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Tonic

by Production

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1.
All Together 05:49
Stand up if you only want to belong Shout out if you want to sing our song Hands up if you want to come and stay Come through if you want to pass this way Stand up if you have something to share Shout out if you want to look everywhere Hands up if you have something to bring Come through if you're only wandering Come through and be part of a bigger crowd Walk tall and spread the word around Shout out if you're wanting to feel free Stand up if you know who you want to be Resident, immigrant, traveller, ex-patriate Settler, civilian, tourist, citizen All Together One Together All Together One Together Stand up if you want the fences to fall Hands up if you want to break the walls Come through if you want to move around Walk tall and find some common ground Stand up if you have nothing to lose Shout out if you don't know which to choose Look up and be where you can see There with you and you're with me Resident, immigrant, traveller, ex-patriate Settler, civilian, tourist, citizen Inhabitant, indigenous, native, occupant Foreigner, alien, non-domicile, international All Together One Together All Together One Together
2.
Desperation 06:16
You You were happy just to bide your time Find a way for you to get in line Detailing and creating your design And then a sign that you Were overtaken by the ones who stuck To the formulas and by the book Now your chancing all your time on luck And now look You're fired up and it's desperation now All your time's up and it's desperation now And it's desperation now A side Will say to always have some self belief In what you do and what you want to achieve Your head straight and your heart on your sleeve And don't believe the ones Who say to "always stick to what is in And what is hip and what is happening Play the game and only try to win" Where've you been? You're fired up and it's desperation now All your time's up and it's desperation now You're fired up and it's desperation now All your time's up and it's desperation now And it's desperation now Now all the lenses turn around to you Papers pick up everything you do Even when you don't want them too There's nothing new. You've found Another avenue you could explore Now you knock on everybody's door Forgotten what it was you came here for You want more You're fired up and it's desperation now All your time's up and it's desperation now You're fired up and it's desperation now All your time's up and it's desperation now And it's desperation now
3.
Anonymity 05:03
You used to have your face seen inside every magazine With everything you'd done that week Popping up on every chat show, reality rodeo Riding your winning streak You were living a dream on the social scene As the paps all snap away And with a team in force who tell you what to endorse And always what to say We all know your name so much better now We all know your name so much better now And you gain applause all for a good cause As you wait to pick up your fee Baring all for the press when the day was a mess Now you want anonymity Too late to retreat and feel the world at your feet When it's rolled on top of you There were games you played and the tape you made What were you gonna do? We all know your name so much better now We all know your name so much better now Anonymity Anonymity Anonymity Anonymity We all know your name so much better now We all know your name so much better now We all know your name so much better now We all know your name so much better now You were never alone up there on your throne With hangers on hand all day You had a product line and a neon sign That pointed them your way With dedication to a congretation Who were you going to make you a star And a quest to reach and the world to teach Who you really are
4.
The Muse 04:34
I lost my muse I looked around but all I had I couldn't use I lost my muse Searching for an offer I would not refuse It's all over now A price I had to pay The muse had gone away A picture or a sound A place to look around A light to lead the way I lost my muse Standing in a line and waiting for my cues I lost my muse Throwing lines I've overplayed and overused It's all over now A price I had to pay The muse had gone away A moment to prepare A feeling I could share A place to hide away I lost my muse I looked around but all I had I couldn't use I lost my muse Taking time in justifying my excuse It's all over now And night becomes the day The muse had gone away A picture or a sound Room to move around A room where I can stay
5.
Inspiration 04:16
I'm losing myself again I'm taking my time to find A time and a place and then Playing what's on my mind Give it all up or give in And do it all to please yourself Dust off the plans you once had Left upon the shelf I'm looking for inspiration And going out of my mind Looking for a new vocation Or an old one left behind I'm losing myself again Into what to say and how Got all the time in the world As long as you do it now Speak it all up, listen out For the why not and not why Miss all the shots you don't take It's always worth the try I'm looking for inspiration Going back to what I know Searching for the motivation New places I can go You can spend the time looking forward Never reach where you want to be And take in what you have around you Explore everything you see I'm losing myself again
6.
Do You Mind 05:52
They build their castle walls And bleed you till you're dry If they answered all your calls They'd never tell you why And when they play the spinning wheels And take what they can grab After they collect their fee We all pick up the tab Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind And when the big guns come to play And take you for a ride Do you mind if they hide? And when they tell you where to go And what to do and say Do you mind if they stay? Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind The stars shine from the stage Telling us to dig in deep While they're folding up their wage They're singing you to sleep They can buy and sell your time Or cash in your worldly goods Or keeping their feet dry Between the droughts and floods Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind And when the headlines say to jump Or we won't be part of the gang Do you mind that they can And when the big suits clear you out With their pockets sinking deep Do you mind how they sleep Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Stringing up our limbs Like we're office puppet toys Working hard to tell the world That they care for girls and boys And they can cover up their ears If you decide to make a noise And when the big guns come to play And take you for a ride Do you mind if they hide And when they tell you where to go And what to do and say Do you mind if they stay And when the headlines to jump Or we won't be part of the gang Do you mind how they can And when the big suits clear you out With their pockets sinking deep Do you mind how they sleep Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind Do you mind, do, do you mind
7.
The Clocks 08:46
I saw myself in '85 Full of life and full of drive Young enough to feel alive I saw myself in '85 Had all the time to create As they tried to educate I sat their in a shirt and tie Watching every cloud go by Saw so many avenues Spent half the time trying to choose I barely knew how to survive I saw myself in '85 And how the time would slip away How soon the night would turn to day And days would wash out with the tide The hourglass was in my hand My head was buried in the sand Inside the days and dreams I'd hide I saw myself in '92 A slightly older point of view In a place I hardly knew And plenty things for me to do Free to focus on a quest To work and play and never rest The visions may have been a stretch And dreams that were too far to fetch And how the months would disappear Overlooked another year Couldn't see the signs to read Tried to think outside the box I never noticed how the clocks Would slowly seem to pick up speed I saw myself in '99 Following another sign Taken down a railway line Working on a new design Looking for an avenue I lost myself and what to do With all the faces I would see In the places I could be I tried to work out what to play What to wear and what to say I never knew what was best And neither did all the rest
8.
Connection 05:33
A new routine applies With the same old disguise That you don every day Information retrieved As the news is received And picked up on the way You share all that you like And you wait for the time When they're all sharing you But no matter how great The little buzz you create There's not enough you can do So near and so far And wherever you are Will always feel close by Check in and keep in touch Doesn't cost you much And stay warm and dry Old friends come and go And new ones you don't know Are never far away And all you virtually Can see and hear you say I only want to see you I wanna to hear and be near you Don't wanna let you go And when we make a connection I want to feel the affection Of everyone I know Revolutions appear When there's a climate of fear And keep us all entertained Though you cause a commotion It's a drop in the ocean In the bigger frame If you've got enough cash You can buy up the trash And keep playing the game A new label and name They can sell it again You won't know it's the same Always taking to heart If you're never a part Of a place and a time You can create a face To make up for the space You can never design Keeping up with the tech You get the best you can get To keep in with the crowd Silently you can show That you're shouting aloud I only want to see you I wanna hear and be near you Don't want to let you go And when we make a connection I wanna feel the affection Of everyone I know Conversations and quips Under your fingertips And custom character traits Across cities and towns We're all sharing the sound And the world it creates We can all educate Organise and create Play and pass the time Every voice can be heard Everybody can shine I only want to see you I wanna hear and be near you Don't wanna let you go And when we make a connection I wanna feel the affection Of everyone I know
9.
Live It Down 04:18
Free trading a nation Pick a fight with the smallest kid on the block Cheque cashed and we're wondering how they'll ever live it down Living life in a cartoon Acme bombs are spreading the word worldwide Washing hands as they're paying someone else to live it down I feel like I'm feeling like I'd never live it down I feel like I'm feeling like I'd never live it down Stepping onto the dancefloor Got some moves and the shoes to match my strides The crowd asks just exactly what the hell is going down More pop songs pending All the plastic branding is melting away A wrong move and a slip up before you're going down I feel like I'm feeling like I'd never live it down I feel like I'm feeling like I'd never live it down Some motivation and a little direction Cause a stir or win some affection Take a chance or play it safe Clear perspective or bind faith I feel like I'm feeling like I'd never live it down I feel like I'm feeling like I'd never live it down
10.
Getaway 03:35
You lost your sense of reason To which you were tied And then a change of season When all the flowers died Hard rain approaching You still look for the sun Before you've begun You can't getaway You won't runaway You leave Saturday Come back on a Sunday night You can't getaway You won't runaway You leave Saturday Come back on a Sunday night You come back on a Sunday night Where's your sense of adventure Have you thrown it away? Cut down by a censor You're now a Sunday matinee Wallpaper peeling You would once ignore Until it starts revealing What was there before You can't getaway You won't runaway You leave Saturday Come back on a Sunday night You can't getaway You won't runaway You leave Saturday Come back on a Sunday night You come back on a Sunday night

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The recording started back in 2003 and after frequently being shelved for other projects and commitments, work on the album was revived a couple of years ago. The first Production album since 2000's mp3com release, 'Studio', 'Tonic' contains multi layered synth lines and electro drums with vocalised musings on all sorts of stuff.

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released July 10, 2015

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Production England, UK

Solo synth-laden electronic pop act rising from nineties Northern England and settling in the south. Continuing to fire synth pop rockets into cyberspace on occasion.

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