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Masco: Come On Along

by Jersey Water

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Brandon There is something about the stories sung in this album and in the way Ryan sings it that just transports me to a different place in time. Listening to this album I feel like I am no longer in our modern world, but a simpler time filled with lots of love and wanting. Each song has a rich story which leaves me intrigued and wanting to know more. Favorite track: New Words.
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1.
Song For Renegades 03:58
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And if the sky turned red Could we hide in your basement Me and you and a broken hot water heater You give me hiding for the days Reasons to wake to the autumn wind Singing songs we’ve been living in But when the sun comes out the old folks sit and reminisce About the times that haven’t happened to us yet And when the sun comes out Things'll go back to the way that they’ll always be I swore I overheard you loving me If I was the dead girl in the river would you throw rocks at me Would you ignore me, would you call the police Would you call me your own, would you take me home Would you take off my old shoes Would you take off your shoes too Would you take off my old shoes And all these eyes of mine sat down in the grass and cried Left them alone and comfort Oh, he left his love behind And he can barely make him out Asking him how did we come to this Streets lost to secrets and innocence I heard of bridges that day went over and under Changes from above Talking lightening and thunder I’ll get to you with the drums Signals of smoke Changes from above Changes I been only dreaming of If I was the dead girl in the river would you throw rocks at me Would you ignore me, would you call the police Would you call me your own, would you take me home Would you take off my old shoes Would you take off your shoes too Would you take off my old shoes
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I Used To Write Poetry For An Englishman 03:29
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I used to write poetry for an Englishman During summer days I cried in ways I wish he'd never see But I still find myself thinking of that other me Kissing my boy along the campus greenery I used to write poetry for an Englishman I helped him pack the car the night he left I used to write poetry for an Englishman I should’ve told him all the things I thought could wait Now I find myself praying myself to sleep Singing someone else’s songs They don’t belong to me No more poems to write I’ve forgotten how to cry Nothing to compose Just prayers to recite I used to write poetry for an Englishman He wrote me back with kisses on the page Father Warner grabbed me by the collar In his eyes I saw his moon and my changing tide
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Fun 03:05
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My friend, I hope she’s not favoring a darker night All she got is a comb that looks like a pocketknife She’s gold, she is my one and only I should’ve told her so But I’m so afraid that she’ll be on her way And I’ll lie, tell her I believe every word she says But I’ve no idea what she’s going near With her eyes and all her calamities collide Cause she left me and I’m rolling down her windows And I’m cold and sick of missing her Will the fun that she’s been searching for ever end In the dark roads of Montclair, New Jersey There’s a girl who’s lost Casper, help her find her way Saint Augustine, you say let her be what she wants to be I’m thinking I let her burn Cause she left me and I’m rolling down her windows And I’m cold and sick of missing her Will the fun that she’s been searching for ever end Cause she left me and I’m rolling down her windows And I’m cold and sick of missing her Will the fun that she’s been searching for ever end
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Robert 04:34
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Robert, the big kids tore down the fort And I’m on the dirt throwing rocks up in the sky But they’re not mine Now I’m finding myself on the same dirt Waiting for something to come back to Or surprise me tonight Keep telling lies in Brian’s garage In the garage Robert, the big kids burned all their school books In a hole they dug in the woods In July I’m on fire We lit fires to pay homage to their souls Who’ve gotten old and went off to college Now they don’t wear camouflage Keep telling lies in Brian’s garage In the garage Robert, I can’t miss you cause I keep seeing you Written down and stuffed in a box And how we’d ride it all the way Now I’m finding myself on the same page Waiting for something to come back to Or surprise me just the same Just the same Just the same
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New Words 02:20
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Save me from all that you kept captive I know what you’re after I know what comes after this New words beside our old ones And we won’t feel alone And the fun in our sides will grow And someday I’ll pay for what I owe We’ll feel like new words by our side Does anyone know where this train goes I should’ve asked you while in New Rochelle Now I’m the third oldest in this caboose car Tell me I’m wrong Tell me I’m wrong Tell me I’m wrong I still have love to give New words beside our old ones And we won’t feel alone And the fun in our sides will grow Miles after hours spent wasted on crime I loved you then As I still love you now And someday I’ll pay for what I owe We’ll feel like new words by our side
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An Aboveground Poem 04:00
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I’d like to write you a letter About how I’m unashamed How I’m not writing along with the weather How my chin’s not on my windowsill Cause if not now, when? I’m through with pretending All the characters I’ve played There’s no roundabout cause I’m coming I’m through with songs that make no sound So I’m writing you a letter About how you cheered me on How you made me feel ten times better How you made me feel strangely alive And how I took off my shoes And how I stood on up Your hands were pushing on my back And how I took off my shoes And how I stood on up How you were right behind me So I’m writing you a letter With hands I could not comprehend With fingers that gave no answers But now I’m counting up to ten So I’ll recite my poems And I’ll never go home I’m flagging all my emotions down And they’ll pick me up Said, kid, get in the truck No more poems that live underground So I mailed you the letter And I swear I saw your arms outstretched Pulling me by my birthday sweater Through all the wars I’ve not won yet But I took off my boots And I took off my armor All the camouflage I’ve worn And I took off my boots And I took off my armor All the ammo across my chest
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Onward And Downward 05:34
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What a shame Doctor, can you see him now Cause he’s been holding his breath Can I give him a coat so he won’t freeze to death No, but you can’t Not even your coat would help recuperate All his eyes inside not ready to negotiate You shoulda came Brought with you voices singing madrigals Just the train, babe Ducking our heads and covering our ears No, but we can’t Not even the noise could make us both forget where we are Our thoughts all dumb and blue eyed He’s afraid of all I could offer him Onward and downward It’s all the same to him Behind the register I— All that drags you down will come to drag you in What a shame Your fire’s spreading faster now But I got nothing to burn, my love Just a home and some old neighborhood No, but I can’t Not even your smile I want your smile where my smile is Not even your Merediths on sofas sold of promises Not even your signs of dusty propaganda’s stopping me Not even your smile, I want your smile where my smile is Cause he’s afraid of all I could offer him Onward and downward It’s all the same to him Behind the register I— All that drags you down will come to drag you in I wanna hear “Don’t Feel Bad for Me My Girl”
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I'm On The Roof 02:19
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I’m on the roof sleeping it off I’m on the roof sleeping it off I make it sound so tough Would you forgive me for not walking you home For not giving in to all I’m against and you’re for Just the sirens calling your name Go on home again

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released March 1, 2001

All songs by Ryan Doyle.

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