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The Fragility Of Innocence Re​-​Mastered with Bonus Tracks

by Salander

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1. Aldri Sakleysi Er Farinn “It's said that science will dehumanize people and turn them into numbers. That's false, tragically false. Look for yourself. This is the concentration camp and crematorium at Auschwitz. This is where people were turned into numbers. Into this pond were flushed the ashes of some four million people. And that was not done by gas. It was done by arrogance, it was done by dogma, it was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they behave. This is what men do when they aspire to the knowledge of gods.”
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2. Cold Icelandic Winter Góða nótt elskan mín The covers tucked up tight around your head Your arm holding Teddy tight within To keep you safe and warm all night in your bed I kiss your cheek and turn out the light Outside the wind is blowing the snow around I think there will be a storm tonight But I will keep you safe and warm I look outside through my window Watch the storm for a while Then I see him coming home Bottle of vodka in his hand So much for a quiet evening This is not what I had planned The shouting starts straight away And the dishes start to fly He‘s so drunk he makes no sense to me at all In the end he turns and slams the door Then I feel your soft hand shaking in mine You must have watched it all from the door You lay your head resting on my shoulder I wish you didn‘t witness this this at all And now all through cold Icelandic winter Each night you sit wait him to return Warm dressing gown and those funny bunny slippers By the fireside as we try to keep it burning
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3. Tomorrow Is A New Day Outside the snow is receding now Springtime comes around once more I know you like to help me Your spirits keep me going Things look better for us Soon the flowers are growing You can feel the warming Sun on your face now Soon we will clear a path To our door You know the soldiers came to see us today They say they have a nice place for us stay It's only for a short while Come and see the these pictures It looks so exciting I‘m sure that you will like it Tomorrow is new day Just like for a holiday Then we will come home again I will watch you play in the sun
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Leroy's Tale 03:57
4. Leroy's Tale Hey guys you remember that cute little kid The one with the giggle and the big red hat The one who's momma got the Sarge so mad Coz he couldn't even get the her momma's name right She thought my colour would come off on her hand You said “Leroy , she just seen her first black man! She talked all the time in that strange 'Slandic language That sounded so weird, but we laughed anyway Remember how she talked all the way off the mountain She sat on my knees all the way There was her and her momma and that boy with Downs His mom didn't have much to say You know I think of that kid every day She sure put a smile on my face You know I think of that kid every day I hope she will be okay You remember the legs of the chick at the drop off I think she smiled as she led them away That place looked so good, like a five- star hotel I'm sure that kid 'll be happy there The one thing that bugs me is what happened The kid left her hat behind in the truck Was the way that the chick looked down on me When I asked her to make sure she got it back
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5. Internal Doors Momma, isn't this wonderful? See how they made this room It is so clean All this marble and paintings And all these people So smart in corporate perfection Teddy likes it here Silja sit there While this lady completes all the paperwork In a moment she will take us to our rooms Like I showed you It will be so exciting, And you know it’s only for a while Soon we will be home Maybe Poppa will be there waiting Just for you when we get home.. Isn't this so exciting! Teddy likes it here And so, holding hands They walk through a pair of shining doors. Then on to a second set of doors Beyond those, such a change. A dark surprise. Forced separation inside the void Taken away to be inspected To see if they are the right stuff Seeking genetic perfection Rejecting imperfection Like that boy...... (We can't have his sort in here !) You will give us what we need Be the carrier of our seed The future The future is within you now It is part of you You are part of it Do you not feel proud? Because we are Don't worry about your daughter She is perfection under our protection We need her as much as you need her She will be the Proto-Mother Take...stem.... cells … A genetic genesis Just rest and we will take what we need from you Again and again and again and again
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6. And So To Sleep Að sofa núna Momma it’s so cold Not like home I can’t sleep You feel so far away I hear you breathing It sounds so weak I'm scared at night Tomorrow is another day I want you to hold me Why can’t I feel you anymore? I’m sorry But I tried so hard Why are you so quiet? You feel so cold Not soft and warm Like my Momma, I’m so scared I’m so scared I’m so scared Momma I need you I want to hold you Can you hear me Can you hear me, Momma! Can you hear me?
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Malansky 08:14
7. Malansky The morning wakes me slate grey I can't bring myself to face another day On the floor the remains of last night’s Chinese take-away Lying next to an empty bottle of booze My mouth feels like a two week old pizza And my head rings like a rusty cracked cemetery bell But the worst thing is this feeling of deep grinding regret At all the things I've done and the things that I might do yet I've my own private hell In their corporate shell Believing fortune and fame were my aim Now I've seen through the lies Finally opened my eyes I can't live with this shame Now when I hear genetic mechanics Or that phrase Purity Dynamics I need to close my eyes before I scream this is murder What have I done to that woman And her cute little daughter Is this me or the monster that I have become All these lies and the pretence Of the Corporation's defence That go on behind the shining clean walls The Benefactors pull all the strings They and all their corporate underlings In shiny suits and shiny shoes stomp over everything And all the well-heeled of all nations Are lining up to grab at their salvation Cut out from the bodies of ordinary people When all around the world is going to hell Why do we let the selfish ring the bell And climb to the top of their heap of corruption And that ambitious bitch of a colleague of mine She doesn't seem to care about anyone Or anything that gets in her way These are people with lives and feelings They are not steps on her shining ladder The only thing she cares about is herself This had got to end, I have to stop it all Swallow my pride and take the fall Try to find some way to make amends For all these things I've done It’s got to stop now This has all got to end
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Evil Doctor 03:29
8. Evil Doctor I am so sorry to hear About your precious Mom Just sit right there on the bed Don't worry your little head anymore I'll just take a few drops of blood I promise to take good care of you My little ticket to fortune What little time remains for you Sit up there on the bed Let me take care of you The glory fills my mind I don't really want you to die But you see.. It's all in the name of progress Think of it as...... immortality..... Because I do ! Isn't this so exciting The world will be at my feet The Benefactors will open all the doors …. to me! Don't you see? All we need to do now... All you will feel is a small scratch Just a tiny injection.... …. and then I'll let you go
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9. Race Against The Machine The traffic was against him Every green light turned to red Every time he tried put his foot down There was a slow car there instead He gives a sigh as the city crawls by As the drums played in his head Then as the offices came in sight He stopped the car and ran inside Through the facades of corruption Got to find that little child Through corridors and revolving doors Every delay made him wild Grey stares looking back From hollow eyes Bony pointing fingers They have taken the child The cook has taken a beating He tried to keep her safe Through the blood he says She’s with Phillips, go and get her! Smashing through the clinic door He hopes he’s not too late The Bitch is standing over her The kid strapped to the bed She has a needle in her arm He knows it is too late He holds the fire extinguisher And everything goes red Ten kilos if water and steel Propelled by anger and hate Swinging in a vicious arc Into an unprotected head The walls accept the blood and bone He kneels beside the bed It’s all too late, It’s all too late It’s all too late, It’s all to late Góða nótt Silja Henningsdottir Please forgive what I have done I hope you see this world again I hope it’s a better place by then I robbed the world of your innocent happiness Remember my song By then I will be gone
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This album is the re-mastered version of the album that was released in March 2015 but includes three bonus tracks dating back to 2005 that sowed the seed for the idea that would eventually become Salander

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released November 20, 2015

Dave Curnow – Vocals, Synths, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar

Dave Smith – Guitars, Bass, Mellotron, Organ, Piano, Synths, Loops, Vocals

Frank Urbaniak – Drums ( tracks 2,6,9 )

Nihal Eleftheriou - Vocals ( tracks 1 and 6 )


Produced By Salander

Mixed and Re- Mastered by Dave Smith

Recorded and mixed at Gästrummet Studios. Stanley, County Durham. England

Re-Mastered at Ruby Studios , Playa Blanca , Lanzarote

Frank Urbaniak appears courtesy of Fractal Mirror

Special Thanks and a warm tip of the hat to:

Frank Urbaniak.George and Nihal Eleftheriou. Brad Birzer, Henri Strik. Hyle Troy. Paul Grunhill. The Mighty Tasos .
All of our friends in the Prog’n’Roll shoutybox (play no.4 !).


All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons or organizations, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
© Salander 2015

www.progarchy.com. Brad Birzer writes........

Let me (Brad) just state: this is one of the single most powerful albums I have ever heard. I loved the first two Salander releases--CRASH COURSE FOR DESSERT and STENDEC--but this is even superior to those two. I've had a review copy for a while now, but I simply have not been able to write about FRAGILITY as it simply moves me so much, I can't express my views in words. Strange, I suppose, but true. I'm going to keep trying, however.

Regardless, you need to BUY this album, and now.--BB

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Salander are Dave Smith and Dave Curnow who make progressive rock music and hail from Durham in the UK.
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