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Creature

by Howlin' Circus

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1.
Dresden 03:10
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I see it in your eyes I see it in your soul Letting go Your heart tears apart I'm the sinner in this hole you made Ain't no single winner in this soft parade This house is on fire with the ghosts of our lies How long can you keep the wool over your eyes? I see it in your eyes I see it in your soul Letting go Your heart tears apart I see it in your eyes I see it in your soul Letting go Your heart tears apart I won't let you down I'm not going back I won't let you down I'm not going back I won't let you down I'm not going back I won't let you down I’m not going back Am I the one who keeps throwing it away Or do you dance to the light of a warm cliche This heart's all mine and I feel alive Ain't no going back, ain't no compromise Won't you take me Behind the veil of reality I'm looking for you I've read the book and I can't get through I see it in your eyes I see it in your soul Letting go Your heart tears apart I see it in your eyes I see it in your soul Letting go Your heart tears apart I won't let you down I'm not going back I won't let you down I'm not going back I won't let you down I'm not going back I won't let you down I’m not going back
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Only For A Night 04:42
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She's got the engine humming, all you ever wanted to be free I'm sick and tired of running, all I ever want's in front of me It's like a shot in the dark, won't you step into the fire I've been taking me apart, can't we get a little higher? I wanna see you in the moonlight Shaking in your own right Come on darling let me get a taste of what you own I only see you in the sunlight I'm chasing it my whole life Gotta get a glimpse of what you are in all your power Only for a night Only for a night Only for a night She's got the medication, all you ever needed for the pain It's like this separation, all you ever had's faded away It's like a shot in the dark, won't you step into the fire I've been taking me apart, can't we get a little higher? I wanna see you in the moonlight Shaking in your own right Come on darling let me get a taste of what you own I only see you in the sunlight I'm chasing it my whole life Gotta get a glimpse of what you are in all your power Only for a night Only for a night Only for a night I got my ticket all the way down, there ain't nothing you can say now I got my ticket all the way down, there ain't nothing you can say now I got my ticket all the way down, there ain't nothing you can say now I got my ticket all the way down, there ain't nothing you can say now I wanna see you in the moonlight Shaking in your own right Come on darling let me get a taste of what you own I only see you in the sunlight I'm chasing it my whole life Gotta get a glimpse of what you are in all your power Only for a night Only for a night Only for a night
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Creature 04:12
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I've been dreaming of your love Every single breath I've known It's because of you I'm wrong Am I a faded sound? I've been a fool for your lies before I've held the creature in your eyes, your eyes I've played the creature but I'm still just trying to breathe here I'm not a saint dear but I can't help change the picture In your mind, your mind They've been squeezing on your heart Every beat has gone unheard It's because of me you're wrong Do we still make a sound? I've been a fool for your lies before I've held the creature in your eyes, your eyes I've played the creature but I'm still just trying to breathe here I'm not a saint dear but I can't help change the picture In your mind, your mind Your mind, your mind And would you clear the way You know I still hold your pain Although it hurts to watch It's only a lie In your mind I'll play the creature but I'm still just trying to breathe here I'm not a saint dear but I can't help change the picture In your mind, your mind Your mind, your mind I've played the creature but I'm still just trying to breathe here I'm not a saint dear but I can't help change the picture In your mind, your mind Your mind, your mind
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Bullet For Your Baby 04:31
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You got a bullet for your baby I got a sacrificial craving Ain't nothing left to take here Ain't nothing worth saving Ain't the world cruel Ain't the world cruel enough for you You got a pistol for the cure Sentimental for their war Give your honour, grieve your soul Ain't it worth fighting for? Ain't the world cruel Ain't the world cruel enough for you Your love don’t make a sound Mama, please close your eyes You've been sold another lie All the pain you wanted Papa, ain't no more time You've been taken for a ride All the pain you wanted I know you hope, I know you're sold How many times have we heard it before? Mama, please shield your mind Can you leave it all behind? All the pain you wanted I got a bullet for your baby You got a sacrificial craving Ain't nothing left to take here Ain't nothing worth saving Ain't the world cruel Ain't the world cruel enough for you Your love don't make a sound Your love don't make a sound Your love don't make a sound Your love don't make a sound Mama, please close your eyes You've been sold another lie All the pain you wanted Papa, ain't no more time You've been taken for a ride All the pain you wanted I know you hope, I know you're sold How many times have we heard it before? Mama, please shield your mind Can you leave it all behind? All the pain you wanted I've been loved, I've been judged I've been a sinner and I couldn't get enough I've been sold, I've been loaned I've been to heaven, and I couldn't find a home Oh your heart can't be everywhere
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Innocence 03:42
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You'll never see the light You'll never know it's gone You'll never see the sky unfold into the dead of night You'll never know you're wrong It’s gonna seize your mind You're all you'll ever be, the only soul you'll ever know Only love can save you now Only love can save you If you let it break you down Innocent, as it is, as our love burns to the ground Can you feel anything, are you just too proud? Innocence, to your love, go round You'll never see the light You'll never know it's gone You'll never see the sky unfold into the dead of night I ain’t gonna move your mind I won’t bleed I ain’t gotta prove I’m right To be seen To your love, to your right, to your own Do you ever feel there’s no way home Only love can break you If you let it save you now Innocent, as it is, as our love burns to the ground Can you feel anything, are you just too proud? Innocence, to your love, go round and round Innocence, to your love, go round
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No Choice 05:22
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Ain't it funny Ain't it sad This old body Ain't it all you had Set it on the fire Burn another page These old worries Ain't it going away I remember when In my young mother's voice Those old dreams got away from me But I never had no choice No, I never had no choice Let it be broken Light up a sound This flame keeps spinning Let it never be found Justified Just in time These wings are memory On the waves you write I remember when In my young mother's voice Those old dreams got away from me But I never had no choice No, I never had no choice I remember when In my young mother's voice Those old dreams got away from me But I never had no choice No, I never had no choice No, I never had no choice
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Inshallah 04:16
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Play it my darling Inshallah We’ll write the winds before they’re blown You’re standing with me but you won’t let me in There’s no more room behind this careful grin I've been holding on to the edges so tight I feel it in my lungs calling me to the light There's no way to your heart It beats a billion times Screams without a sound There's no way to call out Everywhere you go They'll be waiting so Play it my darling Inshallah We’ll write the winds before they’re blown Play it my darling Inshallah We’ll write the winds before they’re blown Are you ready for us now? I'm calling to you from the ends of the earth You still don't hear my name, maybe that's your curse You say it's written, we were meant to be free But what if we ain't like you, will you let us breathe? There's no way to your heart It beats a billion times Screams without a sound There's no way to call out Everywhere you go They'll be waiting so Play it my darling Inshallah We’ll write the winds before they’re blown Play it my darling Inshallah We’ll write the winds before they’re blown Are you ready for us now?
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Baghdad Blues (Your Love Keeps Killing Me) 04:12
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I've got a sympathetic mind, it's killing me I'm not the symptomatic kind, remember me? Everybody's got their hands all over me Everybody's got their guns to keep the peace Why you always gotta be that way, son Something's telling me you're gonna be the wrong one I sent no invitation Out to your liberation I’m on my way down I’ve been so lonesome You’ve been gone since I was born You’ve been so lonesome I thought I did something wrong Your love keeps killing me All my life, I’m tripping in your mind rent free All your time, you just can’t get enough of me I’m on my way down I’ve been so lonesome You’ve been gone since I was born You’ve been so lonesome I thought I did something wrong Your love keeps killing me I’m a sinner, I’m a liar, I’m a literal fire I’m the judge, I’m the gun, gonna keep you on the run Are you gonna be the one, the only one they ever loved? I’ve been so lonesome You’ve been gone since I was born You’ve been so lonesome I thought I did something wrong Your love keeps killing me Your love keeps killing me Your love keeps killing me
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The Return (انا هون) 04:31
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I've travelled each and every chord I've searched each and every truth And I broke all the rules To get to you So I'll wait, for you to come around again Can you hear me calling? And I'm coming to you from another line So I tore a hole in the sky Just to wave goodbye But I know, it's coming back round again It wasn't meant to be I've seen the road laid before me It wasn't meant to be But these wheels couldn't turn me Now you're here, and I know, we'll go round again

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The new album, Creature, released October 27, is an ode to the roles we have to play to survive in a world designed for a privileged few.

A rock’n’roll heartbeat for these divisive times, Howlin’ Circus is the Middle Eastern-inspired psychedelic rock project of Canadian-Iraqi musician, Jafar Sandouk.

Sandouk's "gritty, powerful, and defiant" (Indie88) sound fearlessly blurs the boundaries of genre, weaving a mesmerizing tapestry that unveils the devastating personal impact of Islamophobia and white supremacy in the post-9/11 era. Yet, the Howlin' Circus project goes beyond mere social commentary; it delves deep into the heart of humanity, exploring the world’s sharp decline in empathy.

Sandouk says: “The story of a creature is often a narrative shaped by others, written to dehumanize us. This record is about defining your own story and celebrating it.”

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released October 27, 2023

All parts written, performed and recorded by Jafar Sandouk
Produced by Jafar Sandouk
Mixed by Tom Nixon
Mastered by Philip Bova

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