Secret Arcade is Babak Govan.

All songs and lyrics written by Babak Govan. Suspect song written by Babak Govan and Kamyar Nouri, lyrics written by Babak Govan, and additional lyrics written by Kamyar Nouri.

All songs engineered, recorded, and produced in Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA by Babak Govan.All songs mixed and mastered by Glen Nicholls, Audio Science Productions, LTD (UK).

Vocal consultation by Roxie Wallis Sakura, Sakura Sun Entertainment.Art direction, design, and artwork by Babak Govan.

Graphic postproduction by François Matus and Kamyar Nouri.Photography by Dusdin Condren.

Photography location scouting by Jeff Guardalabene.Fall for Me and Suspect music videos by Erik Schultz, Paper Flames. Acting in Suspect music video by Bryan Alsop and Ashcon Navid.

Origins videos by Babak Govan.Website consultation by Sas Lari.

Legal consultation by Peter Vaughan Shaver, Esq., Sound Advice, LLC.

Many thanks (in alphabetical order) to Ali Hagigi, Asanio Lara, Ashcon Navid, Brian Hazard, Bryan Alsop, Chris Ellis, Dusdin Condren, Ellie Karimi and Bijan Abtahi, Erik Schultz, Fall for Me music video appearance volunteers, François Matus, GC Studios, Glen Nicholls, Jeff Guardalabene, Kickstarter and project backers, Peter Vaughan Shaver, Rob Rowe, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., Roxie Wallis Sakura, Sas Lari, and Sepand

Samzadeh (including arrangement advice on The Sound of My Heart Breaking).Very special thanks to Avid Farahani, Kamyar Nouri, and Shahrzad Nouri.

This album was made with friends, family, and artists. Thanks to all who have offered their interest and sup-port throughout the years. I hope you know who you are.

Fall for Me is dedicated to Chris Ellis.

Please send inquiries to admin@babakgovan.com.

BGCCDR1. All songs © 2016 The Babak Govan Creative Company, LLC. All songs published by Babak Govan (BMI). All rights reserved.

Thank you for listening to QUARTER CENTURY.

1977

Song written by Babak GovanKeyboards, effects, and drum programming by Babak Govan

SUSPECT

You have lied to meYou have drugged meYou have bribed meYou have killed meI’ve been bruised (by you)I’ve been let downI’ve been used by youI’ve been dragged aroundI’ve been looking for youI’m wonderingIf you know that life is cruelYou were a suspectI was your victimYou were a vampireI was your preyI was a suspectYou were my victimI was a vampireYou were my prey(pre-chorus)I’ve believed youI’ve trusted youI’ve given to youI’ve died (pre-chorus)(chorus)(chorus)I’ve been looking for youI’m wonderingI am in, noticing youI’ve been victimizedSuspectSuspect

Song written by Babak Govan and

Kamyar NouriLyrics written by Babak GovanAdditional lyrics written by Kamyar NouriVocals, keyboards, and drum programming by Babak GovanGuitar and vocoder by Kamyar Nouri

BLOOD ON THE MIRROR

When the night is fallingAnd you’re lying wide awake Searching for memoriesDo you finally feelI’m piercing your skinBut I can’t make you bleedYour heart is steelInvented machineryTell me how it feels Now you’re realTell me how you likeTo feelBleedAnd let me know youFeelMe become youWhen the dream is goneAnd you’re lying wide awakeSearching for lightTell me if you findA way out(chorus)

Song and lyrics written by Babak GovanVocals, keyboards, and drum programming by Babak Govan

SAVE ME

Come to me nowAnd stay with me now

I need you to help me standI need you to hold my handI need some luck right nowI’ve been traveling through a moonless skyI need you to shine a lightI’m lost in the black of nightI need a savior nowI’m trembling like a little childCome on and hold me nowCome on and help me out(verse 1)I need your shelter nowI’ve been drowning in a stormAnd I need you to pull me outI’ve drifted a million miles(chorus)And if you could feelHow my muscles shakeWhen I’m caught behind the glassBetween me and the world outsideThen you would seeMy flesh has turned to bonesMy house to stonesI can’t fight this fightAloneI’m surrendering all I have right nowI need you more than ever nowMy time is running outMy soulIt’s breaking downCome onCome onCome onCome onAnd save me now(repeat)(repeat)

Song and lyrics written by Babak

GovanAdditional arrangement by Kamyar Nouri and Ali HagigiVocals, piano, and keyboards by Babak GovanGuitar by Kamyar Nouri

THE SOUND OF MY HEART BREAKING

This is a troubled timeIn a broken spaceBroken tearsFrom a broken facePrecious hymnsWon’t save anyoneEven when I’m dyingI’ll be singing you my love songIn my transparent chestYou were a guestI kept you warmI kept you safeFrom bears and wolvesThat are chasing me nowThrough memoriesThrough vacancies (It’s a vacancy)And this is the sound of my heart breakingAnd this is the song that I’m cryingIt’s a quiet timeIn this broken stateMy broken handsAnd broken faithFragile liesWon’t save anyoneEven when I’m dyingI’ll be singing you my love songIn your hidden chestYou have a placeThat kept me warmThat kept me safe

From bears and wolvesBut I can’t stay there nowIt’s a memoryIt’s a vacancyAnd this is the sound of my heart breakingAnd I love to see you in painIf you are achingFor me to love youAgain

Song and lyrics written by Babak GovanAdditional arrangement by Ali HagigiVocals, piano, keyboards, drum programming, and guitar by Babak GovanKeyboards and key bass by Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.

THE HOUSE INSIDE

Inside this houseIs where I liveMy own masterMy own slaveInside this skinIs where I liveWaiting for yearsFor someone to look inPeople will follow youAround your neighborhoodPeople will ask you about your clothesPeople will run to you to hear the good newsThey will take pictures of youThese white wallsThey keep me safeBut whyNo one really caresI’m a vagabond

In my own houseI’m a strangerNo one understandsBecause no oneWants to visitThe house insideInside this painIs where I dreamOf what it meansTo be freePeople will ask youAbout your moodBut only if you change itWhen they’re in the roomThese precious thingsI lay out for youYou don’t lookBecause you have them too(chorus)Because no oneWants to visit (me)The house inside

Song and lyrics written by Babak GovanAdditional arrangement by Asanio LaraVocals by Babak GovanPiano and background vocals by Asanio Lara

FALL FOR ME

Come land at my feetAnd I’ll pull the cables inPlace you into my handAnd stop your sufferingI’ve got too much to tell youI need you to listenI’ve been waiting for youAll that’s left to you is toFall for meFall and fall hard for me

I’m begging you pleaseJust fall for me(repeat)You can give so much to meAnd I’ll give you everythingAnything that you wantAnd not just what you need(chorus)(repeat)ComeTo meSingThis songStayHereAnd breatheLove(verse 1)(chorus)PleasePleasePleasePlease

Song and lyrics written by Babak GovanAdditional arrangement by Chris EllisVocals, keyboards, drum pro-gramming, and bell samples by Babak GovanGuitar and background vocals by Chris EllisGlockenspiel samples by Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.

RUNNING IN PLACE

WaitIt’s impossible not to hateLifeFor the rules that we live byThirty years

I’ve been waiting To go homeI run and I run and I runBut I can’t get awayThere’s no escape(repeat)Let me inCome on and let me inLet me inCome on and let me beginWaitIt’s impossible not to hateLifeFor the rules that we live byThese dirty nailsAre tiredOf digging out(chorus)(repeat)(bridge)

Song and lyrics written by Babak GovanVocals, keyboards, and drum programming by Babak Govan

THE DEEPEST CARESS

In the deepest caressWhere the loneliness fadesI touch your dressWe both exhaleAnd we leave our livesAnd float to the warmest lightThe most luscious darkBecoming a statue of loversForever together, and never apartIn the deepest caressWhere the hunger is fedI touch your dressWe both exhaleAnd we leave our lives

And float to the highest skyAnd into the deepest seaTo lose all anxietyAway from time

Song and lyrics written by Babak GovanVocals, keyboards, drum pro-gramming, and guitar by Babak Govan

WHAT AND WHY

Entered the world todaySorting uncharted waters and waterwaysDo you believe in what the prophets sayWhat do you think about God’s odd waysI touched the skyBut you were playingEscaping the world and your own feelingsDo you have a certain visionEscaping the world from your televisionBut to you I’ll say That I’ll come throughBecause when you’ve bled I’ve bled with youAnd I ride this street like a dog tonightI’m a soldier who’s been asked to fightBut sometimes I don’t knowFor what and why

Song and lyrics written by Babak GovanVocals and keyboards by Babak Govan

1__19772__Suspect3__Blood on the mirror4__Save me5__The sound of my heart breaking6__The house inside7__Fall for me8__Running in place9__The deepest caress10__What & whyAll songs © 2016 The Babak Govan Creative Company, LLC. All songs published by Babak Govan (BMI). All rights reserved.www.secretarcade.com