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Newkirk

by Howth

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1.
Deep in my heart I do believe There's a stronger man inside of me And there be trials and tribulations Bring you to your feet Bring you to redemption or to your knees And all a good boy can do is pray each and every morning That the good lord above will give a little warning When the storm clouds are forming And the rain is on the rise Let us turn up our eyes to the spirit in the sky Cause deep in my heart I do believe Deep in my heart I do believe deep in my heart I do believe there's a stronger man inside of me
2.
Snow Bank 03:18
Snowbank. Watch the snowbank. Might as well be solid stone Thank the lord or whoever you Think is getting you down the road Takes a second, maybe less To lose control, be totally helpless Veer the wheel lord Steer me away I got more life to live, lord Steer me away From the snowbank Slow my love We're in no rush, my love We'll be there in seconds flat Takes a lifetime, maybe more To realize the ones you're living for Veer the wheel lord Steer me away Veer the wheel lord Steer me away Veer the wheel lord Steer me away
3.
Only Right Turns (free) 03:37
I need a way With only right turns I need a church that only burns I have a wife I need a groom I need the world to end real soon And they come And they ask me What have I done What exactly And I hum The same tune The same one I always do Like a wedding band On the hand of a corpse I will surely stay the course But I need a way With only right turns I need a church that only burns And they come And they ask me What have I done What exactly And I hum The same tune The same one I always do I always do I always do I always do
4.
These pipes are clogged with gold How much is made for every livelihood that gets sold? And does it ever truly trickle down Or fall like confetti straight from parade to the ground Here in the belly of the beast We have the least to gain from the falling money rain In the belly of the beast These streets are steeped in haut couture The stench of wealth spreads like the stench of ripe manure And it's so easy to get used to the smell And forget all of those who are living in a living hell Here in the belly of the beast We can't forget the reasons we are all prisoners here In the belly of the beast And if we sit down where we stand And peacefully demand That the beast sit down too It's the least we could do We made the nuts and bolts Now all that we manufacture is the revolts Until our intelligence is heard The will is the way and the way is in every word Here in the belly of the beast We have the will of David and Goliath in our grip In the belly of the beast And if we sit down where we stand And peacefully demand That the beast sit down too it's the least it could do It's the least we could do In the belly of the beast the belly of the beast the belly of the beast the belly of the beast
5.
A Lie 04:06
A lie isn't a lie if the truth is never told I have a secret I want to keep until I'm married Long after my last born has been born Long after he's married A lie isn't a lie if the truth is never told A lie, a lie, a lie A lie, a lie, a lie I've a stack of letters hind the bed Better left unopened I have filled my life with such regret Better left unspoken A lie isn't a lie if the truth is never told A lie, a lie, a lie A lie, a lie, a lie
6.
You're my best imaginary friend You don't exist outside my head And the conversations that we have Though not quite real, they aren't bad They make me feel less sad and alone Like a telephone with someone else on the other end In my dreams we walk the pier I hold your hand, you pull me near I kiss the flesh behind your ear And it's so sincere And I have no fear That you'll disappear Cause you were never here And this had to come Even pretend things have an end And the wind blows cold On the soulless soul And my heart's on fire And I cannot breathe You're my best imaginary or real friend You don't exist outside my head And the conversations that we have Though not quite real, they aren't bad They make me feel less sad and alone Like a telephone... And the wind blows cold On the soulless soul And my heart's on fire And I cannot breathe And the lighthouse shines down On this soulless town And my heart's on fire And I cannot breathe And I cannot hear And I cannot breathe And I cannot sing
7.
Grand Marais 04:46
Oh, Grand Marais Such a lovely town and lovely name Waters crashing blue and white Me and my boy by my side We'd a falling out Can't recall quite why or what about Waters crashing on grey rock Me and my boy scarcely talk And we've a love as great as a great lake And we've a pain as sore as the north shore Oh, Grand Marais What a way to freeze the day away Waters crashing cold and hard Neath an endless sea of stars And we've a love as great as a great lake And we've a pain as sore as the north shore Oh, Grand Marais
8.
Honey 04:04
Honey, could you fix me a drink I am standing on the brink Of nothing And your smile is the only thing worthwhile Do you remember that Oprah episode All of those families that lost their homes in Louisiana How you said you couldn't imagine Losing your whole life in the blink of an eye Honey, could you please get the door There was a notice, we've a week Maybe more. If we just stay, what are they gonna do? Haul us away? You have a sister in Wisconsin I'm sure she gets lonely now that the children have grown I have a brother, but Owen's got his own problems Though I'm sure he'd love to help Honey, will you come with me As we say goodbye to our lovely neighbors I won't be clearing the driveway They'll have to find someone else by November
9.
Keep me away from the mirror And everything else fragile At least until I'm acting more like a sober, adult person I'm breaking every effort I've made to make myself better Now I'm resigned to never be that kind of man Noone can Threw my phone out the window Heard the faceplate shatter Scattering names over the plains by the wind And back again I broke my HDTV With a plunger and most of my body Took my foot out of my mouth and put it to work I went bizzerk And what would my family My family have to say If they were to see me See me acting this way They'd say he's ok Just keep him away from the mirror And everything else fragile If you can keep him from himself, that's probably best
10.
Out in Eagan (free) 04:11
Out in Eagan courting Armageddon I wore my blackest suit I did my hair all cute Some duckfluff haircut come and talk to me Kindly ask my price I blink, I bat my eyes But I can't even sell my soul The devil don't want it no And there's nothing sadder than a whore Who can't even sell himself All these cars seem to drive themselves To and from their lives And I'm, I'm just the same I stay in my lane Nowhere to go, nothing to gain Cause I can't even sell my soul The devil don't want it no And there's nothing sadder than a whore Who can't even sell himself

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released May 1, 2012

Performed by:
Aviva Stampfer, Blake Luley, Carl Creighton, Miles Waltuck, Neil Acharya

Additional Musicians:
Kathleen McCormac- Cello, Caitlin Procter- Violin, Colm Bohan- Violin (All on Track 5)

Recorded at Home Sounds in Hamilton, NJ
Additional Recording done at Nablus the Culture in the West Bank, as well as a variety of locations in Brooklyn, NY, St. Paul, MN, and Portland, OR.
Engineered by Miles Waltuck (Track 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) and Blake Luley (Track 1, 5, 8) with additional engineering by Nate Albert (Track 8) and Ross MC (Track 3)
Mixed by Miles Waltuck and Blake Luley
Mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering (Brooklyn, NY)

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