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After The Fall

by The Sideshow Tragedy

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Easy Action 03:16
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Hold On It 04:12
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Same Thing 04:58
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What I Mean 03:52
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Forty Days 03:59
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about

LYRICS;

After the Fall
I roll away in the morning
Roll away the stones and broken bones
Roll away everything I own
Roll it all away

I was once a great dancer
I told stories, I charmed ladies, I cured cancer
But that was then, and now this is after
After the fall

Chorus:
I wore the mask so long it became my face
I ran in circles for years just to get to this place
I wore my best suit, I even combed my hair
And shaved

I'm walking with a limp these days
I got chemicals to take as needed for pain
To silence the words that just won't go away
I can't go away

I'm working on something new
It might not be honest, but I swear it's true
Capture the picture, capture this state of grace
Capture the stars, capture my naked face
Take my place

Chorus

No time to waste, no time to explain
I been here for years, I been here forever
I'm still here today
But I'm not the same, I've changed, goddamn
I've changed

Easy Action
I don't believe in God
Or science either
Learned it the hard way
Everybody's got something stupid to say

We speak in code
Sometimes we even say what we mean
All this blood's gotta go somewhere
Loud tattoos and jet black hair

I know you're busy
But maybe we can make some time
Burning like a candle at both ends
We got all night but I guess it all depends

Chorus:
Ain't it always a little softer
In someone else's bed
A little bit sicker and a whole lot harder
It's about the best that you can get

I don't drink and drive no more
It's the most grown-up I've ever been
I thought I was doing everything just right
But there's a couple of things I couldn't figure out quite

You make good decisions
You know how to gamble
I'll give you what I got, I hope it's enough
I never seen a pretty girl look so tough

Chorus

And I that we're just about ready
I'll be your easy action
If you can just hold my body steady
You might get some satisfaction

Hold On It
The whole wide world is waiting for me
I got a feeling, I got a belief
I'm all out of respect
And my mask is slipping off my face

Try to talk to my wife, talk to my friends
Do you think that this could be just coincidence?
Am I actually getting taller?
Is my voice getting clearer?

Stepping like a monster, my gait is high over the street
I got my black leather jacket on, and I'm sharpening my teeth
I'm the motherfucker
The million-dollar man of the year

Chorus:
Stop and really think about this
Have you ever seen anyone this big?
Your dreams? Never mind your dreams, I'll be your destiny
I want you to think long and hard about me

I only walk on eggshells when I like the way it sounds
My dick is down in the dirt, I keep my head up in the clouds
You'll never know my name
I'm so high you can't even see me

I simply must insist that you all listen to me
I've really got a hold on what it means to be free
Up up up and away like a balloon
My head is the sun

Chorus

Stop and really think about it
How long can I keep it up?
I really got a hold on it
Have you ever been with anyone this tough?
I'm sharpening my nails
Scratching my back
Really got a hold on it
Adjusting my mask



The Lonely One
What a waste, what a waste of time
The shingles come unstuck, the wires start to unwind
All things, all things move toward their end
But me, I'm just getting started, getting started again

I been everything, I been nothing I been no one
You could say I've done it all, now I'm the lonely one
Now I'm a man of the people, I thought I was the only one
You know I got to get around, I am not just anyone

Chorus:
My teeth are loose in my head
My gums are bleeding my breath smells like death
Won't take no medicine no doctor prescribes
But that's ok cuz you know I ain't ever gonna die

I had a job, thought I was doin pretty good
Workin hard, hard as a workin man should
But I got fired, guess it just goes to show
You can try and hold on tight but sometimes it's time to let it go

Now I'm out here on the edge, unwinding the wires
Burning everything I can, on this funeral pyre
There's no one out here to talk to but that's ok cuz I got nothing to say
I've already said it all I've already gone all the way

Chorus x 2

Capital Crime
I got nowhere, nowhere to go
I been nowhere, nowhere before
I'm harder, it's true, and I'm sicker too
Set your clock and keep your fingers crossed

I know that physically I am a thing of beauty
I fight like a man, and all of them other things
I got tattoos, and I know how to sing
Hand tight on my grip, don't let me slip

I got a lover, or at least I think I do
You know it moves around, doesn't do what you tell it to
But I'll stick around, it's the least I can do
Batten them hatches tight, and hold on for your life

Chorus:
You look so strong in the half light
Holding my face stretched skin tight
Facing me for the first time
It's no hanging matter, it's no capital crime

I'm not gonna give anything away for free
But I'm your man baby you better believe me
The biggest oak tree, the tallest flag pole you ever seen
Remember this bed, make it wet and red

If you need a hand, or a shoulder, or a body I got you
You got all them things that I need too
No love is pure and clean it's true
Give it some thought, I'll give you what I got

Chorus:
You look so strong in the half light
Holding my face stretched skin tight
Scratching out these principles
It's no hanging matter, it's no capital crime

Same Thing
Edge of the water at the end of time
You can see the other shore on the horizon line
It's a trick of the light, it's not too far away
I'm at the bottom of a bottle
Floating next to the bay

I'm tired and I'm lost but I'm still putting up a fight
I'm harder and I'm thinner and I know my rights
I'm livin easy, livin free, bein all that I can be
I got a mouthful of opinions
And they're mine to keep

I'm worried about the weather, it's threatening to rain
My dogs have all left town, they ain't been seen for days
My gods are all on fire, I don't know which way is up
Doesn't matter anymore, a door opens
A door shuts

Chorus:
Nothing's as easy as an alibi
To spoonfeed yourself when the prophets die
A choice between exile and little white lies
It's the same thing, the same thing

I walked out of an impossible dream
No one, not even me, could even tell just what it means
I steal everything I can just to eat
I can't talk philosophy
When I'm layin down in the street

And I'm shaping up, to ship myself outta town
Everything I thought I knew is an illusion to me now
And I'm searching through my books, but I can't find the right thing to say
I'm not a criminal baby
I'm just taking a holiday

I'll make it easy like an alibi
To spoonfeed yourself when the prophets die
A choice between exile and little white lies
It's the same thing, the same thing

Nothing's as easy as an alibi
To spoonfeed yourself when the prophets die
A choice between exile and little white lies
It's the same thing, the same thing



What I Mean
Baby you know, I never forget
That time is as deep as the sky
The windows in my head are open wide
My favorite face stretched skin tight

Gonna find me something to get into
I do what I want, I don't get caught
I don't know why, but I know what I'm not
It's never enough, but still it's a lot

Faking my way, it's nothing new
Promising nothing, I swear it's true
Got nothing to say but I still got the blues
Something to live for, or just something to do

Chorus:
And I don't give a damn if you don't care what I mean
Taking my chance, making myself clean
The fire burns, but sometimes you still get cold
It hasn't been that long and I am not yet old

Forget my name, forget my words
Forget my face, whichever's worse
I've done more harm with just one verse
Don't know if it was good but I know that I was first

And just like that, I'm gonna take it back
They always said I was on the right track
There's not enough truth but I'll still make a pact
Nothing else matters when youre under attack

Chorus x 2

Forty Days
If something's wrong baby, anything at all
Pick up the phone and give me a call
I'll hold your hand, I'll understand, I'll be your man
And if there's anyone who can, I can

If this world is crashing down on you
If it feels like there's nothing you can do
You don't need a part-time lover boy, you need a man
And if there's anyone who can, I can

Pre-chorus
Some people say that it can't be true
I thought so too til I walked a million miles with you
This ain't no fairy tale, uh-uh, this story is for real

Chorus:
And it rained for 40 days
Water was risin I was floatin away
Just when I thought that it would never end
We almost drowned, then we learned how to swim

If you ever think, that you're all alone
I'm here to tell you baby you couldn't be more wrong
We got a long time to get where we're going
Ain't gonna worry 'bout nothin no more

We'll be the lovers that we want to be
We'll choose each other each day freely
We'll cross the ocean of time by each other's side
We'll crown ourselves king and queen in our minds

Pre-chorus

Chorus x 2

Young Forever
You just keep going when you don't want to
Feels like there's nothin you can do, it's got nothin to do with you

You honestly can't keep up this fight
Doesn't matter if it's right, you're stayin in tonight

Now that Summer's here you're giving it a rest
You did your best but you always second guessed

Chorus:
Feelin kinda dirty, but mostly just tired
You could just keep goin but you wouldn't be satisfied
Smokin and drinkin with the boys in the alley
Forever young, is this what it feels like to be
Forever young

You don't mind the dark but sometimes it's nice to see the sun
You know your works not done but shit you gotta have yourself some fun

Put on a record and remember what it's like
Everything feeling just right, you're gettin so high tonight

You drink that liquor, light that cigarette
Them girls might just talk to you yet, give you something to forget

You just keep going when you don't want to
Feels like there's nothin you can do, it's got nothin to do with you

Now that Summer's here you're giving it a rest
You did your best but you always settled for less

credits

released October 30, 2020

Nathan Singleton: Voice, Guitars, Bass
Jeremy Harrell: Drums, Percussion, Programming, Background Vocals
Kenny Siegal: Piano, Hammond B-3, Mellotron, Programming, background vocals, Fender VI on "The Lonely One"
Marc Ribot: Lead guitars on "Hold On It"
Ben Senterfit: Bari + Tenor + Alto Sax
Storey Littleton + Casey Ramos + Cally Mansfield : background vocals


Recorded at Old Soul, Catskill NY
Produced by Kenny Siegal
Engineered and Mixed by Matt Cullen
Mastered by John Baldwin
Cover Image: Jeremy Harrell
Layout and Design: Rachael Craft
Band photos: Ryan Dorsett

An Old Soul Production. All songs written by Nathan Singleton and Jeremy Harrell(p)(c)2019 Gods and Devils Music(ASCAP). All lyrics written by Nathan Singleton. All rights reserved. thesideshowtragedy.com. ND 2020

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