquerade And not a single plan made the parade Too exposed and too late to ask for aid Look at you standing in line Single file of a single mind I used to think you were so brave You were a hot headed renegade Do you still find comfort in the shade? Can we still sing together without going back 13 years Or did we create a style that’s way too out of touch Back in high school we were blinded by All the plans that seemed so clear Now the memory of it all feels like a head rush
11.
Sister Love Song 02:58
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Sister sometimes you drive me crazy Sometimes we’re the same Sometimes you seem so strange to me Our hands and hearts Are made from the same great mystery Thank goodness there’s a you To balance out the me Sister sometimes I wish your grace was mine Sometimes I feel weak But I know my strength is just A different kind Our minds will always See the world through different eyes But when I spin Even if you jump Girl we harmonize

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released November 10, 2019

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Tigers in the Tank Seattle, Washington

Nomi - vocals
Neil Sommer - drums
Dan Jones - guitar, banjo
Ryan Tymony - bass
Kyle Frankiewich - keyboard

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