Track list:
(click on a title to jump down to that song)
1. Moonshine (3:18)
2. Soul Note (2:57)
3. Slowpoke (4:04)
4. Pocket of Change (3:58)
5. Killshot (3:02)
6. New Explosion (3:34)
7. Colorful (4:38)
8. Death Confronts (3:18)
9. Campfire (3:30)
10. All For Profit (4:17)
11. Bad Idea (5:10)
12. Drift (10:26)
1. "Moonshine" (3:18)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
Moonshine shinin' down, good vibes vibrate around the clouds
The snow and ice are finally melting off the ground
March toward summer bloom, April may bring us straight to June
In Chi-Town, it's what we're all used to
You won't let 'em freeze, you'll protect my dreams
Inside out is where you'll lead ... and icy demons flee
Simplify the times, let's try a fundamental change
Because complexities are getting in the way
Of what I really love, why I'm here and what I've done
Live by the spirit, not the letter of the law
You won't let 'em freeze, you'll protect my dreams
Inside out is where you'll lead
Deprive me of sleep so I can live my dreams
Inside out is where you'll lead ... and I see demons flee
Virgin moonshine muse, winter storms will run away from you
And elemental light, reflect your good vibes in my eyes tonight
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2. "Soul Note" (2:57)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
When your passion feels so dimly lit
Oh, my soul, you get pulled under far beneath where hope lives
Oh, my soul, don't groan
Feel all the momentum, it's on your side
I know diligence wins tonight, so dry off your eyes
Escalation of some false ideas
Oh, my soul, you plant them deep and water them with stories
Oh, my soul, don't go ...
Trusting in every word that I've told you
I know fear will succumb to truth, truth will not lose
You should feed off the momentum, and fan your own fire
Don't fret, dance in the grim moonlight, 'cause I'm on your side
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3. "Slowpoke" (4:04)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
Up all night, every single night, but I don't mind
I'll sleep someday when I'm in the grave, I've got no time to waste
I shoulda been there, coulda been there, woulda been there by now
But I move too slow
I move too slow ... Slowpoke
Man, in spite of everything I try I fall behind
Well damn, all right, I'll put in overtime, but there's no end in sight
I shoulda been there, coulda been there, woulda been there by now
But I move too slow
I move too slow ... Slowpoke
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4. "Pocket of Change" (3:58)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
I put away a pocket of change in a black hat by the lane
Strums as she sings for corporate kings
But they don't hear anything
And she can expect to make just enough for a dose of her daily release
And oh, what a wretch, they scoff at the life that she chose
On these damp, crowded streets
Her song sounds like this ...
I'm pretty plain, no beautiful face
My god-given gift doesn't pay
I've tried to stay straight, I played every day
But sex sells, not music, OK
I guess I've been beat, my dreams get downloaded for free
While I rot on the street
No one hears me, they'd rather hear robots that sing
Backed by advertising
And my brother knows the words to all of their songs
But he doesn't know me
He sits lazily, alone, and watches TV
Wouldn't come hear me sing
It drives me insane
I don't have time to waste on an old-fashioned dream
Now my body's too weak
And your idol sings and mine is a needle that stings
Then gives back everything that you stole from me
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5. "Killshot" (3:02)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
I don't wanna have to react, I'd much rather act
Just like the brighter ones
But I'll give all in spite of the cost
I'm diving off too deep for wiser ones
They'd turn and run
I pined on through the dark nights
I'll be here when the timing's finally right
Oh, you know I'm gonna aim high, kill on the first try
I'll shoot true when the timing's finally right
Oh, you know I'm gonna win this time
I don't want to have to turn 'round towards roads I've been down
Like all the foolish ones
No trail now, I follow the stars, a mental march
Too dark for dimmer ones, weak souls come undone
I pined on through the dark nights
I'll be here when the timing's finally right
Oh, you know I'm gonna aim high, kill on the first try
I'll shoot true when the timing's finally right
Oh, you know I'm gonna win this time
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6. "New Explosion" (3:34)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
Words shot out from automatic weapons, someone's gotta pay
And I eat the bullets from my own damn gun, what a stupid game
The sun blew out today
The seas are draining into space
No gravity remains, and time's replaced
By floating waves of schizophrenic angst
There's more still comin', guns a-blazin'
So get down quick or you'll get wasted
Every day's a new explosion
Ahhhhh! ... Ahhhhh!
Beat your words on empathetic ear-drums, put them in a trance
Bless or curse them, bend them, break them, send them down your slant
But I can't hear today
I went deaf from all the fakes
I've learned from your mistakes
And now I'm safe from all you say
And the bullets that you spray
There's more still comin', guns a-blazin'
So get down quick or you'll get wasted
Every day's a new explosion
You just don't know when you'll be broken
And things are gonna fall apart
But that's when you'll find out who you are
Every day's a new explosion
Ahhhhh! ... Ahhhhh!
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7. "Colorful" (4:38)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
I'm driving faster than I should probably go on a run-down road
I hit a pothole, my tires start to squeal as I lose control of the wheel
I crash into a tree
My head cracks the windshield
Suddenly I can't remember who I am or where I'm from
Double tunnel vision as my senses slowly go numb, oh ...
As my eyes roll to the back of my head, blood rolls down my neck
Oh, I fall into a coma, everything goes black
So I start dreamin' I can breathe the sea, and so I swim real deep
I meet this seahorse, she offers me a ride to a colorful coral reef
And so she takes me away
On a quick holiday
Suddenly the spell is broken, water starts to fill my lungs
Overwhelming panic suffocates me and I'm left stunned, oh ...
Now I'm not sure if I'm dying, or if I'm just waking up
Hope I get a second chance, I hope my time's not up
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8. "Death Confronts" (3:18)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
This jet's tank pours a slow and steady rain from on high
And I believe that we're flying safely but all the while
I'm wrong and I might lose my life tonight
If something comes that I can't run from
If death confronts, will I have taken time to show love
Tail to sky, now we know we're gonna die here tonight
And I'll be damned, love your lovers while you still have the chance
'Cause mine will be taken from me, washed into the sea
Now something's come that I can't run from
Now death confronts all of my tastelass traits will float up
When something comes that I can't run from
When death confronts, will I have taken time to show love
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9. "Campfire" (3:30)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
I don't wanna be a slave to myself, chained to the things I desire
I'd rather be free, and let go of things holding me down in the mire
Throw dead weight overboard, and raise my sails, and stay on course
When I give in, it feels good for a minute, but quickly those feelings will fade
Replaced by regret and that feeling I get when I know I'm the one that's to blame
Throw dead weight overboard, and raise my sails, stay on course
Live for love, not lust
Not just me, live my life for us
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10. "All For Profit" (4:17)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
Clearly I am dangerous, judge locked me up
Says I should get used to it 'cause I'm corrupt
Always thought I was a good man, now I'm in the slammer
All for profit not for justice, just a common robber
Soulless soul
No, I'm not ashamed of it, I like it kind
Now I'm paying big-time fines for my crimes
Think it's time we end the myth and pull them from their towers
They're stealing from the innocent, they profit off the poorest
Our time will come
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11. "Bad Idea" (5:10)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
I'm in line at a railroad gate, winter moves like this slow freight train
Same stale waiting game
Later I'm gonna meet up with my friends for coffee and a game of cards
I hope that I win
But even if I don't take any tricks
It feels good to waste my time with them
Before we know, we'll have killed just enough time to see
The leaves bloomin' on the trees again
We've got to be patient
Woke up long before the break of dawn
from some dark, cold, and desperate dream feeling extra lonely
So would you mind if I crossed the line tonight?
It could be a bad idea gone right
Or maybe I'm just too blind to see to the other side
To wait 'til the spring starlight shines new
And burns up my blues
I'm still zoned out here at this railroad gate
Winter is crawlin' by like this damn freight train
And soon I'll finally see these gates rising
My car will be able to go, but I'll still be stuck
Waiting around for spring
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12. "Drift" (10:26)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
Poem "Seas Drain Into Space" written and recorded in Poland by Matthew Potts
I can take a thought, trade up for a tune
I can whistle it while I think of you
And I'll expand on all the subtle sounds until I've found ...
Room for drum and bass, maybe harmonies
Now I've got to sing something so you'll hear just what I mean
Like you're an orchid in my bed of tangled weeds
Hollow saviors abound
I've been lost and found ten times today
By cheapskates; damn, dirty fakes
I barely got away
You're my escape
I'm always looking for a way to sing what I can't seem to say
Well, anyways
This one it goes out to you, my love wrapped up inside this tune
Cause you're the cool stream on my desert scene
You're what I've dreamed
Hollow saviors abound
I've been lost and found ten times today
By cheapskates; damn, dirty fakes
I barely got away
You're my escape
Away with placid lapping languid days
That idle grin which easy plays
As peace resides in softest breeze
Go tide and season, sun and reason
Away with gazing at illusion’s guile
Were something good to last a while
And for things to be as so they seemed
That summer’s faith to leap and dream
Away has gone the touch remembered
The standards by which real was measured
Misconstrued as though lie were fact
To wish the past should remain intact
Away as gently as drift lovers to sleep
Awake to find they cannot keep
Two pasts alive and also dead
Like things they’d heard were left unsaid
Away forever’s long a length to stand
The eyes believe and truth demands
What’s true and good won’t stay asunder
They return as one in perfect wonder
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Facing Winter – The Sanctuary EP
(Released 09.12.06)
Buy and download this CD
Track list:
(click on a title to jump down to that song)
1. 290
2. Anarchy
3. Tightrope
4. Inertia
5. Liars
6. Say Hello (instrumental)
"290" (4:15)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
290 east into Chicago
Cool night breeze whips in through the window of my car
It won't be long until this city swallows me
I put the pedal to the floor, I soar
I've gotta get away from the dreary day-to-day
I hope I'm gonna make a clean escape, and break away
I'm gonna make a clean escape, and break away
I hope that's how it goes
I'm hopin' but who knows
I'm drivin' to the show
To empty out my soul (x2)
There might be no one there to listen
I don't care, I'm just as happy singin' for myself
My audience will be the girl behind the bar
And I can't wait until the songs explode
And shatter me like glass
The real world will fade to black
I hope I'm gonna make a clean escape, and break away
I'm gonna make a clean escape, and break away
I hope that's how it goes
I'm hopin' but who knows
I'm drivin' to the show
To empty out my soul (x2)
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"Anarchy" (3:24)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
Use me as a bridge and then proceed to burn me down
You've pillaged all my towns
I know you're gonna stay up on the cross you built that day
You're never comin' down
Yeah, here's the life you chose
Since you ignore the truth
You will never grow
You should just come down, you could be sitting on a throne
You could be rockin' out
Instead you live a lie, you'll be a victim all your life
You never even try
Yeah, here's the life you chose
Since you ignore the truth
You will never grow
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"Tightrope" (4:16)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
I might be lost but don't count me out yet
No, not yet
I'll make it across at my own pace
I might be late
'Cause I'm on a tightrope in the dark
I can't see the end, can't see the start
And I've wandered too far to turn back now, so here's my vow
I'll keep workin' hard, and singin' songs, 'til my day comes
I've been on this tightrope most my life
I'll either reach the other side
Or I'll die tryin'
I know where I'm headed
I'm just not quite sure of how I'm getting there, but I'm not scared
I could be right or wrong
But this is who I am and where my soul belongs
My soul belongs
I've been on this tightrope most my life
I'll either reach the other side
Or I'll die tryin' to
Come with me on an odyssey
We can change our luck
We can chase our dreams
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"Inertia" (4:20)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
Inertia exerts its force
I'm nervous I'll be torn apart
My thoughts keep up with the times
My heart's still lagging far behind
I feel so stretched out
Buoyancy is lost
Wish I could move on
I feel anchored down
There's a civil tug of war inside my soul
One half wants to stay, the other wants to go
I'm certain I can survive
The violent current of the tide
My vessel drifted off track
My rudder slowly turns me back
Towards a truer path
And meaning that I've lacked
I'm stricken like a match
I'll burn down my past
I sometimes think I'm made of stone, but I'm just ash
Regather my energy and start from scratch
Embrace unexpected changes to the plans
Thought I'd built on solid ground but it was sand (x2)
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"Liars" (5:32)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
Lyrics by J. Birchard
You've left a bloody stain
Stealing life for your own selfish gain
You think you're a soothsayer
But you shroud the truth like a thief might do
You're a liar
Anti-terrorism isn't working, I'm still scared
Not of them but you because you blow so much hot air
And it seems each passing hour
You get more drunk with power
Murderer, murderer, murderer, murderer (x4)
My heart goes out to those you've persecuted
In the end, no one wins
In the end, no one wins
You try to hypnotize religious minds with your awful lies
You try to make them think ... you're some sort of saint
And it seems each passing hour
You get more drunk with power
Murderer, murderer, murderer, murderer (x4)
My heart goes out to those you've persecuted
In the end, no one wins
In the end, no one wins
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"Say Hello" (3:51)
Music by J. Birchard, L. Doyle, J. Goluszka
(Instrumental)
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