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From the upcoming album 'No Excuses' (out May 27 2020)
lyrics
I think this is the end of me
Seems appropriate to make a speech
The benefits of being high & lone
Some whiskey bottle for a microphone
Long night turned into day
Turned into long night
Do I just fade away?
Keep it up and you might get hurt
This burning out is just too much work
I only make the best mistakes
Hand crafted, and so well-placed
Blame myself because I could
Use a bit more guilt, pile it up, like
Would you like to see the next big thing?
Look in the mirror - I’ll look the other way.
Stare down the winding road
Streetlight sound & bitter cold
Separate plans for a selfless man
Pushing at the edges
Locking all the doors
Looking for a reason to do it like before
Punch in, check out
Ring me up for the next round
Sell me another version
One where this is working
In which I’m a different person
While away, take up a collection
Make up a bunch of missed connections
And try to recollect when
The odds were in favour
Of doing this whole thing better
And passing pretension
Off as a trend
Just like having friends
Forgetting the pitfalls
Phone calls and old halls
Talking walls of sound
With peeling painted reverb
Bounced and mixed to shimmer
In the light of every flame
Held high against the grain
And stained with blood
Bar shows TV shows no shows
Filling in filling up and filling out
All this paperwork, no clean shirts
Arguing over who did it first
As you stare down
The winding road
Let’s get found before it’s all sold
To the lowest bidder
Overpaid quota hitters
Factory farm team winners
But at least we got a free dinner out of the deal.
credits
released April 2, 2020
Written by Ryan Hillier
Arranged & performed by
Ryan Hillier - acoustic guitar, vocals
Denis ‘Turtle’ Arsenault - bass guitar
Kevin MacIntyre - drums & percussion
Alex Madsen - electric guitar
Shawn Thomas - electric guitar
Chris Colepaugh - additional guitars, lapsteel, banjo, dobro, vocals
Recorded & mixed by Chris Colepaugh at Sunburst Studios in Riverview NB
Produced by Chris Colepaugh
Mastered by Matthew Wiewel at Deadpan Studios in Sudbury ON
Photography by Jacques Cormier
Music produced in part through the financial assistance of the Government of New Brunswick and Music/Musique NB via the Music Industry Development program
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