
North of South is:
Chechu Nos (Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drum Programming & Keyboards and Synths).
Guests:
- Rebecca Stanley (Vocals and Backing Vocals on A Pinch of Stardust, Swim Among The Stars, To Cross The Emotional Spectrum, White Blindness, The Robber Of Memories and In The Margins Of The Script Of Life)
- Tom S Englund (Clean vocals on Soul Cartography)
- Sakis Tolis (Additional vocals on Just Fourteen Seconds)
- Javier Caminero (Flamenco vocals on Just Fourteen Seconds)
- Rodrigo Martínez (Piccolo Flute on Just Fourteen Seconds)
- Javier Vecino (Recited introduction on The Robber Of Memories)
All music and lyrics by Chechu Nos
Produced by Zoilo Unreal & Chechu Nos
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Zoilo Unreal
“The Tides In Our Veins” was recorded at Zoilo Unreal Studios (Marín, Pontevedra, Spain) over two successive sessions of a week in August and four weekends in October 2020.
Artwork by Pablo Jeje
Photos by María García
THE TIDES IN OUR VEINS – LYRICS
The inception of a new me
Reflection of an old dream
materialized in your eyes
A blissful turnaround
like stealing light from the sun
to share the chance
to smile at grief
We’re both fire
stoked by the wind
And i’ll try my best
’till the final test
But i still wonder
how will you recall me?
A pinch of stardust
taken from the same little pile
Oddly, the more you know yourself
the less you hold your truths as well
It is the levity of certainty
Neither triumphs nor defeats
are for ever
We’re both fire
stoked by the wind
And i’ll try my best
’till the final test
But i still wonder
how will you recall me?
The warm breeze of clustered centuries
A force felt by our side
Oh, son, sing the long-lasting chant
Oh, son, drink deep from the cup of life
Translate the horizon
Ignite far constellations
The treasure lies beneath your feet
Reinterpret twilights
An epitaph to death
The treasure lies beneath your feet
Translate the horizon
Ignite far constellations
The treasure lies beneath your feet
Reinterpret twilights
An epitaph to death
The treasure lies beneath your feet
Everybody can go wrong
What really counts is what you do afterwards
Strange as it may sound
there’s some kind of order in chaos
The scent of a new day brings along
rich soil for reconquering my world
Same path from a different point of view
that leads me to this sweet euphoria
A becoming gaze
from those halcyon days
to the future
Don’t say all hope is gone away
Forgetting is a subtle act of grace
Untrodden skies
and swirling silhouettes
I feel justified
Too soon to reach the golden skyline
not to swim among the sparkling stars
As we synchronize our forces
to conspire against collapse
we should swim among the sparkling stars
Too soon to reach the golden skyline
not to swim among the sparkling stars
As we synchronize our forces
to conspire against collapse
we should swim among the sparkling stars
A heavy carriage pulled by butterflies
The furious tide stopped by the fervent hands
Not for so long, the gate has opened
to desecrate the temple of… forbidden thoughts
A changing paradigm
A cleansing move across the quicksand
Begone!
Some sense of guilt like in a Kafka story
Renewal
Refuse the bait of silken words
Unleashed
Ex Umbra in Solem
It was the question that brought you here
Connect the dots
Transcend the standard
Of dreams and dust
Of skin and passion
And if we save our words
shall we retrace the course?
Within the light
heading to the catharsis
Amidst a mental tundra
A soul cartography
beyond our mind (x4)
Of dreams and dust
Of skin and passion
And if we save our words
shall we retrace the course?
Of dreams and dust
Of skin and passion
And if we save our words
shall we retrace the course?
Adrift in the astral sea
No plan, no expectation
Just lost in infinity
A false sense of domination
Between balance and disorder
A thin line beyond our comprehension
Aeons ablaze
Across the multiform maze
Beware the disruptive morrow
Behold dimensions torn asunder
Roll of the dice
on the universe board
A bio-miracle
A gift of the sun
Random incarnation
Matter contingency
A flawless evolution?
An implicit delusion
Somos fragmentos
de sueño y realidad
Palabras en la arena
que la mar borrará
Who do you think we are?
Just fourteen seconds in the cosmic calendar
[Instrumental]
Warm
Then, cold
Forced to cross the emotional spectrum
From white to black
from black to white
through all the different greys
that separate bliss from misery
Random brushstrokes
on the canvas of the soul
The balance of an architecture of imperfection
There is always one more tear to shed
as there’s always one more smile to spread
The human spiral
The wheel… turns again
Warm
Then, cold
Forced to cross the emotional spectrum
The freedom to live
is also the right to be wrong
No white without the rest of colours
Life’s just the sum of mud and gold
There is always one more tear to shed
as there’s always one more smile to spread
The human spiral
The wheel… turns again
and again
and again
and again
and again
Warm
Then, cold
Forced to cross the emotional spectrum
A sudden blank in the middle of the day
an eerie disease. Will you be the next prey?
Impending disaster, massive spread
Confinement will not stop this dread
Nothing good is going to happen in the isolation ward
The frailty of a decadent system
Our eyes can’t discern
what’s false and what’s real
We’re all blindfold witnesses
in times of egocracy
The frailty of a decadent system
Our eyes can’t discern
what’s false and what’s real
We’re all blindfold witnesses
in times of egocracy
A total fade to white (x4)
“Soy como el libro,
ajado por el uso,
cuarteado por el tiempo,
al que se le borran las palabras.
Lo poco que alguna vez supe lo compartí.
Lo mucho que quise aprender lo pregunté.
¿Cuánto?
¿Cuánto queda hoy de lo que fui?
Ya no lo sé…”
The fragile existence
erasing from the deep
the substrate of experience
the inmost side of me
And i see it in your eyes
you don’t know me anymore
And I realize
The ruins of memory, the wreath of rust
A bitter sip
of vanishing moments
in the corner of fate
A frozen hindsight
a dreamy standstill
in a misplaced frame
A bitter sip
of vanishing moments
in the corner of fate
A frozen hindsight
a dreamy standstill
in a misplaced frame
And i see it in your eyes
you don’t know me anymore
And I realize
The ruins of memory, the wreath of rust
Who has seen the robber of memories? (x4)
Deep is the trench
in which I shelter my dreams
Sometimes the tide
gives you back what you have missed
You kept the words
not yet spoken
Time marked the cards
to premeditate the plot twist
No rewind, no forward
a frozen here and now
We’re back in action
Anticipate reaction
Take me to the limits of control
where old myths were buried long ago
The meaning of existence tends to hide
in the margins of the script of life
A milestone falls down
another will come
A symbol made of clay
when nothing’s sacred
I trusted wolves that night
A tempting lullaby
was sounding in the distance
Sustaining persistence
Take me to the limits of control
where old myths were buried long ago
The meaning of existence tends to hide
in the margins of the script of life
We saw empires while we were falling
and we thought we should embrace as our defense
Shadows jumped into the hellfire
and our past sins disappeared beneath the flames
We saw empires while we were falling
and we thought we should embrace as our defense
Shadows jumped into the hellfire
and our past sins disappeared beneath the flames
[Instrumental]

Chechu Nos (Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drum Programming & Keyboards and Synths).
Guests:
- Kobi Farhi (Vocals on Ember Remains)
- Anna Murphy (Vocals on We Refused To Hear Them (It’s Our Song)
- Zuberoa Aznárez (Vocals on Englishman in New York)
All music and lyrics by Chechu Nos, except “Hyperballad”, written by Björk, and “Englishman in New York”, written by Sting.
Produced by Zoilo Unreal & Chechu Nos
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Zoilo Unreal
The Dogma and The Outsider was recorded at Zoilo Unreal Studios (Marín, Pontevedra, Spain) over four weekends in November and December 2018. Shitload of wind, rain and kilometers on the road.
Artwork by Pablo Jeje
Photos by María García
THE DOGMA & THE OUTSIDER (EP) – LYRICS
Although this was meant
to be a sad song
it wouldn’t be fair with you
for so long
the luckiest match
A meeting glance
is worth the longest talk
Now that you’re leaving
I celebrate our bond
Now that you’re leaving
I knew you would go someday
Now that you’re leaving
No tears, just gratitude and respect
Now that you’re leaving
now that you’re leaving
Now that you’re leaving
I celebrate our bond
Now that you’re leaving
I knew you would go someday
Now that you’re leaving
No tears, just gratitude and respect
Now that you’re leaving
now that you’re leaving
Y, aún a día de hoy,
me parece sentirte aquí
Yes, it can be real
The flame is gone
but ember still remains
[Instrumental]
The dream was ending
as light was fading
A shout drowned in the night
Land was crying
as hope was dying
Earth beat is going slight
It’s our song
We who are not as you thought
We who brought the word of nevermore
They said that this battle was over
but we refused to hear them
Someone took the first step
Who said it would be easy?
Many fell by the wayside
So close to stop believing
I turned around and saw you all there
So clearly enough to understand
(that) it’s never too late
To face our fears
It’s our song
Raise your glass
and drink without sorrow
For all who couldn’t reach here
It’s our song
Look beyond
Move forward
We’re the ones who brave the storm
Someone took the first step
Who said it would be easy?
Many fell by the wayside
So close to stop believing
I turned around and saw you all there
So clearly enough to understand
(that) it’s never too late
To face our fears
Someone took the first step
Who said it would be easy?
Many fell by the wayside
So close to stop believing
I turned around and saw you all there
So clearly enough to understand
(that) it’s never too late
To face our fears
It’s our song
Raise your glass
and drink without sorrow
For all who couldn’t reach here
Now, that tomorrow is here
this is not what you always expected
You took your bags
you took your dreams
to a strange land
Reset your life
reset your goals
reprogramming your ideals
Away from home
Look for new north
But roots prevail
stronger than all
Exiled in peacetime’s surface
Beneath the war is waging
Economic weapons of mass destruction
A battlefield empty of blood
but full of broken hopes
Away from home
Look for new north
But roots prevail
stronger than all
’cause blood is thicker than progress water (x4)
Away from home
Look for new north
But roots prevail
stronger than all
The road that leads to border
The corner of the shaky ground
Warm me
Embrace me, now
Where do we go?
Keep the flame
Retain the memory
I’ll wait for you till you arrive here
¿A dónde irán?
¿Se borrarán?
Son sólo instantes flotando en la inmensidad
Atrapa alguno
Atrapa alguno ya
Can feel some inspiring insight
The power of the layered past
Those parts of you that recall me
Who I am
Where do we go?
Keep the flame
Retain the memory
I’ll wait for you till you arrive here
¿A dónde irán?
¿Se borrarán?
Son sólo instantes flotando en la inmensidad
Atrapa alguno
Atrapa alguno ya
…Remember…
Where do we go?
Keep the flame
Retain the memory
I’ll wait for you till you arrive here
¿A dónde irán?
¿Se borrarán?
Son sólo instantes flotando en la inmensidad
Atrapa alguno
Atrapa alguno ya
…Recuérdame…
[Instrumental]
We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There’s a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off
Like car-parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It’s become a habit
A way
To start the day
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
It’s early morning
No-one is awake
I’m back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes ’til they crash
I imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
And when it lands
Will my eyes
Be closed or open?
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
Safe up here with you
I don’t drink coffee I take tea my dear
I like my toast done on one side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I’m an Englishman in New York
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I’m an Englishman in New York
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
If “Manners maketh man” as someone said
Then he’s the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
You could end up as the only one
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
At night a candle’s brighter than the sun
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
Takes more than a license for a gun
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but never run
If “Manners maketh man” as someone said
Then he’s the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
Be yourself no matter what they say
Be yourself no matter what they say
Be yourself no matter what they say
Be yourself no matter what they say…
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien
I’m an Englishman in New York

North Of South is:
- Chechu Nos (Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drum Programming & Keyboards and Synths)
- Guest: María G. Beberide (Backing Vocals on The Human Equation, Nobody Knows and Balanced Paradox)
All music and lyrics written by Chechu Nos
Produced by Zoilo Unreal & Chechu Nos
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Zoilo Unreal
New Latitudes was composed in León, Spain (the very real North of South) and recorded at Zoilo Unreal Studios (Marín, Pontevedra, Spain) during the remarkably hot second half of August 2017.
Artwork by José Luis González Macías
NEW LATITUDES – LYRICS
The shade of fear
under the sun
There’s no peace here
but war of silence
Leaves scars
Wasted strength I missed
The wrath built up inside
Run against the wind
that tries to push me aside
Surrounded dreams by the threat
of the thorn
Scorched earth that someday
will revive
Leaves scars
Wasted strength I missed
The wrath built up inside
Run against the wind
that tries to push me aside
Surrounded dreams by the threat
of the thorn
Scorched earth that someday
will revive
And, turned the world upside down,
it changes what we all know
The tiny finger hid the moon
but points us where to go now
And, before ashes turn to ashes,
life will turn to life
The human equation
The truest lie
The human equation
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Secrets don’t die
Just sleep in a lie
The hidden me
The real side
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Where the doors are closed
And the flame of guilt is still alive
The defining fears
It’s the mask behind the mask
Secrets don’t die
Just sleep in a lie
The hidden me
The real side
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Where the doors are closed
And the flame of guilt is still alive
The defining fears
It’s the mask behind the mask
Everybody… has a secret…
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Nobody knows
Nobody knows nobody
Overwhelmed
by the infinity of time and space
and all that’s left behind
Oh, tell me
Have you ever felt the universe
can fit in your hand?
So far, so close
The balanced paradox
Overcome
by the calculated chaos
and its reasons and its games
No, don’t tell me
that we’ll never be divided
‘cause we’re all passing stars
We’re all passing stars
Perspective
is everything
En noches como ésta, la eternidad
se mece lentamente
y, en el espejo, a un tiempo, mi otro yo
me mira, frente a frente
Overall,
we’re the winning tickets
in a lottery of fate
And I don’t want to remind you
we’re the necessary losers
in a sempiternal race
So far, so close
The balanced paradox
How many thoughts can be hidden
in a blink?
How much sense can you find
in a sigh?
November
Remember
the howling
of nightmares
that turn
into a sough
Words get broken
and wheel around
The world keeps turning
Complete black out
In the mouth of madness
we’ll meet again to light
the darkened path to sanity
In the shade of sadness
we’re waiting for a signal
to write the timeless memories
Eject your soul
Descending skies
Out of context
on a cloudy line
Caught in the middle
The last endeavor
for the final stand
One step further
to fall and then re-climb
the wall of fears and dreams
before we die
In the mouth of madness
we’ll meet again to light
the darkened path to sanity
In the shade of sadness
we’re waiting for a signal
to write the timeless memories
[Instrumental]
Lost in a spiral that leads you to nowhere
Who has turned out the lights?
Confusing direction
to aim for an inflection point
The start of an era
The first of an untouched hope
And, as you choose to hide,
the path is out of sight
What I regret the most
were the things I didn’t try
There’s no glamour in death
Believe my words, my friend
And life awaits the brave
To those with intention
Pay with your pain
But claim for your gain
Time is calling
Hear its warning
Light fades out
as years pass you by
Wasted days, wasted nights
Don’t waste your time
Just play your role
in this theatre of life
Wake up the beast inside
Finding a cause of pride
I got strong with wrongs
that taught me what is right.
There’s no glamour in death
Believe my words, my friend
And life awaits the brave
To those with intention
Pay with your pain
But claim for your gain
You can’t hear the warning
Sirens’ chant is getting loud
Burn the prayers, burn the morals
Burning bridges, blinding sun
Wonder
No longer
The answer is
the question
And all I’ve got
is what you see here
Some piece of pride
and a license for dreaming
Left my hate behind
Burden laid aside
And someday
Time will tell
Time will tell
And complete the open script
It’s the logic
of forgiveness
against the sickness of conceit
Wonder
No longer
The answer is
the question
And all I’ve got
is what you see here
Some piece of pride
and a license for dreaming
Left my hate behind
Burden laid aside
And someday
Time will tell
“The lie of god is the lie of men
that run away from the consequences of their acts,
that renounce their creative genius,
that transform their freedom into their prison”
When the world turns to farce
and the blind claim to see
The rest keep silent
and fear is the key
The soul collector’s on the loose
Exchanging reason for oblivion
Enslaved to sin, tighten the noose
Low-cost absolution, ethics execution
Religion takes the floor
Science is muzzled
They try the lie one thousand times told
dressed up as truth
Rationale finds shelter in the catacombs
of this society
installed in self complacency
Narcollective
“Beyond smoke and mirrors
we will find our true selves”
And I don’t want your sad life
’cause i’ve learned that faith is not hope
No need for hell or heaven
I believe in you and me
And that’s enough
to feed my soul
[Instrumental]