Lonely Afternoon
from Scenes from an Art Heist by The Eighty Six Seas
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Lonely Afternoon is more or less a riff on the first thirty minutes of The Thomas Crown Affair (the Pierce Brosnan version). The whole concept around the Scenes from an Art Heist album is a meditation on why someone steals art, and the idea of a bored businessman just stealing art for kicks seemed to fit right in. I had this idea of a narrator who sees the world passing him by as he isolates himself further and further. Stealing a painting is his way of injecting himself back into the world, albeit as a villain.
lyrics
Its a lonely afternoon
Such a lonely afternoon
The offices full, and the laughter is flowing
But nobody else here is dying not knowing
Man I feel alone
One o clock meeting and the heats at full blast
If only I could ditch this suit and tie fast
The chill outside will help me dry up the sweat
Hopefully while walking home, far from the Met
All on my own
All of it would be ok if Ivan would call
And tell me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And placed it nice and gently in the center of my hall
All of it would be ok if Ivan would call
And tell me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And slipped away all on his own into the fall
It’s a lonely afternoon
Such a lonely afternoon
The autumn leaves turning, and the wind at full blast
But nobody else here is walking this fast
Man I feel alone
Three o clock moving calmly but quick
Is everyone but me so ridiculously thick?
Ivan got roughed up once his cover was blown
It’s always so much easier to do this alone
Do it all on your own
I wouldn’t be here if Ivan had called
And told me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And placed it nice and gently in the center of my hall
I wouldn’t be here if Ivan had called
And told me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And slipped away all on his own into the fall
Such a lonely afternoon
The offices full, and the laughter is flowing
But nobody else here is dying not knowing
Man I feel alone
One o clock meeting and the heats at full blast
If only I could ditch this suit and tie fast
The chill outside will help me dry up the sweat
Hopefully while walking home, far from the Met
All on my own
All of it would be ok if Ivan would call
And tell me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And placed it nice and gently in the center of my hall
All of it would be ok if Ivan would call
And tell me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And slipped away all on his own into the fall
It’s a lonely afternoon
Such a lonely afternoon
The autumn leaves turning, and the wind at full blast
But nobody else here is walking this fast
Man I feel alone
Three o clock moving calmly but quick
Is everyone but me so ridiculously thick?
Ivan got roughed up once his cover was blown
It’s always so much easier to do this alone
Do it all on your own
I wouldn’t be here if Ivan had called
And told me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And placed it nice and gently in the center of my hall
I wouldn’t be here if Ivan had called
And told me that he ripped the Monet clean off the wall
And slipped away all on his own into the fall
credits
from Scenes from an Art Heist,
track released October 31, 2023
Nick Stevens - vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer
David Anthony - electric guitar, synthesizer
David Knox - bass
Chris Anthony - drums
Chris Barber - drums
Mary Stottele - vocals
Nick Stevens - vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer
David Anthony - electric guitar, synthesizer
David Knox - bass
Chris Anthony - drums
Chris Barber - drums
Mary Stottele - vocals
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The Eighty Six Seas Brooklyn, New York
The Eighty Six Seas is the moniker of Nick Stevens, a Brooklyn-based artist who weaves a tapestry of indie rock, indie pop, indie folk and folktronica into a sound all his own. Decorated with sweeping strings and poetic stories, it’s a sound shaped by influences as wide-ranging as The National, Frightened Rabbit, New Order, Belle and Sebastian, David Byrne, The Mountain Goats and Bon Iver. ... more
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