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Bolshevik Xmas No​.​1

by Megatrain

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The new Christmas single by Megatrain. 'Bolshevik Xmas No.1' was recorded in September 2018 in a church by Tiger, Felix and producer, James Davies. The three performed all vocal parts and used Megatrain's old and broken harmonium, nicknamed The Bolshevik.

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'Bolshevik Xmas No.1'

The hope is in,
I’m wisdom teething
And you’re dancing in the kitchen
As I mumble all my speaking.
But I hate to say you also sound uncertain
And I’m stayed only by my ego
And the prospect of the full-turn-back
Cut-slack in the mirror

You’re sheltering
In the curling of my collar.
You've been standing outside
For way too long.
And I have to say it's positively baltic
But you're stubborn as the Stazi.
Hate the prospect of the full-turn-back
Cut-slack, your smile, the creasing.

We're looking at a slow-dance winter
I can see it in your eyes
We're drinking in a sloe-dance winter
I can smoke it and I almost cried
We're looking at a slow-dance winter
I can see it in your eyes
We're drinking in a sloe-dance winter
I can smoke it since I almost died

I hope Hope is in.
I lost my key and
I've been standing outside
For way too long.
Though I contemplated climbing in the window
I'd be relying on my ego.
Plus I wouldn't want to scare the neighbours,
They live good lives.

We're looking at a slow-dance winter
I can see it in your eyes
We're drinking in a sloe-dance winter
I can smoke it and I almost cried
We're looking at a slow-dance winter
I can see it in your eyes
We're drinking in a sloe-dance winter
I can smoke it since I almost died

credits

released December 5, 2018
Lyrics & Music written by Felix Mackenzie-Barrow & Tiger Cohen-Towell
Produced by James Davies
Mixed by James Davies at Kluster Rooms
Mastered by Mike Hillier at Metropolis Studios
Lead Vocals by Tiger Cohen-Towell & Felix Mackenzie-Barrow
Harmonium ('The Bolshevik') by Felix Mackenzie-Barrow
Choir by Tiger Cohen-Towell, Felix Mackenzie-Barrow & James Davies
Drums by James Davies
Church Bells by Tiger, Felix & James
Sleigh Bells by Tiger, Felix & James

With thanks to Helen & Hugh Carslake for their generosity in allowing us to use the barn and church for recording.

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Megatrain UK

Featured on BBC 6 Music & BBC Introducing.

'This is stunning. It’s just beautiful. A story well told. It’s one of those songs that draws you in and creates a fantastic degree of interest. And their voices together... work spectacularly.' - Dean Jackson (BBC Intro) on 'Angel (Cindy)'

Megatrain is a collaborative project based in Nottingham, UK consisting of musicians Felix M-B and Tiger.
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