New MP3 preview, recorded in New Haven, CT
Written and Recorded by James DuRuz 11/23/00
Bass played by Mark Dancigers
lyrics and other miscellaneous info about the tracks
1. Driving 6. Somebody's Garden
2. Chameleon mp3 preview! 7. Rest mp3 preview!
3. Ocean Eyes Lullaby (I) mp3 preview! 8. Soap
4. Flicker 9. Aren't You Afraid
5. Slidewhistle 10. Maxwell Windsor mp3 preview!
11. To Sleep
1. Driving 4:17
Featuring: Tim Symons on Organ
Driving, driving down the interstate, listening to your favorite songs on the radio
The afternoon the sun is in the distance now, you turn to look at me but you’ve got nothing to day
That’s ok
It’s just you and me and I don’t mind
Cold, cold water makes me fall in love, you hold my hand and I sing for you, just for you
It’s just you and me and I don’t mind,
Now it’s fall, the leaves take to red, I just don’t, I don’t want to leave my bed
It’s just me and I don’t mind
2. Chameleon 6:09 mp3 preview!
Featuring: Kathleen Young on vocals, Chris Jones on Bass, Kyle Allard on Drums and Tim Symons on Organ
Oh Chameleon, you really are the one, having defunct fun when you’re on the run
Oh Chameleon, basking in the sun, just sit back and kind of relax
Don’t you ever think, don’t you ever try, don’t you ever run, say good-bye
Chameleon, you ain’t no simian, Chamelon
Oh Chameleon, you ain’t got none, having defunct fun, the work is done
Oh Chameleon, riding shot gun, you just sit back and pick up the slack
Don’t you ever think, don’t you ever try, don’t you ever run, say good-bye
Chameleon, you ain’t no simian, Chameleon
3. Ocean Eyes Lullaby ( I ) 2:30 mp3 preview!
No lyrics... it's what one calls an "instrumental" piece
4. Flicker 6:07
Featuring: Kyle Allard on Drums and Tim Symons on Organ
Open, open your door - Strap in, strap in to your seat
Faster, Faster
Open, open your hands - Hold on, hold on to the ice
Faster, Faster
Rapidly vocabulate, do not hesitate, the words are trapped in fate
Judged, by the judging magistrate
Open, open your eyes - We’ll go, faster inside
Faster, faster
5. Slidewhistle 4:35
Featuring: Kyle Allard on Drums and Chris Jones on Bass
I got unnecessary amounts of slidewhistle insanity, that’s it scratch the guitar you’re going to be a rock star
Take a little trip, to the place where your spine slips - Do I know, do I know, do I know, do I know?
Do I even want to know? Come on now
No baby, no, no
I tried to use the ninjitsu defense, But the slidewhistle hit me on the head, I fell, I thought that I was dead but no
6. Somebody's Garden 2:33
Featuring: The vocal stylings of Ben "I'm thin" Schrader and James "stay in one key" DuRuz
Ok... I'll admit it - it's just a rip off of The Beatle's Octopuse's Garden, we were bored and just started recording
It makes me laugh, so i put it on.
7. Rest 4:16 mp3 preview!
Featuring: Kathryn Driscoll on vocals
Sit down, rest your body, rest your mind - Shed a tear, on my shoulder you may cry
Sing on, sing on ‘till the dawn, let your voice carry to the sun
The fire warms your soul makes it write - Close your eyes you’re here, bring back sight
Sing on, sing on ‘till the dawn, let your voice carry to the sun
There’s rhythm in your move, in your mind - Slip down, smooth twist of your life
Sing on, sing on ‘till the dawn, let your voice carry to the sun
Wild blue, rain on window of nights so true
8. Soap 2:53
Written in collaboration with and featuring: Chris Jones on Bass and Tim Symons on Piano
9. Aren't You Afraid 5:12
Featuring: Tim Symons on Piano
Aren’t you afraid, of the people down the street - Aren’t you afraid, of what you might find out
Aren’t you afraid, of morning’s purple sky - Aren’t you afraid, aren’t you afraid?
Aren’t afraid, to run one more mile - Aren’t you afraid, to share a simple glance
Aren’t you afraid, to race against the sun - Aren’t you afraid, aren’t you afraid?
Aren’t you afraid, of leaving home - Aren’t you afraid, of losing your best friend
Aren’t you afraid, of where you might be - Why aren’t you afraid, why aren’t you afraid?
I think I know why you’re not afraid - I see it in your eyes, I see it in your moves
I think I know why you’re not afraid - I know why you’re not afraid
10. Maxwell Windsor 4:30 mp3 preview!
Featuring: Ben Schrader on vocals
This is your fall from grace, this is you dead end case
The captain sets it free, night returns to the sea
Fantastic, as you slip through the veil of dark - Elastic, like the heart of your mark
The Captain sets it free, silver falls to the trees
Defy the eyes in the sky, Maxwell Windsor, don’t swoon or ruin the moon we’ll forgive you
Look high and sigh when you cry, Maxwell Windsor - Your Captain will set you free, please believe me
You never take what could be given to you and you never give what you mean to
And you never mean what you say and you never say what’s to take
The captain sets it free, night returns to the sea
You stand naked below the floor, you reach your hand to knock on the door
Who answers? Your own soul - You hear the doorbell long before
The Captain sets it free, silver falls to the trees
Defy the eyes in the sky, Maxwell Windsor, don’t swoon or ruin the moon we’ll forgive you
Look high and sigh when you cry, Maxwell Windsor - Your Captain will set you free, please believe me
11. To Sleep 2:54
To sleep I go and this I know, but will you rest, I tried my best
To sleep I go and this I know, your shadow’s still on my window sill
To sleep I go, my dreams betray me
Breath so deep my soul it keeps, a gentle rise with blinking eyes
Subtle smile, I cannot sleep, subtle kiss, I can only weep
To sleep I go, my dreams betray me
To sleep I go and this I know, but will you rest, I tried my best
To sleep I go and this I know, your shadow’s still on my window sill
To sleep I go, my dreams
