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Reverb & Suction

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1.
Falling Down 03:45
Falling Down A boy tells his father I wanna fly across the water They fashioned together The pinions of wax and feathers An epic disaster A painting by some old master The ocean was calling A corner from the sky is falling Down Into the brackish brown Down We’d barely left the ground Down A reckless boy is drowning And the world turns ‘round to greet another day A boy tells his father˙ I wanna fly across the water There’s no use forestalling The darkness when the night is falling Down Into the brackish brown Down I’d barely left the ground Down A reckless boy is drowning And the world turns ‘round to greet another day
2.
Sorry 02:59
Sorry Hey man, she threw you out again Someone must have clued her in I bet you’re feeling pretty rough Let me help you get your stuff I’ve got a friend from out of town He’s cool I could drive you down I can tell her where you’ve gone When I see her later on It doesn’t matter if you’re sorry And It won’t matter when you’re gone It doesn’t matter Hey man she had to make you go Can’t say I didn’t tell you so Don’t you worry she’ll be fine Someday we’ll see you down the line It doesn’t matter if you’re sorry And It won’t matter when you’re gone It doesn’t matter
3.
Her Bed (And How She Made It) She pulled the curtains And settled in Clutched the covers To her chin Her bed’s an ocean She’s drowning in She sinks toward morning But until then She dreams of someone Who she used to know And how he adored her So long ago She sees so clearly In the dark Then he disappears like A watermark She can’t remember What he said She woke that morning She made her bed She dreams of someone Who she used to know And how he adored her So long ago She dreams of someone Who she used to know And how he adored her So long ago
4.
Penny 03:48
Penny I was walking toward the capital When you caught my eye I felt lucky to have found you there When others passed you by There was something beyond currency You wanted me to have I felt lucky to have found you here On Independence Ave Penny, Penny, you don’t owe me anything Copper turns to blue Penny, Penny, I’m not the enemy I always thought you knew There’s a river of forgetfulness That flows beneath our feet Did it wash away the promises Down the empty street? Penny, Penny, you don’t owe me anything Copper turns to blue Penny, Penny, I’m not the enemy I always thought you knew
5.
Already Won 04:03
Already Won Punch the clock and kick the habit Make your way on through Grit your teeth or bite the bullet It's all that you can do Scratch the track and cut your losses It’s for another day Walk it off and run the numbers Wipe your tears away Looks like we’ve already won This day is so very done Looks like we’ve already won Crack the case and break the story Everybody knows Right the wrong or read the future Turn X’s into O’s Spike the punch and tap the rhythm Buy another round Spill your guts and raise your glasses Drink the poison down Looks like we’ve already won This day is so very done Looks like we’ve already won Sometimes you win (Looks like we’ve already won) Sometimes you choose (Looks like we’ve already won) Trip the lights and stab the darkness Stumble through the rain Steel yourself and take the beating Have something for the pain Stake your claim and drop the hammer Drive the point on through Break the bank and split the money Divide it into two Looks like we’ve already won This day is so very done Looks like we’ve already won Looks like we’ve already won
6.
Love & Hate 03:33
Love & Hate You’ve gotta be jokin’ Was rock-n-roll broken? Thank God it was over (over) In 1984 What a production Reverb and suction And it goes on and on (and on) But the tables are turning On the things we were spurning It spins around, around (around) Bash and bag to your heart's content Just be careful where you take aim Rant and rave can get all mixed up Until love and hate are the same The sea change was final When I found it on vinyl And lately the yacht’s been rockin’ On my stereo What a production A flawless construction And it goes on and on (and on) Piss and poke to your heart's content Just be careful where you take aim Rant and rave can get all mixed up Until love and hate are the same
7.
Stolen Hearts Waking up on such a morning It took me by surprise Couldn’t put my finger on it A look caught in your eyes Swooped right in without a warning I didn’t hear sound Thought I saw a moving shadow So I turned to look around Like a missing child returned to mother Or a sunken ship that’s been discovered Stolen hearts can be recovered Feels as if there’s something missing Or the space it occupied Is it something small and precious? A look caught in your eyes Thought I felt the earth stop spinning It brought me to my knees everyone is guilty sometimes In a world that’s thick as thieves Like a missing child returned to mother Or a sunken ship that’s been discovered Stolen hearts can be recovered
8.
Rise & Believe Ed's so tired of being told, "You're still so young. She's so much older." All her friends just don't get why she's so into this punk kid Guys on campus smirk and grin but she's more Maude than Robinson She's the only one who gets it He's not sullen, just a misfit Rise up and believe it Step up to receive it They both played it cool and calm the time he slipped and called her "Mom" Doesn't matter if it's not magic It sure as hell ain't Freudian tragic They're so tired of being told He’s too young, she's too old She's the only one who gets it He's not sullen, just a misfit Rise up and believe it Step up to receive it
9.
Better Walk 03:04
Better Walk You’ve been so charming Sweet and disarming You say so much with a smile So cool and breezy You make it easy You say so much with a smile We hoped you’d stay for awhile But now you’re leaving I want to say Better walk Before you get what you deserve Better walk If you think you’ve got the nerve Better walk Before they find out what you’ve done Better walk But I think you’re going to run Have you been reckless, fickle and feckless? You hide so much with a smile You thought you’d stay for a while So now you’re leaving I have to say Better walk Before you get what you deserve Better walk If you think you’ve got the nerve Better walk Before they find out who you are Better walk But it won’t get you very far
10.
Atmosphere 04:17
Atmosphere It’s better than ever love Can you imagine that? It’s better than ever love And that’s alright for now Try to imagine that It’s better than ever love Can you imagine that It’s alright for now, well, that’s alright for now It’s for all for a reason love Can you believe in that? It’s all for a reason love And that’s alright for now Try to believe in that It’s all for a reason love We’ll try to believe in that It’s alright for now, yeah that’s alright for now Turning from blue to gray We’ll take it day by day Watching it fade away into the Atmosphere
11.
Say Hello 03:14
Say Hello He’s tangent To her circles A line that needs an angle A senior To his sophomore A catch he can’t untangle Hey kid, what’s your story? Hang loose, don’t you worry Just say hello, say hello His network’s Not social But he’d like to hack her profile Bookmarking He’s so close now But nowhere near her lifestyle Hey kid, don’t get flustered Takes balls, all you can muster To say hello, say hello I’ll walk right down to the flower shop And I’ll slap my money on the countertop Then I’ll march right up to the second floor And I’ll knock, knock, knock on your front door And I’ll say hello, say hello Hey kid, don’t get nervous Takes brass, all you can service To say hello, say hello I’ll walk right down to the record store And buy 12 tracks of metaphor Then I’ll march right up to the second floor And I’ll knock, knock, knock on your bedroom door And I’ll say hello, say hello
12.
Woman of the Year I rattle my cocktail glass and I’m enraptured by the sound Fortune nods to me and I buy another round You catch me watching you in the mirror on the wall Then you walk toward me through a mist of alcohol It occurs to me as you whisper in my ear You could be known as the woman of the year A year of endless possibilities for me to use You’ve done all that you’ll ever need to do I’ll see it through Then you disappear into the smoke and candlelight But you’ll be dancing through the middle of the night Accept this offering: a paper lavaliere And you will be known as the woman of the year A year of endless possibilities for me to use You’ve done all that you’ll ever need to do I’ll see it through

credits

released July 29, 2014

Paul Johnson: drums, vocals, synth
Karl Michelbach: vocals, guitar
Joe Osborne: bass, vocals
Aubrey Scarbrough: Rhodes piano, synth, vocals

All songs by Johnson, Michelbach, Osborne, © 2014, BMI, except "Woman of the Year" by Michelbach, © 2014, BMI

Recorded by Chris Bigley in Walla Walla, Washington at Vicarious Rex and Guild House. Additional recording at Ruby’s Place.
Edited, mixed and suctioned by PJ
Produced by The ToC
Mastered at panicStudios, Seattle by John McCaig
Album cover painting by Joel Henriques
Layout by PJ

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