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The Most Americans

by The Most Americans

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1.
Invocation 02:28
Gather the believers, And all the truth seekers, We are all lost, In this dry and thirsty land. In the midst of a storm A heart still warm, Cried out to you A song transcends on, The breath of the wind, It's a lonesome tune Takers more than givers, Everyone a sinner, A face to meet the face, That you pretend to be And grow us this hour, So that we might flower, And reach toward the sun Darkness to light, A gradient of bright, Slides into another day But what happens next...
2.
My ten year-old self, Looking in the mirror and Imagining his youth coming undone And in an unlit bathroom, Save for the afternoon sun he searched The shadows for the man he'd become Come on give it up, Worrying for your future son, Cause time will take its time any way You can mourn every minute, And never get lost in one, and you just Give your tomorrows away I'm wasting time With you We're lifeless on leisure There's no radiation I'm sifting through the fog Come on give it up, Worrying for your future son, Cause time will take its time any way You can mourn every minute, And never get lost in one, and you just Give your tomorrows away When, when you were young, You caught some teacher's eye, They put a tag behind your ear, And sent you back out into the wild They dressed you in superlatives And look at you, look at you now You were the one to save us all And look at you, look at you now
3.
I can't get you off of my mind, I tried to burn you down like a forest fire, I held you under in a lake of red wine And I couldn't get you off of my mind And I can't get you out from under my skin, Like those burrowed fangs and the numbing poison, Like a six inch splinter in the palm of your hand It's gonna hurt to get you out from under my skin And I can't get you off of my brain, No my mind is running like it's being chased Not a passing sight from the window of a train Could get you off of my brain And I can't get you out of my head, No you're trapped in my labyrinth You're a prisoner at my last line of defense And I'll never let you out of my head And I can't get you off of my mind, I tried to burn you down like a forest fire And I held you under in a lake of red wine And I couldn't get you off of my mind
4.
Dust Jacket 03:57
I remember the echoes of hearing supper called Climbing branch to branch without a fear that I might fall I had sap on my hands, pine needles in my hair, If there was dirt on my shirt, Momma never seemed to care And I love her for that (But now) This isn't what I wanted This isn't who I thought I'd be I used to live in my clothes Now they do all the living for me Cause it costs more than money To look good Anywhere you may be seen I remember rolling over the belly of a hill With my equilibrium struggling to hold itself still And you are too old now to get grass stains, Maturity is the right side of the window pane (But now) This isn't what I wanted This isn't who I thought I'd be I used to speak in my clothes Now they do all the talking for me I had to work sixteen hours for these jeans The stitching is fine and the labor was cheap And it costs more than money To look good Anywhere you may be seen So welcome to the fashion show, We speak in thread, more than you know So welcome to the fashion show, We wear our souls, more than you know
5.
I'll bet you know it's hard to find, Keep smiling and saying, "Hold the line" I hope you know the story's true Long as you know who's telling who Out in the night, a light for you Summer's a demon, Winter's a blade It's getting hard to tell if we're waving or drowning I wanna know I'll bet you hold a lot inside, I carry twice my weight to see you shine, But everything seems like something else And who's to say what's good today I wanna know
6.
Two Dreams 02:59
I dreamt of you last night, In a cabin, in a forest. A house that felt so familiar, Friends and kin were, all together And I couldn’t even sit still Every room was filled, With warm faces until. A sound caused a silent break, You drove the car in the lake, And the children were saved. Open to a revelation A formulation of devastation Congregate on the coastline To see smiles, while there’s time to, So sad not to be in love As we circle the sun's Last revolution I didn’t think this was how it would end You cry with your friends, While the end closes in. Where have you been Jonathan, Never there when, it makes a difference, Always dreaming of failure, You never wonder, about the thunder That you hear while you’re asleep, Placing bets against me, Subconsciously. Oh when will you learn to dream, Of victory, Just to make you believe
7.
Cassius 03:28
Painted in blood With your cheek on the canvas And a mind's eye ink blot test Left when you got up The jaws of life They will try to consume you But tell me baby What's this stain look like to you? Hold on little girl Get well soon Cause this world's got enough Bad news Every honest heart Is pulling for you What a tragedy Tears on a face as pretty as you And you danced with your shadow While the rung bell hung on the air From a distant church's chime The sound waved to you You'd drown yourself Beneath the crash of the light waves But your skin and your life babe Need some darkness too Keep your chin up Just think of Cassius Cause the King of the World Was not a killer of kings Life leaves a path Trailing behind us You gotta look back to know Where you won't go again You've gotta look back to know How far you've been
8.
Last night I Slept by myself And I felt how far you've gone It's so funny how the things You're always saying sorry for Are what I miss most when you are not around And even if I could No I wouldn't change a thing If I had God's hands No I wouldn't change a thing And I wait for your call And I worry for Your shy eyes and your delicate arms Oh we all got flaws And still healing scars Bleary eyes that greet the dawn Just live with the best you can And I'll meet you at the end Don't keep it in and tie a knot Every day just pulls it more taught And even if I could No I wouldn't change a thing If I could stop time's hands No I wouldn't change a thing And I wouldn't change, No I wouldn't change a thing.
9.
If I was a man of the cloth I would bless every puddle and drop I saw When the cloud's did form And the rains begin Only holy water would Fall on your skin And you left town Like you were coming up for air Put some sunshine on your face And let the breeze comb your hair And you didn't want to prune In the bath water of home Headed off toward the ocean where you thought You might like to roam If I, if I gave in to you, Would you have fallen for me You're on a blanket of blue In the arms of the sea Nothing will ever happen, nothing will ever change If you keep all your love in the hands of fate And you slipped from my grip like fists full of sand Like time in a glass falling between my hands If I was a holy man, I'd forgive myself for my silent sins, For my slothful words, And all those smiles I stole from you Call this my confession love, Forgive me too Heard he put a ring on that finger, Pulled a promise from those lips, Took a weight off of your heart, And put a little swagger in those hips, And the ones wearing your name Only remind me of you, It is the cowards and the gluttons Who play love's fools If I, if I gave in to you, Would you have fallen for me You're on a blanket of blue In the arms of the sea Nothing will ever happen, nothing will ever change If you keep all your love in the hands of fate And you slipped from my grip like fists full of sand Like time in a glass falling between my hands I hope that you Know what you do to me When I call your name I swear I couldn't see
10.
Widow's Walk 03:59
Lover each night that comes I can hardly sleep Every day on the widow's walk With my eyes on the sea The ocean is cruel And my heart beats achingly Waiting for my Odysseus to come back home to me Waiting for my Odysseus to come back home to me The suitors sing a siren's song To make me believe To doubt your return and crash on The rocks of adultery My love I have been true And I can foresee Your head upon my chest we rest on a bed built from a tree Your head upon my chest we rest on a bed built from a tree Each day is a weight on my heart It beats for no one else As dust collects around your portrait Framed upon the shelf Sediment traces your body On the north Atlantic shelf I'll wait as long as waiting takes so take care of yourself I'll wait as long as waiting takes so take care of yourself I'll wait as long as waiting takes so take care of yourself I'll wait as long as waiting takes so take care of yourself

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released April 15, 2013

Mixed by Chris McLaughlin at 1867 Recording Studio
Mastered by TW Walsh
Cover Art by Timothy A. Jacques

all songs by The Most Americans, copyright 2012-2013
performed by Jon Braun, Vin Calarese, Bret Silverberg, and Kevin Walsh

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The Most Americans Boston, Massachusetts

Spacey rock n roll from Boston, MA with sweet harmonies and a great attitude. Music you'd take home to mom and dad, then later makeout to when they're asleep.

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